New reptile species described in 1887
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Back to menu   Chronology of species descriptions of the reptiles of the world (since 1758)


Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

Agama doriae

Nigerian Agama

1887 Agama doriae Boulenger


Calotes ceylonensis

Painted-lipped Tree Agama*

1887 Calotes mystaceus var. ceylonensis Müller


Draco melanopogon

Black-bearded Gliding Dragon

1887 Draco melanopogon Boulenger


Draco obscurus

Bornean Dusky Gliding Dragon

1887 Draco obscurus Boulenger


Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus

Yellow-speckled Toad-headed Agama

1887 Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus Boulenger


Phrynocephalus ornatus

Southern Striped Toad-headed Agama*

1887 Phrynocephalus ornatus Boulenger

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

Celestus crusculus

Jamaican Galliwasp

1887 Diploglossus crusculus Garman

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Bradypodion damaranum

Knysna Dwarf Chameleon

1887 Chamaeleon damaranus Boulenger


Kinyongia fischeri

Eastern Usambara Two-horned Chameleon

1887 Chamaeleon fischeri Reichenow


Palleon nasus

Ekongo Stub-tailed Chameleon*

1887 Brookesia nasus Boulenger

Sauria (Lizards): Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)

Cordylus vittifer

Transvaal Girdled Lizard

1887 Zonurus vittifer Reichenow

Sauria (Lizards): Dactyloidae (Anoles)

Ctenonotus sabanus

Saba Anole

1887 Anolis sabanus Garman


Norops boulengerianus

Tehuantepec Anole

1887 Anolis boulengerianus Thominot


Norops conspersus

Grand Cayman Blue-throated Anole

1887 Anolis conspersus Garman

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

Alsophylax loricatus

Armored Pygmy Gecko

1887 Alsophylax loricatus Strauch


Alsophylax przewalskii

Chinese Pygmy Gecko

1887 Alsophylax przewalskii Strauch


Cnemaspis boulengeri

Con Dao Rock Gecko*

1887 Cnemaspis boulengeri Strauch


Geckolepis humbloti

Comoran Fish-scale Gecko*

1887 Geckolepis humbloti Vaillant


Gehyra marginata

Giant Moluccan Dtella

1887 Gehyra marginata Boulenger


Lepidodactylus woodfordi

Fauro Island Scaly-toed Gecko*

1887 Lepidodactylus woodfordi Boulenger


Mediodactylus danilewskii

Northern Bent-toed Gecko*

1887 Gymnodactylus danilewskii Strauch


Mediodactylus russowii

Grey Thin-toed Gecko

1887 Gymnodactylus russowii Strauch


Mediodactylus spinicaudus

Spiny-tailed Thin-toed Gecko

1887 Alsophylax spinicauda Nikolskij


Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi

Turkestan Thin-toed Gecko

1887 Gymnodactylus fedtschenkoi Strauch

Sauria (Lizards): Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)

Gerrhosaurus auritus

Kalahari Plated Lizard

1887 Gerrhosaurus auritus Boettger

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

Stenolepis ridleyi

Iguarassu Spectacled Lizard*

1887 Stenolepis ridleyi Boulenger

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

Acanthodactylus guineensis

Guinea Fringe-toed Lizard

1887 Eremias guineensis Boulenger


Eremias acutirostris

Lesser Reticulated Desert Runner

1887 Scapteira acutirostris Boulenger


Omanosaura jayakari

Eastern Arabian Lizard*

1887 Lacerta jayakari Boulenger


Ophisops occidentalis

North African Snake-eyed Lizard*

1887 Ophiops occidentalis Boulenger


Parvilacerta parva

Asia Minor Dwarf Lizard*

1887 Lacerta parva Boulenger


Takydromus smaragdinus

Emerald Grass Lizard*

1887 Tachydromus smaragdinus Boulenger


Timon tangitanus

Moroccan Ocellated Lizard

1887 Lacerta ocellata var. tangitana Boulenger

Sauria (Lizards): Leiocephalidae (Curly-tailed Lizards)

