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

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

	Amphisbaena uroxena Tubercle-tailed Worm Lizard* 2008 Amphisbaena uroxena Mott, Rodrigues, Freitas & Silva
	Leposternon cerradense Cerrado Worm Lizard* 2008 Leposternon cerradensis Ribeiro, Vaz-Silva & Santos

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Microauris aurantolabium Orange-lipped Forest Agama 2008 Calotes aurantolabium Krishnan
	Pseudocalotes khaonanensis Khao Nan Long-headed Agama 2008 Pseudocalotes khaonanensis Chan-Ard, Cota, Makchai & Laoteow

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

Celestus adercus Panamanian Galliwasp* 2008 Celestus adercus Savage, Lips & Ibañez-D.

Sauria (Lizards): Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos)

	Phyllurus kabikabi Oakview Broad-tailed Gecko 2008 Phyllurus kabikabi Couper, Hamlin & Hoskin
	Saltuarius kateae Mount Marsh Leaf-tailed Gecko 2008 Saltuarius kateae Couper, Sadlier, Shea & Wilmer
	Saltuarius moritzi Boorgana Leaf-tailed Gecko* 2008 Saltuarius moritzi Couper, Sadlier, Shea & Wilmer

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

Bradypodion caeruleogula Eshowe Dwarf Chameleon 2008 Bradypodion caeruleogula Raw & Brothers

Sauria (Lizards): Dactyloidae (Anoles)

	Dactyloa cuscoensis Cusco Anole* 2008 Anolis cuscoensis Poe, Yañez-Miranda & Lehr
	Dactyloa soinii San Martin Anole* 2008 Anolis soinii Poe & Yañez-Miranda
	Norops apletophallus Panama City Anole* 2008 Anolis apletophallus Köhler & Sunyer
	Norops campbelli Cuchumatanes Mountains Anole* 2008 Norops campbelli Köhler & Smith
	Norops cryptolimifrons Cerro Brujo Anole* 2008 Anolis cryptolimifrons Köhler & Sunyer

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

	Bavayia goroensis Goro Gecko* 2008 Bavayia goroensis Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier, Shea & Whitaker
	Diplodactylus capensis Cape Range Stone Gecko 2008 Diplodactylus capensis Doughty, Oliver & Adams
	Lucasium bungabinna Southern Sandplain Gecko 2008 Lucasium bungabinna Doughty & Hutchinson
	Oedura jowalbinna Quinkan Velvet Gecko 2008 Oedura jowalbinna Hoskin & Higgie

Sauria (Lizards): Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)

	Goniurosaurus catbaensis Cat Ba Leopard Gecko 2008 Goniurosaurus catbaensis Ziegler, Nguyen, Schmitz, Stenke & Rösler
	Goniurosaurus huuliensis Huu Lien Leopard Gecko 2008 Goniurosaurus huuliensis Orlov, Ryabov, Nguyen, Nguyen & Ho

