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

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

	Amphisbaena brevis Mato Grosso Short Worm Lizard* 2009 Amphisbaena brevis Strüssmann & Mott
	Amphisbaena supernumeraria Catimbau Worm Lizard* 2009 Amphisbaena supernumeraria Mott, Rodrigues & Santos
	Anops acrobeles Jalapão Worm Lizard* 2009 Anops acrobeles Ribeiro, Castro-Mello & Nogueira
	Mesobaena rhachicephala Ridge-headed Worm Lizard* 2009 Mesobaena rhachicephala Hoogmoed, Pinto, Rocha & Pereira

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Acanthosaura bintangensis Bintang Pricklenape* 2009 Acanthosaura bintangensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Ahmad, Chan & Bauer
	Acanthosaura titiwangsaensis Titiwangsa Pricklenape* 2009 Acanthosaura titiwangsaensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Ahmad, Chan & Bauer
	Agama lebretoni Cameroon Rainbow Agama* 2009 Agama lebretoni Wagner, Barej & Schmitz
	Cristidorsa otai Mizoram Mountain Agama* 2009 Japalura otai Mahony
	Phrynocephalus guinanensis Guinan Toad-headed Agama* 2009 Phrynocephalus guinanensis Ji, Wang & Wang

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

	Bradypodion ngomeense Ngome Dwarf Chameleon 2009 Bradypodion ngomeense Tilbury & Tolley
	Furcifer timoni Antsiranana Chameleon* 2009 Furcifer timoni Glaw, Köhler & Vences
	Kinyongia asheorum Mount Nyiro Bearded Chameleon 2009 Kinyongia asheorum Necas, Sindaco, Koreny, Kopecna, Malonza & Modry
	Kinyongia magomberae Magombera Chameleon 2009 Kinyongia magomberae Menegon, Tolley, Jones, Rovero, Marshall & Tilbury
	Kinyongia vanheygeni Poroto Single-horned Chameleon 2009 Kinyongia vanheygeni Necas

Sauria (Lizards): Dactyloidae (Anoles)

	Dactyloa anchicayae Anchicayá Anole 2009 Anolis anchicayae Poe, Velasco, Miyata & Williams
	Dactyloa ibanezi Coclé Anole* 2009 Anolis ibanezi Poe, Latella, Ryan & Schaad
	Norops lyra Finca Victoria Anole* 2009 Anolis lyra Poe, Velasco, Miyata & Williams
	Norops monteverde Puntarenas Anole* 2009 Anolis monteverde Köhler
	Norops morazani Morazán Anole* 2009 Anolis morazani Townsend & Wilson

Sauria (Lizards): Dibamidae (Blind Skinks)

Dibamus tebal Simeulue Blind Skink* 2009 Dibamus tebal Das & Lim

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

	Diplodactylus calcicolus South Coast Gecko 2009 Diplodactylus calcicolus Hutchinson, Doughty & Oliver
	Diplodactylus wiru Desert Wood Gecko 2009 Diplodactylus wiru Hutchinson, Doughty & Oliver
	Eurydactylodes occidentalis Western Chameleon Gecko* 2009 Eurydactylodes occidentalis Bauer, Jackman, Sadlier & Whitaker

