Abstract
Barrows and Smith (1947) considered the family Anguidae to be most closely related to Xenosaurus grandis. Their assumption was later specified by Estes (1963) who postulated the derivation of Xenosaurus from a gerrhonotid ancestor.
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Rieppel, O. (1980). The Skull of the Xenosauridae. In: The Phylogeny of Anguinomorph Lizards. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9372-5_27
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