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

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

	Amphisbaena filiformis Babaculandia Worm Lizard 2016 Amphisbaena filiformis Ribeiro, Gomes, Silva, Cintra & Silva
	Zygaspis maraisi Cabo Delgado Round-headed Worm Lizard 2016 Zygaspis maraisi Broadley & Measey

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Diploderma iadinum Emerald Mountain Agama 2016 Japalura iadina Wang, Jiang, Siler & Che in Wang, Jiang, Zou, Yan, Siler & Che
	Diploderma laeviventre Smooth-bellied Mountain Agama 2016 Japalura laeviventris Wang, Jiang, Siler & Che in Wang, Jiang, Zou, Yan, Siler & Che
	Pseudocalotes drogon Fraser's Hill Long-headed Agama 2016 Pseudocalotes drogon Grismer, Quah, Wood, Anuar, Muin, Davis, Murdoch, Grismer, Cota & Cobos
	Pseudocalotes rhaegal Cameron Highlands Long-headed Agama 2016 Pseudocalotes rhaegal Grismer, Quah, Wood, Anuar, Muin, Davis, Murdoch, Grismer, Cota & Cobos
	Pseudocalotes viserion Pahang Long-headed Agama 2016 Pseudocalotes viserion Grismer, Quah, Wood, Anuar, Muin, Davis, Murdoch, Grismer, Cota & Cobos
	Sarada darwini Dharwad Fan-throated Agama 2016 Sarada darwini Deepak, Karanth, Dutta & Giri in Deepak, Giri, Asif, Dutta, Vyas, Zambre, Bhosale & Karanth
	Sarada superba Satara Fan-throated Agama 2016 Sarada superba Deepak, Zambre, Bhosale & Giri in Deepak, Giri, Asif, Dutta, Vyas, Zambre, Bhosale & Karanth
	Sitana laticeps Broad-headed Fan-throated Agama 2016 Sitana laticeps Deepak & Giri in Deepak, Giri, Asif, Dutta, Vyas, Zambre, Bhosale & Karanth
	Sitana marudhamneydhal Southern Tamil Fan-throated Agama 2016 Sitana marudhamneydhal Deepak, Khandekar, Varma & Chaitanya
	Sitana spinaecephala Spiny-headed Fan-throated Agama 2016 Sitana spinaecephalus Deepak, Vyas & Giri in Deepak, Giri, Asif, Dutta, Vyas, Zambre, Bhosale & Karanth
	Sitana visiri Central Tamil Fan-throated Agama 2016 Sitana visiri Deepak in Deepak, Giri, Asif, Dutta, Vyas, Zambre, Bhosale & Karanth

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

	Abronia cuchumatana Cuchumatanes Alligator Lizard 2016 Mesaspis cuchumatanus Solano-Zavaleta, Nieto-Montes de Oca & Campbell
	Abronia cuetzpali Sierra de Miahuatlan Arboreal Alligator Lizard 2016 Abronia cuetzpali Campbell, Solano-Zavaleta, Flores-Villela, Caviedes-Solis & Frost
	Siderolamprus laf Chiriqui Forest Lizard 2016 Celestus laf Lotzkat, Hertz & Köhler

Sauria (Lizards): Anolidae (Anoles)

	Deiroptyx apletolepis La Selle Green Anole 2016 Anolis apletolepis Köhler & Hedges
	Deiroptyx chlorodia Pedernales Green Anole 2016 Anolis chlorodius Köhler & Hedges
	Deiroptyx divia Blue Pine Anole 2016 Anolis divius Köhler & Hedges
	Deiroptyx eladioi Pedernales Twig Anole 2016 Anolis eladioi Köhler & Hedges
	Deiroptyx gonavensis Gonave Twig Anole 2016 Anolis gonavensis Köhler & Hedges
	Deiroptyx leucodera White-throated Green Anole 2016 Anolis leucodera Köhler & Hedges
	Deiroptyx prasinoria Green Twig Anole 2016 Anolis prasinorius Köhler & Hedges
	Deiroptyx viridia Barahona Green Anole 2016 Anolis viridius Köhler & Hedges
	Norops mccraniei Gualaco Scaly Anole 2016 Norops mccraniei Köhler, Townsend & Petersen
	Norops purpuronectes Chalchijapa Anole 2016 Anolis purpuronectes Gray, Meza-Lázaro, Poe & Nieto-Montes de Oca
	Norops wilsoni Atlantida Scaly Anole 2016 Norops wilsoni Köhler, Townsend & Petersen
	Xiphosurus landestoyi Dominican Giant Anole 2016 Anolis landestoyi Mahler, Lambert, Geneva, Ng, Hedges, Losos & Glor

