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

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

	Amphisbaena caetitensis Caetité Worm Lizard* 2018 Amphisbaena caetitensis Almeida, Freitas, Silva, Valverde, Rodrigues, Pires & Mott
	Amphisbaena hoogmoedi Jacareacanga Worm Lizard* 2018 Amphisbaena hoogmoedi Oliveira, Vaz-Silva, Santos-Junior, Graboski, Teixeira, Vechio & Ribeiro
	Amphisbaena kiriri Campo Formoso Worm Lizard 2018 Amphisbaena kiriri Ribeiro, Gomides & Costa
	Leposternon mineiro Buritizeiro Worm Lizard* 2018 Leposternon mineiro Ribeiro, Silveira & Santos-Junior

Amphisbaenia (Worm Lizards): Blanidae (Mediterranean Worm Lizards)

Blanus vandellii Central Iberian Worm Lizard* 2018 Blanus vandellii Ceríaco & Bauer

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Acanthosaura murphyi Langbian Pricklenape* 2018 Acanthosaura murphyi Nguyen, Do, Hoang, Nguyen, McCormack, Nguyen, Orlov, Nguyen & Nguyen
	Lophocalotes achlios White-throated Crested Agama 2018 Lophocalotes achlios Harvey, Scrivani, Shaney, Hamidy, Kurniawan & Smith
	Lophognathus horneri Earspot Lashtail Dragon* 2018 Lophognathus horneri Melville, Ritchie, Chapple, Glor & Schulte
	Monilesaurus acanthocephalus Spiny-headed Forest Agama* 2018 Monilesaurus acanthocephalus Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak
	Monilesaurus montanus Kudremukh Forest Agama* 2018 Monilesaurus montanus Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak
	Sitana attenboroughii Kerala Fan-throated Agama* 2018 Sitana attenboroughii Sadasivan, Ramesh, Palot, Ambekar & Mirza
	Sitana gokakensis Gokak Fan-throated Agama 2018 Sitana gokakensis Deepak, Khandekar, Chaitanya & Karanth
	Sitana thondalu Nagarjuna Sagar Fan-throated Agama 2018 Sitana thondalu Deepak, Khandekar, Chaitanya & Karanth

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

Alopoglossus meloi Pará Shade Lizard* 2018 Alopoglossus meloi Ribeiro-Júnior

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

Gerrhonotus mccoyi Cuatro Ciénegas Alligator Lizard* 2018 Gerrhonotus mccoyi García-Vázquez, Contreras-Arquieta, Trujano-Ortega & Nieto-Montes de Oca

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

	Calumma juliae Moramanga Chameleon* 2018 Calumma juliae Prötzel, Hawlitschek, Scherz, Ratsoavina & Glaw 2018
	Calumma lefona Spear-nosed Chameleon* 2018 Calumma lefona Prötzel, Hawlitschek, Scherz, Ratsoavina & Glaw 2018
	Calumma roaloko Inaroka Chameleon* 2018 Calumma roaloko Prötzel, Lambert, Andrianasolo, Hutter, Cobb, Scherz & Glaw
	Calumma uetzi Rainbow Chameleon* 2018 Calumma uetzi Prötzel, Hawlitschek, Scherz, Ratsoavina & Glaw 2018

Sauria (Lizards): Corytophanidae (Basilisks)

Laemanctus julioi Southern Honduran Casque-headed Iguana* 2018 Laemanctus julioi McCranie

Sauria (Lizards): Dactyloidae (Anoles)

	Dactyloa dracula Dracula Anole 2018 Dactyloa dracula Yánez-Muñoz, Reyes-Puig, Reyes-Puig, Velasco, Ayala-Varela & Torres-Carvajal
	Norops caceresae Lenca Highlands Anole* 2018 Norops caceresae Hofmann & Townsend

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

Oedura argentea Bulleringa Velvet Gecko* 2018 Oedura argentea Hoskin, Zozaya & Vanderduys

Sauria (Lizards): Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)

Goniurosaurus zhoui Zhou's Leopard Gecko 2018 Goniurosaurus zhoui Zhou, Wang, Chen & Liang

