Oldest co-occurrence of and from Africa-first record of squamates from the early Miocene of Moghra Formation, Western Desert, Egypt.

Lizard and snake remains from the early Miocene (Burdigalian) of the Moghra Formation, Egypt, are described herein. This material comprises the first fossil remains of squamates recovered from the otherwise rich and well known vertebrate assemblage of Moghra. The material pertains to two different genera, the varanid lizard and the pythonid snake and adds to the so far rather poorly known squamate fossil record from Africa.