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

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Bronchocela cyanopalpebra Car Nicobar Long-tailed Agama 2023 Bronchocela cyanopalpebra Chandramouli, Adhikari, Amarasinghe & Abinawanto
	Bronchocela nicobarica Little Nicobar Long-tailed Agama 2023 Bronchocela nicobarica Chandramouli, Adhikari, Amarasinghe & Abinawanto
	Calotes wangi Chinese Crested Agama 2023 Calotes wangi Huang, Li, Wang, Li, Hou & Cai
	Ctenophorus ibiri Eyre Peninsula Mallee Dragon 2023 Ctenophorus ibiri Edwards & Hutchinson
	Ctenophorus kartiwarru Red-backed Military Dragon 2023 Ctenophorus kartiwarru Edwards & Hutchinson
	Ctenophorus tjakalpa Ghost Military Dragon 2023 Ctenophorus tjakalpa Edwards & Hutchinson
	Ctenophorus tuniluki Southern Mallee Dragon 2023 Ctenophorus tuniluki Edwards & Hutchinson
	Diploderma danbaense Danba Mountain Dragon 2023 Diploderma danbaense Liu, Hou, Ananjeva & Rao
	Diploderma donglangense Donglang Mountain Dragon 2023 Diploderma donglangense Liu, Hou, Ananjeva & Rao
	Diploderma jiulongense Jiulong Mountain Dragon 2023 Diploderma jiulongense Liu, Hou, Ananjeva & Rao
	Diploderma tachengense Tacheng Mountain Dragon 2023 Diploderma tachengense Liu, Hou, Ananjeva & Rao
	Gonocephalus inauris Bengkulu Anglehead Agama 2023 Gonocephalus inauris Harvey, Sarker, Sidik, Kurniawan & Smith
	Laodracon carsticola Laos Karst Dragon 2023 Laodracon carsticola Brakels, Sitthivong, Wang, Nguyen & Poyarkov in Sitthivong, Brakels, Xayyasith, Maury, Idiiatullina, Pawangkhanant, Wang, Nguyen & Poyarkov
	Pseudotrapelus tuwaiqensis Tuwaiq Desert Agama 2023 Pseudotrapelus tuwaiqensis Tamar, Uvizl, Shobrak, Almutairi, Busais, Salim, AlGethami, AlGethami, Alanazi, Alsubaie, Chirio, Carranza & Smid
	Tympanocryptis darlingensis Darling Earless Dragon 2023 Tympanocryptis darlingensis Chaplin, Wilson, Sumner & Melville
	Tympanocryptis einasleighensis Einasleigh Earless Dragon 2023 Tympanocryptis einasleighensis Chaplin, Wilson, Sumner & Melville
	Tympanocryptis hobsoni Emerald Earless Dragon 2023 Tympanocryptis hobsoni Chaplin, Wilson, Sumner & Melville

Sauria (Lizards): Anolidae (Anoles)

	Dactyloa quimbaya Quimbaya Anole 2023 Anolis quimbaya Moreno-Arias, Méndez-Galeano, Beltrán & Vargas-Ramírez
	Dactyloa tequendama Tequendama Anole 2023 Anolis tequendama Moreno-Arias, Méndez-Galeano, Beltrán & Vargas-Ramírez
	Norops riparius Pacuarito Stream Anole 2023 Anolis riparius Chaves, Ryan, Bolaños, Márquez, Köhler & Poe
	Norops robinsoni Palma Stream Anole 2023 Anolis robinsoni Chaves, Ryan, Bolaños, Márquez, Köhler & Poe

Sauria (Lizards): Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos)

Phyllurus fimbriatus Scawfell Island Broad-tailed Gecko 2023 Phyllurus fimbriatus Hoskin

Sauria (Lizards): Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)

Cordylus momboloensis Mombolo Girdled Lizard 2023 Cordylus momboloensis Bates, Lobón-Rovira, Stanley, Branch & Vaz Pinto

Sauria (Lizards): Dibamidae (Blind Skinks)

Dibamus tropcentr Nin Thuan Blind Skink 2023 Dibamus tropcentr Kliukin, Nguyen, Le, Bragin, Tran, Gorin & Poyarkov

