Clade Amphisbaenia Gray 1844 (worm lizard)
Parent taxon: Squamata according to M. Kearney 2003
Sister taxa: Anomalopsis, Ardeosaurus, Bavarisaurus, Cuencasaurus, Eichstaettisaurus, Eolacerta, Gekkonomorpha, Gerrhosauridae, Hoyalacerta, Huehuecuetzpalli, Iguania, Jucaraseps, Lacertilia, Lamiasaurus, Liushusaurus, Mosasauria, Olindalacerta, Paikasisaurus, Paramacellodidae, Paraplacosauriops, Parasaurillus, Parviraptor, Polyglyphanodontia, Pseudosaurillus, Sauria, Scandensia, Scincogekkonomorpha, Scleroglossa, Vialorophis, Yabeinosaurus
Subtaxa: Amphisbaenoidea, Bipedidae, Blanidae, Hodzhakulia, Hyporhinidae, Oligodontosauridae, Rhineuridae, Rhineuroidea, Todrasaurus