New reptile species described in 1965
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Amphisbaenia (Worm Lizards): Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards)

Amphisbaena carvalhoi

Pesqueira Worm Lizard

1965 Amphisbaena carvalhoi Gans


Amphisbaena hyporissor

Eastern Barahona Worm Lizard

1965 Amphisbaena gonavensis hyporissor Thomas


Amphisbaena leberi

Western Barahona Worm Lizard

1965 Amphisbaena gonavensis leberi Thomas

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

Ctenophorus badius

Variable Military Dragon

1965 Amphibolurus maculatus badius Storr


Ctenophorus dualis

South Coast Military Dragon

1965 Amphibolurus maculatus dualis Storr


Ctenophorus femoralis

Long-tailed Sand Dragon

1965 Amphibolurus femoralis Storr


Ctenophorus fordi

Western Mallee Dragon

1965 Amphibolurus fordi Storr


Ctenophorus griseus

Wheatbelt Military Dragon

1965 Amphibolurus maculatus griseus Storr


Ctenophorus rubens

Greater Military Dragon

1965 Amphibolurus isolepis rubens Storr

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

Ophisaurus ceroni

Veracruz Glass Lizard

1965 Ophisaurus ceroni Holman


Wetmorena mylica

Barahona Earless Forest Lizard

1965 Wetmorena haetiana mylica Schwartz


Wetmorena surda

Striped Earless Forest Lizard

1965 Wetmorena haetiana surda Schwartz

Sauria (Lizards): Anolidae (Anoles)

Dactyloa dissimilis

Itahuania Anole

1965 Anolis dissimilis Williams


Dactyloa nigrolineata

Machala Anole

1965 Anolis nigrolineatus Williams


Deiroptyx occulta

Puerto Rican Twig Anole

1965 Anolis occultus Williams & Rivero


Deiroptyx singularis

Pourcine Twig Anole

1965 Anolis singularis Williams

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Nadzikambia mlanjensis

Mount Mulanje Dwarf Chameleon

1965 Chamaeleo mlanjensis Broadley

Sauria (Lizards): Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)

Platysaurus maculatus

Spotted Flat Lizard

1965 Platysaurus maculatus maculatus Broadley

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

Afroedura tirasensis

Luderitz Flat Gecko

1965 Afroedura africana tirasensis Haacke


Gehyra pilbara

Common Pilbara Dtella

1965 Gehyra pilbara Mitchell


Lygodactylus tuberosus

Tsimanampetsoa Dwarf Gecko

1965 Lygodactylus tuberosus Mertens


Microgecko depressus

Mountain Dwarf Gecko

1965 Tropiocolotes depressus Minton & Anderson


Rhoptropus diporus

Damara Day Gecko

1965 Rhoptropus bradfieldi diporus Haacke

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

Bachia panoplia

Manaus Earless Teju

1965 Bachia panoplia Thomas

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

Pseuderemias savagei

Kandala Sand Runner

1965 Eremias savagei Gans, Laurent & Pandit

Sauria (Lizards): Phrynosomatidae (North American Lesser Iguanas)

Sceloporus subpictus

Paint-bellied Spiny Lizard

1965 Sceloporus subpictus Lynch & Smith

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

Garthia penai

Coquimbo Broad-headed Gecko

1965 Garthia penai Donoso-Barros

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

Sphenomorphus cyanolaemus

Blue-throated Forest Skink

1965 Sphenomorphus cyanolaemus Inger & Hosmer


Sphenomorphus haasi

Sarawak Forest Skink

1965 Sphenomorphus haasi Inger & Hosmer


Trachylepis hemmingi

Northern Somali Savanna Skink

1965 Mabuya hemmingi Laurent & Gans

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

Sphaerodactylus parthenopion

Virgin Islands Dwarf Least Gecko

1965 Sphaerodactylus parthenopion Thomas


Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus

Les Saintes Least Gecko

1965 Sphaerodactylus fantasticus phyzacinus Thomas

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

Aspidoscelis uniparens

Desert Grassland Whiptail

1965 Cnemidophorus uniparens Wright & Lowe

Sauria (Lizards): Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)

Xantusia extorris

Durangan Night Lizard

1965 Xantusia extorris Webb

Sauria (Lizards): Xenosauridae (Knob-scaled Lizards)

Xenosaurus arboreus

Arboreal Knob-scaled Lizard

1965 Xenosaurus arboreus Lynch & Smith

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

Calamaria abstrusa

Padang Reed Snake

1965 Calamaria abstrusa Inger & Marx


Calamaria battersbyi

Eight-lined Reed Snake

1965 Calamaria battersbyi Inger & Marx


Calamaria boesemani

Pinapuan Reed Snake

1965 Calamaria boesemani Inger & Marx


Calamaria brongersmai

Sulawesi Spotted Reed Snake

1965 Calamaria brongersmai Inger & Marx


Calamaria eiselti

West Sumatran Snake

1965 Calamaria eiselti Inger & Marx


Calamaria forcarti

Deli Reed Snake

1965 Calamaria forcarti Inger & Marx


Calamaria hilleniusi

Samarinda Reed Snake

1965 Calamaria hilleniusi Inger & Marx


Calamaria palavanensis

Palawan Reed Snake

1965 Calamaria palavanensis Inger & Marx


Geophis laticollaris

Wide-collared Earth Snake

1965 Geophis laticollaris Smith, Lynch & Altig


Lycodon tiwarii

Nicobar Wolf Snake

1965 Lycodon tiwarii Biswas & Sanyal


Platyceps insulanus

Farasan Whip Snake

1965 Coluber insulanus Mertens


Rhadinaea myersi

Sierra Madre del Sur Graceful Brown Snake

1965 Rhadinaea myersi Rossman

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

Mitophis pyrites

Barahona Thread Snake

1965 Leptotyphlops pyrites Thomas

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

Afrotyphlops calabresii

Hargeisa Blind Snake

1965 Typhlops cuneirostris calabresii Gans & Laurent


Amerotyphlops trinitatus

Trinidad Blind Snake

1965 Typhlops trinitatus Richmond


Rhinotyphlops scorteccii

Afgoi Gracile Blind Snake

1965 Typhlops scorteccii Gans & Laurent


Typhlops syntherus

Barahona Peninsula Blind Snake

1965 Typhlops syntherus Thomas

Testudines (Turtles): Kinosternidae (American Mud and Musk Turtles)

Kinosternon angustipons

Narrow-bridged Mud Turtle

1965 Kinosternon angustipons Legler

Testudines (Turtles): Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles)

Pelusios chapini

Central African Mud Turtle

1965 Pelusios castaneus chapini Laurent


Pelusios williamsi

Lake Victoria Mud Turtle

1965 Pelusios williamsi williamsi Laurent