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

	Amalosia capensis Cape York Zigzag Gecko 2023 Amalosia capensis Hoskin & Couper
	Amalosia hinesi Nandewar Zigzag Gecko 2023 Amalosia hinesi Hoskin & Couper
	Amalosia nebula Upland Zigzag Gecko 2023 Amalosia nebula Hoskin & Couper
	Amalosia queenslandia Queensland Zigzag Gecko 2023 Amalosia queenslandia Hoskin & Couper
	Amalosia saxicola Rock Zigzag Gecko 2023 Amalosia saxicola Hoskin & Couper
	Hoplodactylus tohu Southern Giant Gecko 2023 Hoplodactylus tohu Scarsbrook, Walton, Rawlence & Hitchmough
	Strophurus spinula Lesser Spiny-tailed Gecko 2023 Strophurus spinula Sadlier, Beatson, Brennan & Bauer
	Woodworthia korowai Korowai Gecko 2023 Woodworthia korowai Winkel, Wells, Harker & Hitchmough

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Alsophylax emilia Kokand Pygmy Gecko 2023 Alsophylax emilia Nazarov, Abduraupov, Shepelya, Gritsina, Melnikov, Buehler, Lapin, Poyarkov & Grismer
	Alsophylax ferganensis Fergana Valley Pygmy Gecko 2023 Alsophylax ferganensis Nazarov, Abduraupov, Shepelya, Gritsina, Melnikov, Buehler, Lapin, Poyarkov & Grismer
	Cnemaspis cavernicola Pakkamalai Rock Gecko 2023 Cnemaspis cavernicola Khandekar, Thackeray, Kalaimani & Agarwal
	Cnemaspis fortis Mahad Rock Gecko 2023 Cnemaspis fortis Sayyed
	Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi Keeranhola Rock Gecko 2023 Cnemaspis ganeshaiahi Narayanan, Pal, Grismer & Aravind
	Cnemaspis jayaweerai Ethagala Rock Gecko 2023 Cnemaspis jayaweerai Karunarathna, Ukuwela, Silva, Bauer, Madawala, Poyarkov, Botejue, Gabadage, Grismer, Gorin
	Cnemaspis nanayakkarai Galgiriya Mountains Rock Gecko 2023 Cnemaspis nanayakkarai Karunarathna, Ukuwela, Silva, Bauer, Madawala, Poyarkov, Botejue, Gabadage, Grismer, Gorin
	Cnemaspis pakkamalaiensis Cave-dwelling Rock Gecko 2023 Cnemaspis pakkamalaiensis Khandekar, Thackeray, Kalaimani & Agarwal
	Cnemaspis rashidi Kottamalai Rock Gecko 2023 Cnemaspis rashidi Sayyed, Kirubakaran, Khot, Thanigaivel, Satheeshkumar, Sayyed, Sayyed, Purkayastha, Deshpande & Sulakhe
	Cnemaspis reticulata Reticulated Rock Gecko 2023 Cnemaspis reticulata Sayyed, Kirubakaran, Khot, Abinesh, Harshan, Sayyed, Sayyed, Adhikari & Purkayastha
	Cnemaspis sundara Mekkarai Rock Gecko 2023 Cnemaspis sundara Sayyed, Kirubakaran, Khot, Harsan, Adhikari, Sayyed, Sayyed, Fazil, Jerith, Deshpande, Purkayastha & Sulakhe
	Cnemaspis triedra Alagarkovil Rock Gecko 2023 Cnemaspis triedra Sayyed, Kirubakaran, Khot, Harsan, Adhikari, Sayyed, Sayyed, Fazil, Jerith, Deshpande, Purkayastha & Sulakhe
	Cyrtodactylus arndti Van Canh Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus arndti Ngo, Hormann, Le, Pham, Phung, Do, Ostrowski, Nguyen & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus awalriyantoi Maninjau Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus awalriyantoi Ahda, Nugraha, Tjong, Kurniawan, Amardi, Fauzi & Lin
	Cyrtodactylus caixitaoi Menglun Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus caixitaoi Liu, Rao, Hou, Wang & Ananjeva
	Cyrtodactylus chengodumalaensis Chengodumala Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus chengodumalaensis Agarwal, Umesh, Das, Bauer & Khandekar
	Cyrtodactylus chumuensis Chu Mu Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus chumuensis Ngo, Hormann, Le, Pham, Phung, Do, Ostrowski, Nguyen & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus denticulatus Spiny-tailed Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus denticulatus Chomdej, Suwannapoom, Pradit, Phupanbai & Grismer
	Cyrtodactylus disjunctus Pawang Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus disjunctus Grismer, Pawangkhanant, Idiiatullina, Trofimets, Nazarov, Suwannapoom & Poyarkov
	Cyrtodactylus gonjong Gonjong Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus gonjong Nugraha, Ahda, Tjong, Kurniawan, Riyanto, Fauzi & Lin
	Cyrtodactylus hutan Gunung Mulu Giant Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus hutan Davis, Nashriq, Woytek, Wikramanayake, Bauer, Karin, Brennan, Iskandar & Das 2023
	Cyrtodactylus irulaorum Irula Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus irulaorum Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar
	Cyrtodactylus kapitensis Kapit Giant Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus kapitensis Davis, Nashriq, Woytek, Wikramanayake, Bauer, Karin, Brennan, Iskandar & Das 2023
