Subfamily Tupinambinae Presch 1974 (whiptail lizard)
Parent taxon: Teiidae according to R. M. Sullivan and R. Estes 1997
Sister taxa: Adamisaurus, Conicodontosaurus, Gerontoseps, Glyptogenys, Harmodontosaurus, Ptilotodon, Sphenosiagon, Teiinae
Subtaxa: Paradracaena
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore-carnivore