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Chronology of species descriptions of the reptiles of the world (since 1758)

Amphisbaenia (Worm Lizards): Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards)

	Amphisbaena cayemite Cayemite Short-tailed Worm Lizard 2006 Amphisbaena cayemite Thomas & Hedges
	Amphisbaena leali Pestel Worm Lizard 2006 Amphisbaena leali Thomas & Hedges

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Acanthocercus guentherpetersi Harar Ridgeback Agama 2006 Acanthocercus guentherpetersi Largen & Spawls
	Acanthosaura nataliae Gia Lai Pricklenape 2006 Acanthosaura nataliae Orlov, Nguyen & Nguyen
	Calotes htunwini Chatthin Forest Agama 2006 Calotes htunwini Zug & Vindum in Zug, Brown, Schulte & Vindum
	Calotes irawadi Ayeyarwady Forest Agama 2006 Calotes irawadi Zug, Brown, Schulte & Vindum
	Cophotis dumbara Knuckles Deaf Agama 2006 Cophotis dumbara Samarawickrama, Ranawana, Rajapaksha, Ananjeva, Orlov, Ranasinghe & Samarawickrama
	Hypsilurus hikidanus Enarotali Anglehead Agama 2006 Hypsilurus hikidanus Manthey & Denzer
	Hypsilurus magnus Gariau Anglehead Agama 2006 Hypsilurus magnus Manthey & Denzer
	Hypsilurus ornatus Ornate Anglehead Agama 2006 Hypsilurus ornatus Manthey & Denzer
	Hypsilurus tenuicephalus Narrow-headed Anglehead Agama 2006 Hypsilurus tenuicephalus Manthey & Denzer

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

	Bradypodion atromontanum Swartberg Dwarf Chameleon 2006 Bradypodion atromontanum Branch, Tolley & Tilbury
	Calumma amber Amber Chameleon 2006 Calumma amber Raxworthy & Nussbaum
	Calumma crypticum Cryptic Chameleon 2006 Calumma crypticum Raxworthy & Nussbaum
	Calumma hafahafa Bizarre-nosed Chameleon 2006 Calumma hafahafa Raxworthy & Nussbaum
	Calumma jejy Marojejy Peak Chameleon 2006 Calumma jejy Raxworthy & Nussbaum
	Calumma peltierorum Mahajanga Chameleon 2006 Calumma peltierorum Raxworthy & Nussbaum
	Calumma tsycorne Blunt-nosed Chameleon 2006 Calumma tsycorne Raxworthy & Nussbaum
	Rhampholeon acuminatus Nguru Spiny Leaf Chameleon 2006 Rhampholeon acuminatus Mariaux & Tilbury
	Rhampholeon beraduccii Mahenge Leaf Chameleon 2006 Rhampholeon beraduccii Mariaux & Tilbury
	Rhampholeon viridis Pare Leaf Chameleon 2006 Rhampholeon viridis Mariaux & Tilbury

