New reptile species described in 1977

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

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

Amphisbaena medemi Atlántico Worm Lizard* 1977 Amphisbaena medemi Gans & Mathers

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Ctenophorus butleri Shark Bay Heath Dragon 1977 Tympanocryptis parviceps butleri Storr
	Ctenophorus chapmani Southern Heath Dragon 1977 Amphibolurus adelaidensis chapmani Storr
	Diporiphora linga Pink Two-lined Dragon 1977 Diporiphora linga Houston

Sauria (Lizards): Crotaphytidae (North American Collared Lizards)

Crotaphytus nebrius Sonoran Collared Lizard 1977 Crotaphytus collaris nebrius Axtell & Montanucci

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Lepidodactylus magnus Kol Jim Valley Scaly-toed Gecko* 1977 Lepidodactylus magnus Brown & Parker
	Lepidodactylus mutahi Mutahi Scaly-toed Gecko 1977 Lepidodactylus mutahi Brown & Parker
	Lepidodactylus novaeguineae Lake Sentani Scaly-toed Gecko* 1977 Lepidodactylus novaeguineae Brown & Parker
	Lepidodactylus orientalis Port Moresby Scaly-toed Gecko* 1977 Lepidodactylus orientalis Brown & Parker
	Lygodactylus klugei Pernambuco Dwarf Gecko* 1977 Vanzoia klugei Smith, Martin & Swain
	Lygodactylus wetzeli Paraguayan Dwarf Gecko* 1977 Vanzoia wetseli Smith, Martin & Swain

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

	Bachia guianensis Bolivar Earless Teju* 1977 Bachia guianensis Hoogmoed & Dixon
	Colobodactylus dalcyanus Itatiaia Spectacled Lizard* 1977 Colobodactylus dalcyanus Vanzolini & Ramos

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

	Darevskia clarkorum Borcka Rock Lizard* 1977 Lacerta clarkorum Darevsky & Vedmederja
	Darevskia uzzelli Kars Plateau Rock Lizard* 1977 Lacerta uzzelli Darevsky & Danielyan

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

Urosaurus lahtelai Cataviña Brush Lizard 1977 Urosaurus lahtelai Rau & Loomis

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Anomalopus pluto Cape York Worm Skink 1977 Anomalopus pluto Ingram
	Dasia nicobarensis Nicobar Tree Skink 1977 Dasia nicobarensis Biswas & Sanyal
	Lygosoma pruthi Tamil Nadu Supple Skink* 1977 Riopa pruthi Sharma
	Oligosoma acrinasum Fiordland Skink 1977 Leiolopisma acrinasum Hardy
	Oligosoma chloronoton New Zealand Green Skink 1977 Leiolopisma chloronoton Hardy
	Oligosoma maccanni Ranfurly Skink 1977 Leiolopisma nigriplantare maccanni Hardy
	Oligosoma whitakeri Mercury Islands Skink* 1977 Cyclodina whitakeri Hardy
	Pygmaeascincus timlowi Eastern Pygmy Skink* 1977 Menetia timlowi Ingram

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

	Pristurus celerrimus Bar-tailed Semaphore Gecko 1977 Pristurus celerrimus Arnold
	Pristurus minimus Lesser Semaphore Gecko 1977 Pristurus minimus Arnold
	Sphaerodactylus cryphius Desert Pygmy Least Gecko 1977 Sphaerodactylus cryphius Thomas & Schwartz
	Sphaerodactylus micropithecus Monito Least Gecko 1977 Sphaerodactylus micropithecus Schwartz
	Sphaerodactylus nycteropus Haitian Flathead Least Gecko 1977 Sphaerodactylus nycteropus Thomas & Schwartz
	Sphaerodactylus ocoae Ocoa Least Gecko 1977 Sphaerodactylus ocoae Schwartz & Thomas
	Sphaerodactylus streptophorus Hispaniolan Small-eared Least Gecko 1977 Sphaerodactylus streptophorus Thomas & Schwartz
	Sphaerodactylus zygaena Tiburon Coastal Least Gecko 1977 Sphaerodactylus zygaena Schwartz & Thomas

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

Holcosus anomalus Cauca Ameiva* 1977 Ameiva anomala Echternacht

Sauria (Lizards): Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)

Lepidophyma lipetzi Malpaso Tropical Night Lizard* 1977 Lepidophyma lipetzi Smith & Alvarez del Toro

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Fowlea schnurrenbergeri Bar-necked Keelback* 1977 Xenochrophis flavipunctatus schnurrenbergeri Kramer
	Geophis pyburni Coalcomán Earth Snake* 1977 Geophis pyburni Campbell & Murphy
	Lytorhynchus gasperetti Arabian Awl-headed Snake* 1977 Lytorhynchus gasperetti Leviton
	Oxyrhopus guibei Parana Calico Snake* 1977 Oxyrhopus trigeminus guibei Hoge & Romano

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

Psammophis orientalis Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake 1977 Psammophis subtaeniatus orientalis Broadley

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

Epictia collaris Collared Thread Snake* 1977 Leptotyphlops collaris Hoogmoed

Serpentes (Snakes): Pythonidae (Pythons)

Simalia oenpelliensis Oenpelli Rock Python 1977 Python oenpelliensis Gow

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

	Bitis parviocula Ethiopian Mountain Adder 1977 Bitis parviocula Böhme
	Gloydius cognatus Alashan Mamushi 1977 Agkistrodon halys cognatus Gloyd
	Ovophis zayuensis Zayuan Mountain Pitviper 1977 Trimeresurus monticola zayuensis Jiang
	Trimeresurus insularis Lesser Sundas White-lipped Pitviper 1977 Trimeresurus albolabris insularis Kramer
	Trimeresurus macrops Big-eyed Green Pitviper 1977 Trimeresurus macrops Kramer
	Trimeresurus septentrionalis Northern White-lipped Pitviper 1977 Trimeresurus albolabris septentrionalis Kramer
	Viridovipera medoensis Medo Green Tree Pitviper* 1977 Trimeresurus medoensis Zhao in Zhao & Jiang