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

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

Amphisbaena elbakyanae Casanare Worm Lizard 2021 Amphisbaena elbakyanae Torres-Ramírez, Angarita-Sierra & Vargas-Ramírez

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Acanthocercus margaritae Kunene Ridgeback Agama 2021 Acanthocercus margaritae Wagner, Butler, Ceríaco & Bauer
	Agama wachirai Marsabit Rock Agama 2021 Agama wachirai Malonza, Spawls, Finch & Bauer
	Calotes geissleri Sagaing Blue Crested Agama 2021 Calotes geissleri Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme
	Calotes goetzi Cambodian Blue Crested Agama 2021 Calotes goetzi Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme
	Calotes vindumbarbatus Kachin Blue Crested Agama 2021 Calotes vindumbarbatus Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme
	Diploderma angustelinea Narrow-striped Mountain Dragon 2021 Diploderma angustelinea Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che
	Diploderma aorun Aorun Mountain Dragon 2021 Diploderma aorun Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che
	Diploderma bowoense Bowo Mountain Dragon 2021 Diploderma bowoense Wang, Gao, Wu, Siler & Che in Wang, Gao, Wu, Dong, Feng, Shen, Jin, Shi, Qi, Siler & Che
	Diploderma flavilabre Yellow-lipped Mountain Dragon 2021 Diploderma flavilabre Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che
	Diploderma formosgulae Yangla Mountain Dragon 2021 Diploderma formosgulae Wang, Gao, Wu, Dong, Shi, Qi, Siler & Che in Wang, Gao, Wu, Dong, Feng, Shen, Jin, Shi, Qi, Siler & Che
	Diploderma panchi Panchi Mountain Dragon 2021 Diploderma panchi Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che
	Diploderma panlong Pan Long Mountain Dragon 2021 Diploderma panlong Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che
	Diploderma qilin Qilin Mountain Dragon 2021 Diploderma qilin Wang, Ren, Wu, Jiang, Jin, Hou, Zheng, Xie, Siler & Che
	Gonocephalus pyrius Barisan Range Anglehead Agama 2021 Gonocephalus pyrius Harvey, Rech, Riyanto, Kurniawan & Smith
	Ptyctolaemus chindwinensis Sagaing Fold-throated Agama 2021 Ptychtolaemus chindwinensis Liu, Hou, Lwin & Rao
	Sitana sushili Sambalpur Fan-throated Agama 2021 Sitana sushili Deepak, Tillack, Kar, Sarkar & Mohapatra

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

	Alopoglossus gansorum Tapauá Shade Teju 2021 Alopoglossus gansorum Ribeiro-Júnior, Sánchez-Martínez, Lima Moraes, Oliveira, Carvalho, Pavan, Lacerda Choueri, Werneck & Meiri
	Alopoglossus indigenorum Carauari Shade Teju 2021 Alopoglossus indigenorum Ribeiro-Júnior, Sánchez-Martínez, Lima Moraes, Oliveira, Carvalho, Pavan, Lacerda Choueri, Werneck & Meiri
	Alopoglossus tapajosensis Itaituba Shade Teju 2021 Alopoglossus tapajosensis Ribeiro-Júnior, Sánchez-Martínez, Lima Moraes, Oliveira, Carvalho, Pavan, Lacerda Choueri, Werneck & Meiri

Sauria (Lizards): Anolidae (Anoles)

Dactyloa nemonteae Star Anole 2021 Anolis nemonteae Ayala-Varela, Valverde, Poe, Narváez, Yánez-Muñoz & Torres-Carvajal

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

	Brookesia nana Sorata Stub-tailed Chameleon 2021 Brookesia nana Glaw, Köhler, Hawlitschek, Ratsoavina, Rakotoarison, Scherz & Vences
	Trioceros wolfgangboehmei Dinsho Mountain Chameleon 2021 Trioceros wolfgangboehmei Koppetsch, Necas & Wipfler

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

	Mokopirirakau galaxias Southern Black-eyed Gecko 2021 Mokopirirakau galaxias Knox, Hitchmough, Nielsen, Jewell & Bell
	Naultinus flavirictus Aupouri Tree Gecko 2021 Naultinus flavirictus Hitchmough, Nielsen, Lysaght & Bauer

Sauria (Lizards): Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)

Goniurosaurus chengzheng Chengzheng Leopard Gecko 2021 Goniurosaurus chengzheng Zhu, Liu, Bai, Román-Palacios, Li & He

