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

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Ctenophorus nguyarna Lake Disappointment Dragon 2007 Ctenophorus nguyarna Doughty, Maryan, Melville & Austin
	Draco iskandari Tahulandang Gliding Dragon* 2007 Draco iskandari McGuire, Brown, Mumpuni, Riyanto & Andayani
	Draco supriatnai Togian Gliding Dragon* 2007 Draco supriatnai McGuire, Brown, Mumpuni, Riyanto & Andayani
	Pseudocalotes kontumensis Kon Tum Long-headed Agama 2007 Pseudocophotis kontumensis Ananjeva, Orlov, Nguyen & Nazarov
	Trapelus schmitzi Chadian Plain Agama* 2007 Trapelus schmitzi Wagner & Böhme
	Uromastyx shobraki Western Yemen Spiny-tailed Agama* 2007 Uromastyx yemenensis shobraki Wilms & Schmitz
	Uromastyx yemenensis Southern Yemen Spiny-tailed Agama* 2007 Uromastyx yemenensis Wilms & Schmitz

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Chamaeleo necasi Togo Chameleon* 2007 Chamaeleo necasi Ullenbruch, Krause & Böhme

Sauria (Lizards): Dactyloidae (Anoles)

	Dactyloa anatoloros San Isidro Anole* 2007 Anolis anatoloros Ugueto, Rivas Fuenmayor, Barros, Sánchez-Pacheco & García-Pérez 2007
	Dactyloa kunayalae Kuna Yala Anole* 2007 Anolis kunayalae Hulebak, Poe, Ibáñez & Williams
	Dactyloa williamsmittermeierorum Venceremos Anole* 2007 Anolis williamsmittermeierorum Poe & Yañez-Miranda
	Norops datzorum Tabasará Mountains Anole* 2007 Anolis datzorum Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer & Batista
	Norops gruuo Rio San Felix Anole* 2007 Anolis gruuo Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer & Batista
	Norops magnaphallus West Panamanian Anole* 2007 Anolis magnaphallus Poe & Ibáñez
	Norops pseudokemptoni La Nevera Banded Anole* 2007 Anolis pseudokemptoni Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer & Batista
	Norops pseudopachypus La Nevera Thick Anole 2007 Anolis pseudopachypus Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer & Batista

