New reptile species described in 1952
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Back to menu   Chronology of species descriptions of the reptiles of the world (since 1758)


Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

Pogona microlepidota

Kimberley Bearded Dragon

1952 Amphibolurus barbatus microlepidotus Glauert

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Trioceros schoutedeni

Congolese Montane Dwarf Chameleon*

1952 Chamaeleo bitaeniatus schoutedeni Laurent

Sauria (Lizards): Dactyloidae (Anoles)

Norops heteropholidotus

Odd-scaled Anole*

1952 Anolis heteropholidotus Mertens

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

Lygodactylus williamsi

Turquoise Dwarf Gecko

1952 Lygodactylus picturatus williamsi Loveridge


Stenodactylus grandiceps

Large-headed Thin-toed Gecko

1952 Stenodactylus grandiceps Haas

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

Cercosaura bassleri

Black-striped Shade Lizard

1952 Cercosaura ocellata bassleri Ruibal


Cercosaura parkeri

Santa Cruz Shade Lizard*

1952 Pantodactylus schreibersii parkeri Ruibal


Leposoma annectans

Bahia Root Lizard*

1952 Leposoma annectans Ruibal


Loxopholis guianensis

Guyana Root Lizard*

1952 Leposoma guianensis Ruibal

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

Podarcis cretensis

Cretan Wall Lizard

1952 Lacerta erhardii cretensis Wettstein


Podarcis raffoneae

Aeolian Wall Lizard

1952 Lacerta sicula raffonei Mertens

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

Aspidoscelis neomexicanus

New Mexican Whiptail

1952 Cnemidophorus neomexicanus Lowe & Zweifel

Sauria (Lizards): Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)

Xantusia wigginsi

Baja California Night Lizard

1952 Xantusia vigilis wigginsi Savage

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

Chironius monticola

Mountain Sipo

1952 Chironius monticola Roze


Geophis fulvoguttatus

Salvadoran Earth Snake*

1952 Geophis fulvoguttatus Mertens


Heterodon gloydi

Dusty Hognose Snake

1952 Heterodon nasicus gloydi Edgren


Pseudelaphe phaescens

Yucatan Rat Snake

1952 Elaphe flavirufa phaescens Dowling


Rhadinella montecristi

Salvadorean Dwarf Brown Snake*

1952 Rhadinaea montecristi Mertens


Tantilla brevicauda

Short-tailed Centipede Snake*

1952 Tantilla brevicauda Mertens

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

Micrurus nattereri

Venezuelan Aquatic Coral Snake

1952 Micrurus surinamensis nattereri Schmidt

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

Afrotyphlops angeli

Mount Nimba Blind Snake*

1952 Typhlops angeli Guibé

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

Bothrops venezuelensis

Venezuelan Lancehead

1952 Bothrops venezuelensis Sandner-Montilla


Crotalus aquilus

Queretaran Dusky Rattlesnake

1952 Crotalus triseriatus aquilus Klauber


Crotalus culminatus

Northwestern Neotropical Rattlesnake

1952 Crotalus durissus culminatus Klauber


Crotalus morulus

Tamaulipan Rock Rattlesnake

1952 Crotalus lepidus morulus Klauber


Crotalus pusillus

Tancitaran Dusky Rattlesnake

1952 Crotalus pusillus Klauber


Crotalus tzabcan

Yucatan Rattlesnake

1952 Crotalus durissus tzabcan Klauber