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Afroedura donveae Iona Flat Gecko 2021 Afroedura donveae Branch, Schmitz, Lobón-Rovira, Baptista, António & Conradie
	Afroedura praedicta Serra da Neve Flat Gecko 2021 Afroedura praedicta Branch, Schmitz, Lobón-Rovira, Baptista, António & Conradie
	Afroedura vazpintorum Coastal Flat Gecko 2021 Afroedura vazpintorum Branch, Schmitz, Lobón-Rovira, Baptista, António & Conradie
	Afroedura wulfhaackei Benguela Flat Gecko 2021 Afroedura wulfhaackei Branch, Schmitz, Lobón-Rovira, Baptista, António & Conradie
	Cnemaspis balerion Balerion Forest Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis balerion Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis calderana Maninjau Rock Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis calderana Milto & Bezman-Moseyko
	Cnemaspis flavigularis Yellow-throated Forest Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis flavigularis Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis galaxia Galaxy Day Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis galaxia Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis gunasekarai Ritigala Rock Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis gunasekarai Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Madawala & Silva
	Cnemaspis gunawardanai Pilikuttuwa Rock Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis gunawardanai Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Madawala & Silva
	Cnemaspis jackieii Vairavankulam Day Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis jackieii Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis krishnagiriensis Krishnagiri Rock Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis krishnagiriensis Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar
	Cnemaspis lithophilis Sharavati Rock Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis lithophilis Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis lokugei Haputale Rock Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis lokugei Karunarathna, Silva, Gabadage, Botejue, Madawala & Ukuwela
	Cnemaspis nigriventris Black-bellied Day Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis nigriventris Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis nimbus Clouded Forest Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis nimbus Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis palanica Palani Hills Day Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis palanica Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis rajgadensis Rajgad Rock Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis rajgadensis Sayyed, Cyriac, Pardeshi & Sulakhe
	Cnemaspis regalis Golden-crowned Day Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis regalis Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis rubraoculus Ruby-eyed Forest Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis rubraoculus Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis schalleri Hongadahalla Rock Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis schalleri Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal
	Cnemaspis smaug Smaug Forest Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis smaug Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cnemaspis uttaraghati Kedareshwar Rock Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis uttaraghati Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal
	Cnemaspis wallaceii Valparai Forest Gecko 2021 Cnemaspis wallaceii Pal, Mirza, Dsouza & Shanker
	Cyrtodactylus agarwali Siju Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus agarwali Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Bohra, Biakzuala, Decemson, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai, Chauhan & Rathee
	Cyrtodactylus bapme Garo Hills Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus bapme Kamei & Mahony
	Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai Sailam Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus bengkhuaiai Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Bohra, Biakzuala, Decemson, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai, Chauhan & Rathee
	Cyrtodactylus chungi Binh Thuan Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus chungi Ostrowski, Le, Ngo, Pham, Phung, Nguyen & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus dianxiensis Dianxi Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus dianxiensis Liu & Rao
	Cyrtodactylus gulinqingensis Gulinqing Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus gulinqingensis Liu, Li, Hou, Orlov & Ananjeva
	Cyrtodactylus hamidyi Nunukan Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus hamidyi Riyanto, Fauzi, Sidik, Mumpuni, Irham, Kurniawan, Ota, Okamoto, Hikida & Grismer
	Cyrtodactylus hantu Pelagus Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus hantu Davis, Das, Leaché, Karin, Brennan, Jackman, Nashriq, Chan & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus hekouensis Hekou Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus hekouensis Zhang, Liu, Bernstein, Wang & Yuan
