Diploglossa is a clade of neoanguimorphs represented by the families Xenosauridae, Diploglossidae, Anniellidae and Anguidae, the latter three placed in the superfamily Anguioidea.

[1][2][3][4] In the past the Chinese crocodile lizard was classified as a xenosaurid;[5] current molecular work has shown evidence the species related to varanoids in the clade Paleoanguimorpha.

[1][2][6] Below is the phylogeny of the neoanguimorph lineages after Pyron et al. (2013):[2] Xenosauridae (knob-scaled lizards) Diploglossidae (galliwasps) Anniellidae (American legless lizards) Anguidae (glass lizards and alligator lizards)

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