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

Amalosia jacovae Clouded Velvet Gecko 2007 Oedura jacovae Couper, Keim & Hoskin

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Cnemaspis alwisi Dolukanda Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis alwisi Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa
	Cnemaspis amith (no common name) 2007 Cnemaspis amith Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis aurantiacopes Saffron-limbed Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis aurantiacopes Grismer & Ngo
	Cnemaspis australis Tirunelveli Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis australis Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis caudanivea White-tailed Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis caudanivea Grismer & Ngo
	Cnemaspis clivicola Nuwara Eliya Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis clivicola Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis gemunu Hakgala Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis gemunu Bauer, de Silva, Greenbaum & Jackman
	Cnemaspis kallima Venus Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis kallima Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis kumarasinghei Maragala Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis kumarasinghei Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa
	Cnemaspis latha Bandarawela Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis latha Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis menikay Kegalle Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis menikay Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis molligodai Waratalgoda Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis molligodai Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa
	Cnemaspis monticola Kerala Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis monticola Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis nilagirica Nilgiri Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis nilagirica Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis nuicamensis Nuicam Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis nuicamensis Grismer & Ngo
	Cnemaspis pava Nawalapitiya Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis pava Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis phillipsi Gammaduwa Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis phillipsi Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis pulchra Rakwana Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis pulchra Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis punctata Spotted Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis punctata Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis retigalensis Retigala Rock Gecko 2007 Cnemaspis retigalensis Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa
	Cnemaspis samanalensis Samanala Rock Gecko 2007 Cnemaspis samanalensis Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa
	Cnemaspis silvula Galle Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis silvula Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cnemaspis tucdupensis Tuc Dup Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis tucdupensis Grismer & Ngo
	Cnemaspis upendrai Pussellawa Rock Gecko* 2007 Cnemaspis upendrai Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda
	Cyrtodactylus caovansungi Ninh Thuan Bent-toed Gecko* 2007 Cyrtodactylus caovansungi Orlov, Nguyen, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Nguyen
	Cyrtodactylus capreoloides Southern Highlands Bent-toed Gecko* 2007 Cyrtodactylus capreoloides Rösler, Richards & Günther
	Cyrtodactylus cayuensis Cayu Bent-toed Gecko* 2007 Cyrtodactylus khasiensis cayuensis Li
	Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis Chauquang Bent-toed Gecko* 2007 Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis Hoang, Orlov, Ananjeva, Johns, Hoang & Dau
	Cyrtodactylus cryptus U Bo Bent-toed Gecko* 2007 Cyrtodactylus cryptus Heidrich, Rösler, Vu, Böhme & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus salomonensis Solomon Islands Bent-toed Gecko* 2007 Cyrtodactylus salomonensis Rösler, Richards & Günther
	Cyrtodactylus serratus Tabubil Bent-toed Gecko* 2007 Cyrtodactylus serratus Kraus
	Cyrtopodion sistanense Nosratabad Bent-toed Gecko* 2007 Cyrtopodion sistanensis Nazarov & Rajabizadeh
	Hemidactylus aquilonius Northern Burmese Half-toed Gecko* 2007 Hemidactylus aquilonius MacMahan & Zug
	Hemidactylus barbierii Lake Turkana Half-toed Gecko* 2007 Hemidactylus barbierii Sindaco, Razzetti, Ziliani, Wasonga, Carugati & Fasola
	Hemidactylus thayene Burmese Ghost Gecko* 2007 Hemidactylus thayene Zug & McMahan in McMahan & Zug
	Lepidodactylus oligoporus Mortlock Islands Scaly-toed Gecko 2007 Lepidodactylus oligoporus Buden
	Luperosaurus corfieldi Panay Flap-legged Gecko* 2007 Luperosaurus corfieldi Gaulke, Roesler & Brown
	Luperosaurus kubli Mount Lataan Flap-legged Gecko* 2007 Luperosaurus kubli Brown, Diesmos & Duya
	Mediodactylus brachykolon Short-legged Bent-toed Gecko 2007 Cyrtopodion brachykolon Krysko, Rehman & Auffenberg
	Phelsuma ravenala Ravenala Day Gecko* 2007 Phelsuma ravenala Raxworthy, Ingram, Rabibisoa & Pearson

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

	Alexandresaurus camacan Camacan Spectacled Lizard* 2007 Alexandresaurus camacan Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argolo & Sites
	Bachia micromela Guaraí Earless Teju* 2007 Bachia micromela Rodrigues, Pavan & Curcio
	Bachia psamophila Porto Nacional Earless Teju* 2007 Bachia psamophila Rodrigues, Pavan & Curcio

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

	Acanthodactylus aegyptius Egyptian Fringe-toed Lizard 2007 Acanthodactylus aegyptius Baha el Din
	Dinarolacerta montenegrina Prokletije Rock Lizard 2007 Dinarolacerta montenegrina Ljubisavljevic, Arribas, Dzukic & Carranza
	Eremias kavirensis Barred Kavir Desert Runner* 2007 Eremias kavirensis Mozaffari & Parham

Sauria (Lizards): Leiosauridae (Smooth Iguanas)

Leiosaurus jaguaris Jaguar Smooth Iguana* 2007 Leiosaurus jaguaris Laspiur, Acosta & Abdala

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

	Liolaemus frassinettii Chilean Coastal Smooth-throated Lizard* 2007 Liolaemus frassinettii Núñez
	Liolaemus hermannunezi Los Barros Smooth-throated Lizard* 2007 Liolaemus hermannunezi Pincheira-Donoso, Scolaro & Schulte
	Liolaemus incaicus Calca Smooth-throated Lizard* 2007 Liolaemus incaicus Lobo, Quinteros & Diaz-Gomez
	Liolaemus puelche Malargüe Smooth-throated Lizard* 2007 Liolaemus puelche Avila, Morando, Peres & Sites
	Liolaemus tregenzai Volcán Copahue Smooth-throated Lizard* 2007 Liolaemus tregenzai Pincheira-Donoso & Scolaro
	Phymaturus ceii Chasicó Chuckwalla* 2007 Phymaturus ceii Scolaro & Ibargüengoytía
	Phymaturus roigorum Mendoza Yellow-tailed Chuckwalla* 2007 Phymaturus roigorum Lobo & Abdala

