Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae

Holotype listed as GM 4029 in Meszoely et al 1978 (14659).

Alternative combination: Xestops weigelti

Synonyms: Placosauroides abderhaldeni Meszoely et al. 1978, Xestops abderhaldeni Meszoely et al. 1978

Belongs to Placosauriops according to M. Auge and R. M. Sullivan 2006

See also Augé 2005 and Meszoely et al. 1978

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

• Placosauriops weigelti: GM (Geiseltal Museum) 4027, a skeleton (nearly complete skeleton). Its type locality is Geiseltal general (for specimens with non-specific locality data), which is in a Lutetian lacustrine lignite in Germany.
• Placosauroides abderhaldeni: GM 1366, a partial skeleton (nearly complete specimen of heavily armored lizard in dorsal view).

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