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Agamura kermanensis Kerman Spider Gecko* 2018 Agamura kermanensis Yousefkhani, Aliabadian, Rastegar-Pouyani, Darvish, Shafiei & Sehhatisabet
	Cnemaspis ajijae Mahabaleshwar Forest Gecko* 2018 Cnemaspis ajijae Sayyed, Pyron & Dileepkumar
	Cnemaspis amboliensis Amboli Forest Gecko* 2018 Cnemaspis amboliensis Sayyed, Pyron & Dileepkumar
	Cnemaspis anamudiensis Anamudi Forest Gecko* 2018 Cnemaspis anamudiensis Cyriac, Johny, Umesh & Palot
	Cnemaspis limayei Marutiwadi Forest Gecko* 2018 Cnemaspis limayei Sayyed, Pyron & Dileepkumar
	Cnemaspis maculicollis Spotted-necked Forest Gecko* 2018 Cnemaspis maculicollis Cyriac, Johny, Umesh & Palot
	Cnemaspis mahabali Bhira Forest Gecko* 2018 Cnemaspis mahabali Sayyed, Pyron & Dileepkumar
	Cyrtodactylus aunglini Kyauk Nagar Cave Bent-toed Gecko 2018 Cyrtodactylus aunglini Grismer, Wood, Thura, Win, Grismer, Trueblood & Quah
	Cyrtodactylus bayinnyiensis Bayin Nyi Cave Bent-toed Gecko 2018 Cyrtodactylus bayinnyiensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Herr, Lin & Kyaw
	Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi Bagdogra Bent-toed Gecko* 2018 Cyrtodactylus bhupathyi Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus chamba Chamba Valley Bent-toed Gecko* 2018 Cyrtodactylus chamba Agarwal, Khandekar & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus chaunghanakwaensis Chaunghanakwa Hill Bent-toed Gecko 2018 Cyrtodactylus chaunghanakwaensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Herr, Lin & Kyaw
	Cyrtodactylus guwahatiensis Guwahati Bent-toed Gecko* 2018 Cyrtodactylus guwahatiensis Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus jaintiaensis Jaintia Hills Bent-toed Gecko* 2018 Cyrtodactylus jaintiaensis Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus kazirangaensis Kaziranga Bent-toed Gecko* 2018 Cyrtodactylus kazirangaensis Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus meersi Bago Yoma Bent-toed Gecko 2018 Cyrtodactylus meersi Grismer, Wood, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Herr, Espinoza, Brown & Lin
	Cyrtodactylus montanus Tripura Mountain Bent-toed Gecko* 2018 Cyrtodactylus montanus Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus myaleiktaung Mya Leik Taung Mountain Bent-toed Gecko 2018 Cyrtodactylus myaleiktaung Grismer, Wood, Thura, Win, Grismer, Trueblood & Quah
	Cyrtodactylus myintkyawthurai Mount Popa Bent-toed Gecko 2018 Cyrtodactylus myintkyawthurai Grismer, Wood, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Herr, Espinoza, Brown & Lin
	Cyrtodactylus nagalandensis Nagaland Bent-toed Gecko* 2018 Cyrtodactylus nagalandensis Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus naungkayaingensis Naung Ka Yaing Hill Bent-toed Gecko 2018 Cyrtodactylus naungkayaingensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Quah, Murdoch, Grismer, Herr, Lin & Kyaw
	Cyrtodactylus sangi Nui Chua Bent-toed Gecko 2018 Cyrtodactylus sangi Pauwels, Nazarov, Bobrov & Poyarkov
	Cyrtodactylus septentrionalis Abhayapuri Lowland Bent-toed Gecko* 2018 Cyrtodactylus septentrionalis Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus tahuna Tahuna Bent-toed Gecko 2018 Cyrtodactylus tahuna Riyanto, Arida & Koch
	Cyrtodactylus tanahjampea Tanahjampea Bent-toed Gecko* 2018 Cyrtodactylus tanahjampea Riyanto, Hamidy & McGuire
	Cyrtodactylus tripuraensis Tripura Bent-toed Gecko* 2018 Cyrtodactylus tripuraensis Agarwal, Mahony, Giri, Chaitanya & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus ywanganensis Ywangan Bent-toed Gecko 2018 Cyrtodactylus ywanganensis Grismer, Wood, Thura, Quah, Grismer, Murdoch, Espinoza & Lin
	Ebenavia robusta Greater Clawless Gecko* 2018 Ebenavia robusta Hawlitschek, Scherz, Ruthensteiner, Crottini & Glaw
	Ebenavia safari Pemba Clawless Gecko* 2018 Ebenavia safari Hawlitschek, Scherz, Ruthensteiner, Crottini & Glaw
	Ebenavia tuelinae Comoro Islands Clawless Gecko* 2018 Ebenavia tuelinae Hawlitschek, Scherz, Ruthensteiner, Crottini & Glaw
