After Nydam, 2000, with Recent species from Uetz, Etzold & Chenna, 1995-2000 [“The TIGR Reptile Database ” (former EMBL Reptile Database)]
<==o Monstersauria Norell & Gao, 1997 sensu Nydam, 2000 [Estesioidea] |?- †Labrodioctes |?- †Telmasaurus grangeri Gilmore, 1943 |-- †Gobiderma pulchrum Borsuk-Bialynicka, 1984 [Gobidermatidae] `--o Helodermatoidea |-- †Paraderma bogerti Estes, 1964 |-- †Primaderma nessovi Nydam, 2000 `--+-- †Estesia mongoliensis Norell et al., 1992 `--+-- †Eurheloderma gallicum Hoffstetter, 1957 `--+-- †Lowesaurus matthewi Pregill, Gauthier & Greene, 1986 `--o Helodermatidae (myrkkyliskot) |?- ?†Helodermatidae indet. Augé, 2003; L.Eoc. WEu. `--o Heloderma Cope, 1896 (myrkkyliskot) |-- †H. texana |--o H. suspectum Cope, 1896 (gilahirviö; gila monster) | |-- H. s. cinctum Bogert & Martín del Campo, 1956 (Banded Gila Monster) | `-- H. s. suspectum Cope, 1896 (Reticulate Gila Monster) `--o H. horridus (Wiegmann, 1829) (skorpionilisko; beaded lizard) |-- H. h. horridus (Wiegmann, 1829) |-- H. h. alvarezi Bogert & Martín del Campo, 1956 |-- H. h. exasperatum Bogert & Martín del Campo, 1956 `-- H. h. charlesbogerti Campbell & Vannini, 1988
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