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Funiusaurus is an extinct genus of polyglyphanodontid lizard that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

Funiusaurus luanchuanensis fossils have been found in the Qiupa Formation of Henan, China.^[1]

References

^ Xu, Li; Wu, Xiaochun; Junchang, Lü; Jia, Songhai; Zhang, Jiming; Pu, Hanyong; Zhang, Xingliao (28 August 2014). “A New Lizard (Lepidosauria: Squamata) from the Upper Cretaceous of Henan, China”. Acta Geologica Sinica – English Edition. 88 (4): 1041–1050. doi:10.1111/1755-6724.12271. ISSN 1000-9515. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via Wiley Online Library.

Extinct squamate genera

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: Lepidosauria

Acrodonta

†Anqingosaurus †Barbaturex †Bharatagama †Gueragama? †Xianglong?
Agamidae	†Indiagama †Suratagama

Pleurodonta / Iguanoidea

†Anolbanolis †Kopidosaurus †Suzanniwana †Uquiasaurus †Xihaina
Corytophanidae	†Aciprion? †Babibasiliscus †Geiseltaliellus
†Gobiguania	Anchaurosaurus Ctenomastax Igua Isodontosaurus Polrussia Saichangurvel Temujinia Zapsosaurus
Iguanidae	†Afairiguana Polychrotidae †Armandisaurus †Lapitiguana †Pumilia
Phrynosomatidae	†Desertiguana

Other extinct iguanians

†Brasiliguana †Hoyalacerta? †Huehuecuetzpalli? †Pariguana †Pristiguana? †Swainiguanoides
†Arretosauridae	Arretosaurus Dornosaurus Ergiliinsaurus Khaichinguana
†Priscagamidae	Heterodontagama Mimeosaurus Phrynosomimus Pleurodontagama? Priscagama

Armandisaurus explorator

†Polyglyphanodontia / Borioteiioidea

Chamopsiidae	Chamops Gerontoseps Glyptogenys Harmodontosaurus Haptosphenus Leptochamops Meniscognathus Pelsochamops Socognathus Stypodontosaurus Trippenaculus
Gilmoreteiidae / “macrocephalosaurines“	Gilmoreteius Kuwajimalla
“Polyglyphanodontines“	Bicuspidon Cherminsaurus Darchansaurus Distortodon Erdenetesaurus Polyglyphanodon Sineoamphisbaena?
Other polyglyphanodontians	Adamisaurus Caninosaurus Funiusaurus Gobinatus Obamadon Olindalacerta? Paleochelco? Peneteius Tchingisaurus Tianyusaurus Tijubina? Tripennaculus Xenodontolacerta Yechilacerta

Stem Scincogekkonomorpha

Scincogekkonomorpha

†Bauersaurus †Norellius
Gekkota	†Cadurcogekko †Cretaceogekko †Dollogekko †Geiseleptes †Gerandogekko †Gobekko †Hoburogekko †Laonogekko †Palaeogekko †Rhodanogekko †Yantarogekko

Stem Autarchoglossa
(Evansauria)

†Parmeosaurus †Tepexisaurus †Tijubina?
†Bainguidae?	Bainguis? Eoxanta Globaura Myrmecodaptria

†Oligodontosaurus †Todrasaurus
Amphisbaenidae	†Listromycter †Lophocranion
Bipedidae	†Anniealexandria
Blanidae	†Blanosaurus †Cuvieribaena †Louisamphisbaena
†Chthonophidae	Chthonophis
Rhineuridae	†Archaerhineura †Dyticonastis †Hadrorhineura †Hyporhina †Jepsibaena †Macrorhineura †Ototriton †Plesiorhineura †Protorhineura †Spathorhynchus
†Polyodontobaenidae	Polyodontobaena

†Contogeniidae

†Brevisaurus?
†Meyasaurus?
†Ptilotodon

†Barbatteiidae

Barbatteius
Oardasaurus

†Retinosaurus †Scincoideus †Slavoia
Scincidae	†Aocnodromeus †Axonoscincus †Ayalasaurus †Berruva †Electroscincus †Estescincosaurus †Gekkomimus †Lavergnesaurus †Orthoscincus †Orthrioscincus †Penemabuya †Proegernia †Pyrenasaurus?

Other scincomorphs

†Apsgnathus †Calanguban †Chromatogenys †Dakotaseps †Kleskunsaurus †Lonchisaurus †Monocnemodon †Pachygenys †Paleoteius? †Saurillodon †Saurillus †Sciroseps †Webbsaurus
†Paramacellodidae	Atokasaurus? Becklesius Mimobecklesisaurus Paramacellodus Parasaurillus? Pseudosaurillus? Sharovisaurus

Basal anguimorphs

- see Mosasauridae
Includes Aigialosauridae, Dolichosauridae, and Mosasauridae

†Carusia
Xenosauridae	†Entomophontes †Exostinus †Restes

†Odaxosaurus
Anguinae	†Fontisaurus †Headonhillia †Helvetisaurus †Ophisauriscus †Ragesaurus
Diploglossinae	†Apodosauriscus †Eodiploglossus
Gerrhonotinae	†Paragerrhonotus †Parophisaurus
†Glyptosaurinae	Arpadosaurus Melanosaurus Gaultia Glyptosaurus Helodermoides Odaxosaurus Paraglyptosaurus Paraplacosauriops Peltosaurus Placosaurus Proglyptosaurus Proxestops Xestops

Paleoanguimorpha

Basal varanoids / platynotans

Basal goannasaurians

Lanthanotidae	†Cherminotus
Varanidae	†Ovoo †Saniwa †Archaeovaranus
Other platynotans / varanoids	†Arcanosaurus? †Cemeterius †Dryadissector

Aigialosaurus dalmaticus

Ophidia
See Fossil snakes

Indeterminate squamates
†Costasaurus †Lamiasaura †Oculudentavis †Schillerosaurus Parviraptoridae? (see Lepidosauromorpha)