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Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

Ctenophorus nguyarna

Lake Disappointment Dragon

2007 Ctenophorus nguyarna Doughty, Maryan, Melville & Austin


Draco iskandari

Tahulandang Gliding Dragon*

2007 Draco iskandari McGuire, Brown, Mumpuni, Riyanto & Andayani


Draco supriatnai

Togian Gliding Dragon*

2007 Draco supriatnai McGuire, Brown, Mumpuni, Riyanto & Andayani


Pseudocalotes kontumensis

Kon Tum Long-headed Agama

2007 Pseudocophotis kontumensis Ananjeva, Orlov, Nguyen & Nazarov


Trapelus schmitzi

Chadian Plain Agama*

2007 Trapelus schmitzi Wagner & Böhme


Uromastyx shobraki

Western Yemen Spiny-tailed Agama*

2007 Uromastyx yemenensis shobraki Wilms & Schmitz


Uromastyx yemenensis

Southern Yemen Spiny-tailed Agama*

2007 Uromastyx yemenensis Wilms & Schmitz

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Chamaeleo necasi

Togo Chameleon*

2007 Chamaeleo necasi Ullenbruch, Krause & Böhme

Sauria (Lizards): Dactyloidae (Anoles)

Dactyloa anatoloros

San Isidro Anole*

2007 Anolis anatoloros Ugueto, Rivas Fuenmayor, Barros, Sánchez-Pacheco & García-Pérez 2007


Dactyloa kunayalae

Kuna Yala Anole*

2007 Anolis kunayalae Hulebak, Poe, Ibáñez & Williams


Dactyloa williamsmittermeierorum

Venceremos Anole*

2007 Anolis williamsmittermeierorum Poe & Yañez-Miranda


Norops datzorum

Tabasará Mountains Anole*

2007 Anolis datzorum Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer & Batista


Norops gruuo

Rio San Felix Anole*

2007 Anolis gruuo Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer & Batista


Norops magnaphallus

West Panamanian Anole*

2007 Anolis magnaphallus Poe & Ibáñez


Norops pseudokemptoni

La Nevera Banded Anole*

2007 Anolis pseudokemptoni Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer & Batista


Norops pseudopachypus

La Nevera Thick Anole

2007 Anolis pseudopachypus Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer & Batista

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

Amalosia jacovae

Clouded Velvet Gecko

2007 Oedura jacovae Couper, Keim & Hoskin

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

Cnemaspis alwisi

Dolukanda Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis alwisi Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa


Cnemaspis amith

(no common name)

2007 Cnemaspis amith Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis aurantiacopes

Saffron-limbed Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis aurantiacopes Grismer & Ngo


Cnemaspis australis

Tirunelveli Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis australis Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis caudanivea

White-tailed Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis caudanivea Grismer & Ngo


Cnemaspis clivicola

Nuwara Eliya Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis clivicola Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis gemunu

Hakgala Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis gemunu Bauer, de Silva, Greenbaum & Jackman


Cnemaspis kallima

Venus Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis kallima Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis kumarasinghei

Maragala Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis kumarasinghei Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa


Cnemaspis latha

Bandarawela Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis latha Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis menikay

Kegalle Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis menikay Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis molligodai

Waratalgoda Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis molligodai Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa


Cnemaspis monticola

Kerala Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis monticola Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis nilagirica

Nilgiri Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis nilagirica Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis nuicamensis

Nuicam Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis nuicamensis Grismer & Ngo


Cnemaspis pava

Nawalapitiya Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis pava Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis phillipsi

Gammaduwa Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis phillipsi Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis pulchra

Rakwana Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis pulchra Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis punctata

Spotted Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis punctata Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis retigalensis

Retigala Rock Gecko

2007 Cnemaspis retigalensis Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa


Cnemaspis samanalensis

Samanala Rock Gecko

2007 Cnemaspis samanalensis Wickramasinghe & Munindradasa


Cnemaspis silvula

Galle Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis silvula Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cnemaspis tucdupensis

Tuc Dup Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis tucdupensis Grismer & Ngo


