Species
Despite their apparent similarities, the two genera inhabits widely separated parts of the world, and may not be closely related.
Family Xenosauridae
- Subfamily Shinisaurinae
- Genus Shinisaurus
- Shinisaurus crocodilurus - Chinese Crocodile Lizard
- Genus Shinisaurus
- Subfamily Xenosaurinae
- Genus Xenosaurus
- Xenosaurus grandis - Common Mexican knob-scaled lizard
- Xenosaurus newmanorum
- Xenosaurus penai
- Xenosaurus phalaroantheron
- Xenosaurus platyceps
- Xenosaurus rectocollaris
- Genus Xenosaurus
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