	Cyrtodactylus relictus Relict Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus relictus Agarwal, Thackeray & Khandekar
	Cyrtodactylus santana Napana Wei Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus santana Chan, Grismer, Santana, Pinto, Loke & Conaboy
	Cyrtodactylus sungaiupe Thung Wa Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus sungaiupe Termprayoon, Rujirawan, Grismer, Wood & Aowphol
	Cyrtodactylus tayhoaensis Tay Hoa Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus tayhoaensis Do, Do, Le, Ngo, Ziegler, Nguyen & Pham
	Cyrtodactylus thongphaphumensis Thong Pha Phum Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus thongphaphumensis Grismer, Rujirawan, Chomdej, Suwannapoom, Yodthong, Aksornneam & Aowphol
	Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis Vairengte Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus vairengtensis Lalremsanga, Colney, Vabeiryureilai, Malsawmdawngliana, Bohra, Biakzuala, Muansanga, Das & Purkayastha
	Cyrtodactylus wangkhramensis Wangkhram Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtodactylus wangkhramensis Termprayoon, Rujirawan, Grismer, Wood & Aowphol
	Cyrtopodion vindhya Vindhya Hills Bent-toed Gecko 2023 Cyrtopodion vindhya Patel, Thackeray, Mirza & Vyas
	Dixonius fulbrighti Duc Co Leaf-toed Gecko 2023 Dixonius fulbrighti Luu, Grismer, Hoang, Murdoch & Grismer
	Dixonius gialaiensis Gia Lai Leaf-toed Gecko 2023 Dixonius gialaiensis Luu, Nguyen, Le, Grismer, Ha, Sitthivong, Hoang & Grismer
	Dixonius muangfuangensis Muangfuang Leaf-toed Gecko 2023 Dixonius muangfuangensis Luu, Nguyen, Le, Grismer, Ha, Sitthivong, Hoang & Grismer
	Dravidogecko beddomei Periyar Dravid Gecko 2023 Dravidogecko beddomei Adhikari, Srikanthan & Ganesh
	Gekko kaiyai Dabie Mountains Gecko 2023 Gekko kaiyai Zhang, Wu & Zhang in Zhang, Wu, Cai, Wang, Pang, Ma, Yu, Li, Huang, Zeng, Li, Yan, Li & Zhang
	Gekko mizoramensis Mizoram Gliding Gecko 2023 Gekko mizoramensis Lalremsanga, Muansanga, Vabeiryureilai & Mirza
	Hemidactylus multisulcatus Madurai Rock Gecko 2023 Hemidactylus multisulcatus Sayyed, Kirubakaran, Khot, Adhikari, Sayyed, Sayyed, Purkayastha, Deshpande & Sulakhe
	Hemidactylus pakkamalaiensis Pakkamalai Half-toed Gecko 2023 Hemidactylus pakkamalaiensis Narayanan, Christopher, Raman, Mukherjee, Prabhu, Lenin, Vimalraj & Deepak
	Hemidactylus paucifasciatus Few-banded Termite Hill Gecko 2023 Hemidactylus paucifasciatus Mohapatra, Agarwal, Mohalik, Dutta & Khandekar
	Hemidactylus quartziticolus Manakkarai Half-toed Gecko 2023 Hemidactylus quartziticolus Khandekar, Thackeray, Mariappan, Gangalmale, Waghe, Pawar & Agarwal
	Hemiphyllodactylus cattien Cat Tien Slender Gecko 2023 Hemiphyllodactylus cattien Yushchenko, Grismer, Bragin, Dac & Poyarkov
	Hemiphyllodactylus lungcuensis Lung Cu Slender Gecko 2023 Hemiphyllodactylus lungcuensis Luu, Nguyen, Do, Pham, Hoang, Nguyen, Le, Ziegler, Grismer & Grismer
	Lepidodactylus laticinctus Umboi Scaly-toed Gecko 2023 Lepidodactylus laticinctus Kraus, Vahtera & Weijola
	Lepidodactylus makira Makira Scaly-toed Gecko 2023 Lepidodactylus makira Kraus
	Lygodactylus gamblei Manono Dwarf Gecko 2023 Lygodactylus gamblei Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum
	Lygodactylus karamoja Karamoja Dwarf Gecko 2023 Lygodactylus karamoja Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum
	Lygodactylus kibera Bubanza Dwarf Gecko 2023 Lygodactylus kibera Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum
	Lygodactylus leopardinus Leopard Dwarf Gecko 2023 Lygodactylus leopardinus Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum
	Lygodactylus mirabundus Sankuru Dwarf Gecko 2023 Lygodactylus mirabundus Lobón-Rovira, Bauer, Vaz Pinto, Trape, Conradie, Kusamba, Júlio, Cael, Stanley, Hughes, Behangana, Masudi, Pauwels & Greenbaum
	Lygodactylus neglectus Fernando do Noronha Dwarf Gecko 2023 Lygodactylus neglectus Ceríaco & Passos
	Pachydactylus maiatoi N'Dolondolo Thick-toed Gecko 2023 Pachydactylus maiatoi Marques, Parrinha, Ceríaco, Brennan, Heinicke & Bauer
	Paroedura manongavato Anja Leaf-toed Gecko 2023 Paroedura manongavato Piccoli, Belluardo, Lobón-Rovira, Oliveira Alves, Rasoazanany, Andreone, Rosa & Crottini
	Uroplatus garamaso Garamaso Leaf-tailed Gecko 2023 Uroplatus garamaso Glaw, Köhler, Ratsoavina, Raselimanana, Crottini, Gehring, Böhme, Scherz & Vences

