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
INFRAORDER: OPHIDIOMORPHA PALCI & CLADWELL, 2007
Family: Indeterminate
Incertae sedis
PARVORDER: OPHIDIA BRONGNIART, 1800
= ORDER: ANGUISAURI COPE, 1890
Incertae sedis
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)
Family: PACHYRHACIDAE emend Caldwell & Lee, 1997
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: Mesophis BOLKAY, 1925
M. nopcsai BOLKAY, 1925 (Type)
Genus: Pachyophis NOPCSA, 1923
P. woodwardi NOPCSA, 1923 (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
Genus: Nova DAL SASSO & RENESTO, 1999
Family: CHOLOPHIDIA Nopcsa, 1923
Superfamily: SERPENTES Linnaeus, 1759
= SUPERORDER: SERPENTES LINNAEUS, 1759
= ORDER: SERPENTES LINNAEUS, 1759
Family: PARVIRAPTORIDAE Caldwell, Nydam, Palci & Apesteguia, 2015
Genus: Parviraptor EVANS, 1994
P. estesi EVANS, 1994 (Type)
P. sp
Incertae sedis
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)
L. aquaticus
ALBINO, CARRILLO-BRICENO, & NEENAN, 2016 (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)
Genus: Xiaophis XING, CALDWELL, CHEN, NYDAM, PALCI, SIMOES, McKELLAR, LEE, LIU, SHI, WANG & BAI, 2018
X. myanmarensis XING, CALDWELL, CHEN, NYDAM, PALCI, SIMOES, McKELLAR, LEE, LIU, SHI, WANG & BAI, 2018 (Type)
Family: CONIOPHEIDAE Hoffstetter, 1955
Genus: Coniophis MARSH, 1892
C. precedens MARSH, 1892 (Type)
C.
cosgriffi ARMSTRONG-ZIEGLER, 1978
C.
dabiebus RAGE & WERNER, 1999
C. sp
Family: ALETHINOPHIDAE Nopcsa, 1923 emend
= SUBORDER:
ALETHINOPHIDIA NOPCSCA, 1923
Incertae sedis
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)
L. ragei VULLO, 2019
Genus: Pouitella RAGE, 1988
P. pervetus RAGE, 1988 (Type)
P. sp
Infrafamily: SIMOLIOPHEIINAE Nopcsa, 1925
= Family: SIMOLIOPHEIDAE Nopcsa, 1925
Genus: Simoliophis SAUVAGE, 1880
S. rochebrunei SAUVAGE, 1880 (Type)
= Simoliophis delgadoi SAUVAGE, 1898
S. libycus NESOV, ZHEGALLO & AVERIANOV, 1998
S. sp
Family: ANILIIDAE Fitzenger, 1826
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
Genus: Dinilysia WOODWARD, 1901
D. patagonica WOODWARD, 1901 (Type)
Infrafamily: BOOINIEA Gray, 1925
= Family: BOOIDAE Gray,
1825
Incertae sedis
Tribe: MATSOIINI Hoffstetter, 1961
= Subfamily: MADTSOIINAE Hoffstetter, 1961
= Family: MADTSOIIDAE Hoffstetter, 1961
Genus: Adinophis PRITCAHRD, McCARTNEY, KRAUSE & KLEY, 2014
A. fisaka PRITCAHRD, McCARTNEY, KRAUSE & KLEY, 2014 (Type)
Genus: Alamitophis ALBINO, 1987
A. argentinus ALBINO, 1987 (Type)
A. elongatus ALBINO, 1994
Genus: Herensugea RAGE, 1996
H. caristiorum RAGE, 1996 (Type)
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: Patagoniophis ALBINO, 1986
P. parvus ALBINO, 1986 (Type)
Genus: Rionegrophis ALBINO,
1987
R. madtsoioides ALBINO, 1987 (Type)
Genus: Sanajeh WILSON, MOHABEY, PETERS & HEAD, 2010
S. indicus WILSON, MOHABEY, PETERS & HEAD, 2010 (Type)
Genus: Nova GAYET, MARSHALL, SEMPERE, MEUNIER, CAPPETTA & RAGE, 2001
Genus: Nova GOMEZ & BAEZ, 2006
? BOIDAE OR MADTSOIIDAE
Family: ACROCHORDOIDAE Bonaparte, 1838
= Superfamily: ACROCHORDOIDEA Bonaparte, 1838
(Wart or File snakes)
Subfamily: ?NIGEROPHEINAE Rage, 1975
= Family: ?NIGEROPHEIDAE Rage, 1975
Genus: Indophis RAGE & PRASAD, 1992
I. sahnii RAGE & PRASAD, 1992 (Type)
I. fanambinana PRITCHARD, McCARTNEY, KRAUSE & KLEY, 2014
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
Genus: Palaeophis
P. sp RAGE & WOOTERS, 1979
Family: COLUBROIDAE Oppel, 1811
= Superfamily: COLUBROIDEA Oppel, 1811
Subfamily: RUSSELLOPHEINAE Rage, 1978
= Family: RUSSELLOPHEIDAE Rage, 1978
Genus: Krebsophis RAGE & WERNER, 1999
K. thobanus RAGE & WERNER, 1999 (Type)
Incertae sedis
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