Reptilia - Squamata - Palaeophidae
Parent taxon: Squamata according to J. A. Holman 1982
See also Andrews 1906, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kuhn 1966, Lambe 1908, Seiffert 1975 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Ameivoidea, Amphisbaenia, Anguimorpha, Anhuisaurus, Anomalopsis, Anqingosaurus, Araeoscelomorphi, Ardeosaurus, Asagaolacerta, Bavarisaurus, Changjiangosaurus, Cryptovaranoides, Cuencasaurus, Dibamidae, Draconoidea, Eichstaettisaurus, Episquamata, Gekkonomorpha, Hakuseps, Haplodontosaurus, Harpagosaurus excedens, Hongshanxi, Hoyalacerta, Huehuecuetzpalli, Iguana haueri, Iguanomorpha, Jucaraseps, Kuroyuriella, Lacertibaenia, Lacertilia, Liushusaurus, Macrocnemidae, Megachirella, Moqisaurus, Mosasauridae, Mosasauroidea, Oculudentavis, Olindalacerta, Ophidia, Oxiella, Paikasisaurus, Paleochelco, Pangekkota, Panscincoidea, Panxantusiidae, Panxenosaurus, Paraplacosauriops, Parasaurillus, Parviraptor, Pseudosaurillus, Pythonomorpha, Sauripes, Scandensia, Scincogekkonomorpha, Scincoidea, Scincomorpha, Scleroglossa, Tedorosaurus, Thalattosauromorphi, Trachelosauridae, Vialorophis, Xestops gracilis, Yabeinosaurus, Yabeinosaurus youngi, Zanclodontidae
Subtaxa: none
Type: Palaeophis
Ecology:
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeophidae in the database