Sauria (Lizards): Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)

Cordylus namakuiyus Kaokoveld Girdled Lizard 2016 Cordylus namakuiyus Stanley, Ceríaco, Bandeira, Valerio, Bates & Branch

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

	Crenadactylus occidentalis Western Clawless Gecko 2016 Crenadactylus occidentalis Doughty, Ellis & Oliver
	Crenadactylus pilbarensis Pilbara Clawless Gecko 2016 Crenadactylus pilbarensis Doughty, Ellis & Oliver
	Crenadactylus tuberculatus Cape Range Clawless Gecko 2016 Crenadactylus tuberculatus Doughty, Ellis & Oliver
	Diplodactylus ameyi Eastern Deserts Fat-tailed Gecko 2016 Diplodactylus ameyi Couper & Oliver
	Oedura bella Gulf Marbled Velvet Gecko 2016 Oedura bella Oliver & Doughty
	Oedura fimbria Western Marbled Velvet Gecko 2016 Oedura fimbria Oliver & Doughty
	Oedura luritja Mereenie Velvet Gecko 2016 Oedura luritja Oliver & McDonald
	Strophurus congoo Einasleigh Spiny-tailed Gecko 2016 Strophurus congoo Vanderduys

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Blaesodactylus victori Namoroka Velvet Gecko 2016 Blaesodactylus victori Ineich, Glaw & Vences
	Cnemaspis flaviventralis Yellow-bellied Day Gecko 2016 Cnemaspis flaviventralis Sayyed, Pyron & Dahanukar
	Cnemaspis rajakarunai Salgala Rock Gecko 2016 Cnemaspis rajakarunai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana & Rathnayake
	Cyrtodactylus bansocensis Ban Soc Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus bansocensis Luu, Nguyen, Le, Bonkowski & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus calamei Tham Nok Aen Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus calamei Luu, Bonkowski, Nguyen, Le, Schneider, Ngo & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus equestris Knight Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus equestris Oliver, Richards, Mumpuni & Rösler
	Cyrtodactylus gunungsenyumensis Mount Senyum Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus gunungsenyumensis Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Davis, Cobos & Murdoch
	Cyrtodactylus hidupselamanya Chiku Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus hidupselamanya Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Grismer, Quah, Murdoch, Muin, Davis, Aguilar, Klabacka, Cobos, Aowphol & Sites
	Cyrtodactylus hinnamnoensis Hin Nam No Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus hinnamnoensis Luu, Bonkowski, Nguyen, Le, Schneider, Ngo & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus hitchi Mekongga Mountains Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus hitchi Riyanto, Kurniati & Engilis
	Cyrtodactylus lenggongensis Lenggong Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus lenggongensis Grismer, Wood, Anuar, Grismer, Quah, Murdoch, Muin, Davis, Aguilar, Klabacka, Cobos, Aowphol & Sites
	Cyrtodactylus phetchaburiensis Phetchaburi Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus phetchaburiensis Pauwels, Sumontha & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus rex King Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus rex Oliver, Richards, Mumpuni & Rösler
	Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis Rishi Valley Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus rishivalleyensis Agarwal
	Cyrtodactylus sommerladi Hang Toi Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus sommerladi Luu, Bonkowski, Nguyen, Le, Schneider, Ngo & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus soni Van Long Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus soni Le, Nguyen, Le & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus srilekhae Bangalore Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus srilekhae Agarwal