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Cnemaspis bayuensis Bayu Cave Rock Gecko 2008 Cnemaspis bayuensis Grismer, Grismer, Wood & Chan
	Cnemaspis biocellata Twin-spotted Rock Gecko 2008 Cnemaspis biocellata Grismer, Chan, Nasir & Sumontha
	Cnemaspis flavigaster Orange-bellied Rock Gecko 2008 Cnemaspis flavigaster Chan & Grismer
	Cnemaspis karsticola Karst Rock Gecko 2008 Cnemaspis karsticola Grismer, Grismer, Wood & Chan
	Cnemaspis mcguirei Northern Bintang Rock Gecko* 2008 Cnemaspis mcguirei Grismer, Grismer, Wood & Chan
	Cnemaspis perhentianensis Perhentian Islands Rock Gecko 2008 Cnemaspis perhentianensis Grismer & Chan
	Cyrtodactylus batucolus Besar Island Bent-toed Gecko 2008 Cyrtodactylus batucolus Grismer, Chan, Grismer, Wood & Belabut
	Cyrtodactylus eisenmanae Hon Son Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus eisenmani Ngo (currently Cyrtodactylus eisenmanae)
	Cyrtodactylus epiroticus Morobe Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus epiroticus Kraus
	Cyrtodactylus grismeri Tuc Dup Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus grismeri Ngo
	Cyrtodactylus hontreensis Hon Tre Bent-toed Gecko 2008 Cyrtodactylus hontreensis Ngo, Grismer & Grismer
	Cyrtodactylus huynhi Chua Chan Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus huynhi Ngo & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus jarakensis Jarak Island Bent-toed Gecko 2008 Cyrtodactylus jarakensis Grismer, Chan, Grismer, Wood & Belabut
	Cyrtodactylus klugei Gesirava River Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus klugei Kraus
	Cyrtodactylus macrotuberculatus Large-tubercled Bent-toed Gecko 2008 Cyrtodactylus macrotuberculatus Grismer & Ahmad
	Cyrtodactylus pantiensis Panti Mountain Bent-toed Gecko 2008 Cyrtodactylus pantiensis Grismer, Chan, Grismer, Wood & Belabut
	Cyrtodactylus pseudoquadrivirgatus Thua Thien-Hue Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus pseudoquadrivirgatus Rösler, Vu, Nguyen, Ngo & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus robustus Rossel Island Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus robustus Kraus
	Cyrtodactylus spinosus Spiny Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus spinosus Linkem, McGuire, Hayden, Setiadi, Bickford & Brown
	Cyrtodactylus stresemanni Batang Padan Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus stresemanni Rösler & Glaw
	Cyrtodactylus takouensis Ta Kou Bent-toed Gecko 2008 Cyrtodactylus takouensis Ngo & Bauer
	Cyrtodactylus tripartitus Misima Island Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus tripartitus Kraus
	Cyrtodactylus wallacei Kelapa Dua Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus wallacei Hayden, Brown, Gillespie, Setiadi, Linkem, Iskandar, Umilaela, Bickford, Riyanto, Mumpuni & McGuire
	Cyrtodactylus ziegleri Chu Yang Sin Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus ziegleri Nazarov, Orlov, Nguyen & Ho
	Cyrtodactylus zugi Batanta Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtodactylus zugi Oliver, Tjaturadi, Mumpuni, Krey & Richards
	Cyrtopodion baigii Karakoram Bent-toed Gecko* 2008 Cyrtopodion baigii Masroor
	Gekko crombota Babuyan Claro Forest Gecko* 2008 Gekko crombota Brown, Oliveros, Siler & Diesmos
	Gekko nutaphandi Kanchanaburi Narrow-disked Gecko* 2008 Gekko nutaphandi Bauer, Sumontha & Pauwels
	Gekko shibatai Tokara Narrow-disked Gecko* 2008 Gekko shibatai Toda, Sengoku, Hikida & Ota
	Gekko vertebralis Spine-patterned Gecko* 2008 Gekko vertebralis Toda, Sengoku, Hikida & Ota
	Gekko wenxianensis Wenxian Gecko* 2008 Gekko wenxianensis Zhou & Wang
	Hemidactylus imbricatus Sind Broad-tailed Gecko 2008 Hemidactylus imbricatus Bauer, Giri, Greenbaum, Jackman, Dharne & Shouche
	Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi Fogo Half-toed Gecko* 2008 Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi Arnold, Vasconcelos, Harris, Mateo & Carranza
	Hemidactylus sataraensis Satara Half-toed Gecko* 2008 Hemidactylus sataraensis Giri & Bauer
	Hemidactylus aaronbaueri Pune Half-toed Gecko* 2008 Hemidactylus aaronbaueri Giri
	Kolekanos plumicaudus Feather-tailed Gecko 2008 Afrogecko plumicaudus Haacke
	Lepidodactylus buleli Espiritu Santo Scaly-toed Gecko* 2008 Lepidodactylus buleli Ineich
	Luperosaurus sorok Sabah Flap-legged Gecko* 2008 Luperosaurus sorok Das, Lakim & Kandaung

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

	Arthrosaura montigena Auyantepui Creek Lizard* 2008 Arthrosaura montigena Myers & Donnelly
	Bachia oxyrhina Mateiros Earless Teju* 2008 Bachia oxyrhina Rodrigues, Camacho, Nunes, Recoder, Teixeira, Valdujo, Ghellere, Mott & Nogueira
	Petracola waka Cajamarca Rock Lizard* 2008 Petracola waka Kizirian, Bayefsky-Anand, Erikson, Le & Donnelly
	Scriptosaura catimbau Catimbau Sand Slider* 2008 Scriptosaura catimbau Rodrigues & Santos
	Yanomamia hoogmoedi Mount Maringma Root Lizard* 2008 Arthrosaura hoogmoedi Kok

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

Enyalioides touzeti Azuay Wood Lizard* 2008 Enyalioides touzeti Torres-Carvajal, Almendariz, Valencia, Yanez-Munoz & Reyes

Sauria (Lizards): Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)

Brachylophus bulabula Fijian Red-eyed Iguana* 2008 Brachylophus bulabula Keogh, Edwards, Fisher & Harlow

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

	Podarcis levendis Pori Wall Lizard 2008 Podarcis levendis Lymberakis, Poulakakis, Kaliontzopoulou, Valakos & Mylonas
	Takydromus luyeanus Luye Grass Lizard* 2008 Takydromus luyeanus Lue & Lin
	Takydromus viridipunctatus Green-spotted Grass Lizard* 2008 Takydromus viridipunctatus Lue & Lin