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

	Dierogekko inexpectatus Paevala Nimble Gecko 2006 Dierogekko inexpectatus Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker
	Dierogekko insularis Belep Islands Nimble Gecko 2006 Dierogekko insularis Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker
	Dierogekko koniambo Koniambo Nimble Gecko 2006 Dierogekko koniambo Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker
	Dierogekko kaalaensis Kaala Nimble Gecko 2006 Dierogekko kaalaensis Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker
	Dierogekko nehoueensis Nehoue River Nimble Gecko 2006 Dierogekko nehoueensis Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker
	Dierogekko poumensis Mount Poum Nimble Gecko 2006 Dierogekko poumensis Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker
	Dierogekko thomaswhitei Mount Taom Nimble Gecko 2006 Dierogekko thomaswhitei Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker
	Oedodera marmorata New Caledonian Marbled Gecko 2006 Oedodera marmorata Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Ancylodactylus alantika Alantika Rock Gecko 2006 Cnemaspis alantika Bauer, Chirio, Ineich & LeBreton
	Cnemaspis pemanggilensis Pemanggil Island Rock Gecko 2006 Cnemaspis pemanggilensis Grismer & Das
	Cyrtodactylus badenensis Ba Den Bent-toed Gecko 2006 Cyrtodactylus badenensis Nguyen, Orlov & Darevsky
	Cyrtodactylus murua Woodlark Island Bent-toed Gecko 2006 Cyrtodactylus murua Kraus & Allison
	Cyrtodactylus nigriocularis Black-eyed Bent-toed Gecko 2006 Cyrtodactylus nigriocularis Sang, Orlov & Darevsky
	Cyrtodactylus seribuatensis Seribuat Islands Bent-toed Gecko 2006 Cyrtodactylus seribuatensis Youmans & Grismer
	Gekko ernstkelleri Panay Limestone Gecko 2006 Gekko ernstkelleri Rösler, Siler, Brown, Demegillo & Gaulke
	Hemidactylus beninensis Benin Half-toed Gecko 2006 Hemidactylus beninensis Bauer, Tchibozo, Pauwels & Lenglet
	Hemidactylus makolowodei Northwest Cameroon Half-toed Gecko 2006 Hemidactylus makolowodei Bauer, LeBreton, Chirion, Ineich & Talla Kouete
	Pachydactylus atorquatus Augrabies Thick-toed Gecko 2006 Pachydactylus atorquatus Bauer, Barts & Hulbert
	Pachydactylus carinatus Richtersveld Thick-toed Gecko 2006 Pachydactylus carinatus Bauer, Lamb & Branch
	Pachydactylus griffini Keetmanshoop Thick-toed Gecko 2006 Pachydactylus griffini Bauer, Lamb & Branch
	Pachydactylus mclachlani Orange River Thick-toed Gecko 2006 Pachydactylus mclachlani Bauer, Lamb & Branch
	Pachydactylus monicae Sendelingsdrif Thick-toed Gecko 2006 Pachydactylus monicae Bauer, Lamb & Branch
	Pachydactylus otaviensis Otavi Highlands Thick-toed Gecko 2006 Pachydactylus otaviensis Bauer, Lamb & Branch
	Pachydactylus reconditus Windhoek Thick-toed Gecko 2006 Pachydactylus reconditus Bauer, Lamb & Branch
	Pachydactylus visseri Ai-Ais Thick-toed Gecko 2006 Pachydactylus visseri Bauer, Lamb & Branch
	Urocotyledon rasmusseni Udzungwa Tail-pad Gecko 2006 Urocotyledon rasmusseni Bauer & Menegon
	Uroplatus giganteus Giant Leaf-tailed Gecko 2006 Uroplatus giganteus Glaw, Kosuch, Henkel, Sound & Böhme

Sauria (Lizards): Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)

Zonosaurus maramaintso Mahajanga Plated Lizard 2006 Zonosaurus maramaintso Raselimanana, Nussbaum & Raxworthy

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

Rheosaurus sulcarostrum Guyana Rough Teju 2006 Echinosaura sulcarostrum Donelly, MacCulloch, Ugarte & Kizirian

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

	Eremias cholistanica Cholistan Desert Runner 2006 Eremias cholistanica Baig & Masroor
	Iberolacerta galani Leonean Rock Lizard 2006 Iberolacerta galani Arribas, Carranza & Odierna

Sauria (Lizards): Leiosauridae (Smooth Iguanas)

Enyalius erythroceneus Red-flanked Fat-headed Anole 2006 Enyalius erythroceneus Rodrigues, de Freitas, Santos Silva & Bertolotto

Sauria (Lizards): Liolaemidae (South American Lesser Iguanas)

	Liolaemus cinereus Ashy Smooth-throated Lizard 2006 Liolaemus cinereus Monguillot, Cabrera, Acosta & Villavicencio
	Liolaemus confusus Lolol Smooth-throated Lizard 2006 Liolaemus confusus Núñez & Pincheira-Donoso
	Liolaemus crepuscularis Twilight Smooth-throated Lizard 2006 Liolaemus crepuscularis Abdala & Díaz Gómez
	Liolaemus kolengh Thorny Smooth-throated Lizard 2006 Liolaemus kolengh Abdala & Lobo
	Liolaemus lavillai Cuesta del Acay Smooth-throated Lizard 2006 Liolaemus lavillai Abdala & Lobo
	Liolaemus montanezi San Guillermo Smooth-throated Lizard 2006 Liolaemus montanezi Cabrera & Monguillot
	Liolaemus uptoni Bajada del Buey Smooth-throated Lizard 2006 Liolaemus uptoni Scolaro & Cei

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

	Asaccus kurdistanensis Kurdish Leaf-toed Gecko 2006 Asaccus kurdistanensis Rastegar-Pouyani, Nilson & Faizi
	Phyllopezus maranjonensis Peruvian Robust Gecko 2006 Phyllopezus maranjonensis Koch, Venegas & Böhme