	Cyrtodactylus varadgirii Mumbai Bent-toed Gecko 2016 Cyrtodactylus varadgirii Agarwal, Mirza, Pal, Maddock, Mishra & Bauer
	Dixonius minhlei Vinh Cuu Leaf-toed Gecko 2016 Dixonius minhlei Ziegler, Botov, Nguyen, Bauer, Brennan, Ngo & Nguyen
	Gehyra girloorloo Girloorloo Dtella 2016 Gehyra girloorloo Oliver, Bourke, Pratt, Doughty & Moritz
	Gehyra rohan Rohan Stump-toed Gecko 2016 Gehyra rohan Oliver, Clegg, Fisher, Richards, Taylor & Jocque
	Gekko bannaensis Yunnan Gliding Gecko 2016 Ptychozoon bannaense Wang, Wang & Liu
	Gekko guishanicus Guishan Gecko 2016 Gekko guishanicus Lin & Yao
	Hemidactylus alfarraji Najran Half-toed Gecko 2016 Hemidactylus alfarraji Smíd, Shobrak, Wilms, Joger & Carranza
	Hemidactylus asirensis Asir Mountains Half-toed Gecko 2016 Hemidactylus asirensis Smíd, Shobrak, Wilms, Joger & Carranza
	Hemiphyllodactylus cicak Penang Slender Gecko 2016 Hemiphyllodactylus cicak Cobos, Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar & Muin
	Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis Huishui Slender Gecko 2016 Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis Yan, Lin, Guo, Li & Zhou
	Lygodactylus wojnowskii Mount Kenya Dwarf Gecko 2016 Lygodactylus wojnowskii Malonza, Granthon & Williams
	Microgecko chabaharensis Chabahar Dwarf Gecko 2016 Microgecko chabaharensis Gholamifard, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Yousefkhani & Oraei
	Parsigecko ziaiei Zagros Mountains Ground Gecko 2016 Parsigecko ziaiei Safaei-Mahroo, Ghaffari & Anderson
	Pseudogekko isapa Sibuyan Smooth-scaled Gecko 2016 Pseudogekko isapa Siler, Davis, Diesmos, Guinto, Whitsett & Brown, Welton

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

	Bachia remota Tumucumaque Earless Teju 2016 Bachia remota Ribeiro-Júnior, Silva & Lima
	Pholidobolus ulisesi Cajamarca Mountain Teju 2016 Pholidobolus ulisesi Venegas, Echevarría, Lobos, Sales-Nunes & Torres-Carvajal
	Placosoma limaverdorum Ceara Sharp-nosed Teju 2016 Placosoma limaverdorum Borges-Nojosa, Caramaschi & Rodrigues

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

Eremias isfahanica Isfahan Desert Runner 2016 Eremias isfahanica Rastegar-Pouyani, Hosseinian, Rafiee, Kami, Rajabizadeh & Wink

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

Leiocephalus sixtoi Dune Curlytail 2016 Leiocephalus sixtoi Köhler, Bobadilla & Hedges

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

	Liolaemus igneus Reddish Smooth-throated Lizard 2016 Liolaemus igneus Demangel
	Liolaemus janequeoae Laguna Verde Smooth-throated Lizard 2016 Liolaemus janequeoae Troncoso-Palacios, Diaz, Puas, Riveros-Riffo & Elorza
	Liolaemus leftrarui Araucania Smooth-throated Lizard 2016 Liolaemus leftrarui Troncoso-Palacios, Diaz, Puas, Riveros-Riffo & Elorza
	Liolaemus parthenos San Rafael Smooth-throated Lizard 2016 Liolaemus parthenos Abdala, Baldo, Juárez & Espinoza
	Liolaemus tacora Volcan Tacora Smooth-throated Lizard 2016 Liolaemus tacora Demangel
	Liolaemus tolhuaca Tolhuaca Smooth-throated Lizard 2016 Liolaemus tolhuaca Demangel
	Liolaemus uniformis Chepical Smooth-throated Lizard 2016 Liolaemus uniformis Troncoso-Palacios, Elorza, Puas & Alfaro-Pardo 2016
	Phymaturus curivilcun Black Chubut Chuckwalla 2016 Phymaturus curivilcun Scolaro, Corbalán, Tappari & Streitenberger
	Phymaturus rahuensis Bajada del Rahue Chuckwalla 2016 Phymaturus rahuensis Marín, Pérez, Minoli, Morando & Avila

