Family Varanidae Hardwicke and Gray 1824 (monitor lizard)
PaleoDB taxon number: 38035
Parent taxon: Varanoidea according to J. L. Conrad 2006
Sister taxa: Aiolosaurus, Arcanosaurus, Heloderma, Helodermatidae, Judeasaurus, Lanthanotidae, Ovoo, Pachyvaranidae, Parasaniwidae, Saniwinae
Subtaxa: Cherminotus, Lanthanotus, Megalaninae, Saniwides, Telmasaurus, Varaninae, Varanus
Ecology: scansorial carnivore