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

	Iphisa brunopereira Sao Pedro Glossy Shade Teju 2023 Iphisa brunopereira Mello, Recoder, Fouquet, Rodrigues & Nunes
	Iphisa dorothy Eastern Glossy Shade Teju 2023 Iphisa dorothy Mello, Recoder, Fouquet, Rodrigues & Nunes
	Iphisa munduruku Abacaxis Glossy Shade Teju 2023 Iphisa munduruku Mello, Recoder, Fouquet, Rodrigues & Nunes
	Iphisa pellegrino Moiobamba Glossy Shade Teju 2023 Iphisa pellegrino Mello, Recoder, Fouquet, Rodrigues & Nunes
	Iphisa surui Southern Glossy Shade Teju 2023 Iphisa surui Mello, Recoder, Fouquet, Rodrigues & Nunes
	Petracola amazonensis Amazonas Rock Teju 2023 Petracola amazonensis Mamani, Vargas, Chaparro & Catenazzi
	Petracola shurugojalcapi Jalca Rock Teju 2023 Petracola shurugojalcapi Mamani, Vargas, Chaparro & Catenazzi
	Pholidobolus argosi Mesenia-Paramillo Mountain Teju 2023 Pholidobolus argosi Amézquita, Mazariegos-H., Cañaveral, Orejuela, Barragán-Contreras & Daza
	Pholidobolus celsiae Mistrató Mountain Teju 2023 Pholidobolus celsiae Amézquita, Mazariegos-H., Cañaveral, Orejuela, Barragán-Contreras & Daza
	Pholidobolus odinsae Jardín Mountain Teju 2023 Pholidobolus odinsae Amézquita, Mazariegos-H., Cañaveral, Orejuela, Barragán-Contreras & Daza
	Proctoporus titans Titans Lightbulb Teju 2023 Proctoporus titans Lehr, Cusi, Fernandez, Vera & Catenazzi
	Selvasaura candesi Maranon Spectacled Teju 2023 Selvasaura candesi Chávez, García-Ayachi & Catenazzi
	Selvasaura mamaduluae Zamora Chinchipe Spectacled Teju 2023 Selvasaura mamaduluae Brito-Zapata, Guayasamin, Parra, Torres-Carvajal & Reyes-Puig

