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

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

	Amphisbaena arda Mocambo do Vento Worm Lizard* 2003 Amphisbaena arda Rodrigues
	Amphisbaena ibijara Ibijara Worm Lizard* 2003 Amphisbaena ibijara Rodrigues, Andrade & Dias Lima
	Bronia saxosa Tocantins Worm Lizard* 2003 Bronia saxosa Castro-Mello

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

Calotes chincollium Collared Forest Agama* 2003 Calotes chincollium Vindum, Win, Thin, Lwin, Shein & Tun

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

Abronia martindelcampoi Chilpancingo Arboreal Alligator Lizard* 2003 Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-Villela & Sánchez-H.

Sauria (Lizards): Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos)

Phyllurus gulbaru Gulbaru Broad-tailed Gecko 2003 Phyllurus gulbaru Hoskin, Couper & Schneider

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Trioceros narraioca Mount Kulal Chameleon 2003 Chamaeleo narraioca Necas, Modry & Slapeta

Sauria (Lizards): Dibamidae (Blind Skinks)

	Dibamus booliati Kelantan Blind Skink* 2003 Dibamus booliati Das & Yaakob
	Dibamus ingeri Sabah Highland Blind Skink* 2003 Dibamus ingeri Das & Lim
	Dibamus vorisi Sabah Lowland Blind Skink* 2003 Dibamus vorisi Das & Lim

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Cnemaspis baueri Aur Island Rock Gecko 2003 Cnemaspis baueri Das & Grismer
	Cnemaspis limi Tioman Island Rock Gecko 2003 Cnemaspis limi Das & Grismer
	Cyrtodactylus aequalis Mon State Bent-toed Gecko 2003 Cyrtodactylus aequalis Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus annandalei Sagaing Bent-toed Gecko* 2003 Cyrtodactylus annandalei Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus ayeyarwadyensis Ayeyarwady Bent-toed Gecko 2003 Cyrtodactylus ayeyarwadyensis Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae Saraburi Bent-toed Gecko* 2003 Cyrtodactylus chanhomeae Bauer, Sumontha & Pauwels
	Cyrtodactylus chrysopylos Nwalabo Mountains Cave Bent-toed Gecko 2003 Cyrtodactylus chrysopylos Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus gansi Min Dat Bent-toed Gecko* 2003 Cyrtodactylus gansi Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis Phong Nha-Ke Bang Bent-toed Gecko 2003 Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis Ziegler, Rösler, Herrmann, & Vu
	Cyrtodactylus russelli Htamanthi Bent-toed Gecko* 2003 Cyrtodactylus russelli Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus tigroides Tiger Bent-toed Gecko 2003 Cyrtodactylus tigroides Bauer, Sumontha & Pauwels
	Cyrtodactylus wakeorum Rakhine State Bent-toed Gecko* 2003 Cyrtodactylus wakeorum Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus aaroni Wondiwoi Bent-toed Gecko* 2003 Cyrtodactylus aaroni Günther & Rösler "2002"
	Hemidactylus foudaii Mount Elba Half-toed Gecko* 2003 Hemidactylus foudaii Baha-El-Din
	Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus Azagny Half-toed Gecko 2003 Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus Henle & Böhme
	Lepidodactylus tepukapili Funafuti Scaly-toed Gecko* 2003 Lepidodactylus tepukapili Zug, Watling, Alefaio, Alefaio & Ludescher
	Pachydactylus waterbergensis Waterberg Thick-toed Gecko* 2003 Pachydactylus waterbergensis Bauer & Lamb

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

	Euspondylus caideni Rio Occobamba Sun Teju* 2003 Euspondylus caideni Köhler
	Euspondylus josyi Junín Sun Teju* 2003 Euspondylus josyi Köhler
	Proctoporus sucullucu Urubamba Lightbulb Lizard* 2003 Proctoporus sucullucu Doan & Castoe
	Proctoporus unsaacae Calca Lightbulb Lizard* 2003 Proctoporus unsaacae Doan & Castoe
	Riama inanis Portuguesa Highland Lizard* 2003 Proctoporus inanis Doan & Schargel
	Riolama uzzelli Marahuaca Tepui Lizard* 2003 Riolama uzzelli Molina & Senaris

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

Morunasaurus peruvianus Peruvian Manticore* 2003 Morunasaurus peruvianus Köhler

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

Apathya yassujica Yassuj Lizard* 2003 Lacerta yassujica Nilson, Rastegar-Pouyani, Rastegar-Pouyani & Andren

Sauria (Lizards): Leiosauridae (Smooth Iguanas)

Diplolaemus sexcinctus Six-banded Patagonian Lizard 2003 Diplolaemus sexcinctus Cei, Scolaro & Videla

