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MAGNORDER: SQUAMATA, OPPEL, 1811
= SUPERORDER: SQUAMATA OPPEL, 1811
= ORDER: SQUAMATA OPPEL, 1811
= STEREPTOSTYLICA COPE, 1898
= SUPERCOHORT: SQUAMATA WILEY, 1979

SUPERORDER: LACERTILIA OWEN, 1842

GRANDORDER: SCINCOGEKKONOMORPHA SUKHANOV, 1961

MICRORDER: SCINCOMORPHA CAMP, 1923

ORDER: ANGUIMORPHA FURBRINGER, 1900

SUBORDER: PYTHONOMORPHA COPE, 1898

Genus: Sesimophis HSIOU, ALBINO, MEDEIROS, & SANTOS, 2014
S. septentrionalis HSIOU, ALBINO, MEDEIROS, & SANTOS, 2014 (Type)

Genus: Tetrapodophis MARTILL, TISCHLINGER, & LONGRICH, 2015
T. amplectus MARTILL, TISCHLINGER, & LONGRICH, 2015 (Type)

Genus: Eupodophis RAGE & ESCUILLIE, 2002 = Podophis RAGE & ESCUILLIE, 2000 non Wiegmann, 1843
E. descouensi (RAGE & ESCUILLIE, 2000) RAGE & ESCUILLIE, 2002 (Type)
= Podophis descouensi RAGE & ESCUILLIE, 2000

Genus: Haaisophis TCHERNOV, RIEPPEL, ZAHER, POLCYN & JACOBS, 2000
H. terrasanctus TCHERNOV, RIEPPEL, ZAHER, POLCYN & JACOBS, 2000 (Type)

Genus: Pachyrhachis HAAS, 1979
= Estesius WALLACH, 1984
= Ophiomorphus HAAS, 1980
P. problematicus HAAS, 1979 (Type)
= Ophiomorphus colberti HAAS, 1980
= Estesius colberti (HAAS, 1980) WALLACH, 1984

Superfamily: SERPENTES Linnaeus, 1759
= SUPERORDER: SERPENTES LINNAEUS, 1759
= ORDER: SERPENTES LINNAEUS, 1759

Genus: Diablophis CLADWELL, NYDAM, PALCI & APESTEGUIA, 2015
D. gilmorei (EVANS, 1996) CLADWELL, NYDAM, PALCI & APESTEGUIA, 2015 (Type)
= Parviraptor gilmorei EVANS, 1996

Genus: Eophis CLADWELL, NYDAM, PALCI & APESTEGUIA, 2015
E. underwoodi CLADWELL, NYDAM, PALCI & APESTEGUIA, 2015 (Type)

Genus: Najash APESTEGUIA & ZAHER, 2006
N. rionegrina APESTEGUIA & ZAHER, 2006 (Type)

Genus: Portugalophis CLADWELL, NYDAM, PALCI & APESTEGUIA, 2015
P. lignites CLADWELL, NYDAM, PALCI & APESTEGUIA, 2015 (Type)

Family: ALETHINOPHIDAE Nopcsa, 1923 emend
= SUBORDER: ALETHINOPHIDIA NOPCSCA, 1923

Subfamily: SIMOLIOPHENOINAE Nopcsa, 1925
= Superfamily: SIMOLIOPHEOIDEA Nopcsa, 1925

Infrafamily: LAPPARENTOPHINIAE Hoffstetter, 1968
= Family: LAPPARENTOPHEIDAE Hoffstetter, 1968

Genus: Lapparentophis HOFFSTETTER, 1960
L. defrennei HOFFSTETTER, 1960 (Type)

Infrafamily: SIMOLIOPHEIINAE Nopcsa, 1925
= Family: SIMOLIOPHEIDAE Nopcsa, 1925

Genus: Australophis GOMEZ, BAEZ, & ROUGIER, 2008
A. anilioides GOMEZ, BAEZ, & ROUGIER, 2008 (Type)

Subfamily: ANILIODINAE Fitzinger, 1826
= Superfamily: ANILIODEA Fitzinger, 1826

Infrafamily: ANILIINAE Fitzinger, 1926
= Family: ANILIIDAE Fitzenger, 1826
= Family: ILYSIIDAE Fitzinger, 1826
(pipe snakes and coral pipe snakes)

Subfamily: BOOIDINAE Gray, 1825
= Superfamily: BOOIDEA Gray, 1825
(Boas and Pythons)

Infrafamily: DINILYSIINEA Romer, 1956
= Family: DINILYSIIDAE Romer, 1956

Tribe: MATSOIINI Hoffstetter, 1961
= Subfamily: MADTSOIINAE Hoffstetter, 1961
= Family: MADTSOIIDAE Hoffstetter, 1961

Genus: Alamitophis ALBINO, 1987
A. argentinus ALBINO, 1987 (Type)
A. elongatus ALBINO, 1994

Genus: Madtsoia SIMPSON, 1933
M. madagascariensis HOFFSTETTER, 1961 (Not type)
M. laurasiae RAGE, 1996
M. pisdurensis MOHABEY, HEAD & WILSON, 2011

Genus: Menarana LADUKE, KRAUSE, SCANLON & KLEY, 2010
M. nosymena LADUKE, KRAUSE, SCANLON & KLEY, 2010 (Type)

Genus: Nidophis VASILE, CSIKI-SAVA & VENCZEL, 2013
N. insularis VASILE, CSIKI-SAVA & VENCZEL, 2013 (Type)

Genus: Sanajeh WILSON, MOHABEY, PETERS & HEAD, 2010
S. indicus WILSON, MOHABEY, PETERS & HEAD, 2010 (Type)

Family; ACROCHORDOIDAE Bonaparte, 1838
= Superfamily: ACROCHORDOIDEA Bonaparte, 1838
(Wart or File snakes)

Subfamily: ?NIGEROPHEINAE Rage, 1975
= Family: ?NIGEROPHEIDAE Rage, 1975

Genus: Kelyophis LADUKE, KRAUSE, SCANLON & KLEY, 2010
K. hechti LADUKE, KRAUSE, SCANLON & KLEY, 2010 (Type)

Genus: Nubianophis RAGE & WERNER, 1999
N. afaahus RAGE & WERNER, 1999 (Type)

Subfamily: PALAEOPHINAE Lydekker, 1888
= Family: PALAEOPHIDAE Lydekker, 1888

Subfamily: RUSSELLOPHEINAE Rage, 1978
= Family: RUSSELLOPHEIDAE Rage, 1978

Genus: Krebsophis RAGE & WERNER, 1999
K. thobanus RAGE & WERNER, 1999 (Type)

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