	Gehyra capensis North West Cape Dtella 2018 Gehyra capensis Kealley, Doughty, Pepper, Keogh, Hillyer & Huey
	Gehyra crypta Western Variegated Dtella* 2018 Gehyra crypta Kealley, Doughty, Pepper, Keogh, Hillyer & Huey
	Gehyra fenestrula Hamersley Range Spotted Dtella 2018 Gehyra fenestrula Doughty, Bauer, Pepper & Keogh
	Gehyra finipunctata Small-spotted Mid-west Rock Dtella 2018 Gehyra finipunctata Ellis, Doughty, Bauer, Pepper & Keogh [substitute name for Gehyra punctulata Doughty, Bauer, Pepper & Keogh 2018]
	Gehyra granulum Lesser Kimberley Spotted Dtella* 2018 Gehyra granulum Doughty, Bourke, Tedeschi, Pratt, Oliver, Palmer & Craig
	Gehyra incognita Northern Pilbara Dtella 2018 Gehyra incognita Kealley, Doughty, Pepper, Keogh, Hillyer & Huey
	Gehyra macra Large Pilbara Rock Dtella 2018 Gehyra macra Doughty, Bauer, Pepper & Keogh
	Gehyra media Medium Pilbara Spotted Rock Dtella 2018 Gehyra media Doughty, Bauer, Pepper & Keogh
	Gehyra micra Small Pilbara Spotted Rock Dtella 2018 Gehyra micra Doughty, Bauer, Pepper & Keogh
	Gehyra ocellata Pilbara Island Dtella 2018 Gehyra ocellata Kealley, Doughty, Pepper, Keogh, Hillyer & Huey
	Gehyra paranana Litchfield Spotted Dtella* 2018 Gehyra paranana Doughty, Bourke, Tedeschi, Pratt, Oliver, Palmer & Craig
	Gehyra peninsularis Burrup Peninsula Rock Dtella 2018 Gehyra peninsularis Doughty, Bauer, Pepper & Keogh
	Gehyra pluraporosa Northern Kimberley Spotted Dtella* 2018 Gehyra pluraporosa Doughty, Bourke, Tedeschi, Pratt, Oliver, Palmer & Craig
	Gehyra polka Large-spotted Mid-west Rock Dtella 2018 Gehyra polka Doughty, Bauer, Pepper & Keogh
	Gehyra pseudopunctata Southern Kimberley Spotted Dtella* 2018 Gehyra pseudopunctata Doughty, Bourke, Tedeschi, Pratt, Oliver, Palmer & Craig
	Gehyra unguiculata Crescent-marked Dtella 2018 Gehyra unguiculata Kealley, Doughty, Pepper, Keogh, Hillyer & Huey
	Hemidactylus paaragowli Travancore Half-toed Gecko* 2018 Hemidactylus paaragowli Srikanthan, Swamy, Mohan & Pal
	Hemidactylus sahgali Northern Termite Hill Gecko* 2018 Hemidactylus sahgali Mirza, Gowande, Patil, Ambekar & Patel
	Hemidactylus siva Bellary Half-toed Gecko* 2018 Hemidactylus siva Srinivasulu, Srinivasulu & Kumar
	Hemidactylus vanam Meghamalai Half-toed Gecko* 2018 Hemidactylus vanam Chaitanya, Lajmi & Giri
	Hemidactylus vijayraghavani Bagalkot Half-toed Gecko* 2018 Hemidactylus vijayraghavani Mirza
	Hemidactylus whitakeri Karnataka Termite Hill Gecko* 2018 Hemidactylus whitakeri Mirza, Gowande, Patil, Ambekar & Patel
	Hemiphyllodactylus flaviventris Yellow-bellied Slender Gecko 2018 Hemiphyllodactylus flaviventris Sukprasert, Sutthiwises, Lauhachinda & Taksintum
	Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis Hong Kong Slender Gecko 2018 Hemiphyllodactylus hongkongensis Sung, Lee, Ng, Zhang & Yang
	Hemiphyllodactylus khlonglanensis Khlong Lan Slender Gecko 2018 Hemiphyllodactylus khlonglanensis Sukprasert, Sutthiwises, Lauhachinda & Taksintum
	Hemiphyllodactylus uga Mandalay Slender Gecko* 2018 Hemiphyllodactylus uga Grismer, Wood, Zug, Thura, Grismer, Murdoch, Quah & Lin
	Hemiphyllodactylus ywanganensis Ywangan Slender Gecko 2018 Hemiphyllodactylus ywanganensis Grismer, Wood, Zug, Thura, Grismer, Murdoch, Quah & Lin
	Paroedura fasciata Grey-banded Leaf-toed Gecko* 2018 Paroedura fasciata Glaw, Köhler & Vences
	Paroedura kloki Ankarafantsika Leaf-toed Gecko* 2018 Paroedura kloki Glaw, Köhler & Vences
	Paroedura spelaea Tsingy de Bemaraha Leaf-toed Gecko* 2018 Paroedura spelaea Glaw, Köhler & Vences
	Ptychozoon popaense Mount Popa Gliding Gecko* 2018 Ptychozoon popaense Grismer, Wood, Thura, Grismer, Brown & Stuart
	Trigonodactylus persicus Persian Triangle-scaled Gecko* 2018 Trigonodactylus persicus Nazarov, Melnikov, Radjabizadeh & Poyarkov
	Tropiocolotes confusus Oman Dwarf Gecko* 2018 Tropiocolotes confusus Machado, Smid, Mazuch, Sindaco, Al Shukaili & Carranza
	Tropiocolotes hormozganensis Hormozgan Dwarf Gecko* 2018 Tropiocolotes hormozganensis Rajabizadeh, Faizi, Anderson, Zarrintab & Nazarov