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

	Liolaemus arambarensis Arambaré Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus arambarensis Verrastro, Veronese, Bujes & Filho
	Liolaemus azarai Itapuá Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus azarai Avila
	Liolaemus dicktracyi Portezuelo Blanco Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus dicktracyi Espinoza & Lobo
	Liolaemus flavipiceus Yellow-Black Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus flavipiceus Cei & Videla
	Liolaemus inacayali Rio Negro Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus inacayali Abdala
	Liolaemus loboi Los Lagos Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus loboi Abdala
	Liolaemus martorii Las Grutas Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus martorii Abdala
	Liolaemus morenoi Collón Curá Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus morenoi Etheridge & Christie
	Liolaemus punmahuida Pun Mahuida Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus punmahuida Avila, Perez & Morando
	Liolaemus sagei Laguna del Toro Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus sagei Etheridge & Christie
	Liolaemus tehuelche Tehuelche Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus tehuelche Abdala
	Liolaemus torresi Indio Salt Pan Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Phrynosaura torresi Nuñez, Navarro, Garin, Pincheira-Donoso & Meriggio
	Liolaemus umbrifer Black-armed Smooth-throated Lizard* 2003 Liolaemus umbrifer Espinoza & Lobo
	Phymaturus calcogaster Chubut Chuckwalla* 2003 Phymaturus calcogaster Scolaro & Cei
	Phymaturus verdugo Volcán Peteroa Chuckwalla* 2003 Phymaturus verdugo Cei & Videla

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Larutia puehensis Berumput Two-toed Skink 2003 Larutia puehensis Grismer, Leong & Yaakob
	Larutia seribuatensis Seribuat Two-toed Skink 2003 Larutia seribuatensis Grismer, Leong & Yaakob
	Pseudoacontias unicolor Nosy Be Limbless Slider* 2003 Pseudoacontias unicolor Sakata & Hikida
	Scelotes montispectus Bloubergstrand Dwarf Burrowing Skink 2003 Scelotes montispectus Bauer, Whiting & Sadlier
	Sirenoscincus yamagishii Ankarafantsika Mermaid Skink* 2003 Sirenoscincus yamagishii Sakata & Hikida
	Tropidophorus baconi Sulawesi Stream Skink* 2003 Tropidophorus baconi Hikida, Riyanto & Ota

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

	Ameiva parecis Rondonian Ameiva* 2003 Cnemidophorus parecis Colli, Costa, Garda, Kopp, Mesquita, Peres, Valdujo, Vieira & Wiederhecker
	Ameivula mumbuca Mateiros Whiptail* 2003 Cnemidophorus mumbuca Colli, Caldwell, Costa, Gainsbury, Garda, Mesquita, Filho, Soares, Silva, Valdujo, Vieira, Vitt, Werneck, Wiederhecker & Zatz

Sauria (Lizards): Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)

Varanus boehmei Golden-speckled Tree Monitor 2003 Varanus boehmei Jacobs

Serpentes (Snakes): Boidae (Typical Boas)

Sanzinia volontany Western Madagascar Tree Boa 2003 Sanzinia madagascariensis volontany Vences & Glaw

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Apostolepis cerradoensis Cerrado Blackhead* 2003 Apostolepis cerradoensis Lema
	Atractus darienensis Darien Spindle Snake 2003 Atractus darienensis Myers
	Atractus depressiocellus Small-eyed Spindle Snake* 2003 Atractus depressiocellus Myers
	Atractus hostilitractus Mortí River Spindle Snake* 2003 Atractus hostilitractus Myers
	Atractus imperfectus Piedras-Pacora Spindle Snake* 2003 Atractus imperfectus Myers
	Atractus natans Mamirauá Spindle Snake* 2003 Atractus natans Hoogmoed & Prudente
	Boiga bengkuluensis Bengkulu Cat Snake 2003 Boiga bengkuluensis Orlov, Kudryavtzev, Ryabov & Shumakov
	Clelia hussami Parana Snake Eater* 2003 Clelia hussami Morato, Franco & Sanches
	Geophis bellus Altos de Pacora Earth Snake* 2003 Geophis bellus Myers
	Geophis juarezi Metates Earth Snake* 2003 Geophis juarezi Nieto-Montes de Oca
	Gongylosoma mukutense Tioman Ground Snake 2003 Gongylosoma mukutense Grismer, Das & Leong
	Hebius kerinciensis Kerinchi Keelback* 2003 Amphiesma kerinciense David & Das
	Tantilla boipiranga Minas Gerais Centipede Snake* 2003 Tantilla boipiranga Sawaya & Sazima
	Thamnodynastes almae Jararaca Mock Viper* 2003 Thamnodynastes almae Franco & Ferreira
	Thamnodynastes longicaudus Long-tailed Mock Viper* 2003 Thamnodynastes longicaudus Franco, Ferreira, Marques & Sazima

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

	Leptomicrurus renjifoi Ringed Black-backed Coral Snake* 2003 Leptomicrurus renjifoi Lamar
	Micrurus camilae Cordoba Coral Snake* 2003 Micrurus camilae Renjifo & Lundberg
	Micrurus serranus Bolivian Mountain Coral Snake* 2003 Micrurus serranus Harvey, James & Lucindo
	Naja nubiae Nubian Spitting Cobra 2003 Naja nubiae Wüster & Broadley

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

Porthidium porrasi White-tailed Hognosed Pitviper 2003 Porthidium porrasi Lamar & Sasa

Testudines (Turtles): Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles)

Pelusios cupulatta Ivorian Mud Turtle 2003 Pelusios cupulatta Bour & Maran