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

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Ctenophorus butlerorum (first described as Tympanocryptis parviceps butleri Storr 1977) Shark Bay Heath Dragon 2017 Ctenophorus butlerorum Melville, Wilson, Ford & Macdonald
	Dendragama australis Southern Sumatran Tree Agama 2017 Dendragama australis Harvey, Shaney, Sidik, Kurniawan & Smith
	Dendragama dioidema Northern Sumatran Tree Agama 2017 Dendragama dioidema Harvey, Shaney, Sidik, Kurniawan & Smith
	Diploderma ngoclinense Vietnamese Mountain Agama 2017 Japalura ngoclinensis Ananjeva, Orlov & Nguyen
	Diploderma slowinskii Nujiang Mountain Agama 2017 Japalura slowinskii Rao, Vindum, Ma, Fu & Wilkinson
	Pseudocalotes baliomus Barisan Range Long-headed Agama 2017 Pseudocalotes baliomus Harvey, Shaney, Hamidy, Kurniawan & Smith

Sauria (Lizards): Alopoglossidae (Fold-tongued Spectacled Tejus)

Alopoglossus embera Choco Shade Teju 2017 Alopoglossus embera Peloso & Hernández Morales

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

	Desertum lazcanoi Nuevo Leon Alligator Lizard 2017 Gerrhonotus lazcanoi Banda-Leal, Nevárez-de los Reyes & Bryson
	Ophiodes enso Pelotas Glass Lizard 2017 Ophiodes enso Entiauspe-Neto, Machado, Marques-Quintela, Regnet, Teixeira, Silveira & Loebmann

Sauria (Lizards): Anolidae (Anoles)

	Dactyloa hyacintogularis Ecuadorian Blue-throated Anole 2017 Anolis hyacintogularis Torres-Carvajal, Ayala-Varela, Lobos, Poe & Narváez
	Dactyloa kathydayae Las Cruces Giant Anole 2017 Anolis kathydayae Poe & Ryan
	Dactyloa lososi Romerillos Alto Anole 2017 Anolis lososi Torres-Carvajal, Ayala-Varela, Lobos, Poe & Narváez
	Dactyloa savagei Fortuna Pass Giant Anole 2017 Anolis savagei Poe & Ryan
	Norops urraoi Urrao Anole 2017 Anolis urraoi Grisales-Martínez, Velasco, Bolívar, Williams & Daza

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

	Calumma gehringi Bealanana Chameleon 2017 Calumma gehringi Prötzel, Vences, Scherz, Vieites & Glaw
	Kinyongia itombwensis Itombwe Plateau Dwarf Chameleon 2017 Kinyongia itombwensis Hughes, Kusamba, Behangana & Greenbaum
	Kinyongia rugegensis Rugege Highlands Dwarf Chameleon 2017 Kinyongia rugegensis Hughes, Kusamba, Behangana & Greenbaum
	Kinyongia tolleyae Kigezi Highlands Dwarf Chameleon 2017 Kinyongia tolleyae Hughes, Kusamba, Behangana & Greenbaum

Sauria (Lizards): Dibamidae (Blind Skinks)

Dibamus floweri Pahang Blind Skink 2017 Dibamus floweri Quah, Anuar, Grismer & Grassby-Lewis

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

Strophurus trux Golden-eyed Spiny-tailed Gecko 2017 Strophurus trux Vanderduys

Sauria (Lizards): Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)

Goniurosaurus sengokui Tokashikijima Leopard Gecko 2017 Goniurosaurus kuroiwae sengokui Honda & Ota