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

	Anadia buenaventura Buenaventura Smooth-scaled Lizard* 2018 Anadia buenaventura Betancourt, Reyes-Puig, Lobosc, Yánez-Muñoz & Torres-Carvajal
	Cercosaura anordosquama Juruti Shade Lizard* 2018 Cercosaura anordosquama Sturaro, Rodrigues, Colli, Knowles & Avila-Pires
	Neusticurus arekuna Pantepui Water Teju* 2018 Neusticurus arekuna Kok, Bittenbinder, Berg, Marques-Souza, Sales Nunes, Laking, Teixeira Júnior, Fouquet, Means, MacCulloch & Rodrigues
	Pholidobolus paramuno Paramo Mountain Lizard* 2018 Pholidobolus paramuno Hurtado-Gómez, Arredondo, Nunes & Daza
	Selvasaura brava Peruvian Highland Spectacled Lizard* 2018 Selvasaura brava Moravec, Smid, Stundl & Lehr

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

	Adolfus mathewsensis Mathews Range Forest Lizard* 2018 Adolfus mathewsensis Greenbaum, Beer, Hughes, Wagner, Anderson, Villanueva, Malonza, Kusumba, Muninga, Aristote & Branch
	Mesalina arnoldi Yemen Desert Lizard* 2018 Mesalina arnoldi Sindaco, Simó-Riudalbas, Sacchi & Carranza
	Mesalina austroarabica South Arabian Desert Lizard* 2018 Mesalina austroarabica Sindaco, Simó-Riudalbas, Sacchi & Carranza
	Ophisops kutchensis Kutch Snake-eyed Lizard 2018 Ophiops kutchensis Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas & Giri
	Ophisops pushkarensis Pushkar Snake-eyed Lizard 2018 Ophiops pushkarensis Agarwal, Khandekar, Ramakrishnan, Vyas & Giri

Sauria (Lizards): Leiosauridae (Smooth Iguanas)

Enyalius capetinga Cerrado Fat-headed Anole* 2018 Enyalius capetinga Breitman, Domingos, Bagley, Wiederhecker, Ferrari, Cavalcante, Pereira, Abreu, De-Lima, Morais, Prette, Silva, Mello, Carvalho, Lima, Silva, Matias, Carvalho, Pantoja, Gomes, Paschoaletto, Rodrigues, Talarico, Barreto-Lima & Colli

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

	Liolaemus absconditus Tandilia Mountains Smooth-throated Lizard* 2018 Liolaemus absconditus Vega, Quinteros, Stellatelli, Bellagamba, Block & Madrid
	Liolaemus antonietae White-dotted Smooth-throated Lizard* 2018 Liolaemus antonietae Troncoso-Palacios, Esquerré, Urra, Díaz, Castro-Pastene & Ruiz
	Liolaemus evaristoi Pilpichaca Smooth-throated Lizard* 2018 Liolaemus evaristoi Gutiérrez, Chaparro, Vásquez, Quiroz, Kirigin & Abdala
	Phymaturus loboi Baños Campanario Chuckwalla* 2018 Phymaturus loboi Troncoso-Palacios, Ferri-Yáñez, Laspiur & Aguilar