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

	Homonota rupicola Naranjo Mountains Broad-headed Gecko* 2007 Homonota rupicola Cacciali, Avila & Bauer
	Thecadactylus solimoensis Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko 2007 Thecadactylus solimoensis Bergmann & Russell

Sauria (Lizards): Pygopodidae (Flap-footed Lizards)

	Delma desmosa Desert Snake Lizard 2007 Delma desmosa Maryan, Aplin & Adams
	Delma tealei Cape Range Snake Lizard* 2007 Delma tealei Maryan, Aplin & Adams

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Cryptoblepharus adamsi Bowen Snake-eyed Skink* 2007 Cryptoblepharus adamsi Horner
	Cryptoblepharus cygnatus Northern Territory Snake-eyed Skink* 2007 Cryptoblepharus cygnatus Horner
	Cryptoblepharus daedalos Dappled Snake-eyed Skink 2007 Cryptoblepharus daedalos Horner
	Cryptoblepharus exochus Noble Snake-eyed Skink 2007 Cryptoblepharus exochus Horner
	Cryptoblepharus furvus Normanby Island Snake-eyed Skink* 2007 Cryptoblepharus furvus Horner
	Cryptoblepharus gurrmul Arafura Snake-eyed Skink 2007 Cryptoblepharus gurrmul Horner
	Cryptoblepharus juno Lobby Creek Snake-eyed Skink* 2007 Cryptoblepharus juno Horner
	Cryptoblepharus mertensi Roper River Snake-eyed Skink* 2007 Cryptoblepharus mertensi Horner
	Cryptoblepharus ochrus Pale Snake-eyed Skink 2007 Cryptoblepharus ochrus Horner
	Cryptoblepharus pannosus Ragged Snake-eyed Skink 2007 Cryptoblepharus pannosus Horner
	Cryptoblepharus richardsi Misima Snake-eyed Skink* 2007 Cryptoblepharus richardsi Horner
	Cryptoblepharus tytthos Australian Pygmy Snake-eyed Skink 2007 Cryptoblepharus tytthos Horner
	Cryptoblepharus ustulatus Russet Snake-eyed Skink 2007 Cryptoblepharus ustulatus Horner
	Cryptoblepharus wulbu Spangled Snake-eyed Skink 2007 Cryptoblepharus wulbu Horner
	Cryptoblepharus xenikos Trans-Fly Snake-eyed Skink* 2007 Cryptoblepharus xenikos Horner
	Cryptoblepharus yulensis Yule Island Snake-eyed Skink* 2007 Cryptoblepharus yulensis Horner
	Cryptoblepharus zoticus Agile Snake-eyed Skink 2007 Cryptoblepharus zoticus Horner
	Ctenotus quirinus Cadell River Comb-eared Skink* 2007 Ctenotus quirinus Horner
	Eutropis grandis Buton Sun Skink* 2007 Eutropis grandis Howard, Gillespie, Riyanto & Iskandar
	Lankascincus greeri Kombala-Kottawa Lanka Skink* 2007 Lankascincus greeri Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha
	Lankascincus munindradasai Adam's Peak Lanka Skink* 2007 Lankascincus munindradasai Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha
	Lankascincus sripadensis Sripada Lanka Skink* 2007 Lankascincus sripadensis Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha
	Lerista amicorum Fortescue Slider 2007 Lerista amicorum Smith & Adams
	Lerista clara Urala Slider* 2007 Lerista clara Smith & Adams
	Lerista jacksoni Burrup Peninsula Slider* 2007 Lerista jacksoni Smith & Adams
	Lerista kingi Mount Gibson Slider* 2007 Lerista kingi Smith & Adams
	Lerista micra Lesser Slider 2007 Lerista micra Smith & Adams
	Lerista nevinae Cape Lambert Slider* 2007 Lerista nevinae Smith & Adams
	Lerista occulta Kennedy Range Hidden Slider* 2007 Lerista occulta Smith & Adams
	Lerista rolfei Carnarvon Basin Slider* 2007 Lerista rolfei Smith & Adams
	Lerista verhmens Three-fingered Pilbara Slider 2007 Lerista verhmens Smith & Adams
	Lipinia inexpectata Bornean Striped Skink 2007 Lipinia inexpectata Das & Austin
	Lygosoma boehmei Quang Binh Supple Skink* 2007 Lygosoma boehmei Ziegler, Schmitz, Heidrich, Vu & Nguyen
	Oligosoma taumakae Taumaka Skink 2007 Oligosoma taumakae Chapple & Patterson
	Tytthoscincus bukitensis Fraser's Hill Leaf-litter Skink 2007 Sphenomorphus bukitensis Grismer

