Phylogeny and diversity of Squamates
number of species
346 turtles (Note 9)
133.7
264.5
3
239.0
33.0
1
23
30
46
141
36
217
130
1078
1
14
19
18
19
16
299.8
2
Gekkota
277.6
4
72.4
76.1
137.4
133.5
Squamata
119.5
110.3
Xantusiidae
205.1
5
Scincoidea
98.3
53.0
157.1
Gerrhosauridae
Cordylidae
87.1
170.9
Scincidae
202.1
Lacertoidea
Teiidae
6
43.4
82.3
72.0
75.3
10
140
22
85.1
89.4
76.3
166
79.4
74.7
64.9
179.6
146.6
91.0
75.0
87.0
153.8
80.5
Lacertidae
99.6
Anguimorpha
12
85.1
10 94.4
68.1
61.0
114.1
43.3
Anguidae
9
188.3
Acrodonta
64.4
62.0
126.1
119.8
Agamidae
Iguania
104.5
Chamaeleonidae
182.0
52
26
94.0
Gymnophthalmidae
7
59.7
13 97.3
84.2
196.9
59.7
1602 skinks
1
106.2
116.2
11 168.2
95.8
105.6
100.7
Pleurodonta
91.3
81.8
76.5
87.2
184.6
85.7
71.3
84.7
Leiosauridae
80.1
34.3
82.7
81.4
78.1
122.7
89.0
85.4
Serpentes
128.1
79.8
29.2
24.7
124.7
44.4
92.7
Notes
8
67.7
52.4
62.9
Tree from Y. Zheng & J.J. Wiens (2016)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94 : 537–547
with the following modifications:
33.4
48.5
60.4
87.5
45.4
44.1
41.3
Boidae
40.4
39.6
(1) Teiidae, Gymnophthalmidae after Goicoechea et al. (2016)
Cladistics, doi: 10.1111/cla.12150
(e.g. Alopoglossinae in Zheng & Wiens [ZW]), but also
(2) Ecpleopinae included in Cercosaurinae
(3) Bachiinae included in Cercosaurinae
(4) Diploglossinae in ZW
(5) Xenodermatidae in ZW
(6) Pareatidae in ZW
(7) Acontiinae included in skink count
(8) 1853 species in Colubridae, including 730 Colubrinae.
(9) Species numbers from http://www.reptile-database.org, April 2016
80.6
75.2
Viperidae
42.8
37.2
64.2
61.4
45.4
46.8
36.1
44.5
43.5
42.3
54.8 47.9
Lamprophiidae
53.0
46.7
44.2
47.1
42.1
44.9
Colubridae
48.7
43.4
47.1
47.7
200
180
160
140
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
120
million years ago
1
38
1
3
2
7
6
176
14
3
2
10
51
6
20
56
1
1
79
32
171
18
9
3
109
127
210
29
41
19
9
12
132
8
15
18
296
13
7
414
126
18
1
266
18
1
34
14
3
55
2
1
40
2
2
1
4
3
5
12
31
3
18
20
99
2
236
53
16
52
23
46
2
72
83
361
11
4
730
88
10
230
764
Gallus gallus
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Crocodylus porosus
Alligator mississippiensis
Sphenodon punctatus
Dibamidae
Carphodactylidae
Pygopodidae
Diplodactylidae
Eublepharidae
Sphaerodactylidae
Phyllodactylidae
Gekkonidae
Cricosaurinae
Xantusiinae
Lepidophyminae
Gerrhosaurinae
Zonosaurinae
Platysaurinae
Platysaurus pungweensis
Cordylinae
Acontiinae (7)
Scincinae1
Scincinae2
Ateuchosaurus pellopleurus
Lygosominae1
Lygosominae2
Tupinambinae
Teiinae
Alopoglossidae (1)
Ecpleopinae (2)
Cercosaurinae
Bachiinae (3)
Rhachisaurinae
Gymnophthalminae
Rhineuridae
Bipedidae
Cadeidae
Blanidae
Trogonophiidae
Amphisbaenidae
Gallotiinae
Lacertinae
Helodermatidae
Xenosauridae
Diploglossidae (4)
Anniellidae
Anguinae
Gerrhonotinae
Shinisauridae
Lanthanotidae
Varanidae
Brookesiinae
Chamaeleoninae
Uromastycinae
Leiolepidinae
Hydrosaurinae
Amphibolurinae
Agaminae
Draconinae
Leiocephalidae
Iguanidae
Hoplocercidae
Corytophanidae
Crotaphytidae
Tropiduridae
Opluridae
Enyaliinae
Leiosaurinae
Liolaemidae
Phrynosomatidae
Polychrotidae
Dactyloidae
Leptotyphlopidae
Gerrhopilidae
Xenotyphlopidae
Typhlopidae
Anomalepididae
Aniliidae
Tropidophiidae
Cylindrophis ruffus
Cylindrophis maculatus
Anomochilidae
Uropeltidae
Xenopeltidae
Loxocemidae
Pythonidae
Xenophidiidae
Bolyeriidae
Calabariidae
Sanziniinae
Ungaliophiinae
Candoiinae
Erycinae
Boinae
Acrochordidae
Xenodermidae (5)
Pareidae (6)
Viperinae
Azemiopinae
Crotalinae
Homalopsidae
Prosymninae
Psammophiinae
Atractaspidinae
Aparallactinae
Pseudaspidinae
Lamprophiinae
Pseudoxyrhophiinae
Micrelaps bicoloratus
Oxyrhabdium leporinum
Elapidae
Sibynophiinae
Grayiinae
Colubrinae1 (8)
Colubrinae2
Calamariinae
Pseudoxenodontinae
Natricinae
Dipsadinae