†subfamily Diploglossinae Boucourt 1873 (squamates)
Reptilia - Squamata - Anguidae
Parent taxon: Anguidae according to R. Estes 1983
See also Kuhn 1966, McDowell and Bogert 1954, McGrew et al. 1959 and Smith 2006
Sister taxa: Anguinae, Anniellinae, Bainguis, Barisia, Elgaria, Gerrhonotinae, Glyptosaurinae, Machaerosaurus, Odaxosaurinae, Odaxosaurus, Ophisauromimus, Rajaurisaurus, Xestops lentus, Xestops microdus, Xestops minutus, Xestops piercei
Subtaxa: Celestus Diploglossus Eodiploglossus Ophiodes
Type: Diploglossus
Ecology: planktonic insectivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (2 collections), the Dominican Republic (4), Jamaica (1)
• Eocene of United States (6: North Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences