New reptile species described in 1862
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Amphisbaenia (Worm Lizards): Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards)

Amphisbaena camura

Crooked Worm Lizard

1862 Amphisbaena camura Cope


Amphisbaena innocens

Tiburon Worm Lizard

1862 Amphisbaena innocens Weinland


Zygaspis quadrifrons

Kalahari Round-headed Worm Lizard

1862 Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

Agama planiceps

Damara Rock Agama

1862 Agama planiceps Peters

Sauria (Lizards): Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)

Celestus stenurus

Hispaniolan Keeled Galliwasp

1862 Diploglossus stenurus Cope

Sauria (Lizards): Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)

Chamaesaura macrolepis

Large-scaled Grass Lizard

1862 Mancus macrolepis Cope


Namazonurus pustulatus

Herero Girdled Lizard

1862 Zonurus pustulatus Peters

Sauria (Lizards): Dactyloidae (Anoles)

Anolis alutaceus

Blue-eyed Twig Anole

1862 Anolis alutaceus Cope


Anolis argillaceus

Cuban Dark-bark Anole

1862 Anolis argillaceus Cope


Audantia cybotes

Hispaniolan Stout Anole

1862 Anolis cybotes Cope


Ctenonotus distichus

Hispaniolan Gracile Anole

1862 Anolis distichus Cope


Ctenonotus stratulus

Puerto Rican Spotted Anole

1862 Anolis striatulus Cope


Norops limifrons

Slender Anole

1862 Anolis limifrons Cope


Norops ophiolepis

Five-striped Grass Anole

1862 Anolis ophiolepis Cope


Norops pentaprion

Common Lichen Anole*

1862 Anolis pentaprion Cope


Norops poecilopus

Dappled Anole

1862 Anolis poecilopus Cope


Norops radulinus

Truando Anole*

1862 Anolis radulinus Cope


Norops vittigerus

Garland Anole

1862 Anolis vittigerus Cope

Sauria (Lizards): Gymnophthalmidae (Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus)

Anadia bogotensis

Bogota Smooth-scaled Lizard*

1862 Ecpleopus Bogotensis Peters


Bachia pallidiceps

Rio Truando Earless Teju*

1862 Brachypus pallidiceps Cope


Cercosaura argulus

White-lipped Shade Lizard*

1862 Cercosaura argulus Peters


Colobosaura modesta

Morro da Garcza Spectacled Lizard*

1862 Perodactylus modestus Reinhardt & Lütken


Euspondylus acutirostris

Sharp-nosed Sun Teju

1862 Ecpleopus acutirostris Peters


Heterodactylus lundii

Piedade Mountains Spectacled Teju*

1862 Heterodactylus Lundii Reinhardt & Lütken


Micrablepharus maximiliani

Blue-tailed Snake-eyed Glossy Lizard

1862 Gymnophthalmus maximiliani Reinhardt & Lütken


Oreosaurus luctuosus

Venezuelan Highland Lizard*

1862 Ecpleopus luctuosus Peters


Pholidobolus affinis

Pichincha Mountain Lizard*

1862 Ecpleopus affinis Peters


Pholidobolus montium

Striped Mountain Lizard

1862 Ecpleopus montium Peters


Riama striata

Striped Highland Lizard*

1862 Ecpleopus striatus Peters

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

Gastropholis echinata

African Spiny-tailed Lizard

1862 Lacerta echinata Cope

Sauria (Lizards): Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)

Phyllodactylus reissii

Guayaquil Leaf-toed Gecko

1862 Phyllodactylus reissii Peters

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

Alinea lanceolata

Barbados Skink

1862 Mabuia lanceolata Cope


Anomalopus leuckartii

Two-clawed Worm Skink

1862 Brachymeles leuckartii Weinland


Aspronema dorsivittatum

South American White-striped Skink

1862 Mabuia dorsivittata Cope


Cophoscincopus durus

Liberian Keeled Water Skink*

1862 Tiliqua dura Cope


Marisora unimarginata

Middle American Long-limbed Skink

1862 Mabuia unimarginata Cope


Notomabuya frenata

Southern Neotropical Skink

1862 Emoea frenata Cope


Trachylepis acutilabris

Wedge-snouted Skink

1862 Euprepes acutilabris Peters

Sauria (Lizards): Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)

Aristelliger lar

Hispaniolan Giant Gecko

1862 Aristelliger lar Cope


Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques

Jamaican Collared Least Gecko

1862 Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques Cope


Sphaerodactylus microlepis

Saint Lucia Least Gecko

1862 Sphaeriodactylus microlepis Reinhardt & Lütken

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

Ameiva bifrontata

Red-snouted Ameiva

1862 Ameiva bifrontata Cope


Ameiva fuliginosa

Providencia Ameiva*

1862 Tiaporus fuliginosus Cope


Pholidoscelis corvinus

Sombrero Ameiva

1862 Ameiva corvina Cope

Sauria (Lizards): Tropiduridae (Rough-tailed Iguanas)

