Family Aniliidae Fitzinger 1826 (pipe snake)
Reptilia - Squamata - Aniliidae
Alternative spelling: Aniellidae
Parent taxon: Alethinophidia according to J. J. Head 2020
See also Augé and Rage 2006, Böhme 2008, Carroll 1988, Cope 1871, Cope 1875, Estes 1964, Estes and Berberian 1970, Frank and Ramus 1996, Gadow 1898, Gardner and Cifelli 1999, Head 2005, Hecht and LaDuke 1997, Kuhn 1966, McGrew et al. 1959, Nydam 2002, Rage 1984, Rage and Werner 1999 and Vidal and Hedges 2002
Sister taxa: Acrochordoidea, Afrotortrix, Anilioidea, Caenophidia, Cerberophis, Colombophis, Colubroidea, Cylindrophiidae, Henophidia, Itaboraiophis, Macrostomata, Paulacoutophis, Pseudoxyrhophiidae, Simoliopheoidea, Tuscahomaophis
Subtaxa: Australophis Borealilysia
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