Cnemaspis upendrai

Pussellawa Rock Gecko*

2007 Cnemaspis upendrai Manamendra-Arachchi, Batuwita & Pethiyagoda


Cyrtodactylus caovansungi

Ninh Thuan Bent-toed Gecko*

2007 Cyrtodactylus caovansungi Orlov, Nguyen, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Nguyen


Cyrtodactylus capreoloides

Southern Highlands Bent-toed Gecko*

2007 Cyrtodactylus capreoloides Rösler, Richards & Günther


Cyrtodactylus cayuensis

Cayu Bent-toed Gecko*

2007 Cyrtodactylus khasiensis cayuensis Li


Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis

Chauquang Bent-toed Gecko*

2007 Cyrtodactylus chauquangensis Hoang, Orlov, Ananjeva, Johns, Hoang & Dau


Cyrtodactylus cryptus

U Bo Bent-toed Gecko*

2007 Cyrtodactylus cryptus Heidrich, Rösler, Vu, Böhme & Ziegler


Cyrtodactylus salomonensis

Solomon Islands Bent-toed Gecko*

2007 Cyrtodactylus salomonensis Rösler, Richards & Günther


Cyrtodactylus serratus

Tabubil Bent-toed Gecko*

2007 Cyrtodactylus serratus Kraus


Cyrtopodion sistanense

Nosratabad Bent-toed Gecko*

2007 Cyrtopodion sistanensis Nazarov & Rajabizadeh


Hemidactylus aquilonius

Northern Burmese Half-toed Gecko*

2007 Hemidactylus aquilonius MacMahan & Zug


Hemidactylus barbierii

Lake Turkana Half-toed Gecko*

2007 Hemidactylus barbierii Sindaco, Razzetti, Ziliani, Wasonga, Carugati & Fasola


Hemidactylus thayene

Burmese Ghost Gecko*

2007 Hemidactylus thayene Zug & McMahan in McMahan & Zug


Lepidodactylus oligoporus

Mortlock Islands Scaly-toed Gecko

2007 Lepidodactylus oligoporus Buden


Luperosaurus corfieldi

Panay Flap-legged Gecko*

2007 Luperosaurus corfieldi Gaulke, Roesler & Brown


Luperosaurus kubli

Mount Lataan Flap-legged Gecko*

2007 Luperosaurus kubli Brown, Diesmos & Duya


Mediodactylus brachykolon

Short-legged Bent-toed Gecko

2007 Cyrtopodion brachykolon Krysko, Rehman & Auffenberg


Phelsuma ravenala

Ravenala Day Gecko*

2007 Phelsuma ravenala Raxworthy, Ingram, Rabibisoa & Pearson

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

Alexandresaurus camacan

Camacan Spectacled Lizard*

2007 Alexandresaurus camacan Rodrigues, Pellegrino, Dixo, Verdade, Pavan, Argolo & Sites


Bachia micromela

Guaraí Earless Teju*

2007 Bachia micromela Rodrigues, Pavan & Curcio


Bachia psamophila

Porto Nacional Earless Teju*

2007 Bachia psamophila Rodrigues, Pavan & Curcio

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

Acanthodactylus aegyptius

Egyptian Fringe-toed Lizard

2007 Acanthodactylus aegyptius Baha el Din


Dinarolacerta montenegrina

Prokletije Rock Lizard

2007 Dinarolacerta montenegrina Ljubisavljevic, Arribas, Dzukic & Carranza


Eremias kavirensis

Barred Kavir Desert Runner*

2007 Eremias kavirensis Mozaffari & Parham

Sauria (Lizards): Leiosauridae (Smooth Iguanas)

