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Taxonomy
Blanidae was named by Kearney (2003). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Kearney (2003).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Blanidae by Kearney (2003).
It was assigned to Amphisbaenia by Blain et al. (2007); to Lacertilia by Venczel and Stiuca (2008); to Amphisbaeniformes by Longrich et al. (2015); and to Amphisbaenia by Kearney (2003) and Cernansky et al. (2015).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Blanidae by Kearney (2003).
It was assigned to Amphisbaenia by Blain et al. (2007); to Lacertilia by Venczel and Stiuca (2008); to Amphisbaeniformes by Longrich et al. (2015); and to Amphisbaenia by Kearney (2003) and Cernansky et al. (2015).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Blanidae Kearney |
| 2007 | Blanidae Blain et al. |
| 2008 | Blanidae Venczel and Stiuca p. 754 |
| 2015 | Blanidae Cernansky et al. p. 104 |
| 2015 | Blanidae Longrich et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Blanidae Kearney 2003
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Kearney 2003 | Anteriorly truncated nasals, reduced clavicles |