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Cnemaspis kolhapurensis Kolhapur Rock Gecko* 2009 Cnemaspis kolhapurensis Giri, Bauer & Gaikwad
	Cnemaspis monachorum Wanaram Temple Rock Gecko* 2009 Cnemaspis monachorum Grismer, Ahmad, Chan, Belabut, Muin, Wood & Grismer
	Cnemaspis paripari Fairy Rock Gecko 2009 Cnemaspis paripari Grismer & Chan
	Cnemaspis pseudomcguirei Larut Rock Gecko* 2009 Cnemaspis pseudomcguirei Grismer, Ahmad, Chan, Belabut, Muin, Wood & Grismer
	Cyrtodactylus cattienensis Cattien Bent-toed Gecko 2009 Cyrtodactylus cattienensis Geissler, Nazarov, Orlov, Böhme, Phung, Nguyen & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus erythrops Red-eyed Bent-toed Gecko* 2009 Cyrtodactylus erythrops Bauer, Kunya, Sumontha, Niyomwan, Panitvong, Pauwels, Chanhome & Kunya
	Cyrtodactylus mandalayensis Mandalay Bent-toed Gecko* 2009 Cyrtodactylus mandalayensis Mahony
	Cyrtodactylus nuaulu Seram Bent-toed Gecko* 2009 Cyrtodactylus nuaulu Oliver, Edgar, Mumpuni, Iskandar & Lilley
	Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum Mainit Bent-toed Gecko* 2009 Cyrtodactylus tautbatorum Welton, Siler, Diesmos & Brown
	Cyrtopodion golubevi Southeast Persian Bent-toed Gecko* 2009 Cyrtopodion golubevi Nazarov, Ananjeva & Radjabizadeh
	Cyrtopodion persepolense Persepolis Bent-toed Gecko* 2009 Cyrtopodion persepolense Nazarov, Ananjeva & Radjabizadeh
	Dixonius aaronbaueri Ninh Thuan Leaf-toed Gecko* 2009 Dixonius aaronbaueri Ngo & Ziegler
	Gekko rossi Calayan Narrow-disked Gecko* 2009 Gekko rossi Brown, Oliveros, Siler & Diesmos
	Gekko russelltraini Chua Chan Marbled Gecko* 2009 Gekko russelltraini Ngo, Bauer, Wood & Grismer
	Hemidactylus gujaratensis Gujarat Half-toed Gecko* 2009 Hemidactylus gujaratensis Giri, Bauer, Vyas & Patil
	Hemidactylus inintellectus Socotra Rock Gecko 2009 Hemidactylus inintellectus Sindaco, Ziliani, Razzetti, Carugati, Grieco, Pupin, Al-Aseily, Pella & Fasola
	Hemidactylus treutleri Golconda Half-toed Gecko* 2009 Hemidactylus treutleri Mahony
	Lygodactylus roavolana Manantantely Dwarf Gecko* 2009 Lygodactylus roavolana Puente, Glaw, Vieites & Vences
	Mediodactylus dehakroensis Deh Akro Bent-toed Gecko* 2009 Cyrtopodion dehakroense Masroor
	Phelsuma borai Tsingy de Bemaraha Day Gecko* 2009 Phelsuma borai Glaw, Köhler & Vences
	Phelsuma hoeschi Ampasimanolotra Day Gecko* 2009 Phelsuma hoeschi Berghof & Trautmann
	Ptychozoon nicobarensis Nicobar Gliding Gecko* 2009 Ptychozoon nicobarensis Das & Vijayakumar

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

	Acratosaura spinosa Spiny Spectacled Lizard* 2009 Acratosaura spinosa Rodrigues, Cassimiro, Freitas & Silva
	Anadia escalerae Bolivar Smooth-scaled Lizard* 2009 Anadia escalerae Myers, Fuenmayor & Jadin
	Caparaonia itaiquara Caparaó Mountains Spectacled Lizard* 2009 Caparaonia itaiquara Rodrigues, Cassimiro, Pavan, Curcio, Verdade & Pellegrino
	Euspondylus auyanensis Auyán Sun Teju* 2009 Euspondylus auyanensis Myers, Fuenmayor & Jadin
	Heterodactylus septentrionalis Chapada Diamantina Spectacled Teju* 2009 Heterodactylus septentrionalis Rodrigues, Freitas & Silva
	Pantepuisaurus rodriguesi Mount Maringma Spectacled Lizard* 2009 Pantepuisaurus rodriguesi Kok

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

Enyalioides rubrigularis Red-throated Wood Lizard 2009 Enyalioides rubrigularis Torres-Carvajal, de Queiroz & Etheridge

Sauria (Lizards): Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)

Conolophus marthae Galapagos Pink Land Iguana 2009 Conolophus marthae Gentile & Snell

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

	Liolaemus chacabucoense Chacabuco River Smooth-throated Lizard* 2009 Liolaemus chacabucoense Nunez & Scolaro
	Liolaemus cuyumhue Añelo Basin Smooth-throated Lizard* 2009 Liolaemus cuyumhue Avila, Morando, Perez & Sites
	Liolaemus gracielae Laguna Brava Smooth-throated Lizard* 2009 Liolaemus gracielae Abdala, Acosta, Cabrera, Villavicencio & Marinero
	Phymaturus desuetus Rio Negro Chuckwalla* 2009 Phymaturus desuetus Scolaro & Tappari
	Phymaturus gynechlomus Cruz de Piedra Chuckwalla* 2009 Phymaturus gynechlomus Corbalán, Scolaro & Debandi