	Cyrtodactylus hutchinsoni Sandaun Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus hutchinsoni Oliver, Karkkainen & Richards
	Cyrtodactylus karsticola Karst Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus karsticola Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Bohra, Biakzuala, Decemson, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai, Chauhan & Rathee
	Cyrtodactylus kulenensis Mount Kulen Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus kulenensis Grismer, Geissler, Neang, Hartmann, Wagner & Poyarkov
	Cyrtodactylus miriensis Miri Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus miriensis Davis, Das, Leaché, Karin, Brennan, Jackman, Nashriq, Chan & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus ngati Dien Bien Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus ngati Le, Sitthivong, Tran, Grismer, Nguyen, Le, Ziegler & Luu
	Cyrtodactylus orlovi Ninh Thuan Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus orlovi Do, Phung, Ngo, Le, Ziegler, Pham & Nguyen
	Cyrtodactylus raglai Raglai Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus raglai Nguyen, Duong, Grismer & Poyarkov
	Cyrtodactylus rukhadeva Tree Spirit Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus rukhadeva Grismer, Suwannapoom, Pawangkhanant, Nazarov, Yushchenko, Naiduangchan, Le, Luu & Poyarkov
	Cyrtodactylus stellatus Tarutao Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus stellatus Termprayoon, Rujirawan, Ampai, Wood & Aowphol
	Cyrtodactylus zhenkangensis Zhenkang Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus zhenkangensis Liu & Rao
	Cyrtodactylus aaronbaueri Durtlang Bent-toed Gecko 2021 Cyrtodactylus aaronbaueri Purkayastha, Lalremsanga, Bohra, Biakzuala, Decemson, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai, Chauhan & Rathee
	Dixonius mekongensis Mekong Leaf-toed Gecko 2021 Dixonius mekongensis Pauwels, Panitvong, Kunya & Sumontha
	Dixonius somchanhae Nasaithong Leaf-toed Gecko 2021 Dixonius somchanhae Nguyen, Luu, Sitthivong, Ngo, Nguyen, Le & Ziegler
	Gekko cib Western Chinese Palmated Gecko 2021 Gekko cib Lyu, Lin, Ren, Jiang, Zhang, Qi & Wang
	Gekko jinjiangensis Jinsha Gecko 2021 Gekko jinjiangensis Hou, Shi, Wang, Shu, Zheng, Qi, Liu, Jiang & Xie
	Gekko khunkhamensis Khunkham Gecko 2021 Gekko khunkhamensis Sitthivong, Lo, Nguyen, Ngo, Khotpathoom, Le, Ziegler & Luu
	Gekko phuyenensis Phu Yen Marbled Gecko 2021 Gekko phuyenensis Nguyen, Nguyen, Orlov, Murphy & Nguyen
	Gekko pradapdao Khao Chan Cave Gecko 2021 Gekko pradapdao Meesook, Sumontha, Donbundit & Pauwels
	Gekko stoliczkai Makachua Gecko 2021 Gekko stoliczkai Chandramouli, Gokulakrishnan, Sivaperuman & Grismer
	Hemidactylus carivoensis Carivo Half-toed Gecko 2021 Hemidactylus carivoensis Lobón-Rovira, Conradie, Iglesias, Ernst, Veríssimo, Baptista & Vaz Pinto
	Hemidactylus cinganji Ebanga Half-toed Gecko 2021 Hemidactylus cinganji Lobón-Rovira, Conradie, Iglesias, Ernst, Veríssimo, Baptista & Vaz Pinto
	Hemidactylus faustus Pungo Adongo Half-toed Gecko 2021 Hemidactylus faustus Lobón-Rovira, Conradie, Iglesias, Ernst, Veríssimo, Baptista & Vaz Pinto
	Hemidactylus gramineus Kinshasa Half-toed Gecko 2021 Hemidactylus gramineus Ceríaco, Bauer, Kusamba, Agarwal & Greenbaum
	Hemidactylus kimbulae Crocodile Rock Gecko 2021 Hemidactylus kimbulae Amarasinghe, Karunarathna, Campbell, Madawala & Silva
	Hemidactylus pfindaensis Chiloando Half-toed Gecko 2021 Hemidactylus pfindaensis Lobón-Rovira, Conradie, Iglesias, Ernst, Veríssimo, Baptista & Vaz Pinto
	Hemidactylus tamhiniensis Tamhini Half-toed Gecko 2021 Hemidactylus tamhiniensis Khandekar, Thackeray & Agarwal
	Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis Da Lat Slender Gecko 2021 Hemiphyllodactylus dalatensis Do, Nguyen, Le, Pham, Ziegler & Nguyen
	Hemiphyllodactylus goaensis Goa Slender Gecko 2021 Hemiphyllodactylus goaensis Khandekar, Parmar, Sawant & Agarwal
	Hemiphyllodactylus zalonicus Mount Zalon Slender Gecko 2021 Hemiphyllodactylus zalonicus Grismer, Chit, Pawangkhanant, Nazarov, Zaw & Poyarkov
	Hemiphyllodactylus zhutangxiangensis Zhutangxiang Slender Gecko 2021 Hemiphyllodactylus zhutangxiangensis Agung, Grismer, Grismer, Quah, Chornelia, Lu & Hughes
	Lepidodactylus babuyanensis Babuyan Scaly-toed Gecko 2021 Lepidodactylus babuyanensis Eliades, Brown, Huang & Siler
	Lepidodactylus bakingibut Ilocano Scaly-toed Gecko 2021 Lepidodactylus bakingibut Eliades, Brown, Huang & Siler
	Lepidodactylus bisakol Bicol Scaly-toed Gecko 2021 Lepidodactylus bisakol Eliades, Brown, Huang & Siler
	Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay Lubang Scaly-toed Gecko 2021 Lepidodactylus nakahiwalay Eliades, Brown, Huang & Siler
	Paroedura rennerae Kirindy Leaf-toed Gecko 2021 Paroedura rennerae Miralles, Bruy, Crottini, Rakotoarison, Ratsoavina, Scherz, Schmidt, Köhler, Glaw & Vences