Stenocercus caducus

Paraguayan Whorl-tailed Iguana*

1862 Scartiscus caducus Cope


Tropidurus spinulosus

Spiny Keel-tailed Iguana*

1862 Microlophus spinulosus Cope

Serpentes (Snakes): Boidae (Typical Boas)

Chilabothrus strigilatus

Bahama Striped Boa*

1862 Homalochilus strigilatus Cope


Epicrates crassus

Paraguayan Rainbow Boa

1862 Epicrates crassus Cope


Eunectes notaeus

Yellow Anaconda

1862 Eunectes notaeus Cope

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

Adelphicos quadrivirgatum

Mexican Four-lined Burrowing Snake

1862 Adelphicos quadrivirgatus Jan


Apostolepis dimidiata

Common Bilineate Blackhead

1862 Elapomorphus dimidiatus Jan


Arrhyton vittatum

Cuban Short-tailed Ground Snake

1862 Cryptodacus vittatus Gundlach in Peters


Atractus occipitoalbus

Grey Spindle Snake

1862 Rhabdosoma occipitoalbum Jan


Atractus peruvianus

Peruvian Spindle Snake

1862 Rabdosoma peruvianum Jan


Atractus poeppigi

Black-backed Spindle Snake

1862 Rabdosoma pöppigi Jan


Atractus univittatus

One-striped Spindle Snake

1862 Rabdosoma univittatum Jan


Atractus zebrinus

Zebra Spindle Snake*

1862 Rabdosoma zebrinum Jan


Calamaria melanota

Kapuas Reed Snake

1862 Calamaria linnaei melanota Jan


Eirenis coronelloides

Sinai Dwarf Snake*

1862 Homalosoma coronelloides Jan


Erythrolamprus epinephelus

Fire-bellied Smooth Snake*

1862 Liophis epinephelus Cope


Erythrolamprus semiaureus

Golden Smooth Snake*

1862 Opheomorphus merremii var. semiaureus Cope


Erythrolamprus viridis

Brazilian Green Smooth Snake*

1862 Liophis viridis Günther


Geophis sieboldi

West Mexican Earth Snake*

1862 Elapoides sieboldi Jan


Lygophis dilepis

Northern Striped Ground Snake*

1862 Lygophis dilepis Cope


Lygophis flavifrenatus

Yellow-lined Ground Snake*

1862 Lygophis flavifrenatus Cope


Macroprotodon brevis

Western False Smooth Snake

1862 Coronella brevis Günther


Oligodon affinis

Western Kukri Snake

1862 Oligodon affinis Günther


Oligodon brevicauda

Short-tailed Kukri Snake*

1862 Oligodon brevicauda Günther


Oligodon propinquus

Javanese Kukri Snake

1862 Oligodon propinquus Jan


Platyceps gracilis

Indian Slender Whip Snake

1862 Zamenis gracilis Günther


Pliocercus euryzonus

Southern False Coral Snake*

1862 Pliocercus euryzonus Cope


Rhamnophis aethiopissa

Large-eyed Green Tree Snake

1862 Rhamnophis aethiopissa Günther


Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus

Palestine Black-headed Snake

1862 Homalosoma melanocephalum Jan

Serpentes (Snakes): Elapidae_1 (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)

Calliophis nigrescens

Black Slender Coral Snake

1862 Callophis nigrescens Günther


Demansia torquata

Queensland Collared Whip Snake*

1862 Diemansia torquata Günther


Micrurus hippocrepis

Mayan Coral Snake

1862 Elaps hippocrepis Peters


Micrurus pyrrhocryptus

Argentine Coral Snake

1862 Elaps pyrrhocryptus Cope


Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens

Eastern Small-eyed Snake

1862 Hoplocephalus nigrescens Günther

Serpentes (Snakes): Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)

Elapotinus picteti

White-collared Forest Snake*

1862 Elapotinus picteti Jan


Lycodonomorphus laevissimus

Dusky-bellied Water Snake

1862 Natrix laevissima Günther


Prosymna janii

Mozambique Shovel-snout

1862 Prosymna Janii Bianconi

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

Epictia melanoterma

Corrientes Thread Snake*

1862 Stenostoma melanoterma Cope


Epictia signata

Northern Amazon Thread Snake

1862 Stenostoma signatum Jan


Tricheilostoma sundewalli

Central African Thread Snake*

1862 Stenostoma sundewalli Jan

Serpentes (Snakes): Uropeltidae (Shield-tailed Snakes)

Uropeltis beddomii

Anaimalai Shieldtail*

1862 Silybura beddomii Günther


Uropeltis macrolepis

Large-scaled Shieldtail

1862 Silybura macrolepis Peters

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

Bothrops diporus

Chaco Lancehead

1862 Bothrops diporus Cope


Causus resimus

Green Night Adder

1862 Heterophis resimus Peters


Peltopelor macrolepis

Large-scaled Pitviper

1862 Trimesurus Macrolepis Beddome

Testudines (Turtles): Chelydridae (American Snapping Turtles)

Chelydra acutirostris

South American Snapping Turtle

1862 Chelydra serpentina var. acutirostris Peters

Testudines (Turtles): Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)

Cuora mouhotii

Keeled Box Turtle

1862 Cyclemys mouhotii Gray