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Afroedura gorongosa Gorongosa Flat Gecko 2017 Afroedura gorongosa Branch, Guyton, Schmitz, Barej, Naskrecki, Farooq, Verburgt & Rödel
	Cnemaspis aceh Aceh Forest Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis aceh Iskandar, McGuire & Amarasinghe
	Cnemaspis andalas West Sumatran Forest Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis andalas Iskandar, McGuire & Amarasinghe
	Cnemaspis kandambyi Knuckles Rock Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis kandambyi Batuwita & Udugampala
	Cnemaspis leucura Padawan Rock Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis leucura Kurita, Nishikawa, Matsui & Hikida
	Cnemaspis lineogularis Striped-throated Rock Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis lineogularis Wood, Grismer, Aowphol, Aguilar, Cota, Grismer, Murdoch & Sites
	Cnemaspis minang Minang Forest Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis minang Iskandar, McGuire & Amarasinghe
	Cnemaspis pagai South Pagai Forest Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis pagai Iskandar, McGuire & Amarasinghe
	Cnemaspis phangngaensis Phangnga Rock Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis phangngaensis Wood, Grismer, Aowphol, Aguilar, Cota, Grismer, Murdoch & Sites
	Cnemaspis purnamai Belitung Rock Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis purnamai Riyanto, Hamidy, Sidik & Gunalen
	Cnemaspis tapanuli Tapanuli Forest Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis tapanuli Iskandar, McGuire & Amarasinghe
	Cnemaspis thachanaensis Tha Chana Rock Gecko 2017 Cnemaspis thachanaensis Wood, Grismer, Aowphol, Aguilar, Cota, Grismer, Murdoch & Sites
	Cyrtodactylus dammathetensis Dammathet Cave Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus dammathetensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus gialaiensis Gia Lai Bent-toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus gialaiensis Luu, Dung, Nguyen, Le & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus lenya Lenya Banded Bent-toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus lenya Mulcahy, Thura & Zug in Connette, Oswald, Thura, Connette, Grindley, Songer, Zug & Mulcahy
	Cyrtodactylus linnoensis Linno Cave Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus linnoensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus linnwayensis Linn-Way Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus linnwayensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus payarhtanensis Tenasserim Bent-toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus payarhtanensis Mulcahy, Thura & Zug
	Cyrtodactylus pharbaungensis Pharbaung Cave Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus pharbaungensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus pyinyaungensis Pyinyaung Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus pyinyaungensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus sadanensis Sadan Cave Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus sadanensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus sadansinensis Sadan Sin Cave Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus sadansinensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus sanpelensis Sanpel Cave Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus sanpelensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum Shwetaung Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus shwetaungorum Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus sinyineensis Sin Yine Cave Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus sinyineensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus sonlaensis Son La Bent-toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus sonlaensis Nguyen, Pham, Ziegler, Ngo & Le
	Cyrtodactylus tambora Sumbawa Bent-toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus tambora Riyanto, Mulyadi, McGuire, Kusrini, Febylasmia, Basyir & Kaiser
	Cyrtodactylus tanim Kaiangibib Bent-toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus tanim Nielsen & Oliver
	Cyrtodactylus welpyanensis Wel Pyan Cave Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus welpyanensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Cyrtodactylus yathepyanensis Yathe Pyan Cave Bent-Toed Gecko 2017 Cyrtodactylus yathepyanensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Lin, Kyaw & Lwin
	Dixonius kaweesaki Sam Roi Yot Leaf-toed Gecko 2017 Dixonius kaweesaki Sumontha, Chomngam, Phanamphon, Pawangkhanant, Viriyapanon, Thanaprayotsak & Pauwels
	Geckolepis megalepis Ankarana Fish-scale Gecko 2017 Geckolepis megalepis Scherz, Daza, Köhler, Vences & Glaw
	Gehyra einasleighensis Einasleigh Rock Dtella 2017 Gehyra einasleighensis Bourke, Pratt, Vanderduys & Moritz
	Gekko nadenensis Naden Karst Gecko 2017 Gekko nadenensis Luu, Nguyen, Le, Bonkowski & Ziegler
	Goggia incognita Jacobsbaai Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko 2017 Goggia incognita Heinicke, Turk & Bauer
	Goggia matzikamaensis Matzikama Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko 2017 Goggia matzikamaensis Heinicke, Turk & Bauer
	Hemidactylus chipkali Hoshangabad Half-toed Gecko 2017 Hemidactylus chipkali Mirza & Raju
	Hemidactylus kangerensis Kanger Valley Half-toed Gecko 2017 Hemidactylus kangerensis Mirza, Bhosale & Patil
	Hemidactylus kurdicus Kurdish Half-toed Gecko 2017 Hemidactylus kurdicus Safaei-Mahroo, Ghaffari, Ghafoor & Amini
	Hemidactylus sushilduttai Mahendragiri Range Half-toed Gecko 2017 Hemidactylus sushilduttai Giri, Bauer, Mohapatra, Srinivasulu & Agarwal
	Hemiphyllodactylus linnwayensis Linn-Way Slender Gecko 2017 Hemiphyllodactylus linnwayensis Lee, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Li, Kyaw & Lwin
	Hemiphyllodactylus montawaensis Montawa Slender Gecko 2017 Hemiphyllodactylus montawaensis Lee, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Li, Kyaw & Lwin
	Hemiphyllodactylus tonywhitteni Phapant Slender Gecko 2017 Hemiphyllodactylus tonywhitteni Lee, Wood, Thura, Zin, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Li, Kyaw & Lwin
	Lepidodactylus pantai Kai Islands Scaly-toed Gecko 2017 Lepidodactylus pantai Stubbs, Karin, Arifin, Iskandar, Arida, Reilly, Bloch, Kusnadi & McGuire
	Pseudogekko sumiklab Bicol Smooth-scaled Gecko 2017 Pseudogekko sumiklab Siler, Davis, Watters, Freitas, Griffith, Binaday, Lobos, Amarga & Brown
	Uroplatus fotsivava Analabe Leaf-tailed Gecko 2017 Uroplatus fotsivava Ratsoavina, Gehring, Scherz, Vieites, Glaw & Vences
	Uroplatus kelirambo Tsaratanana Leaf-tailed Gecko 2017 Uroplatus kelirambo Ratsoavina, Gehring, Scherz, Vieites, Glaw & Vences