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

	Liolaemus chehuachekenk Calcatapul Mountains Smooth-throated Lizard* 2008 Liolaemus chehuachekenk Avila, Morando & Sites
	Liolaemus huayra Cerro el Pichao Smooth-throated Lizard* 2008 Liolaemus huayra Abdala, Quinteros & Espinoza
	Liolaemus inti Golden Smooth-throated Lizard* 2008 Liolaemus inti Abdala, Quinteros & Espinoza
	Liolaemus orko Tinogasta Smooth-throated Lizard* 2008 Liolaemus orko Abdala & Quinteros
	Liolaemus parvus Lesser Smooth-throated Lizard* 2008 Liolaemus parvus Quinteros, Abdala, Diaz Gomez & Scrocchi
	Liolaemus scrocchii Susques Smooth-throated Lizard* 2008 Liolaemus scrocchii Quinteros, Abdala & Lobo
	Liolaemus tandiliensis Tandilia Mountains Smooth-throated Lizard* 2008 Liolaemus tandiliensis Vega, Bellagamba & Lobo
	Liolaemus tulkas Tulkas Smooth-throated Lizard* 2008 Liolaemus tulkas Quinteros, Abdala, Diaz Gomez & Scrocchi
	Phymaturus manuelae Comallo Chuckwalla* 2008 Phymaturus manuelae Scolaro & Ibargüengoytía

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

Sceloporus druckercolini Graceful Mountain Tree Lizard 2008 Sceloporus druckercolini Perez-Ramos & Saldana-de la Riva

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

	Phyllodactylus delsolari Northwest Peruvian Leaf-toed Gecko* 2008 Phyllodactylus delsolari Venegas, Townsend, Koch & Böhme
	Phyllodactylus thompsoni Amazonas Leaf-toed Gecko* 2008 Phyllodactylus thompsoni Venegas, Townsend, Koch & Böhme
	Tarentola crombiei Cuban Agave Gecko* 2008 Tarentola crombiei Díaz & Hedges

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Eutropis tammanna Tammanna Sun Skink* 2008 Eutropis tammanna Das, De Silva & Austin
	Oligosoma hardyi Poor Knights Skink* 2008 Cyclodina hardyi Chapple, Patterson, Bell & Daugherty
	Oligosoma levidensum Slight Skink 2008 Cyclodina levidensa Chapple, Patterson, Bell & Daugherty
	Oligosoma pikitanga Sinbad Skink 2008 Oligosoma pikitanga Bell & Patterson
	Oligosoma townsi Hauraki Skink 2008 Cyclodina townsi Chapple, Patterson, Gleeson, Daugherty & Ritchie
	Sphenomorphus bacboensis Bacbo Dwarf Skink* 2008 Livorimica bacboensis Eremchenko
	Sphenomorphus capitholythos Kai Islands Forest Skink* 2008 Lygosoma capitholythos Shea & Michels
	Trachylepis makolowodei Bélemboké Skink* 2008 Trachylepis makolowodei Chirio, Ineich, Schmitz & LeBreton
	Tytthoscincus langkawiensis Langkawi Island Leaf-litter Skink 2008 Sphenomorphus langkawiensis Grismer

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

	Gonatodes infernalis El Infierno Padless Gecko* 2008 Gonatodes infernalis Rivas & Schargel
	Gonatodes superciliaris Sarisariñama Padless Gecko 2008 Gonatodes superciliaris Barrio-Amoros & Brewer-Carias
	Pristurus schneideri Hanish al Kabir Island Semaphore Gecko* 2008 Pristurus schneideri Rösler, Köhler & Böhme

Sauria (Lizards): Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)

	Lepidophyma cuicateca Cuicatlan Tropical Night Lizard* 2008 Lepidophyma cuicateca Canseco-Márquez, Gutiérrez-Mayen & Mendoza-Hernández
	Xantusia jaycolei Sonora Night Lizard* 2008 Xantusia jaycolei Bezy, Bezy & Bolles
	Xantusia sherbrookei La Poza Grande Night Lizard* 2008 Xantusia sherbrookei Bezy, Bezy & Bolles

Serpentes (Snakes): Anomalepididae (Neotropical Blind Snakes)

Liotyphlops haadi Southern Colombian Blind Snake* 2008 Liotyphlops haadi Haad, Franco & Maldonado

Serpentes (Snakes): Anomochilidae (Dwarf Pipe Snakes)

Anomochilus monticola Kinabalu Dwarf Pipe Snake* 2008 Anomochilus monticola Das, Lakim, Lim & Tan

