Family Shinisauridae Ahl 1930 (squamates)
Reptilia - Squamata - Shinisauridae
Alternative spelling: Shinisaurinae
Parent taxon: Platynota according to J. L. Conrad 2006
See also Alifanov 2000, Böhme 2008, Kuhn 1966, McDowell and Bogert 1954 and Seiffert 1975
Sister taxa: Cemeterius, Colpodontosaurus, Kaganaias, Litakis, Parasaniwa, Parviderma, Shinisauria, Varanoidea
Subtaxa: Bahndwivici Shinisaurus
Type: Shinisaurus
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