Leiocephalus loxogrammus

San Salvador Curlytail

1887 Leiocephalus loxogrammus Cope


Leiocephalus varius

Grand Cayman Curlytail

1887 Liocephalus varius Garman

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

Phyllodactylus martini

Curacao Leaf-toed Gecko*

1887 Phyllodactylus martini Lidth de Jeude


Tarentola neglecta

Algerian Wall Gecko

1887 Tarentola neglecta Strauch

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

Acontias grayi

Graafwater Legless Skink*

1887 Acontias grayi Boulenger


Acontias kgalagadi

Kgalagadi Legless Skink

1887 Typhlosaurus lineatus Boulenger [not Acontias lineatus Peters 1879] (currently Acontias kgalagadi)


Alinea luciae

Saint Lucia Skink

1887 Mabuia luciae Garman


Chalcides guentheri

Levant Cylindrical Skink*

1887 Chalcides guentheri Boulenger


Chioninia vaillantii

Yellow-nosed Cape Verde Skink*

1887 Mabuya vaillantii Boulenger


Cryptoblepharus metallicus

Metallic Snake-eyed Skink

1887 Ablepharus boutonii metallicus Boulenger


Ctenotus leae

Orange-tailed Fine-snouted Skink

1887 Lygosoma leae Boulenger


Ctenotus strauchii

Eastern Barred Wedge-snouted Skink

1887 Lygosoma strauchii Boulenger


Dasia haliana

Sri Lanka Tree Skink

1887 Euprepes halianus Nevill


Emoia mivarti

Admiralty Islands Slender Skink*

1887 Lygosoma mivarti Boulenger


Emoia nativitatis

Christmas Island Slender Skink*

1887 Lygosoma nativitatis Boulenger


Eremiascincus isolepis

Northern Glossy Night Skink*

1887 Lygosoma isolepis Boulenger


Eutropis quadricarinata

Four-keeled Sun Skink*

1887 Mabuya quadricarinata Boulenger


Eutropis rudis

Three-keeled Sun Skink*

1887 Mabuia rudis Boulenger


Feylinia macrolepis

Congolese Snake Skink*

1887 Feylinia macrolepis Boettger


Feylinia polylepis

Principe Snake Skink*

1887 Feylinia currori var. polylepis Bocage


Glaphyromorphus pumilus

Dwarf Mulch Skink

1887 Lygosoma pumilum Boulenger


Kaestlea beddomii

Kerala Ground Skink*

1887 Lygosoma beddomii Boulenger


Kaestlea laterimaculata

Side-spotted Ground Skink

1887 Lygosoma laterimaculatum Boulenger


Lerista praepedita

West Coast Worm Slider

1887 Lygosoma praepeditum Boulenger


Mabuya dominicana

Dominica Skink

1887 Mabuia dominicana Garman


Oligosoma infrapunctatum

Speckled Skink

1887 Lygosoma infrapunctatum Boulenger


Ophiomorus blanfordii

Makran Snake Skink

1887 Ophiomorus blanfordii Boulenger


Ophiomorus latastii

Striped Snake Skink*

1887 Ophiomorus latastii Boulenger


Plestiodon elegans

Elegant Five-lined Skink

1887 Eumeces elegans Boulenger


Ristella beddomii

Yellow-spotted Cat Skink*

1887 Ristella beddomii Boulenger


Ristella guentheri

Sirimallai Cat Skink*

1887 Ristella guentheri Boulenger


Saiphos ophioscincus

Orange-bellied Snake Skink

1887 Lygosoma ophioscincus Boulenger


Saproscincus challengeri

Orange-tailed Shade Skink

1887 Lygosoma challengeri Boulenger


Scelotes anguina

Algoa Dwarf Burrowing Skink

1887 Herpetoseps anguinus Boulenger


Scelotes guentheri

Durban Dwarf Burrowing Skink*

1887 Scelotes guentheri Boulenger


Scincella doriae

Burmese Ground Skink*

1887 Lygosoma doriae Boulenger


Scincella melanosticta

Black-spotted Ground Skink

1887 Lygosoma melanostictum Boulenger


Silvascincus murrayi

Blue-speckled Forest Skink

1887 Lygosoma murrayi Boulenger


Sphenomorphus concinnatus

Elegant Forest Skink

1887 Lygosoma concinnatus Boulenger


Sphenomorphus rufus

Reddish Forest Skink*

1887 Lygosoma rufum Boulenger


Sphenomorphus solomonis

Solomon Forest Skink*

1887 Lygosoma solomonis Boulenger


Sphenomorphus woodfordii

