Subfamily Platysaurinae Stanley et al. 2011 (spinytail lizard)
Reptilia - Squamata - Cordylidae
Full reference: E. L. Stanley, A. M. Bauer, T. R. Jackman, W. R. Branch, and P. L. F. N. Mouton. 2011. Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58:53-70
Parent taxon: Cordylidae according to E. L. Stanley et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Bavaricordylus, Cordylinae, Eocordyla, Konkasaurus, Palaeocordylus, Pseudolacerta
Subtaxa: Platysaurus
Ecology:
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Platysaurinae in the database