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

	Darevskia arribasi South Ossetian Rock Lizard 2023 Darevskia arribasi Tuniyev, Petrova & Lotiev
	Eremias graphica Yazd-Tabas Desert Runner 2023 Eremias graphica Orlova, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rajabizadeh, Nabizadeh, Poyarkov, Melnikov & Nazarov
	Eremias pseudofasciata Boshruiyeh Desert Runner 2023 Eremias pseudofasciata Orlova, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rajabizadeh, Nabizadeh, Poyarkov, Melnikov & Nazarov

Sauria (Lizards): Leiosauridae (Smooth Iguanas)

Urostrophus chungarae Bolivian Steppe Iguana 2023 Urostrophus chungarae Malleret, Pisetta, Fagundes & Verrastro

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

	Liolaemus attenboroughi Cordón de Putrachoique Smooth-throated Lizard 2023 Liolaemus attenboroughi Sánchez, Morando & Avila
	Liolaemus carezzae Chañaral Island Smooth-throated Lizard 2023 Liolaemus carezzae Campos-Soto, Rodríguez-Valenzuela, Bruna, Díaz-Campusano, Cianferoni, Boric-Bargetto & Torres-Pérez
	Liolaemus kulinko Aguada Pichana Smooth-throated Lizard 2023 Liolaemus kulinko Abdala, Chafrat, Chaparro, Procheret, Valdes, Lannutti, Perez & Quinteros
	Liolaemus nigrodorsum Black-backed Smooth-throated Lizard 2023 Liolaemus nigrodorsum Troncoso-Palacios & Contreras-Piderit

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

Sceloporus geminus Xilitla Spiny Lizard 2023 Sceloporus geminus Campillo-García, Flores-Villela, Butler, Benabib & Castiglia

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

Homonota xiru Xiru Broad-headed Gecko 2023 Homonota xiru Carvalho, Laspiur, Klaczko, Rivas, Rodrigues, Sena & Céspedes

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Acontias mukwando Mukwando Legless Skink 2023 Acontias mukwando Marques, Parrinha, Tiutenko, Lopes-Lima, Bauer & Ceríaco 2023
	Oligosoma aureocola Mataura Skink 2023 Oligosoma aureocola Knox, Patterson & Chapple
	Scincella wangyuezhaoi Hengduan Mountains Ground Skink 2023 Scincella wangyuezhaoi Jia, Gao, Huang, Ren, Jiang, Li & Li

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

Aspidoscelis townsendae (laboratory-bred species) Townsend's Whiptail 2023 Aspidoscelis townsendae Cole, Baumann, Taylor, Bobon, Ho, Neaves & Baumann

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

Tropidurus madeiramamore Porto Velho Keel-tailed Iguana 2023 Tropidurus madeiramamore Carvalho, Paredero, Villalobos-Chaves, Ferreira, Rodrigues & Curcio

Sauria (Lizards): Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)

	Varanus louisiadensis Louisiade Mangrove Monitor 2023 Varanus louisiadensis Weijola & Kraus
	Varanus tanimbar Tanimbar Mangrove Monitor 2023 Varanus tanimbar Weijola & Kraus

Sauria (Lizards): Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)

Lepidophyma jasonjonesi Victoria Tropical Night Lizard 2023 Lepidophyma jasonjonesi Grünwald, Reyes-Velasco, Ahumada-Carrillo, Montaño-Ruvalcaba, Franz-Chávez, Forest, Ramírez-Chaparro, Terán-Juárez & Borja-Jiménez

Serpentes (Snakes): Anomalepididae (Neotropical Blind Snakes)