Leiosaurus jaguaris

Jaguar Smooth Iguana*

2007 Leiosaurus jaguaris Laspiur, Acosta & Abdala

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

Liolaemus frassinettii

Chilean Coastal Smooth-throated Lizard*

2007 Liolaemus frassinettii Núñez


Liolaemus hermannunezi

Los Barros Smooth-throated Lizard*

2007 Liolaemus hermannunezi Pincheira-Donoso, Scolaro & Schulte


Liolaemus incaicus

Calca Smooth-throated Lizard*

2007 Liolaemus incaicus Lobo, Quinteros & Diaz-Gomez


Liolaemus puelche

Malargüe Smooth-throated Lizard*

2007 Liolaemus puelche Avila, Morando, Peres & Sites


Liolaemus tregenzai

Volcán Copahue Smooth-throated Lizard*

2007 Liolaemus tregenzai Pincheira-Donoso & Scolaro


Phymaturus ceii

Chasicó Chuckwalla*

2007 Phymaturus ceii Scolaro & Ibargüengoytía


Phymaturus roigorum

Mendoza Yellow-tailed Chuckwalla*

2007 Phymaturus roigorum Lobo & Abdala

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

Homonota rupicola

Naranjo Mountains Broad-headed Gecko*

2007 Homonota rupicola Cacciali, Avila & Bauer


Thecadactylus solimoensis

Southern Turnip-tailed Gecko

2007 Thecadactylus solimoensis Bergmann & Russell

Sauria (Lizards): Pygopodidae (Flap-footed Lizards)