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

	Echinosaura fischerorum Carchi Hedgehog Teju 2021 Echinosaura fischerorum Yánez-Muñoz, Torres-Carvajal, Reyes-Puig, Urgiles-Merchán & Koch
	Kataphraktosaurus ungerhamiltoni Cuao Spiny Stream Teju 2021 Kataphraktosaurus ungerhamiltoni Rojas-Runjaic, Barrio-Amorós, Señaris, Riva & Castroviejo-Fisher
	Oreosaurus bisbali Turimiquire Highland Teju 2021 Oreosaurus bisbali Rivas, Sales Nunes, Baran, Jowers, Smith, Hernández-Morales & Schargel
	Potamites hydroimperator El Sira Water Teju 2021 Potamites hydroimperator Chávez, Malqui & Catenazzi
	Selvasaura almendarizae Wildsumaco Spectacled Teju 2021 Selvasaura almendarizae Torres-Carvajal, Parra, Sales Nunes & Koch
	Selvasaura evasa Huicungo Spectacled Teju 2021 Selvasaura evasa Echevarría, Venegas, García-Ayachi & Sales Nunes

Sauria (Lizards): Hoplocercidae (Club-tailed Iguanas)

Enyalioides feiruzae Pachitea Wood Lizard 2021 Enyalioides feiruzae Venegas, Chávez, García-Ayachi, Duran & Torres-Carvajal

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

	Acanthodactylus ilgazi Malatya Fringe-toed Lizard 2021 Acanthodactylus ilgazi Kurnaz & Sahin
	Acanthodactylus zagrosicus Zagros Fringe-toed Lizard 2021 Acanthodactylus zagrosicus Mozaffari, Mohammadi, Saberi-Pirooz & Ahmadzadeh
	Mesalina adrarensis Mauritanian Desert Lizard 2021 Mesalina adrarensis Pizzigalli, Crochet, Geniez, Martínez-Freiría, Velo-Antón & Brito
	Pedioplanis branchi Karibib Sand Lizard 2021 Pedioplanis branchi Childers, Kirchhof & Bauer
	Pedioplanis mayeri Omaruru Sand Lizard 2021 Pedioplanis mayeri Childers, Kirchhof & Bauer
	Pedioplanis serodioi Caraculo Sand Lizard 2021 Pedioplanis serodioi Parrinha, Marques, Heinicke, Khalid, Parker, Tolley, Childers, Conradie, Bauer & Ceríaco