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

	Asaccus saffinae Mount Saffine Leaf-toed Gecko* 2009 Asaccus saffinae Afrasiab & Mohamad
	Gymnodactylus vanzolinii Bahia Naked-toed Gecko* 2009 Gymnodactylus vanzolinii Cassimiro & Rodrigues
	Phyllodactylus papenfussi Mezcala Leaf-toed Gecko* 2009 Phyllodactylus papenfussi Murphy, Blair & Mendez de la Cruz

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Brachymeles muntingkamay Caraballo Mountains Slender Skink 2009 Brachymeles muntingkamay Siler, Rico, Duya & Brown
	Ctenotus halysis Chained Comb-eared Skink 2009 Ctenotus halysis Horner
	Ctenotus mesotes Median-striped Comb-eared Skink 2009 Ctenotus mesotes Horner
	Ctenotus vagus Uneven-striped Comb-eared Skink 2009 Ctenotus vagus Horner
	Eremiascincus musivus Mosaic Desert Skink 2009 Eremiascincus musivus Mecke, Doughty & Donnellan
	Eumeces cholistanensis Cholistan Long-legged Skink* 2009 Eumeces cholistanensis Masroor
	Kanakysaurus zebratus Zebra Forest Skink* 2009 Kanakysaurus zebratus Sadlier, Smith, Whitaker & Bauer
	Lepidothyris hinkeli Eastern Red-flanked Skink* 2009 Lepidothyris hinkeli Wagner, Böhme, Pauwels & Schmitz
	Lerista rochfordensis Rochford Slider 2009 Lerista rochfordensis Amey & Couper
	Maracaiba zuliae Zulia Skink* 2009 Mabuya zuliae Miralles, Fuenmayor, Bonillo, Schargel, Barros, Garcia-Perez & Barrio-Amoros
	Marmorosphax boulinda Boulinda Mountains Marble-throated Skink* 2009 Marmorosphax boulinda Sadlier, Smith, Bauer & Whitaker
	Marmorosphax kaala Mount Kaala Marble-throated Skink* 2009 Marmorosphax kaala Sadlier, Smith, Bauer & Whitaker
	Marmorosphax taom Mount Taom Marble-throated Skink* 2009 Marmorosphax taom Sadlier, Smith, Bauer & Whitaker
	Oligosoma judgeorum Barrier Skink 2009 Oligosoma judgei Patterson & Bell (currently Oligosoma judgeorum)
	Orosaura nebulosylvestris Venezuelan Cloud Forest Skink 2009 Mabuya nebulosylvestris Miralles, Fuenmayor, Bonillo, Schargel, Barros, Garcia-Perez & Barrio-Amoros
	Paracontias kankana Mahasoa Forest Legless Skink* 2009 Paracontias kankana Köhler, Vieites, Glaw, Kaffenberger & Vences
	Trachylepis tschudii (first described as Trachylepis punctata Tschudi 1845) (no common name) 2009 Trachylepis tschudii Miralles, Chaparro & Harvey [substitute name for Trachylepis punctata Tschudi 1845]
	Tytthoscincus perhentianensis Perhentian Islands Leaf-litter Skink* 2009 Sphenomorphus perhentianensis Grismer, Wood & Grismer
	Tytthoscincus temengorensis Temengor Leaf-litter Skink 2009 Sphenomorphus temengorensis Grismer, Ahmad & Chan

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

Aristelliger reyesi Cuban Croaking Gecko* 2009 Aristelliger reyesi Díaz & Hedges

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

	Ameivula jalapensis Jalapão Whiptail* 2009 Cnemidophorus jalapensis Colli, Giugliano, Mesquita & Franca
	Cnemidophorus flavissimus Yellow Whiptail* 2009 Cnemidophorus flavissimus Ugueto, Harvey & Rivas
	Cnemidophorus senectus Grey-headed Whiptail 2009 Cnemidophorus senectus Ugueto, Harvey & Rivas

Sauria (Lizards): Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)

Varanus lirungensis Talaud Mangrove Monitor 2009 Varanus lirungensis Koch, Arida, Schmitz, Böhme & Ziegler