Fauro Forest Skink*

1887 Lygosoma woodfordii Boulenger


Spondylurus nitidus

Puerto Rican Skink

1887 Mabuia nitida Garman


Trachylepis bocagii

Three-striped Skink*

1887 Mabuia bocagii Boulenger


Trachylepis boettgeri

Eastern Madagascar Highland Skink*

1887 Mabuia boettgeri Boulenger


Trachylepis chimbana

Chimba Skink

1887 Mabuia chimbana Boulenger


Trachylepis wrightii

Greater Seychelles Skink*

1887 Mabuia wrightii Boulenger


Typhlosaurus vermis

Pink Blind Legless Skink

1887 Typhlosaurus vermis Boulenger

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

Gonatodes annularis

Ringed Padless Gecko*

1887 Gonatodes annularis Boulenger


Gonatodes antillensis

Antilles Padless Gecko*

1887 Gymnodactylus antillensis Lidth de Jeude


Teratoscincus przewalskii

Mongolian Plate-tailed Gecko

1887 Teratoscincus przewalskii Strauch

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

Ameiva atrigularis

Black-throated Ameiva*

1887 Ameiva surinamensis var. atrigularis Garman


Cnemidophorus arubensis

Aruba Whiptail

1887 Cnemidophorus arubensis Van Lidth

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

Apostolepis lineata

Hognosed Lined Blackhead

1887 Apostolepis erythronotus lineatus Cope


Apostolepis vittata

Beaked Blackhead

1887 Rhynchonyx ambiniger vittatus Cope


Calamaria lovii

Rejang River Reed Snake*

1887 Calamaria lovii Boulenger


Cubophis caymanus

Grand Cayman Racer

1887 Alsophis caymanus Garman


Erythrolamprus ornatus

Saint Lucia Smooth Snake*

1887 Dromicus ornatus Garman


Hebius flavifrons

White-fronted Keelback

1887 Tropidonotus flavifrons Boulenger


Hebius pryeri

Ryukyu Keelback

1887 Tropidonotus pryeri Boulenger


Lytorhynchus ridgewayi

Afghan Awl-headed Snake

1887 Lytorhynchus ridgewayi Boulenger

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

Micrurus bernadi

Blotched Coral Snake

1887 Elaps bernadi Cope


Naja sumatrana

Sunda Spitting Cobra

1887 Naja tripudians sumatrana Müller


Walterinnesia aegyptia

Western Black Desert Cobra*

1887 Walterinnesia aegyptia Lataste

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

Atractaspis dahomeyensis

Dahomey Stiletto Snake

1887 Atractaspis dahomeyensis Bocage


Lamprophis fiskii

Cape House Snake

1887 Lamprophis fiskii Boulenger


Limaformosa guirali

White-speckled Forest File Snake

1887 Heterolepis Guirali Mocquard


Limaformosa savorgnani

Central African Forest File Snake

1887 Heterolepis savorgnani Mocquard


Mehelya stenophthalmus

Small-eyed File Snake

1887 Heterolepis stenophthalmus Mocquard


Polemon fulvicollis

Yellow-necked Snake Eater

1887 Microsoma fulvicollis Mocquard


Psammophis leopardinus

Leopard Sand Snake

1887 Psammophis sibilans var. leopardina Bocage

Serpentes (Snakes): Pythonidae (Pythons)

Python anchietae

Angolan Python

1887 Python Anchietae Bocage

Serpentes (Snakes): Tropidophiidae (Dwarf Boas)

Tropidophis curtus

Northern Bahamas Dwarf Boa

1887 Ungualia curta Garman

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

Ramphotyphlops exocoeti

Christmas Island Blind Snake

1887 Typhlops exocoeti Boulenger


Rhinotyphlops schinzi

Black-spotted Beaked Blind Snake

1887 Typhlops schinzi Boettger

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

Bothrops caribbaeus

Saint Lucia Lancehead

1887 Trigonocephalus caribbaeus Garman


Crotalus unicolor

Aruba Rattlesnake

1887 Crotalus horridus var. unicolor Van Lidth de Jeude

Testudines (Turtles): Carettochelyidae (Pig-nosed Turtle)

Carettochelys insculpta

Pig-nosed Turtle

1887 Carettochelys insculptus Ramsay