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

	Liolaemus basadrei Basadre Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus basadrei Valladares-Faúndez, León, Chipana, Navarro Guzmán, Ignacio-Apaza, Cáceres Musaja, Langstroth, Aguilar-Kirigin, Gutierrez & Abdala
	Liolaemus brizuelai Puesto Rio Blanco Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus brizuelai Fernández, Abdala, Ruiz-Monachesi, Semham & Quinteros
	Liolaemus galactostictos Velasco Mountains Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus galactostictos Avila, Vrdoljak, Medina, Massini, Fulvio Perez, Sites & Morando
	Liolaemus hauthali Alto Jague Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus hauthali Abdala, Díaz Gómez & Langstroth
	Liolaemus hugoi General Roca Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus hugoi Bulacios Arroyo, Semhan, Paz, Chafrat & Abdala
	Liolaemus kunza Kunza Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus kunza Abdala, Semhan & Paz in Abdala, Paz, Semhan, García, Aguilar-Kirigin, Farías, Valladares, Gutiérrez-Poblete, Quipildor, Valdes & Langstroth
	Liolaemus messii Lesser Salta Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus messii Ruiz, Quipildor, Ruiz-Monachesi, Escalante, Valdecantos & Lobo 2021
	Liolaemus pikunche Pikunche Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus pikunche Troncoso-Palacios & Ramírez-Álvarez
	Liolaemus salitrosus Pozo Bravo Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus salitrosus Abdala & Paz in Abdala, Paz, Semhan, García, Aguilar-Kirigin, Farías, Valladares, Gutiérrez-Poblete, Quipildor, Valdes & Langstroth
	Liolaemus terani Aguas Calientes Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus terani Abdala, Díaz Gómez & Langstroth
	Liolaemus warjantay Pampamarca Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus warjantay Ubalde-Mamani, Gutiérrez, Chaparro, Aguilar-Kirigin, Cerdeña, Huanca-Mamani, Cárdenas-Ninasivincha, Lazo-Rivera & Abdala
	Liolaemus yarabamba Yarabamba Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus yarabamba Quiroz, Huamaní-Valderrama, Gutiérrez, Aguilar-Kirigin, Chaparro & Abdala in Quiroz, Huamaní-Valderrama, Gutiérrez, Aguilar-Kirigin, López-Tejeda, Lazo-Rivera, Huanca-Mamani, Valladares-Faúndez, Morrone, Cerdeña, Chaparro & Abdala
	Liolaemus yauri Espinar Smooth-throated Lizard 2021 Liolaemus yauri Arapa-Aquino, Abdala, Huamaní-Valderrama, Gutiérrez, Cerdeña, Quiroz & Chaparro
	Phymaturus katenke Muchagua Chuckwalla 2021 Phymaturus katenke Scolaro, Corbalán, Streitenberger & Tappari
	Phymaturus niger Black Payunia Chuckwalla 2021 Phymaturus niger Lobo, Barrasso, Hibbard, Quipildor, Slodki, Valdecantos & Basso
	Phymaturus robustus Orange-bellied Payunia Chuckwalla 2021 Phymaturus robustus Lobo, Barrasso, Hibbard, Quipildor, Slodki, Valdecantos & Basso

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

	Sceloporus dixoni San Gabriel Bunchgrass Lizard 2021 Sceloporus dixoni Bryson, Grummer, Connors, Tirpak, McCormack & Klicka
	Sceloporus hesperus Sierra de Mascota Bunchgrass Lizard 2021 Sceloporus hesperus Bryson, Grummer, Connors, Tirpak, McCormack & Klicka

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

	Homonota itambere Paraguari Broad-headed Gecko 2021 Homonota itambere Cabral & Cacciali
	Phyllodactylus cleofasensis Maria Cleofas Leaf-toed Gecko 2021 Phyllodactylus cleofasensis Ramírez-Reyes, Barraza-Soltero, Nolasco-Luna, Flores-Villela & Escobedo-Galván

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Dravidoseps nilgiriensis Nilgiri Leaf-litter Skink 2021 Subdoluseps nilgiriensis Ganesh, Srikanthan, Ghosh, Adhikari, Kumar & Datta-Roy
	Eutropis alcalai Pasonanca Sun Skink 2021 Eutropis alcalai Barley, Sanguila & Brown
	Lobulia fortis Mount Strong Moss Skink 2021 Lobulia fortis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri
	Lobulia huonensis Huon Moss Skink 2021 Lobulia huonensis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri
	Lobulia marmorata Marbled Moss Skink 2021 Lobulia marmorata Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri
	Lobulia vogelkopensis Vogelkop Moss Skink 2021 Lobulia vogelkopensis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri
	Oligosoma kahurangi Kahurangi Skink 2021 Oligosoma kahurangi Patterson & Hitchmough
	Oligosoma kakerakau Whangarei Skink 2021 Oligosoma kakerakau Barr, Chapple, Hitchmough, Patterson & Ngatiwai Trust Board
	Ornithuroscincus bengaun Daga Smooth-eared Skink 2021 Ornithuroscincus bengaun Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri
	Ornithuroscincus inornatus Plain Smooth-eared Skink 2021 Ornithuroscincus inornatus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri
	Ornithuroscincus pterophilus Mount Victoria Smooth-eared Skink 2021 Ornithuroscincus pterophilus Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri
	Ornithuroscincus shearmani Milne Bay Comb-eared Skink 2021 Ornithuroscincus shearmani Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri
	Ornithuroscincus viridis Green Smooth-eared Skink 2021 Ornithuroscincus viridis Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus, Allison, Carranza & Meiri
	Plestiodon longiartus South Guerreran Blue-tailed Skink 2021 Plestiodon longiartus García-Vázquez, Pavón-Vázquez, Feria-Ortiz & Nieto-Montes de Oca
	Praeteropus auxilliger Lake Elphinstone Worm Skink 2021 Praeteropus auxilliger Hutchinson, Couper, Amey & Worthington Wilmer
	Praeteropus monachus Mount Abbot Worm Skink 2021 Praeteropus monachus Hutchinson, Couper, Amey & Worthington Wilmer
	Sphenomorphus wau Mount Kaindi Forest Skink 2021 Sphenomorphus wau Shea & Allison
	Subdoluseps vietnamensis Vietnamese Agile Skink 2021 Subdoluseps vietnamensis Le, Nguyen, Phan, Rujirawan, Aowphol, Vo, Murphy & Nguyen
	Tropidophorus hongjiangensis Hongjiang Stream Skink 2021 Tropidophorus guangxiensis hongjiangensis Guo, Shu, Wu, Chen, Hou, Shi & Deng