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

Stenocercus santander Santander Whorl-tailed Iguana* 2007 Stenocercus santander Torres-Carvajal

Sauria (Lizards): Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)

Varanus rainerguentheri Moluccan Mangrove Monitor* 2007 Varanus rainerguentheri Ziegler, Böhme & Schmitz

Serpentes (Snakes): Anomalepididae (Neotropical Blind Snakes)

Liotyphlops trefauti Alagoas Blind Snake* 2007 Liotyphlops trefauti Freire, Caramaschi & Argôlo

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Atractus eriki Escuque Spindle Snake* 2007 Atractus eriki Esqueda, la Marca & Bazo
	Atractus ronnie Baturité Spindle Snake* 2007 Atractus ronnie Passos, Fernandes & Borges-Nojosa
	Calamaria butonensis Buton Reed Snake 2007 Calamaria butonensis Howard & Gillespie
	Calamaria longirostris Long-snouted Reed Snake* 2007 Calamaria longirostris Howard & Gillespie
	Dendrelaphis kopsteini Red-necked Bronzeback* 2007 Dendrelaphis kopsteini Vogel & van Rooijen
	Erythrolamprus dorsocorallinus Barinas Smooth Snake* 2007 Liophis dorsocorallinus Esqueda, Natera, la Marca & Ilija-Fistar
	Hebius leucomystax White-lipped Keelback 2007 Amphiesma leucomystax David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler
	Hydrodynastes melanogigas Black False Water Cobra* 2007 Hydrodynastes melanogigas Franco, Fernandes & Bentim
	Lycodon flavicollis Yellow-collared Wolf Snake 2007 Lycodon flavicollis Mukherjee & Bhupathy
	Muhtarophis barani Turkish Black-headed Snake* 2007 Rhynchocalamus barani Olgun, Avci, Ilgaz, Üzüm & Yilmaz
	Opisthotropis maculosa Yellow-spotted Mountain Stream Keelback 2007 Opisthotropis maculosus Stuart & Chuaynkern
	Pseudoeryx relictualis Lake Maracaibo Mud Snake* 2007 Pseudoeryx relictualis Schargel, Fuenmayor, Barros, Péfaur & Navarrete
	Sibon manzanaresi Northeast Honduran Snail Eater* 2007 Sibon manzanaresi McCranie
	Tantilla ceboruca Volcán Ceboruco Centipede Snake* 2007 Tantilla ceboruca Canseco-Márquez, Smith, Ponce-Campos, Flores-Villela & Campbell
	Thamnodynastes ceibae La Ceiba Mock Viper* 2007 Thamnodynastes ceibae Bailey & Thomas
	Thamnodynastes dixoni Apure Mock Viper* 2007 Thamnodynastes dixoni Bailey & Thomas
	Thamnodynastes paraguanae Paraguana Mock Viper* 2007 Thamnodynastes paraguanae Bailey & Thomas