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

	Sceloporus esperanzae Esperanza Spiny Lizard* 2018 Sceloporus esperanzae McCranie
	Sceloporus hondurensis Olancho Spiny Lizard* 2018 Sceloporus hondurensis McCranie

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

	Homonota marthae Boquerón Broad-headed Gecko* 2018 Homonota marthae Cacciali, Morando, Avila & Köhler
	Phyllodactylus benedettii Jaliscan Leaf-toed Gecko* 2018 Phyllodactylus benedettii Ramírez-Reyes & Flores-Villela
	Phyllodactylus kropotkini Balsas Leaf-toed Gecko* 2018 Phyllodactylus kropotkini Ramírez-Reyes & Flores-Villela
	Phyllopezus heuteri Paraguayan Robust Gecko* 2018 Phyllopezus heuteri Cacciali, Lotzkat, Gamble & Köhler

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Acontias albigularis White-throated Legless Skink* 2018 Acontias albigularis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards
	Acontias wakkerstroomensis Wakkerstroom Legless Skink* 2018 Acontias wakkerstroomensis Conradie, Busschau & Edwards
	Carlia crypta Mount Lewis Rainbow Skink* 2018 Carlia crypta Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz
	Emoia beryllion Rossel Island Slender Skink* 2018 Emoia beryllion Kraus
	Eremiascincus rubiginosus Rusty Skink 2018 Eremiascincus rubiginosus Mecke & Doughty
	Lampropholis bellendenkerensis Bellenden Ker Sun Skink* 2018 Lampropholis bellendenkerensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz
	Lampropholis elliotensis Mount Elliot Sun Skink* 2018 Lampropholis elliotensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz
	Lampropholis similis Pinnacles Sun Skink* 2018 Lampropholis similis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz
	Lygosoma kinabatanganense Kinabatangan Supple Skink 2018 Lygosoma kinabatanganensis Grismer, Quah, Duzulkafly & Yambun
	Lygosoma peninsulare Larut Supple Skink* 2018 Lygosoma peninsulare Grismer, Quah, Duzulkafly & Yambun
	Lygosoma samajaya Kuching Supple Skink* 2018 Lygosoma samajaya Karin, Freitas, Shonleben, Grismer, Bauer & Das
	Lygosoma siamense Siamese Supple Skink 2018 Lygosoma siamensis Siler, Heitz, Davis, Freitas, Aowphol, Termprayoon & Grismer
	Oligosoma hoparatea Pukuma Skink 2018 Oligosoma hoparatea Whitaker, Chapple, Hitchmough, Lettink & Patterson
	Ophiomorus kardesi Anatolian Snake Skink 2018 Ophiomorus kardesi Kornilios, Kumlutas, Lymberakis & Ilgaz
	Panaspis namibiana Namibian Snake-eyed Skink* 2018 Panaspis namibiana Ceríaco, Branch & Bauer
	Panaspis thomensis São Tomé Snake-eyed Skink 2018 Panaspis thomensis Soares, Ceríaco, Marques, Bastos-Silveira, Scheinberg, Harris, Brehm & Jesus
	Scincella nigrofasciata Black-striped Ground Skink* 2018 Scincella nigrofasciata Neang, Chan & Poyarkov
	Scolecoseps broadleyi Palma Sand Skink 2018 Scolecoseps broadleyi Verburght, Verburght & Branch
	Sphenomorphus yersini Khanh Hoa Forest Skink* 2018 Sphenomorphus yersini Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, Orlov & Murphy
	Trachylepis monardi (first described as Mabuya striata angolensis Monard 1937) Angolan Striped Skink* 2018 Trachylepis monardi Marques, Ceríaco, Blackburn & Bauer [substitute name for Mabuya striata angolensis Monard 1937]
	Tytthoscincus keciktuek Peres River Leaf-litter Skink* 2018 Tytthoscincus keciktuek Grismer, Wood, Ahmad, Baizul-Hafsyam, Afiq-Shuhaimi, Rizal & Quah
	Tytthoscincus monticolus Bubu River Leaf-litter Skink* 2018 Tytthoscincus monticolus Grismer, Wood, Ahmad, Baizul-Hafsyam, Afiq-Shuhaimi, Rizal & Quah