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

	Asaccus gardneri Musandam Leaf-toed Gecko 2016 Asaccus gardneri Carranza, Simó-Riudalbas, Jayasinghe, Wilms & Els
	Asaccus margaritae Wadi al Helo Leaf-toed Gecko 2016 Asaccus margaritae Carranza, Simó-Riudalbas, Jayasinghe, Wilms & Els
	Phyllodactylus pachamama Chachapoyas Leaf-toed Gecko 2016 Phyllodactylus pachamama Koch, Flecks, Venegas, Bialke, Valverde & Rödder

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Brachymeles dalawangdaliri Tablas Slender Skink 2016 Brachymeles dalawangdaliri Davis, Geheber, Watters, Penrod, Feller, Ashford, Kouri, Nguyen, Shauberger, Sheatsley, Winfrey, Wong, Sanguila, Brown & Siler
	Brachymeles ilocandia Ilokano Slender Skink 2016 Brachymeles ilocandia Siler, Davis, Freitas, Huron, Geheber, Watters, Penrod, Papes, Amrein, Anwar, Cooper, Hein, Manning, Patel, Pinaroc, Diesmos, Diesmos, Oliveros & Brown
	Brachymeles ligtas Lubang Slender Skink 2016 Brachymeles ligtas Geheber, Davis, Watters, Penrod, Feller, Davey, Ellsworth, Flanagan, Heitz, Moore, Nguyen, Roberts, Sutton, Sanguila, Linkem, Brown & Siler
	Eutropis austini Gannoruwa Sun Skink 2016 Eutropis austini Batuwita
	Eutropis greeri Galle Sun Skink 2016 Eutropis greeri Batuwita
	Eutropis nagarjunensis (first described as Mabuya nagarjuni Sharma 1969) Black-striped Sun Skink 2016 Eutropis nagarjunensis Thasun, Amarasinghe, Campbell, Chandramouli, Deuti, Raha, Karunarathna & Ineich [emendation]
	Lerista hobsoni Upper Burdekin Fine-lined Slider 2016 Lerista hobsoni Couper, Amey & Wilmer
	Lerista vanderduysi Leaden-bellied Fine-line Slider 2016 Lerista vanderduysi Couper, Amey & Wilmer
	Lygosoma tabonorum Palawan Writhing Skink 2016 Lygosoma tabonorum Heitz, Diesmos, Freitas, Ellsworth, Grismer, Aowphol, Brown & Siler
	Mabuya parviterrae Petite-Terre Skink 2016 Mabuya parviterrae Hedges, Lorvelec, Barré, Berchel, Combot, Vidal & Pavis
	Madascincus miafina Ankarana Short-legged Sand Skink 2016 Madascincus miafina Miralles, Köhler, Glaw & Vences
	Madascincus pyrurus Ibity Short-legged Sand Skink 2016 Madascincus pyrurus Miralles, Köhler, Glaw & Vences
	Paracontias ampijoroensis Ampijoroa Legless Skink 2016 Paracontias ampijoroensis Miralles, Jono, Mori, Gandola, Erens, Köhler, Glaw & Vences
	Paracontias mahamavo Mahamavo Legless Skink 2016 Paracontias mahamavo Miralles, Jono, Mori, Gandola, Erens, Köhler, Glaw & Vences
	Sphenomorphus sungaicolus Malaysian Riparian Skink 2016 Sphenomorphus sungaicolus Sumarli, Grismer, Wood, Ahmad, Rizal, Ismail, Izam, Ahmad & Linkem
	Trachylepis thomensis Sao Tome Forest Skink 2016 Trachylepis thomensis Ceríaco, Marques & Bauer
	Tytthoscincus batupanggah Batu Panggah Leaf-litter Skink 2016 Tytthoscincus batupanggah Karin, Das & Bauer
	Tytthoscincus leproauricularis Scaly-eared Leaf-litter Skink 2016 Tytthoscincus leproauricularis Karin, Das & Bauer
	Tytthoscincus panchorensis Mount Panchor Leaf-litter Skink 2016 Tytthoscincus panchorensis Grismer, Muin, Wood, Anuar & Linkem