Liotyphlops palauophis Palau's Blind Snake 2023 Liotyphlops palauophis Marra Santos

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Atractus paulus Namballe Spindle Snake 2023 Atractus paulus Melo-Sampaio & Venegas
	Calamaria jinggangensis Mount Jinggang Reed Snake 2023 Calamaria jinggangensis Bo, Jianping, Yayong, Song, Dongbo & Li
	Dendrelaphis binhi Tuy Phong Bronzeback 2023 Dendrelaphis binhi Nguyen, Nguyen, Le, Nguyen, Vo, Vo, Che & Murphy
	Dipsadoboa riparia Kambadaga Nocturnal Tree Snake 2023 Dipsadoboa riparia Trape, Mediannikov & Baldé 2023
	Dipsas aparatiritos Hidden Snail Eater 2023 Dipsas aparatiritos Ray, Sánchez-Martínez, Batista, Mulcahy, Sheehy, Smith, Pyron & Arteaga
	Dipsas welborni Zamora Chinchipe Snail Eater 2023 Dipsas welborni Arteaga & Batista
	Elaphe druzei Levant Rat Snake 2023 Elaphe druzei Jablonski, Ribeiro-Júnior & Meiri in Jablonski, Ribeiro-Júnior, Simonov, Soltys & Meiri
	Hebius jingdongensis Jingdong Keelback 2023 Hebius jingdongensis Ma, Shi, Ayi & Jiang
	Hebius youjiangensis Youjiang Keelback 2023 Hebius youjiangensis Xu, Yang, Gong, Wu, Huang, Liu, Liang, Huang & Huang
	Ninia guytudori Pichincha Coffee Snake 2023 Ninia guytudori Arteaga & Harris
	Paikwaophis kruki Paikwa Snake 2023 Paikwaophis kruki Kok & Means
	Philothamnus chifunderai Eastern Barred Green Snake 2023 Philothamnus chifunderai Greenbaum, Pauwels, Gvozdík, Vaughan, Chaney, Buontempo, Aristote, Muninga & Engelbrecht
	Rhabdophis hmongorum Fansipan Keelback 2023 Rhabdophis hmongorum Kane, Tapley, La & Nguyen
	Rhabdophis kaiyuanensis Kaiyuan Keelback 2023 Rhabdophis kaiyuanensis Qin, Bin, Xinhong, Yangmei & Peng
	Sahyadriophis uttaraghati Northern Sahyadri Keelback 2023 Sahyadriophis uttaraghati Patel, Thackeray, Campbell & Mirza
	Sibon canopy Coclé Snail Eater 2023 Sibon canopy Arteaga & Batista
	Sibon irmelindicaprioae Darién Snail Eater 2023 Sibon irmelindicaprioae Arteaga & Batista
	Sibon marleyae Verdecanandé Snail Eater 2023 Sibon marleyae Arteaga & Batista
	Sibon vieirai Pichincha Snail Eater 2023 Sibon vieirai Arteaga & Batista
	Tachymenoides harrisonfordi Otishi Scrub Snake 2023 Tachymenoides harrisonfordi Lehr, Cusi, Fernandez, Vera & Catenazzi

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

	Demansia cyanochasma Bluish Whip Snake 2023 Demansia cyanochasma Nankivell, Maryan, Bush & Hutchinson
	Hemachatus nyangensis Nyanga Ring-necked Spitting Cobra 2023 Coluber nyangensis Reissig, Major, Renk, Barlow, Paijmans, Morris, Hofreiter, Broadley & Wüster in Major, Renk, Reissig, Paijmans, Morris, Hofreiter, Barlow, Broadley & Wüster
	Naja obscura Obscure Cobra 2023 Naja obscura Saleh & Trape in Trape

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

	Gerrhopilus flavinotatus Menemsore Blind Snake 2023 Gerrhopilus flavinotatus Kraus
	Gerrhopilus lorealis Bulolo Blind Snake 2023 Gerrhopilus lorealis Kraus
	Gerrhopilus papuanorum Bunisi Blind Snake 2023 Gerrhopilus papuanorum Kraus
	Gerrhopilus polyadenus Oro Blind Snake 2023 Gerrhopilus polyadenus Kraus
	Gerrhopilus slapcinskyi Dunch River Blind Snake 2023 Gerrhopilus slapcinskyi Kraus
	Gerrhopilus wallachi Afore Blind Snake 2023 Gerrhopilus wallachi Kraus