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

	Ameivula apipensis Apipé Island Whiptail* 2018 Ameivula apipensis Arias, Recoder, Álvarez, Etchepare, Quipildor, Lobo & Rodrigues
	Tupinambis matipu Xingu Teju* 2018 Tupinambis matipu Silva, Ribeiro-Júnior & Ávila-Pires

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

Tropidurus azurduyae Torotoro Keel-tailed Iguana* 2018 Tropidurus azurduyae Carvalho, Rivas, Céspedes & Rodrigues

Sauria (Lizards): Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)

Lepidophyma inagoi Guerreran Tropical Night Lizard* 2018 Lepidophyma inagoi Palacios-Aguilar, Santos-Bibiano & Flores-Villela

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

Xenosaurus fractus Huehuetla Knob-scaled Lizard 2018 Xenosaurus fractus Nieto-Montes de Oca, Sánchez-Vega & Durán-Fuentes

Serpentes (Snakes): Anomalepididae (Neotropical Blind Snakes)

	Liotyphlops sousai Santa Catarina Blind Snake* 2018 Liotyphlops sousai Marra Santos & Reis
	Liotyphlops taylori Mato Grosso Blind Snake* 2018 Liotyphlops taylori Marra Santos & Reis

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Apostolepis adhara São Salvador Blackhead* 2018 Apostolepis adhara França, Barbo, Silva-Júnior, Silva & Zaher
	Apostolepis kikoi Guimarães Highland Blackhead* 2018 Apostolepis kikoi Santos, Entiauspe-Neto, Silva Araújo, Souza, Lema, Strüssmann & Albuquerque
	Atractus atlas Atlas Spindle Snake* 2018 Atractus atlas Passos, Scanferla, Melo-Sampaio, Brito & Almendariz
	Calamaria andersoni Yingjiang Reed Snake 2018 Calamaria andersoni Yang & Zheng
	Cenaspis aenigma La Loma Snake* 2018 Cenaspis aenigma Campbell, Smith & Hall
	Chersodromus australis Southern Earth Runner* 2018 Chersodromus australis Canseco-Márquez, Ramírez-González & Campbell
	Chersodromus nigrum Black Earth Runner* 2018 Chersodromus nigrum Canseco-Márquez, Ramírez-González & Campbell
	Dasypeltis arabica Arabian Egg Eater* 2018 Dasypeltis arabica Bates & Broadley
	Dasypeltis crucifera Eritrean Egg Eater* 2018 Dasypeltis crucifera Bates & Broadley
	Dasypeltis taylori Somali Egg Eater* 2018 Dasypeltis taylori Bates & Broadley
	Dipsas bobridgelyi El Oro Snail Eater* 2018 Dipsas bobridgelyi Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal
	Dipsas georgejetti Manabí Snail Eater* 2018 Dipsas georgejetti Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal
	Dipsas jamespetersi (first described as Sibynomorphus petersi Orces & Almendariz 1989) Zhila Snail Eater* 2018 Sibynomorphus jamespetersi Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal [substitute name for Sibynomorphus petersi Orces & Almendariz 1989]
	Dipsas klebbai Napo Snail Eater* 2018 Dipsas klebbai Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal
	Dipsas oswaldobaezi Loja Snail Eater* 2018 Dipsas oswaldobaezi Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal
	Hebius yanbianensis Yanbian Keelback 2018 Hebius yanbianensis Liu, Zhong, Wang, Liu & Guo
	Lycodon banksi Khammouane Wolf Snake* 2018 Lycodon banksi Luu, Bonkowski, Nguyen, Le, Calame & Ziegler
	Opisthotropis voquyi Bac Giang Mountain Stream Keelback 2018 Opisthotropis voquyi Ziegler, David, Ziegler, Pham, Nguyen & Le
	Pseudalsophis darwini Tortuga Racer 2018 Pseudalsophis darwini Zaher, Yánez-Muñoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin
	Pseudalsophis hephaestus Santiago Racer 2018 Pseudalsophis hephaestus Zaher, Yánez-Muñoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin
	Pseudalsophis thomasi Rábida Racer 2018 Pseudalsophis thomasi Zaher, Yánez-Muñoz, Rodrigues, Graboski, Machado, Altamirano-Benavides, Bonatto & Grazziotin
	Rhadinaea nuchalis Pale-collared Graceful Brown Snake 2018 Rhadinaea nuchalis García-Vázquez, Pavón-Vázquez, Blancas-Hernández, Blancas-Calva & Centenero-Alcalá
	Rhadinella xerophila Motagua Dwarf Brown Snake* 2018 Rhadinella xerophila Ariano-Sánchez & Campbell
	Sibon bevridgelyi Maroon Snail Eater* 2018 Sibon bevridgelyi Arteaga, Salazar-Valenzuela, Mebert, Peñafiel, Aguiar, Sánchez-Nivicela, Pyron, Colston, Cisneros-Heredia, Yánez-Muñoz, Venegas, Guayasamin & Torres-Carvajal
	Trachischium sushantai Jammu Slender Snake 2018 Trachischium sushantai Raha, Das, Bag, Debnath & Pramanick

