†subfamily Teiinae (squamates)

Reptilia - Squamata - Teiidae

Parent taxon: Teiidae according to R. Estes 1983

See also Gao and Fox 1991 and Harvey et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Alethesaurus quadratus, Alopoglossus, Amapasaurus, Anotosaura, Brevisaurus, Callopistinae, Cercosaura, Colobosaura, Colobosauroides, Conicodontosaurus, Crocodilurus, Echinosaura, Gerontoseps, Glyptogenys, Harmodontosaurus, Iguanavus exilis, Iguanavus teres, Iphisa, Kentropyx, Lanceosaurus compressus, Lanceosaurus hatcheri, Meyasaurus, Pantodactylus, Proctoporus, Ptilotodon, Sphenosiagon, Teiini, Tupinambinae

Subtaxa: Ameivula Teius Tupinambini

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Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Argentina (2 collections)

• Miocene of Argentina (1), Brazil (1), Colombia (23)

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas)

Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence

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