Scincomorphs Temporal range: Middle Jurassic—present, 170–0 Ma |
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Blotched blue-tongued lizard | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Infraorder: |
Scincomorpha Camp, 1923 |
Subgroups | |
Scincidae
Cordylidae
Gerrhosauridae
Xantusiidae
Scincomorpha is an infraorder of lizards. They first appear in the fossil record about 170 million years ago, during the Jurassic period.