†Parasaniwa Gilmore 1928 (lizard)
Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1928. Fossil lizards of North America. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 22(3):1-201
Parent taxon: Platynota according to N. R. Longrich et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Cemeterius, Colpodontosaurus, Helodermatoidea, Kaganaias, Lanthanotidae, Litakis, Parviderma, Shinisauridae, Varanoidea
Subtaxa: Parasaniwa wyomingensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore