Suborder Ophidia Latreille 1804 (snake)

Reptilia - Squamata

Alternative spellings: Ophidii, Ophidii

Parent taxon: Squamata according to M. W. Caldwell et al. 2015

See also Andrews 1906, Cope 1871, Cope 1875, d'Orbigny 1849, Estes 1964, Fernicola and Albino 2012, Gadow 1898, Gómez et al. 2019, Günther 1886, Hay 1902, Jaekel 1910, Jaekel 1911, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Lambe 1908, Lee et al. 1999, Lee and Caldwell 2000, Mantell 1854, Osborn 1903, Osborn 1903, Osborn 1904, Owen 1842, Owen 1859, Owen 1860, Owen 1861, Palci et al. 2013, Perrier 1928, Pyron et al. 2013, Rage et al. 2016, Romer 1966, Roxo 1937, Swinton 1934, Woodward 1898 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Ameivoidea, Amphisbaenia, Anguimorpha, Anhuisaurus, Anomalopsis, Anqingosaurus, Araeoscelomorphi, Ardeosaurus, Asagaolacerta, Bavarisaurus, Changjiangosaurus, Cuencasaurus, Dibamidae, Draconoidea, Eichstaettisaurus, Episquamata, Gekkonomorpha, Hakuseps, Haplodontosaurus, Harpagosaurus excedens, Hongshanxi, Hoyalacerta, Huehuecuetzpalli, Iguana haueri, Iguanomorpha, Jucaraseps, Kuroyuriella, Lacertibaenia, Lacertilia, Liushusaurus, Macrocnemidae, Megachirella, Moqisaurus, Mosasauridae, Mosasauroidea, Oculudentavis, Olindalacerta, Oxiella, Paikasisaurus, Palaeophidae, Paleochelco, Pangekkota, Panscincoidea, Panxantusiidae, Panxenosaurus, Paraplacosauriops, Parasaurillus, Parviraptor, Pseudosaurillus, Pythonomorpha, Sauripes, Scandensia, Scincogekkonomorpha, Scincoidea, Scincomorpha, Scleroglossa, Tedorosaurus, Thalattosauromorphi, Trachelosauridae, Vialorophis, Xestops gracilis, Yabeinosaurus, Yabeinosaurus youngi, Zanclodontidae

Subtaxa: Amblycephalidiformia Angiostomata Asinea Boaeformia Colubriformia Coniophidae Najash Norisophis Psammophidae Sanajeh Seismophis Serpentes Simoliophiidae Solenoglypha Tortricina

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