Squamata Oppel 1811 [Gauthier, Estes & de Queiroz 1988], nom. cl. inval. see Order Squamata Oppel, 1811
   Scincoidea Oppel, 1811 see Infraorder Scincoidea Oppel, 1811
     Family Cordylidae Fitzinger, 1826 - spinytail lizards
       Subfamily Cordylinae Mertens, 1937
         1 Genus Chamaesaura Schneider, 1801
         2 Genus Cordylus Laurenti, 1768
         3 Genus Hemicordylus Smith, 1838
         4 Genus Karusasaurus Stanley et al., 2011
         5 Genus Namazonurus Stanley et al., 2011
         6 Genus Ninurta Stanley et al., 2011
         7 Genus Ouroborus Stanley et al., 2011
         8 Genus Pseudocordylus Smith, 1838
         9 Genus Smaug Stanley et al., 2011