Family Anguidae Gray 1825 (squamates)
PaleoDB taxon number: 37992
Parent taxon: Anguioidea according to J. L. Conrad 2006
Sister taxa: Anniellidae, Dorsetisauridae, Peltosaurus, Bainguidae
Subtaxa: Anguinae, Anniellinae, Bainguis, Barisia, Diploglossinae, Elgaria, Gerrhonotinae, Glyptosaurinae, Machaerosaurus, Odaxosaurinae, Odaxosaurus, Ophisauromimus, Rajaurisaurus, Xestops lentus, Xestops microdus, Xestops minutus, Xestops piercei
Type: Anguis
Ecology: insectivore-carnivore