Teiformata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Teiformata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Clade: | Lacertoidea |
| Clade: | Teiformata Vidal & Hedges, 2005[1] |
| Families[2] | |
Teiformata is a clade of squamate reptiles within Lacertoidea that comprises the New World lizard families Gymnophthalmidae and Teiidae.[2] The name was introduced in a molecular phylogenetic classification of squamates by Vidal and Hedges (2005).[1]
Vidal and Hedges (2005) placed Teiformata within their higher-level grouping Laterata, alongside Lacertiformata and Amphisbaenia.[1] In that scheme, Lacertiformata and Amphisbaenia were recovered together as Lacertibaenia, distinct from Teiformata within Laterata.[1]