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

Aspidoscelis preopatae Bavispe River Whiptail 2021 Aspidoscelis preopatae Barley, Reeder, Nieto-Montes de Oca, Cole & Thomson

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

Stenocercus ica Ica Whorl-tailed Iguana 2021 Stenocercus ica Mendoza, Ramírez, Barrera & Aguilar-Puntriano

Sauria (Lizards): Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)

	Lepidophyma lusca Huasteca Tropical Night Lizard 2021 Lepidophyma lusca Arenas-Moreno, Muñoz-Nolasco, Bautista-del Moral, Rodríguez-Miranda, Domínguez-Guerrero & Méndez-de la Cruz
	Lepidophyma ramirezi Cintalapa Tropical Night Lizard 2021 Lepidophyma ramirezi Lara-Tufiño & Nieto-Montes de Oca

Serpentes (Snakes): Boidae (Typical Boas)

Chilabothrus ampelophis Hispaniolan Vine Boa 2021 Chilabothrus ampelophis Landestoy-T., Reynolds & Henderson

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Ahaetulla rufusoculara Red-eyed Whip Snake 2021 Ahaetulla rufusoculara Lam, Thu, Nguyen, Murphy & Nguyen
	Arrhyton albicollum White-collared Ground Snake 2021 Arrhyton albicollum Díaz, Fong G., Salas & Hedges
	Atractus akerios Nova Vida Spindle Snake 2021 Atractus akerios Melo-Sampaio, Passos, Prudente, Venegas & Torres-Carvajal
	Atractus nawa Porto Walter Spindle Snake 2021 Atractus nawa Melo-Sampaio, Passos, Prudente, Venegas & Torres-Carvajal
	Atractus pachacamac Sumaco Spindle Snake 2021 Atractus pachacamac Melo-Sampaio, Passos, Prudente, Venegas & Torres-Carvajal
	Atractus ukupacha El Chaco Spindle Snake 2021 Atractus ukupacha Melo-Sampaio, Passos, Prudente, Venegas & Torres-Carvajal
	Calamaria alcalai Mindoro Reed Snake 2021 Calamaria alcalai Weinell, Leviton & Brown
	Calamaria nebulosa Clouded Reed Snake 2021 Calamaria nebulosa Lee
	Dasypeltis congolensis Congolese Egg Eater 2021 Dasypeltis congolensis Trape, Mediannikov, Chirio & Chirio
	Dispholidus pembae Pemba Boomslang 2021 Dispholidus pembae Hughes
	Elaphe xiphodonta Qinling Rat Snake 2021 Elaphe xiphodonta Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang
	Erythrolamprus aenigma Savannah Smooth Snake 2021 Erythrolamprus aenigma Entiauspe-Neto, Abegg, Koch, Nuñez, Azevedo, Moraes, Tiutenko, Bialves & Loebmann
	Hebius igneus Fire-backed Keelback 2021 Hebius igneus David, Vogel, Nguyen, Orlov, Pauwels, Teynié & Ziegler
	Hebius weixiensis Weixi Keelback 2021 Hebius weixiensis Hou, Yuan, Wei, Zhao, Liu, Wu, Shen, Chen, Guo & Che
	Helicops acangussu Rondonia Keelback 2021 Helicops acangussu Moraes-da-Silva, Walterman, Citelic, Nunesa & Curcio
	Helicops phantasma Phantom Keelback 2021 Helicops phantasma Moraes-da-Silva, Amaro, Sales Nunes, Rodrigues & Curcio
	Oligodon bivirgatus Two-striped Kukri Snake 2021 Oligodon bivirgatus Qian, Qi, Shi, Lu, Jenkins, Mo & Li
	Oligodon phangan Pha-Ngan Kukri Snake 2021 Oligodon phangan Pauwels, Thongyai, Chantong & Sumontha
	Oligodon promsombuti Khao Phanom Wang Kukri Snake 2021 Oligodon promsombuti Pauwels, Thongyai, Chantong & Sumontha