Serpentes (Snakes): Cylindrophiidae (Asian Pipe Snakes)

Cylindrophis osheai Boano Pipe Snake* 2018 Cylindrophis osheai Kieckbusch, Mader, Kaiser & Mecke

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

	Calliophis salitan Dinagat Coral Snake 2018 Calliophis salitan Brown, Smart, Leviton & Smith
	Micrurus boicora Boicorá Coral Snake* 2018 Micrurus boicora Bernarde, Turci, Abegg & Franco
	Naja guineensis Black Forest Cobra 2018 Naja guineensis Wüster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wüster, Barlow & Broadley
	Naja savannula West African Banded Cobra 2018 Naja savannula Wüster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wüster, Barlow & Broadley
	Sinomicrurus houi Hainan Coral Snake* 2018 Sinomicrurus houi Wang, Peng & Huang in Peng, Wang, Ding, Zhu, Luo, Yang, Huang, Lu & Huang 2018
	Toxicocalamus pumehanae Managalas Plateau Worm-eating Snake* 2018 Toxicocalamus pumehanae O'Shea, Allison & Kaiser
	Vermicella parscauda Weipa Bandy-bandy* 2018 Vermicella parscauda Derez, Arbuckle, Ruan, Xie, Huang, Dibben, Shi, Wonk & Fry

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

	Letheobia akagerae Akagera Gracile Blind Snake* 2018 Letheobia akagerae Dehling, Hinkel, Ensikat, Babilon & Fischer
	Letheobia weidholzi Poli Gracile Blind Snake* 2018 Letheobia weidholzi Wallach & Gemel

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

Uropeltis bhupathyi Anaikatty Shieldtail* 2018 Uropeltis bhupathyi Jins, Sampaio & Gower

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

	Crotalus polisi Isla Cabeza de Caballo Speckled Rattlesnake* 2018 Crotalus polisi Meik, Schaack, Flores-Villela & Streicher
	Crotalus thalassoporus Isla Piojo Speckled Rattlesnake 2018 Crotalus thalassoporus Meik, Schaack, Flores-Villela & Streicher
	Echis romani Chadian Carpet Viper* 2018 Echis romani Trape
	Gloydius angusticeps Narrow-headed Mamushi* 2018 Gloydius angusticeps Shi, Yang, Zhang, Peng, Orlov, Jiang, Ding, Hou, Huang, Huang & Li
	Macrovipera razii Iranian Giant Viper* 2018 Macrovipera razii Oraie, Rastegar-Pouyani, Khosravani, Moradi, Akbari, Sehhatisabet, Shafiei, Stümpel & Joger
	Vipera sakoi Otlubekli Viper* 2018 Vipera sakoi Tuniyev, Avci, Ilgaz, Olgun, Petrova, Bodrov, Geniez & Teynié

Serpentes (Snakes): Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes)

Parafimbrios vietnamensis Vietnamese Bearded Snake* 2018 Parafimbrios vietnamensis Ziegler, Ngo, Pham, Nguyen, Le & Nguyen

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

	Kinosternon vogti Vallarta Mud Turtle 2018 Kinosternon vogti López-Luna, Cupul-Magaña, Escobedo-Galván, González-Hernández, Centenero-Alcalá, Rangel-Mendoza, Ramírez-Ramírez & Cazares-Hernández
	Sternotherus intermedius Escambia Musk Turtle* 2018 Sternotherus intermedius Scott, Glenn & Rissler