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Atractus altagratiae Cururú River Spindle Snake* 2008 Atractus altagratiae Passos & Fernandes
	Atractus macondo Macondo Spindle Snake* 2008 Atractus macondo Passos, Lynch & Fernandes
	Atractus surucucu Surucucu Spindle Snake* 2008 Atractus surucucu Prudente & Passos
	Calamaria gialaiensis Gia Lai Reed Snake 2008 Calamaria gialaiensis Ziegler, Nguyen & Nguyen
	Dendrelaphis grismeri Central Moluccan Bronzeback* 2008 Dendrelaphis grismeri Vogel & Van Rooijen
	Dendrelaphis haasi Greater Sundas Bronzeback* 2008 Dendrelaphis haasi Van Rooijen & Vogel
	Dendrelaphis marenae Philippine Painted Bronzeback* 2008 Dendrelaphis marenae Vogel & Van Rooijen
	Dendrelaphis underwoodi Javanese Bronzeback* 2008 Dendrelaphis underwoodi Van Rooijen & Vogel
	Dipsas baliomelas Macarena Mountains Snail Eater* 2008 Dipsas baliomelas Harvey
	Geophis tectus La Loma Earth Snake* 2008 Geophis tectus Savage & Watling
	Oligodon deuvei Orange-striped Kukri Snake* 2008 Oligodon deuvei David, Vogel & van Rooijen
	Oligodon moricei Khanh Hoa Kukri Snake* 2008 Oligodon moricei David, Vogel & van Rooijen
	Oligodon pseudotaeniatus Khorat Kukri Snake* 2008 Oligodon pseudotaeniatus David, Vogel & van Rooijen
	Oligodon saintgironsi Dong Nai Blotched Kukri Snake* 2008 Oligodon saintgironsi David, Vogel & Pauwels
	Opisthotropis tamdaoensis Tam Dao Mountain Stream Keelback 2008 Opisthotropis tamdaoensis Ziegler, David & Vu
	Phalotris sansebastiani Bolivian White-collared Snake* 2008 Phalotris sansebastiani Jansen & Köhler
	Pseudoboa martinsi Pale-collared Scarlet Snake* 2008 Pseudoboa martinsi Zaher, Oliveira & Franco
	Taeniophallus quadriocellatus Four-spotted Leaf-litter Snake* 2008 Taeniophallus quadriocellatus Santos, Di-Bernardo & Lema
	Thermophis zhaoermii Sichuan Hot-spring Snake 2008 Thermophis zhaoermii Guo, Liu, Feng & He

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

Calliophis haematoetron Blood-bellied Coral Snake* 2008 Calliophis haematoetron Smith, Manamendra-Arachchi & Somaweera

Serpentes (Snakes): Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)

Gyiophis vorisi Ayeyarwady Mud Snake* 2008 Enhydris vorisi Murphy

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

	Tetracheilostoma breuili Saint Lucia Thread Snake 2008 Leptotyphlops breuili Hedges
	Tetracheilostoma carlae Barbados Thread Snake 2008 Leptotyphlops carlae Hedges

Serpentes (Snakes): Pythonidae (Pythons)

	Bothrochilus biakensis Biak White-lipped Python* 2008 Leiopython biakensis Schleip
	Bothrochilus fredparkeri Karimui White-lipped Python 2008 Leiopython fredparkeri Schleip
	Bothrochilus huonensis Huon White-lipped Python* 2008 Leiopython huonensis Schleip

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

Amerotyphlops tycherus Santa Bárbara Blind Snake* 2008 Typhlops tycherus Townsend, Wilson, Ketzler & Luque-Montes

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

	Atropoides indomitus Honduran Jumping Pitviper* 2008 Atropoides indomitus Smith & Ferrari-Castro
	Bothrops marmoratus Marbled Lancehead 2008 Bothrops marmoratus Silva & Rodrigues
	Crotalus ericsmithi Southern Long-tailed Rattlesnake* 2008 Crotalus ericsmithi Campbell & Flores-Villela
	Trimeresurus honsonensis Hon Son Pitviper 2008 Cryptelytrops honsonensis Grismer, Ngo & Grismer

Serpentes (Snakes): Xenodermidae (Asian Litter Snakes)

	Fimbrios smithi Greater Bearded Snake* 2008 Fimbrios smithi Ziegler, David, Miralles, Doan & Nguyen
	Xylophis captaini Kannam Narrow-headed Snake* 2008 Xylophis captaini Gower & Winkler

Testudines (Turtles): Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)

	Cyclemys enigmatica Sunda Leaf Turtle 2008 Cyclemys enigmatica Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdörfer
	Cyclemys fusca Burmese Brown Leaf Turtle 2008 Cyclemys fusca Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdörfer
	Cyclemys gemeli Assam Leaf Turtle 2008 Cyclemys gemeli Fritz, Guicking, Auer, Sommer, Wink & Hundsdörfer