	Oligodon tolaki Tolaki Kukri Snake 2021 Oligodon tolaki Amarasinghe, Henkanaththegedara, Campbell, Riyanto, Hallermann & Vogel
	Oxybelis inkaterra Peruvian Vine Snake 2021 Oxybelis inkaterra Jadin, Jowers, Orlofske, Duellman, Blair & Murphy
	Oxybelis transandinus Bosqueira Vine Snake 2021 Oxybelis transandinus Torres-Carvajal, Mejía-Guerrero & Terán
	Philothamnus brunneus Brown Bush Snake 2021 Philothamnus brunneus Trape, Hughes, Collet & Mediannikov
	Philothamnus mayombensis Mayombe Green Snake 2021 Philothamnus mayombensis Trape, Collet, Hughes & Mediannikov in Trape, Hughes, Collet & Mediannikov
	Platyceps josephi Tamil Nadu Whip Snake 2021 Platyceps josephi Deepak, Narayanan, Mohapatra, Dutta, Melvinselvan, Khan, Mahlow & Tillack
	Rhabdophis bindi Bindi Keelback 2021 Rhabdophis bindi Das, Smith, Sidik, Sarker, Boruah, Patel, Murthy & Deepak
	Rhabdophis confusus Hainan Keelback 2021 Rhabdophis confusus David & Vogel
	Rhynchophis hainanensis Hainan Rhinoceros Snake 2021 Gonyosoma hainanense Peng, Zhang, Huang, Burbrink, Chen, Hou, Zhu, Yang & Wang
	Stegonotus aplini Purari Ground Snake 2021 Stegonotus aplini O'Shea & Richards
	Stegonotus nancuro Timor Ground Snake 2021 Stegonotus nancuro Kaiser, Kaiser, Mecke & O'Shea
	Thamnodynastes silvai Loreto Mock Viper 2021 Thamnodynastes silvai Trevine, Caicedo-Portilla, Hoogmoed, Thomas, Franco, Montingelli, Osorno-Muñoz & Zaher
	Toxicodryas adamanteus Eastern Powdered Cat Snake 2021 Toxicodryas adamanteus Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Rödel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown
	Toxicodryas vexator Eastern Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake 2021 Toxicodryas vexator Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Rödel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown
	Tropidodipsas papavericola Poppyfield Snail Eater 2021 Tropidodipsas papavericola Grünwald, Toribio-Jiménez, Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Franz-Chávez, Peñaloza-Montaño, Barrera-Nava, Jones, Rodriguez, Hughes, Strickland & Reyes-Velasco
	Tropidodipsas tricolor Tricolor Snail Eater 2021 Tropidodipsas tricolor Grünwald, Toribio-Jiménez, Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Franz-Chávez, Peñaloza-Montaño, Barrera-Nava, Jones, Rodriguez, Hughes, Strickland & Reyes-Velasco
	Verdigrophis coeruleus Blue-eyed Bush Rat Snake 2021 Gonyosoma coeruleum Liu, Hou, Lwin, Wang & Rao

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

Bungarus suzhenae Yingjiang Krait 2021 Bungarus suzhenae Chen, Shi, Vogel, Ding & Shi

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

Gerrhopilus sumatranus Sumatra Blind Snake 2021 Gerrhopilus sumatranus Wynn

Serpentes (Snakes): Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)

	Brachyorrhos pygmaeus Seram Short-tailed Snake 2021 Brachyorrhos pygmaeus Murphy & Voris
	Myanophis thanlyinensis Thanlyin Mud Snake 2021 Myanophis thanlyinensis Köhler, Khaing & Than in Köhler, Khaing, Than, Baranski, Schell, Greve, Janke & Pauls

