†subfamily Megalaninae Camp 1923 (monitor lizard)
Reptilia - Squamata - Varanidae
Alternative spelling: Megalanidae
Parent taxon: Varanidae according to O. W. M. Kuhn 1966
See also Kuhn 1946
Sister taxa: Archaeovaranus, Cherminotus, Lanthanotus, Saniwides, Telmasaurus, Varaninae, Varanus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Megalaninae in the database