Lepidosauromorpha

Taxobox
name = Lepidosauromorphs
fossil_range = Late Permian - Recent

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image_width = 225px
image_caption = A Plumed Basilisk
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Sauropsida
subclassis = Diapsida
infraclassis = Lepidosauromorpha
infraclassis_authority = Benton, 1983
subdivision_ranks = Orders
subdivision =
Thalattosauriformes †
Placodontia †
Nothosauroidea †
Plesiosauria †
Eolacertilia †
Sphenodontia †
Squamata

Lepidosauromorpha is a group of reptiles comprising all diapsids closer to lizards than to archosaurs (including crocodiles and birds). The only living sub-group is the Lepidosauria: extant lizards, snakes, and tuatara.

Classification

* Subclass Diapsida
** Infraclass Lepidosauromorpha
*** "Acerosodontosaurus" †Fact|date=September 2008.
*** Superorder Sauropterygia - Plesiosaurs †
*** Lepidosauriformes
**** Order Eolacertilia †
**** Superorder Lepidosauria
***** Order Sphenodontia - Tuatara
***** Order Squamata
****** Suborder Lacertilia* - Lizards
******* Family Mosasauridae
****** Suborder Serpentes - Snakes
****** Suborder Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards