Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Class Reptilia Linnaeus, 1758 - reptiles Subclass Lepidosauria Duméril & Bibron, 1839 Order Rhynchocephalia Günther, 1867 - tuataras Family Sphenodontidae Cope, 1871 - tuataras