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

	Euspondylus excelsum Canopy Sun Teju 2017 Euspondylus excelsum Chávez, Catenazzi & Venegas
	Gymnophthalmus marconaterai Apure Snake-eyed Teju 2017 Gymnophthalmus marconaterai García-Pérez & Schargel
	Oreosaurus serranus Sierra Nevada Highland Teju 2017 Oreosaurus serranus Sánchez-Pacheco, Sales-Nunes, Marques-Souza, Rodrigues & Murphy
	Psilops mucugensis Mucuge Sand Slider 2017 Psilops mucugensis Rodrigues, Recoder, Teixeira, Roscito, Guerrero, Nunes, Freitas, Fernandes, Bocchiglieri, Vechio, Leite, Nogueira, Damasceno, Pellegrino, Argôlo & Amaro
	Psilops seductus Jaborandi Sand Slider 2017 Psilops seductus Rodrigues, Recoder, Teixeira, Roscito, Guerrero, Nunes, Freitas, Fernandes, Bocchiglieri, Vechio, Leite, Nogueira, Damasceno, Pellegrino, Argôlo & Amaro

Sauria (Lizards): Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)

Brachylophus gau Gau Iguana 2017 Brachylophus gau Fisher, Niukula, Watling & Harlow

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

	Acanthodactylus margaritae North Moroccan Fringe-toed Lizard 2017 Acanthodactylus margaritae Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet
	Eremias dzungarica Dzungarian Desert Runner 2017 Eremias dzungarica Orlova, Polyarkov, Chirikova, Nazarov, Munkhbaatar, Munkhbayar & Terbish
	Mesalina saudiarabica West Arabian Desert Lizard 2017 Mesalina saudiarabica Moravec, Smíd, Schmitz, Shobrak & Wilms in Smíd, Moravec, Gvozdík, Stundl, Frynta, Lymberakis, Kapli, Wilms, Schmitz, Shobrak, Yousefkhani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Castilla, Els & Mayer
	Takydromus albomaculosus White-spotted Grass Lizard 2017 Takydromus albomaculosus Wang, Gong, Liu & Wang

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

	Liolaemus calliston Blue-speckled Smooth-throated Lizard 2017 Liolaemus calliston Avila, Perez, Minoli, Medina, Sites & Morando
	Liolaemus gardeli Tacuarembo Smooth-throated Lizard 2017 Liolaemus gardeli Verrastro, Maneyro, Silva & Farias

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

Sceloporus gadsdeni Western Blue-spotted Spiny Lizard 2017 Sceloporus gadsdeni Castañeda-Gaytán & Díaz-Cárdenas in Díaz-Cárdenas, Ruiz-Sanchez, Castro-Felix, Castañeda-Gaytán, Ruiz-Santana & Gadsden

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

	Asaccus arnoldi Hajar Mountains Leaf-toed Gecko 2017 Asaccus arnoldi Simó-Riudalbas, Tarroso, Papenfuss, Al-Sariri & Carranza
	Homonota septentrionalis Northern Broad-headed Gecko 2017 Homonota septentrionalis Cacciali, Morando, Medina, Köhler, Motte & Avila
	Ptyodactylus ruusaljibalicus Ruus al Jibal Fan-toed Gecko 2017 Ptyodactylus ruusaljibalicus Simó-Riudalbas, Metallinou, Pous, Els, Jayasinghe, Péntek-Zakar, Wilms, Al-Saadi & Carranza