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Carlia bomberai Bomberai Peninsula Rainbow Skink 2006 Carlia bomberai Zug & Allison
	Carlia caesius Papuan Blue-throated Rainbow Skink 2006 Carlia caesius Zug & Allison
	Celatiscincus similis Grande Terre Pale-hipped Skink 2006 Celatiscincus similis Sadlier, Smith & Bauer
	Marisora berengerae San Andres Skink 2006 Mabuya berengerae Miralles
	Melanoseps emmrichi Uluguru Limbless Skink 2006 Melanoseps emmrichi Broadley, Whiting & Bauer
	Melanoseps pygmaeus Pygmy Limbless Skink 2006 Melanoseps pygmaeus Broadley, Whiting & Bauer
	Nannoscincus garrulus Mount Ningua Elf Skink 2006 Nannoscincus garrulus Sadlier, Bauer & Smith
	Typhlacontias kataviensis Katavi Burrowing Skink 2006 Typhlacontias kataviensis Broadley
	Tytthoscincus ishaki Tioman Island Leaf-litter Skink 2006 Sphenomorphus ishaki Grismer
	Tytthoscincus sibuensis Sibu Island Leaf-litter Skink 2006 Sphenomorphus sibuensis Grismer
	Varzea altamazonica Upper Amazon Floodplain Skink 2006 Mabuya altamazonica Miralles, Barrio-Amorós, Rivas & Chaparro-Auza

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

	Gonatodes alexandermendesi Kaieteur Padless Gecko 2006 Gonatodes alexandermendesi Cole & Kok
	Pristurus adrarensis Mauritanian Semaphore Gecko 2006 Pristurus adrarensis Geniez & Arnold

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

	Stenocercus quinarius Five-crested Whorl-tailed Iguana 2006 Stenocercus quinarius Nogueira & Rodrigues
	Stenocercus squarrosus Confucoes Mountains Whorl-tailed Iguana 2006 Stenocercus squarrosus Nogueira & Rodrigues

Sauria (Lizards): Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)

Varanus bushi Pilbara Pygmy Monitor 2006 Varanus bushi Aplin, Fitch & King

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Apostolepis serrana Pimentel Barbosa Blackhead 2006 Apostolepis serrana Lema & Renner
	Atractus attenuatus Rio Cauca Spindle Snake 2006 Atractus attenuatus Myers & Schargel
	Atractus caxiuana Para Spindle Snake 2006 Atractus caxiuana Da Costa Prudente & Dos Santos-Costa
	Atractus gigas Giant Spindle Snake 2006 Atractus gigas Myers & Schargel
	Atractus tamessari Kaieteur Spindle Snake 2006 Atractus tamessari Kok
	Calamodontophis ronaldoi Parana Forest Snake 2006 Calamodontophis ronaldoi Franco, Carvalho Cintra & Lema
	Dasypeltis confusa Diamondback Egg Eater 2006 Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mane
	Dasypeltis gansi Savanna Egg Eater 2006 Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mane
	Dasypeltis latericia Senegalese Egg Eater 2006 Dasypeltis gansi latericia Trape & Mane
	Dasypeltis sahelensis Sahel Egg Eater 2006 Dasypeltis sahelensis Trape & Mane
	Geophis nephodrymus Cloud Forest Earth Snake 2006 Geophis nephodrymus Townsend & Wilson
	Hebius andreae Quang Binh Keelback 2006 Amphiesma andreae Ziegler & Quyet
	Lampropeltis meansi Apalachicola Lowlands Kingsnake 2006 Lampropeltis getula meansi Krysko & Judd
	Rhadinella pegosalyta Solid-striped Dwarf Brown Snake 2006 Rhadinaea pegosalyta McCranie
	Sibon miskitus Mosquitia Snail Eater 2006 Sibon miskitus McCranie

Serpentes (Snakes): Elapidae, marine species (Sea Snakes)

Laticauda saintgironsi New Caledonian Sea Krait 2006 Laticauda saintgironsi Cogger & Heatwole

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

Trilepida fuliginosa Preto River Thread Snake 2006 Leptotyphlops fuliginosus Passos, Caramaschi & Pinto

Serpentes (Snakes): Tropidophiidae (Dwarf Boas)

Tropidophis xanthogaster Guanahacabibes Dwarf Boa 2006 Tropidophis xanthogaster Domínguez, Moreno & Hedges

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

	Craspedocephalus andalasensis Sumatran Palm Pitviper 2006 Trimeresurus andalasensis David, Vogel, Vijayakumar & Vidal
	Pseudocerastes urarachnoides Spider-tailed Viper 2006 Pseudocerastes urarachnoides Bostanchi, Anderson, Kami & Papenfuss

Testudines (Turtles): Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)

Elseya albagula White-throated Snapping Turtle 2006 Elseya albagula Thomson, Georges & Limpus

Testudines (Turtles): Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)

Cuora cyclornata Vietnamese Three-striped Box Turtle 2006 Cuora cyclornata Blanck, McCord & Le