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

Lepidoblepharis nukak Nukak Scaly-eyed Gecko 2016 Lepidoblepharis nukak Calderón-Espinosa & Medina-Rangel

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

	Tupinambis cryptus Northern Black-and-White Teju 2016 Tupinambis cryptus Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres, Hendry & Pyron
	Tupinambis cuzcoensis Western Black-and-White Teju 2016 Tupinambis cuzcoensis Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres, Hendry & Pyron
	Tupinambis zuliensis Zulia Teju 2016 Tupinambis zuliensis Murphy, Jowers, Lehtinen, Charles, Colli, Peres, Hendry & Pyron

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

	Stenocercus albolineatus White-lined Whorl-tailed Iguana 2016 Stenocercus albolineatus Teixeira, Prates, Nisa, Silva-Martins, Strüssmann & Rodrigues
	Stenocercus omari Rio Maranon Whorl-tailed Iguana 2016 Stenocercus omari Venegas, Echevarría, García-Burneo & Koch
	Tropidurus lagunablanca Laguna Blanca Keel-tailed Iguana 2016 Tropidurus lagunablanca Carvalho
	Tropidurus sertanejo Sertao Keel-tailed Iguana 2016 Tropidurus sertanejo Carvalho, Sena, Peloso, Machado, Montesino, Silva, Campbell & Rodrigues

Sauria (Lizards): Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)

Varanus semotus Mussau Mangrove Monitor 2016 Varanus semotus Weijola, Donnellan & Lindquist

Serpentes (Snakes): Boidae (Typical Boas)

Chilabothrus argentum Conception Bank Silver Boa 2016 Chilabothrus argentum Reynolds, Puente-Rolón, Geneva, Aviles-Rodriquez & Herrmann

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Atractus boimirim Jamari River Spindle Snake 2016 Atractus boimirim Passos, Prudente & Lynch
	Atractus tartarus Vila Palestina Spindle Snake 2016 Atractus tartarus Passos, Prudente & Lynch
	Dasypeltis bazi Egyptian Egg Eater 2016 Dasypeltis bazi Saleh & Sarhan
	Geophis lorancai Zongolica Mountains Earth Snake 2016 Geophis lorancai Canseco-Márquez, Pavón-Vázquez, López-Luna & Nieto-Montes de Oca
	Helicops nentur Minas Gerais Keelback 2016 Helicops nentur Costa, Santana, Leal, Koroiva & Garcia
	Oligodon condaoensis Con Dao Kukri Snake 2016 Oligodon condaoensis Nguyen, Nguyen, Le & Murphy
	Rhadinella dysmica Guerreran Dwarf Brown Snake 2016 Rhadinella dysmica Campillo, Dávila-Galavíz, Flores-Villela & Campbell 2016
	Rhynchocalamus dayanae Mount Negev Black-headed Snake 2016 Rhynchocalamus dayanae Tamar, Smid, Göcmen, Meiri & Carranza
	Synophis niceforomariae Antioquia Shadow Snake 2016 Synophis niceforomariae Pyron, Arteaga, Echevarría & Torres-Carvajal
	Tantilla berguidoi Chucanti Centipede Snake 2016 Tantilla berguidoi Batista, Merbert, Lotzkat & Wilson
	Tantilla tjiasmantoi Peruvian Banded Centipede Snake 2016 Tantilla tjiasmantoi Koch & Venegas
	Wallaceophis gujaratensis Gujarat Striped Whip Snake 2016 Wallaceophis gujaratensis Mirza, Vyas, Patel, Maheta & Sanap