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Carlia insularis Kimberley Islands Rainbow Skink 2017 Carlia insularis Afonso Silva, Santos, Ogilvie & Moritz
	Carlia isostriacantha Monsoonal Three-keeled Rainbow Skink 2017 Carlia isostriacantha Afonso Silva, Santos, Ogilvie & Moritz
	Ctenotus pallasotus Western Pilbara Lined Comb-eared Skink 2017 Ctenotus pallasotus Rabosky & Doughty in Rabosky, Doughty & Huang
	Ctenotus rhabdotus Kimberley Lined Comb-eared Skink 2017 Ctenotus rhabdotus Rabosky & Doughty in Rabosky, Doughty & Huang
	Eumeces persicus Persian Long-legged Skink 2017 Eumeces persicus Faizi, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Nazarov, Heidari, Zangi, Orlova & Poyarkov
	Nessia gansi Mount Rumaswala Snake Skink 2017 Nessia gansi Batuwita & Edirisinghe
	Oligosoma awakopaka Awakopaka Skink 2017 Oligosoma awakopaka Jewell
	Oligosoma elium Marlborough Spotted Skink 2017 Oligosoma elium Melzer, Bell & Patterson
	Oligosoma kokowai Northern Spotted Skink 2017 Oligosoma kokowai Melzer, Bell & Patterson
	Oligosoma prasinum Mackenzie Skink 2017 Oligosoma prasinum Melzer, Bell & Patterson
	Plestiodon lotus Balsas Blue-tailed Skink 2017 Plestiodon lotus Pavón-Vázquez, Nieto-Montes de Oca, Mendoza-Hernández, Centenero-Alcalá, Santa Cruz-Padilla & Jiménez-Arcos
	Plestiodon takarai Senkaku Skink 2017 Plestiodon takarai Kurita, Ota & Hikida
	Sphenomorphus dekkerae Doberai Forest Skink 2017 Sphenomorphus dekkerae Shea
	Trachylepis gonwouoi Turquoise-bellied Skink 2017 Trachylepis gonwouoi Allen, Tapondjou, Welton & Bauer
	Tribolonotus choiseulensis Choiseul Casque-headed Skink 2017 Tribolonotus choiseulensis Rittmeyer & Austin
	Tribolonotus parkeri Buka Casque-headed Skink 2017 Tribolonotus parkeri Rittmeyer & Austin
	Tropidophorus sebi Baleh Stream Skink 2017 Tropidophorus sebi Pui, Karin, Bauer & Das
	Tytthoscincus jaripendek Short-toed Leaf-litter Skink 2017 Tytthoscincus jaripendek Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi, Mohd-Izam & Ahmad
	Tytthoscincus kakikecil Short-legged Leaf-litter Skink 2017 Tytthoscincus kakikecil Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi, Mohd-Izam & Ahmad
	Tytthoscincus martae Hindu Temple Leaf-litter Skink 2017 Tytthoscincus martae Grismer, Wood, Quah, Anuar, Ngadi, Mohd-Izam & Ahmad
	Tytthoscincus temasekensis Singapore Leaf-litter Skink 2017 Tytthoscincus temasekensis Grismer, Wood, Lim & Liang

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

	Gonatodes rayito Merida Padless Gecko 2017 Gonatodes rayito Schargel, Rivas, García-Pérez, Rivero-Blanco, Chippindale & Fujita
	Teratoscincus mesriensis Isfahan Plate-tailed Gecko 2017 Teratoscincus mesriensis Nazarov, Radjabizadeh, Poyarkov, Ananjeva, Melnikov & Rastegar-Pouyani
	Teratoscincus sistanensis Sistan Plate-tailed Gecko 2017 Teratoscincus sistanense Akbarpour, Shafiei, Sehhatisabet & Damadi

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

Aspidoscelis priscillae (laboratory-bred species) Priscilla's Whiptail 2017 Aspidoscelis priscillae Cole, Taylor, Neaves, Baumann, Newton, Schnittker & Baumann