Delma desmosa

Desert Snake Lizard

2007 Delma desmosa Maryan, Aplin & Adams


Delma tealei

Cape Range Snake Lizard*

2007 Delma tealei Maryan, Aplin & Adams

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

Cryptoblepharus adamsi

Bowen Snake-eyed Skink*

2007 Cryptoblepharus adamsi Horner


Cryptoblepharus cygnatus

Northern Territory Snake-eyed Skink*

2007 Cryptoblepharus cygnatus Horner


Cryptoblepharus daedalos

Dappled Snake-eyed Skink

2007 Cryptoblepharus daedalos Horner


Cryptoblepharus exochus

Noble Snake-eyed Skink

2007 Cryptoblepharus exochus Horner


Cryptoblepharus furvus

Normanby Island Snake-eyed Skink*

2007 Cryptoblepharus furvus Horner


Cryptoblepharus gurrmul

Arafura Snake-eyed Skink

2007 Cryptoblepharus gurrmul Horner


Cryptoblepharus juno

Lobby Creek Snake-eyed Skink*

2007 Cryptoblepharus juno Horner


Cryptoblepharus mertensi

Roper River Snake-eyed Skink*

2007 Cryptoblepharus mertensi Horner


Cryptoblepharus ochrus

Pale Snake-eyed Skink

2007 Cryptoblepharus ochrus Horner


Cryptoblepharus pannosus

Ragged Snake-eyed Skink

2007 Cryptoblepharus pannosus Horner


Cryptoblepharus richardsi

Misima Snake-eyed Skink*

2007 Cryptoblepharus richardsi Horner


Cryptoblepharus tytthos

Australian Pygmy Snake-eyed Skink

2007 Cryptoblepharus tytthos Horner


Cryptoblepharus ustulatus

Russet Snake-eyed Skink

2007 Cryptoblepharus ustulatus Horner


Cryptoblepharus wulbu

Spangled Snake-eyed Skink

2007 Cryptoblepharus wulbu Horner


Cryptoblepharus xenikos

Trans-Fly Snake-eyed Skink*

2007 Cryptoblepharus xenikos Horner


Cryptoblepharus yulensis

Yule Island Snake-eyed Skink*

2007 Cryptoblepharus yulensis Horner


Cryptoblepharus zoticus

Agile Snake-eyed Skink

2007 Cryptoblepharus zoticus Horner


Ctenotus quirinus

Cadell River Comb-eared Skink*

2007 Ctenotus quirinus Horner


Eutropis grandis

Buton Sun Skink*

2007 Eutropis grandis Howard, Gillespie, Riyanto & Iskandar


Lankascincus greeri

Kombala-Kottawa Lanka Skink*

2007 Lankascincus greeri Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha


Lankascincus munindradasai

Adam's Peak Lanka Skink*

2007 Lankascincus munindradasai Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha


Lankascincus sripadensis

Sripada Lanka Skink*

2007 Lankascincus sripadensis Wickramasinghe, Rodrigo, Dayawansa & Jayantha


Lerista amicorum

Fortescue Slider

2007 Lerista amicorum Smith & Adams


Lerista clara

Urala Slider*

2007 Lerista clara Smith & Adams


Lerista jacksoni

Burrup Peninsula Slider*

2007 Lerista jacksoni Smith & Adams


Lerista kingi

Mount Gibson Slider*

2007 Lerista kingi Smith & Adams


Lerista micra

Lesser Slider

2007 Lerista micra Smith & Adams


Lerista nevinae

Cape Lambert Slider*

2007 Lerista nevinae Smith & Adams


Lerista occulta

Kennedy Range Hidden Slider*

2007 Lerista occulta Smith & Adams


Lerista rolfei

Carnarvon Basin Slider*

2007 Lerista rolfei Smith & Adams


Lerista verhmens

Three-fingered Pilbara Slider

2007 Lerista verhmens Smith & Adams


Lipinia inexpectata

Bornean Striped Skink

2007 Lipinia inexpectata Das & Austin


Lygosoma boehmei

Quang Binh Supple Skink*

2007 Lygosoma boehmei Ziegler, Schmitz, Heidrich, Vu & Nguyen


Oligosoma taumakae

Taumaka Skink

2007 Oligosoma taumakae Chapple & Patterson


Tytthoscincus bukitensis

Fraser's Hill Leaf-litter Skink

2007 Sphenomorphus bukitensis Grismer

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

Stenocercus santander

Santander Whorl-tailed Iguana*

2007 Stenocercus santander Torres-Carvajal

Sauria (Lizards): Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)

Varanus rainerguentheri

Moluccan Mangrove Monitor*

2007 Varanus rainerguentheri Ziegler, Böhme & Schmitz

Serpentes (Snakes): Anomalepididae (Neotropical Blind Snakes)