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

	Demansia quaesitor Sombre Whip Snake 2007 Demansia quaesitor Shea in Shea & Scanlon
	Demansia rimicola Channel Country Whip Snake 2007 Demansia rimicola Scanlon in Shea & Scanlon
	Demansia shinei Frewena Whip Snake* 2007 Demansia shinei Shea in Shea & Scanlon
	Micrurus silviae Passo Fundo Coral Snake* 2007 Micrurus silviae Di-Bernardo, Borges-Martins & Jorge da Silva
	Naja ashei East African Spitting Cobra* 2007 Naja ashei Wüster & Broadley
	Oxyuranus temporalis Western Desert Taipan 2007 Oxyuranus temporalis Doughty, Maryan, Donnellan & Hutchinson

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

Liopholidophis dimorphus Mount Ambre Smooth Snake* 2007 Liopholidophis dimorphus Glaw, Nagy, Franzen & Vences

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

	Leptotyphlops aethiopicus Ethiopian Thread Snake 2007 Leptotyphlops aethiopicus Broadley & Wallach
	Leptotyphlops howelli Mchungu Forest Thread Snake* 2007 Leptotyphlops howelli Broadley & Wallach
	Leptotyphlops keniensis Mount Kenya Thread Snake 2007 Leptotyphlops keniensis Broadley & Wallach
	Leptotyphlops mbanjensis Mbanja Thread Snake 2007 Leptotyphlops mbanjensis Broadley & Wallach
	Leptotyphlops nigroterminus Black-tipped Thread Snake 2007 Leptotyphlops nigroterminus Broadley & Wallach
	Leptotyphlops pitmani Uganda Thread Snake* 2007 Leptotyphlops scutifrons pitmani Broadley & Wallach
	Myriopholis ionidesi Liwale Thread Snake* 2007 Leptotyphlops ionidesi Broadley & Wallach
	Myriopholis tanae Tana Thread Snake 2007 Leptotyphlops tanae Broadley & Wallach

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

	Acutotyphlops banaorum Balbalan Blind Snake 2007 Acutotyphlops banaorum Wallach, Brown, Diesmos & Gee
	Cubatyphlops anchaurus Maisí Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops anchaurus Thomas & Hedges
	Cubatyphlops anousius Cuban Pallid Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops anousius Thomas & Hedges
	Cubatyphlops arator Cuban Giant Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops arator Thomas & Hedges
	Cubatyphlops contorhinus Cuban Short-nosed Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops contorhinus Thomas & Hedges
	Cubatyphlops notorachius Imías Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops notorachius Thomas & Hedges
	Cubatyphlops perimychus Guantanamo Bay Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops perimychus Thomas & Hedges
	Cubatyphlops satelles Cienfuegos Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops satelles Thomas & Hedges
	Letheobia jubana Juba Gracile Blind Snake 2007 Letheobia jubana Broadley & Wallach
	Letheobia largeni Gambela Gracile Blind Snake* 2007 Letheobia largeni Broadley & Wallach
	Letheobia pembana Pemba Gracile Blind Snake 2007 Letheobia pembana Broadley & Wallach
	Letheobia swahilica Swahili Gracile Blind Snake 2007 Letheobia swahilica Broadley & Wallach
	Letheobia toritensis Torit Gracile Blind Snake 2007 Letheobia toritensis Broadley & Wallach
	Typhlops agoralionis La Hotte Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops agoralionis Thomas & Hedges
	Typhlops eperopeus Bahoruco Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops eperopeus Thomas & Hedges
	Typhlops proancylops La Selle Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops proancylops Thomas & Hedges
	Typhlops sylleptor Pestel Blind Snake 2007 Typhlops sylleptor Thomas & Hedges

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

Tropidolaemus laticinctus Broad-banded Temple Pitviper 2007 Tropidolaemus laticinctus Kuch, Gumprecht & Melaun

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

	Chelodina gunaleni Mimika Snake-necked Turtle* 2007 Chelodina gunaleni McCord & Joseph-Ouni
	Chelodina walloyarrina Kimberley Snake-necked Turtle 2007 Macrochelodina walloyarrina McCord & Joseph-Ouni

Testudines (Turtles): Testudinidae (Tortoises)

Chersobius solus Nama Padloper 2007 Homopus solus Branch