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Apostolepis thalesdelemai Ubajara Blackhead 2017 Apostolepis thalesdelemai Borges-Nojosa, Lima, Bezerra & Harris
	Apostolepis underwoodi Santa Cruz Blackhead 2017 Apostolepis underwoodi Lema & Campbell
	Aspidura ravanai Sri Pada Roughside 2017 Aspidura ravanai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Kandambi, Pyron & Wickramasinghe
	Atractus cerberus Pacoche Spindle Snake 2017 Atractus cerberus Arteaga, Mebert, Valencia, Cisneros-Heredia, Peñafiel, Reyes-Puig, Vieira-Fernandes & Guayasamin
	Atractus esepe Caimito Spindle Snake 2017 Atractus esepe Arteaga, Mebert, Valencia, Cisneros-Heredia, Peñafiel, Reyes-Puig, Vieira-Fernandes & Guayasamin
	Dryophylax phoenix Petrolina Mock Viper 2017 Thamnodynastes phoenix Franco, Trevine, Montingelli & Zaher
	Lycodon sidiki Aceh Wolf Snake 2017 Lycodon sidiki Wostl, Hamidy, Kurniawan & Smith
	Ninia teresitae Tumaco Coffee Snake 2017 Ninia teresitae Angarita-Sierra & Lynch
	Oligodon culaochamensis Cu Lao Cham Kukri Snake 2017 Oligodon culaochamensis Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, Phan, Jiang & Murphy
	Oligodon huahin Hua Hin Kukri Snake 2017 Oligodon huahin Pauwels, Larsen, Suthanthangjai, David & Sumontha
	Oligodon saiyok Sai Yok Kukri Snake 2017 Oligodon saiyok Sumontha, Kunya, Dangsri & Pauwels
	Opisthotropis shenzhenensis Shenzhen Mountain Stream Keelback 2017 Opisthotropis shenzhenensis Wang, Guo, Liu, Lyu, Wang, Luo, Sun & Zhang
	Opisthotropis zhaoermii Hunan Mountain Stream Keelback 2017 Opisthotropis zhaoermii Ren, Wang, Jiang, Guo & Li
	Rhabdops aquaticus Northern Olive Forest Snake 2017 Rhabdops aquaticus Giri, Deepak, Captain, Das, Das, Rajkumar, Rathish & Gower
	Rhadinella lisyae Sierra de Agalta Dwarf Brown Snake 2017 Rhadinella lisyae McCranie
	Rhynchocalamus levitoni Iranian Yellow-headed Snake 2017 Lytorhynchus levitoni Torki
	Stegonotus admiraltiensis Admiralty Islands Ground Snake 2017 Stegonotus admiraltiensis Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin
	Stegonotus derooijae Salawati Ground Snake 2017 Stegonotus derooijae Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin
	Stegonotus iridis Rainbow Ground Snake 2017 Stegonotus iridis Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin
	Stegonotus melanolabiatus Black-lipped Ground Snake 2017 Stegonotus melanolabiatus Ruane, Richards, McVay, Tjaturadi, Krey & Austin
	Tantilla excelsa Lancetilla Centipede Snake 2017 Tantilla excelsa McCranie & Smith
	Tantilla gottei Rio Choluteca Centipede Snake 2017 Tantilla gottei McCranie & Smith
	Tantilla stenigrammi Cuaca Centipede Snake 2017 Tantilla stenigrammi McCranie & Smith
	Trachischium hmuifang Mizoram Iridescent Snake 2017 Blythia hmuifang Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima

Serpentes (Snakes): Elapidae, terrestrial species (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)

	Naja peroescobari Sao Tome Cobra 2017 Naja peroescobari Ceríaco, Marques, Schmitz & Bauer
	Toxicocalamus cratermontanus Crater Mountain Worm-eating Snake 2017 Toxicocalamus cratermontanus Kraus
	Toxicocalamus nigrescens Blackish Worm-eating Snake 2017 Toxicocalamus nigrescens Kraus

Serpentes (Snakes): Gerrhopilidae (Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes)

	Gerrhopilus addisoni Panaeati Blind Snake 2017 Gerrhopilus addisoni Kraus
	Gerrhopilus eurydice Trobriand Islands Blind Snake 2017 Gerrhopilus eurydice Kraus
	Gerrhopilus lestes New Ireland Blind Snake 2017 Gerrhopilus lestes Kraus
	Gerrhopilus persephone Normanby Blind Snake 2017 Gerrhopilus persephone Kraus

Serpentes (Snakes): Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)

Gyiophis salweenensis Salween Mud Snake 2017 Gyiophis salweenensis Quah, Grismer, Wood, Thura, Zin, Kyaw, Lwin, Grismer & Murdoch

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

Mimophis occultus Northern Madagascar Sand Snake 2017 Mimophis occultus Ruane, Myers, Lo, Yuen, Welt, Juman, Futterman, Nussbaum, Schneider, Burbrink & Raxworthy

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

	Anilios obtusifrons Kalbarri Blind Snake 2017 Anilios obtusifrons Ellis, Doughty, Donnellan, Marin & Vidal
	Anilios systenos Geraldton Blind Snake 2017 Anilios systenos Ellis, Doughty, Donnellan, Marin & Vidal

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

Rhinophis roshanpererai Badulla Shieldtail 2017 Rhinophis roshanpererai Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Rajeev & Gower

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

Gloydius rubromaculatus Red-spotted Mamushi 2017 Gloydius rubromaculatus Shi, Wang, Chen, Fang, Ding, Huang, Hou, Liu & Li

Testudines (Turtles): Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)

Trachemys medemi Atrato Slider 2017 Trachemys medemi Vargas-Ramírez, Valle, Ceballos & Fritz