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

	Boaedon mendesi Principe House Snake 2021 Boaedon mendesi Ceríaco, Arellano, Jadin, Marques, Parrinha & Hallermann
	Lycophidion chirioi Sangba Wolf Snake 2021 Lycophidion chirioi Trape
	Lycophidion tchadensis Chadian Wolf Snake 2021 Lycophidion tchadensis Trape
	Psammophis turpanensis Turpan Sand Snake 2021 Psammophis turpanensis Chen, Liu, Cai, Li, Wu & Guo

Serpentes (Snakes): Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters)

	Asthenodipsas ingeri Kinabalu Slug Eater 2021 Asthenodipsas ingeri Quah, Lim & Grismer
	Pareas temporalis Lam Dong Slug Eater 2021 Pareas temporalis Le, Tran, Hoang & Stuart
	Xylophis deepaki Marthandam Narrow-headed Snake 2021 Xylophis deepaki Narayanan, Mohapatra, Balan, Das & Gower

Serpentes (Snakes): Pythonidae (Pythons)

Antaresia papuensis Papuan Spotted Python 2021 Antaresia papuensis Esquerré, Donnellan, Pavón-Vázquez, Fenker & Keogh

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

Madatyphlops eudelini Mayotte Blind Snake 2021 Madatyphlops eudelini Hawlitschek, Scherz, Webster, Ineich & Glaw

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

Uropeltis jerdoni Bengaluru Shieldtail 2021 Uropeltis jerdoni Ganesh, Punith, Adhikari & Achyuthan

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

	Bothrops oligobalius Northern Velvety Lancehead 2021 Bothrops oligobalius Vechio, Prates, Grazziotin, Graboski & Rodrigues
	Craspedocephalus peltopelor Agasthyamalai Pitviper 2021 Craspedocephalus peltopelor Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker
	Craspedocephalus travancoricus Travancore Pitviper 2021 Craspedocephalus travancoricus Mallik, Srikanthan, Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Campbell, Malhotra & Shanker
	Gloydius lipipengi Nujiang Mamushi 2021 Gloydius lipipengi Shi, Liu & Malhotra in Shi, Liu, Giri, Owens, Santra, Kuttalam, Selvan, Guo & Malhotra
	Gloydius swild Glacier Mamushi 2021 Gloydius swild Shi & Malhotra in Shi, Liu, Giri, Owens, Santra, Kuttalam, Selvan, Guo & Malhotra
	Metlapilcoatlus borealis Queretaro Jumping Pitviper 2021 Metlapilcoatlus borealis Tepos-Ramírez, Flores-Villela, Velasco, Pedraza Lara, García Rubio & Jadin
	Trimeresurus guoi Jiangcheng Green Pitviper 2021 Trimeresurus guoi Chen, Shi, Gao, Vogel, Song, Ding & Dai
	Trimeresurus kuiburi Kui Buri Pitviper 2021 Trimeresurus kuiburi Sumontha, Suntrarachun, Pauwels, Pawangkhanant, Chomngam, Iamwiriyakul & Chanhome
	Vipera tuniyevi Georgian Viper 2021 Pelias tuniyevi Ananjeva, Gabaev, Iremashvili, Lotiev & Petrova

Serpentes (Snakes): Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes)

	Achalinus dehuaensis Dehua Burrowing Snake 2021 Achalinus dehuaensis Li, Wu, Xu, Zhu, Ren, Guo & Dong
	Achalinus huangjietangi Huangshan Burrowing Snake 2021 Achalinus huangjietangi Huang, Peng, Yu, Huang, Jiang, Ding, Chang, Yang, Xu & Huang
	Achalinus panzhihuaensis Panzhihua Burrowing Snake 2021 Achalinus panzhihuaensis Hou, Wang, Guo, Chen, Yuan & Che
	Achalinus yangdatongi Xichou Burrowing Snake 2021 Achalinus yangdatongi Hou, Wang, Guo, Chen, Yuan & Che
	Stoliczkia vanhnuailianai Mizoram Earth Snake 2021 Stoliczkia vanhnuailianai Lalronunga, Lalhmangaiha, Zosangliana, Lalhmingliani, Gower, Das & Deepak

Testudines (Turtles): Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)

Pelodiscus huangshanensis Huangshan Softshell Turtle 2021 Pelodiscus huangshanensis Gong, Peng, Huang, Lin, Huang, Xu, Yang & Nie