Liotyphlops trefauti

Alagoas Blind Snake*

2007 Liotyphlops trefauti Freire, Caramaschi & Argôlo

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

Atractus eriki

Escuque Spindle Snake*

2007 Atractus eriki Esqueda, la Marca & Bazo


Atractus ronnie

Baturité Spindle Snake*

2007 Atractus ronnie Passos, Fernandes & Borges-Nojosa


Calamaria butonensis

Buton Reed Snake

2007 Calamaria butonensis Howard & Gillespie


Calamaria longirostris

Long-snouted Reed Snake*

2007 Calamaria longirostris Howard & Gillespie


Dendrelaphis kopsteini

Red-necked Bronzeback*

2007 Dendrelaphis kopsteini Vogel & van Rooijen


Erythrolamprus dorsocorallinus

Barinas Smooth Snake*

2007 Liophis dorsocorallinus Esqueda, Natera, la Marca & Ilija-Fistar


Hebius leucomystax

White-lipped Keelback

2007 Amphiesma leucomystax David, Bain, Nguyen, Orlov, Vogel, Vu & Ziegler


Hydrodynastes melanogigas

Black False Water Cobra*

2007 Hydrodynastes melanogigas Franco, Fernandes & Bentim


Lycodon flavicollis

Yellow-collared Wolf Snake

2007 Lycodon flavicollis Mukherjee & Bhupathy


Muhtarophis barani

Turkish Black-headed Snake*

2007 Rhynchocalamus barani Olgun, Avci, Ilgaz, Üzüm & Yilmaz


Opisthotropis maculosa

Yellow-spotted Mountain Stream Keelback

2007 Opisthotropis maculosus Stuart & Chuaynkern


Pseudoeryx relictualis

Lake Maracaibo Mud Snake*

2007 Pseudoeryx relictualis Schargel, Fuenmayor, Barros, Péfaur & Navarrete


Sibon manzanaresi

Northeast Honduran Snail Eater*

2007 Sibon manzanaresi McCranie


Tantilla ceboruca

Volcán Ceboruco Centipede Snake*

2007 Tantilla ceboruca Canseco-Márquez, Smith, Ponce-Campos, Flores-Villela & Campbell


Thamnodynastes ceibae

La Ceiba Mock Viper*

2007 Thamnodynastes ceibae Bailey & Thomas


Thamnodynastes dixoni

Apure Mock Viper*

2007 Thamnodynastes dixoni Bailey & Thomas


Thamnodynastes paraguanae

Paraguana Mock Viper*

2007 Thamnodynastes paraguanae Bailey & Thomas

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

Demansia quaesitor

Sombre Whip Snake

2007 Demansia quaesitor Shea in Shea & Scanlon


Demansia rimicola

Channel Country Whip Snake

2007 Demansia rimicola Scanlon in Shea & Scanlon


Demansia shinei

Frewena Whip Snake*

2007 Demansia shinei Shea in Shea & Scanlon


Micrurus silviae

Passo Fundo Coral Snake*

2007 Micrurus silviae Di-Bernardo, Borges-Martins & Jorge da Silva


Naja ashei

East African Spitting Cobra*

2007 Naja ashei Wüster & Broadley


Oxyuranus temporalis

Western Desert Taipan

2007 Oxyuranus temporalis Doughty, Maryan, Donnellan & Hutchinson

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

Liopholidophis dimorphus

Mount Ambre Smooth Snake*

2007 Liopholidophis dimorphus Glaw, Nagy, Franzen & Vences

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

Leptotyphlops aethiopicus

Ethiopian Thread Snake

2007 Leptotyphlops aethiopicus Broadley & Wallach


Leptotyphlops howelli

Mchungu Forest Thread Snake*

2007 Leptotyphlops howelli Broadley & Wallach


Leptotyphlops keniensis

Mount Kenya Thread Snake

2007 Leptotyphlops keniensis Broadley & Wallach


Leptotyphlops mbanjensis

Mbanja Thread Snake

2007 Leptotyphlops mbanjensis Broadley & Wallach


Leptotyphlops nigroterminus

Black-tipped Thread Snake

2007 Leptotyphlops nigroterminus Broadley & Wallach


Leptotyphlops pitmani

Uganda Thread Snake*

2007 Leptotyphlops scutifrons pitmani Broadley & Wallach


Myriopholis ionidesi

Liwale Thread Snake*

2007 Leptotyphlops ionidesi Broadley & Wallach


Myriopholis tanae

Tana Thread Snake

2007 Leptotyphlops tanae Broadley & Wallach

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

Acutotyphlops banaorum

Balbalan Blind Snake

2007 Acutotyphlops banaorum Wallach, Brown, Diesmos & Gee


Cubatyphlops anchaurus

Maisí Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops anchaurus Thomas & Hedges


Cubatyphlops anousius

Cuban Pallid Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops anousius Thomas & Hedges


Cubatyphlops arator

Cuban Giant Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops arator Thomas & Hedges


Cubatyphlops contorhinus

Cuban Short-nosed Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops contorhinus Thomas & Hedges


Cubatyphlops notorachius

Imías Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops notorachius Thomas & Hedges


Cubatyphlops perimychus

Guantanamo Bay Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops perimychus Thomas & Hedges


Cubatyphlops satelles

Cienfuegos Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops satelles Thomas & Hedges


Letheobia jubana

Juba Gracile Blind Snake

2007 Letheobia jubana Broadley & Wallach


Letheobia largeni

Gambela Gracile Blind Snake*

2007 Letheobia largeni Broadley & Wallach


Letheobia pembana

Pemba Gracile Blind Snake

2007 Letheobia pembana Broadley & Wallach


Letheobia swahilica

Swahili Gracile Blind Snake

2007 Letheobia swahilica Broadley & Wallach


Letheobia toritensis

Torit Gracile Blind Snake

2007 Letheobia toritensis Broadley & Wallach


Typhlops agoralionis

La Hotte Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops agoralionis Thomas & Hedges


Typhlops eperopeus

Bahoruco Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops eperopeus Thomas & Hedges


Typhlops proancylops

La Selle Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops proancylops Thomas & Hedges


Typhlops sylleptor

Pestel Blind Snake

2007 Typhlops sylleptor Thomas & Hedges

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

Tropidolaemus laticinctus

Broad-banded Temple Pitviper

2007 Tropidolaemus laticinctus Kuch, Gumprecht & Melaun

Testudines (Turtles): Chelidae (Austro-American Side-necked Turtles)

Chelodina gunaleni

Mimika Snake-necked Turtle*

2007 Chelodina gunaleni McCord & Joseph-Ouni


Chelodina walloyarrina

Kimberley Snake-necked Turtle

2007 Macrochelodina walloyarrina McCord & Joseph-Ouni

Testudines (Turtles): Testudinidae (Tortoises)

Chersobius solus

Nama Padloper

2007 Homopus solus Branch