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Atractus acheronius Rio Negro Spindle Snake* 2009 Atractus acheronius Passos, Fuenmayor & Barrio-Amoros
	Atractus avernus Caquetá Spindle Snake* 2009 Atractus avernus Passos, Chiesse, Torres-Carvajal & Savage
	Atractus echidna Nariño Spindle Snake* 2009 Atractus echidna Passos, Mueses-Cisneros, Lynch & Fernandes
	Atractus medusa Medusa Spindle Snake* 2009 Atractus medusa Passos, Mueses-Cisneros, Lynch & Fernandes
	Atractus multidentatus Many-toothed Spindle Snake* 2009 Atractus multidentatus Passos, Fuenmayor & Barrio-Amoros
	Atractus nasutus Sharp-nosed Spindle Snake* 2009 Atractus nasutus Passos, Arredondo, Fernandes & Lynch
	Atractus paisa Sonsón Spindle Snake* 2009 Atractus paisa Passos, Arredondo, Fernandes & Lynch
	Atractus titanicus Titan Spindle Snake* 2009 Atractus titanicus Passos, Arredondo, Fernandes & Lynch
	Atractus typhon Typhon Spindle Snake* 2009 Atractus typhon Passos, Mueses-Cisneros, Lynch & Fernandes
	Calamaria abramovi Mang Xang Reed Snake* 2009 Calamaria abramovi Orlov
	Calamaria banggaiensis Banggai Reed Snake 2009 Calamaria banggaiensis Koch, Arida, McGuire, Iskandar & Böhme
	Calamaria sangi Mang Kanh Reed Snake* 2009 Calamaria sangi Nguyen, Koch & Ziegler
	Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi Lam Dong Snake* 2009 Colubroelaps nguyenvansangi Orlov, Kharin, Ananjeva, Nguyen & Nguyen
	Coniophanes michoacanensis Michoacan Black-striped Snake* 2009 Coniophanes michoacanensis Flores-Villela & Smith
	Lycodon ophiophagus Snake-eater Wolf Snake 2009 Lycodon ophiophagus Vogel, David, Pauwels, Sumontha, Norval, Hendrix, Vu & Ziegler
	Oxyrhopus vanidicus Leticia Calico Snake* 2009 Oxyrhopus vanidicus Lynch
	Xenopholis werdingorum Bolivian Flat-headed Snake* 2009 Xenopholis werdingorum Jansen, Álvarez & Köhler

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

	Naja senegalensis Senegalese Cobra* 2009 Naja senegalensis Trape, Chirio, Broadley & Wüster
	Toxicocalamus mintoni Sudest Worm-eating Snake* 2009 Toxicocalamus mintoni Kraus
	Toxicocalamus pachysomus Milne Bay Worm-eating Snake* 2009 Toxicocalamus pachysomus Kraus

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

	Liophidium maintikibo Madagascar Black-bellied Smooth Snake* 2009 Liophidium maintikibo Franzen, Jones, Raselimanana, Nagy, D'Cruze, Glaw & Vences
	Thamnosophis mavotenda Yellow-throated Water Snake* 2009 Liopholidophis mavotenda Glaw, Nagy, Köhler, Franzen & Vences

Serpentes (Snakes): Pareidae (Oriental Slug Eaters)

Pareas nigriceps Black-headed Slug Eater* 2009 Pareas nigriceps Guo & Deng

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

	Afrotyphlops nanus Kenyan Dwarf Blind Snake 2009 Afrotyphlops nanus Broadley & Wallach
	Cubatyphlops golyathi Goliath Blind Snake* 2009 Typhlops golyathi Dominguez & Moreno
	Madatyphlops andasibensis Andasibe Blind Snake 2009 Typhlops andasibensis Wallach & Glaw
	Madatyphlops rajeryi Southeast Madagascar Blind Snake* 2009 Typhlops rajeryi Renoult & Raselimanana

Serpentes (Snakes): Uropeltidae (Shield-tailed Snakes)

Rhinophis erangaviraji Rakwana Hills Shieldtail* 2009 Rhinophis erangaviraji Wickramasinghe, Vidanapathirana, Wickramasinghe & Ranwella

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

	Atheris mabuensis Mount Mabu Bush Viper* 2009 Atheris mabuensis Branch & Bayliss
	Gloydius lijianlii Shandong Mamushi* 2009 Gloydius lijianlii Jiang & Zhao
	Protobothrops trungkhanhensis Trung Khanh Pitviper 2009 Protobothrops trungkhanhensis Orlov, Ryabov & Nguyen