New reptile species described in 1883
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Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

Gowidon longirostris

Long-nosed Dragon

1883 Lophognathus longirostris Boulenger

Sauria (Lizards): Diplodactylidae (Double-toed Geckos)

Bavayia sauvagii

New Caledonian Forest Floor Gecko*

1883 Lepidodactylus sauvagii Boulenger

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

Lygodactylus bivittis

Lesser Dwarf Gecko*

1883 Scalabotes bivittis Peters


Lygodactylus pictus

Robust Dwarf Gecko*

1883 Scalabotes pictus Peters


Phelsuma quadriocellata

Peacock Day Gecko

1883 Pachydactylus quadriocellatus Peters

Sauria (Lizards): Hoplocercidae (Club-tailed Iguanas)

Enyalioides palpebralis

Horned Wood Lizard

1883 Enyalius palpebralis Boulenger

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

Podarcis pityusensis

Ibiza Wall Lizard

1883 Lacerta muralis var. pityusensis Boscá

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

Plestiodon dugesii

Guanajuato Blue-tailed Skink*

1883 Eumeces dugesii Thominot

Serpentes (Snakes): Anomalepididae (Neotropical Blind Snakes)

Liotyphlops wilderi

Minas Gerais Blind Snake*

1883 Typhlops wilderi Garman

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

Erythrolamprus guentheri

Ecuadorian Mock Coral Snake*

1883 Erythrolamprus guentheri Garman


Geophis dugesii

Tangancícuaro Earth Snake*

1883 Geophis dugesii Bocourt


Geophis isthmicus

Isthmian Earth Snake

1883 Rhabdosoma zebrinum Bocourt [not Rabdosoma zebrinum Jan 1862] (currently Geophis isthmicus)


Geophis latifrontalis

San Luis Potosí Earth Snake

1883 Geophis latifrontalis Garman


Lampropeltis mexicana

San Luis Potosí Kingsnake

1883 Ophibolus triangulus mexicanus Garman


Ninia labiosa

Pacific Ring-necked Coffee Snake

1883 Streptophorus labiosus Bocourt


Ninia pavimentata

Guatemalan Coffee Snake*

1883 Streptophorus maculatus pavimentatus Bocourt


Oligodon forbesi

Tanimbar Striped Kukri Snake*

1883 Simotes forbesi Boulenger


Tantilla deppei

Morelos Centipede Snake*

1883 Homalocranion deppei Bocourt


Tantilla schistosa

Red Earth Centipede Snake

1883 Homalocranion schistosum Bocourt


Tantilla taeniata

Central American Centipede Snake

1883 Homalocranion taeniatum Bocourt


Tropidonophis dendrophiops

Mindanao Keelback*

1883 Tropidonotus dendrophiops Günther

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

Bothrops asper

Central American Lancehead

1883 Trigonocephalus asper Garman

Testudines (Turtles): Testudinidae (Tortoises)

Testudo kleinmanni

Egyptian Tortoise

1883 Testudo kleinmanni Lortet