Serpentes (Snakes): Cylindrophiidae (Asian Pipe Snakes)

Cylindrophis subocularis Grabag Pipe Snake 2016 Cylindrophis subocularis Kieckbusch, Mecke, Hartmann, Ehrmantraut, O'Shea & Kaiser

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

	Boaedon littoralis Coastal House Snake 2016 Boaedon littoralis Trape & Mediannikov
	Boaedon longilineatus Long-lined House Snake 2016 Boaedon longilineatus Trape & Mediannikov
	Boaedon paralineatus Central African Lined House Snake 2016 Boaedon paralineatus Trape & Mediannikov
	Boaedon perisilvestris Central African Savanna House Snake 2016 Boaedon perisilvestris Trape & Mediannikov
	Boaedon subflavus Yellow House Snake 2016 Boaedon subflavus Trape & Mediannikov
	Madagascarophis lolo Ankarana Cat Snake 2016 Madagascarophis lolo Ruane, Burbrink, Randriamahatantsoa & Raxworthy

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

	Epictia martinezi Honduran Thread Snake 2016 Epictia martinezi Wallach
	Epictia pauldwyeri Curundu Thread Snake 2016 Epictia pauldwyeri Wallach
	Epictia resetari Veracruz Thread Snake 2016 Epictia resetari Wallach
	Epictia schneideri Guerrero Thread Snake 2016 Epictia schneideri Wallach
	Epictia venegasi Cajabamba Thread Snake 2016 Epictia venegasi Koch, Cruz & Cárdenas
	Epictia vindumi Yucatan Thread Snake 2016 Epictia vindumi Wallach
	Epictia vonmayi Chota Thread Snake 2016 Epictia vonmayi Koch, Cruz & Cárdenas
	Epictia wynni Queretaran Thread Snake 2016 Epictia wynni Wallach

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

	Anilios zonula West Kimberley Blindsnake 2016 Anilios zonula Ellis
	Letheobia mbeerensis Mbeere Gracile Blind Snake 2016 Letheobia mbeerensis Malonza, Bauer & Ngwava
	Malayotyphlops andyi Cagayan Blind Snake 2016 Malayotyphlops andyi Wynn, Diesmos & Brown
	Malayotyphlops denrorum Isabela Blind Snake 2016 Malayotyphlops denrorum Wynn, Diesmos & Brown

Serpentes (Snakes): Uropeltidae (Shield-tailed Snakes)

Melanophidium khairei Amboli Shieldtail 2016 Melanophidium khairei Gower, Giri, Captain & Wilkinson

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

	Bitis harenna Bale Mountains Adder 2016 Bitis harenna Gower, Wade, Spawls, Böhme, Buechley, Sykes & Colston
	Bothriechis nubestris Talamanca Palm Pitviper 2016 Bothriechis nubestris Doan, Mason, Castoe, Sasa & Parkinson
	Bothrops sazimai Franceses Island Lancehead 2016 Bothrops sazimai Barbo, Gasparini, Almeida, Zaher, Grazziotin, Gusmao, Ferrarini & Sawaya

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

Elseya flaviventralis Yellow-bellied Snapping Turtle 2016 Elseya flaviventralis Thomson & Georges

Testudines (Turtles): Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)

Malayemys khoratensis Khorat Snail-eating Turtle 2016 Malayemys khoratensis Ihlow, Vamberger, Morris, Hartmann, Cota, Makchai, Meewattana, Dawson, Long, Rödder & Fritz

Testudines (Turtles): Testudinidae (Tortoises)

Gopherus evgoodei Sinaloan Desert Tortoise 2016 Gopherus evgoodei Edwards, Karl, Vaughn, Rosen, Meléndez-Torres & Murphy