Serpentes (Snakes): Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)

Hypsiscopus indonesiensis Sulawesi Mud Snake 2023 Hypsiscopus indonesiensis Hamidy, Zakky, Fitriyana & Endarwin

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

Psammophis cornusafricae African Horn Sand Snake 2023 Psammophis cornusafricae Smíd, Fernández, Elmi & Mazuch

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

	Myriopholis mackayi Tsavo Thread Snake 2023 Myriopholis mackayi Malonza
	Siagonodon exiguum Monte Branco Thread Snake 2023 Siagonodon exiguum Martins, Folly, Ferreira, Garcia da Silva, Koch, Fouquet, Machado, Lopes, Pinto, Rodrigues & Passos

Serpentes (Snakes): Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters)

	Pareas baiseensis Baise Slug Eater 2023 Pareas baiseensis Gong, Wu, Huang, Xu, Yang, Liu, Liang & Lee
	Pareas dulongjiangensis Dulongjiang Snail Eater 2023 Pareas dulongjiangensis Liu, Yang, Rao, Guo & Rao
	Pareas tigerinus Tiger Slug Eater 2023 Pareas tigerinus Liu, Zhang, Poyarkov, Hou, Wu, Rao, Nguyen & Vogel

Serpentes (Snakes): Tropidophiidae (Dwarf Boas)

Tropidophis leonae Jaragua Golden Dwarf Boa 2023 Tropidophis leonae Landestoy T.

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

	Indotyphlops combank Giritale Blind Snake 2023 Indotyphlops combank Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Silva, Tennakoon, Samarakoon & Wickramasinghe
	Indotyphlops laca Dili Blind Snake 2023 Indotyphlops laca O'Shea, Wallach, Hsiao & Kaiser
	Ramphotyphlops erebus Woodlark Blind Snake 2023 Ramphotyphlops erebus Kraus

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

Uropeltis tricuspida Munnar Shieldtail 2023 Uropeltis tricuspida Gower

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

	Trimeresurus ayeyarwadyensis Ayeyarwady Pitviper 2023 Trimeresurus ayeyarwadyensis Chan, Anuar, Sankar, Law, Law, Shivaram, Christian, Mulcahy & Malhotra
	Trimeresurus ciliaris Limestone Eyelash Pitviper 2023 Trimeresurus ciliaris Idiiatullina, Pawangkhanant, Tawan, Worranuch, Dechochai, Suwannapoom, Nguyen, Chanhome & Poyarkov
	Trimeresurus uetzi Burmese White-lipped Tree Pitviper 2023 Trimeresurus uetzi Vogel, Nguyen & David

Serpentes (Snakes): Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes)

	Achalinus dabieshanensis Dabie Mountains Burrowing Snake 2023 Achalinus dabieshanensis Zhang, Liu, Huang & Zhang in Zhang, Liu, Huang, Hu, Yu, Sun, Zhang, Wen & Zhang
	Achalinus damingensis Daming Burrowing Snake 2023 Achalinus damingensis Yang, Xu, Wu, Gong, Huang, Xiang, Feng, Huang & Huang
	Achalinus hunanensis Hunan Burrowing Snake 2023 Achalinus hunanensis Ma, Shi, Xiang, Shu & Jiang
	Achalinus quangi Phu Yen Burrowing Snake 2023 Achalinus quangi Pham, Pham, Le, Ngo, Ong, Ziegler & Nguyen
	Achalinus sheni Lianyuan Burrowing Snake 2023 Achalinus sheni Ma, Xu, Qi, Wang, Tang, Huang & Jiang

Testudines (Turtles): Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)

	Cuora philippinensis Philippine Box Turtle 2023 Cuora philippinensis Blanck, Gaillard, Protiva, Wheatley, Shi, Liu, Ray & Anders
	Cuora praschagi Assam Box Turtle 2023 Cuora praschagi Blanck, Gaillard, Protiva, Wheatley, Shi, Liu, Ray & Anders