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

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

Leposternon maximum Buritinópolis Worm Lizard* 2011 Leposternon maximus Ribeiro, Nogueira, Cintra, Silva & Zaher

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Acanthosaura brachypoda Fansipan Pricklenape* 2011 Acanthosaura brachypoda Ananjeva, Orlov, Nguyen & Ryabov
	Agama lucyae Wollega Agama* 2011 Agama lucyae Wagner & Bauer
	Agama tassiliensis Tassili Agama 2011 Agama tassiliensis Geniez, Padial & Crochet
	Diporiphora phaeospinosa Bauhinia Two-lined Dragon* 2011 Diporiphora phaeospinosa Edwards & Melville
	Trapelus boehmei Moroccan Plain Agama* 2011 Trapelus boehmei Wagner, Melville, Wilms & Schmitz

Sauria (Lizards): Carphodactylidae (Southern Padless Geckos)

Underwoodisaurus seorsus Pilbara Barking Gecko 2011 Underwoodisaurus seorsus Doughty & Oliver

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

	Calumma vohibola Vohibola Chameleon* 2011 Calumma vohibola Gehring, Ratsoavina, Vences & Glaw
	Trioceros nyirit Mtelo Massif Chameleon 2011 Trioceros nyirit Stipala, Lutzmann, Malonza, Borghesio, Wilkinson, Godley & Evans

Sauria (Lizards): Dactyloidae (Anoles)

	Norops benedikti Bocas del Toro Anole* 2011 Anolis benedikti Lotzkat, Bienentreu, Hertz & Köhler
	Norops tenorioensis Volcán Tenorio Anole* 2011 Anolis tenorioensis Köhler

Sauria (Lizards): Dibamidae (Blind Skinks)

Dibamus dalaiensis Phnom Dalai Blind Skink* 2011 Dibamus dalaiensis Neang, Holden, Eastoe, Seng, Ith & Grismer

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

	Rhynchoedura angusta Border Beaked Gecko 2011 Rhynchoedurua angusta Pepper, Doughty, Hutchinson & Keogh
	Rhynchoedura eyrensis Eyre Basin Beaked Gecko 2011 Rhynchoedurua eyrensis Pepper, Doughty, Hutchinson & Keogh
	Rhynchoedura mentalis Brigalow Beaked Gecko 2011 Rhynchoedurua mentalis Pepper, Doughty, Hutchinson & Keogh
	Rhynchoedura sexapora Northern Beaked Gecko 2011 Rhynchoedurua sexapora Pepper, Doughty, Hutchinson & Keogh

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Blaesodactylus ambonihazo Mahajanga Velvet Gecko* 2011 Blaesodactylus ambonihazo Bauer, Glaw, Gehring & Vences
	Cyrtodactylus adorus Pascoe River Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus adorus Shea, Couper, Wilmer & Amey
	Cyrtodactylus batik Batik Bent-toed Gecko 2011 Cyrtodactylus batik Iskandar, Rachmansah & Umilaela
	Cyrtodactylus boreoclivus Torricelli Mountains Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus boreoclivus Oliver, Krey, Mumpuni & Richards
	Cyrtodactylus cucphuongensis Cuc Phuong Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus cucphuongensis Ngo & Chan
	Cyrtodactylus hoskini Iron Range Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus hoskini Shea, Couper, Wilmer & Amey
	Cyrtodactylus huongsonensis Huong Son Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus huongsonensis Luu, Nguyen, Do & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus martini Lai Chau Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus martini Ngo
	Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi Chillagoe Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus mcdonaldi Shea, Couper, Wilmer & Amey
	Cyrtodactylus pageli Vang Vieng Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus pageli Schneider, Nguyen, Schmitz, Kingsada, Auer & Ziegler 2011
	Cyrtodactylus pronarus McIlwraith Range Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus pronarus Shea, Couper, Wilmer & Amey
	Cyrtodactylus surin Surin Islands Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus surin Chan-ard & Makchai
	Cyrtodactylus teyniei Borikhamxay Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtodactylus teyniei David, Nguyen, Schneider & Ziegler
	Cyrtopodion belaense Las Bela Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtopodion belaense Nazarov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss
	Cyrtopodion kiabii Bushehr Bent-toed Gecko* 2011 Cyrtopodion kiabii Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Torki & Böhme
	Gekko canaensis Cà Ná Marbled Gecko 2011 Gekko canaensis Ngo & Gamble
	Gekko coi Sibuyan Forest Gecko 2011 Gekko coi Linkem, Siler, Diesmos, Sy & Brown
	Gekko truongi Cuc Dong Cape Gecko* 2011 Gekko truongi Phung & Ziegler
	Hemidactylus dawudazraqi Azraq Half-toed Gecko* 2011 Hemidactylus dawudazraqi Moravec, Kratochvil, Amr, Jandzik, Smid & Gvozdik
	Hemidactylus graniticolus Granite Half-toed Gecko* 2011 Hemidactylus graniticolus Agarwal, Giri & Bauer
	Hemidactylus jumailiae Ibb Half-toed Gecko* 2011 Hemidactylus jumailiae Busais & Joger
	Hemidactylus montanus Mountain Half-toed Gecko* 2011 Hemidactylus yerburii montanus Busais & Joger
	Hemidactylus romeshkanicus Romeshkan Half-toed Gecko* 2011 Hemidactylus romeshkanicus Torki, Manthey & Barts
	Hemidactylus saba Sheba Half-toed Gecko* 2011 Hemidactylus saba Busais & Joger
	Hemidactylus shihraensis Al Shihr Half-toed Gecko* 2011 Hemidactylus shihraensis Busais & Joger
	Luperosaurus angliit Aurora Flap-legged Gecko* 2011 Luperosaurus angliit Brown, Diesmos & Oliveiros
	Mediodactylus ilamensis Ilam Keel-scaled Gecko* 2011 Carinatogecko ilamensis Fathinia, Karamiani, Darvishnia, Heidari & Rastegar-Pouyani
	Mediodactylus stevenandersoni Delphan Keel-scaled Gecko* 2011 Carinatogecko stevenandersoni Torki
	Pachydactylus etultra Sossus Gecko 2011 Pachydactylus etultra Branch, Bauer, Jackman & Heinicke
	Pachydactylus maraisi Swakopmund Thick-toed Gecko* 2011 Pachydactylus maraisi Heinicke, Adderly, Bauer & Jackman
	Phelsuma gouldi Anja Day Gecko* 2011 Phelsuma gouldi Crottini, Gehring, Glaw, Harris, Lima & Vences
	Tenuidactylus dadunensis Dadun Thin-toed Gecko 2011 Cyrtopodion dadunense Nazarov, Ananjeva & Radjabizadeh
	Uroplatus finiavana Mount Ambre Leaf-tailed Gecko* 2011 Uroplatus finiavana Ratsoavina, Louis, Crottini, Randrianiaina, Glaw & Vences

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

	Andinosaura crypta Pilaló Highland Lizard* 2011 Riama crypta Sánchez-Pacheco, Kizirian & Nunes
	Bachia didactyla Two-toed Earless Teju* 2011 Bachia didactyla de Freitas, Strüssmann, de Carvalho, Kawashita-Ribeiro & Mott
	Marinussaurus curupira Curupira Spectacled Lizard* 2011 Marinussaurus curupira Peloso, Pellegrino, Rodrigues & Avila-Pires
	Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi Abakapá Highland Lizard* 2011 Anadia mcdiarmidi Kok & Rivas
	Proctoporus chasqui Ayacucho Lightbulb Lizard* 2011 Euspondylus chasqui Chavez, Siu-Ting, Duran & Venegas
	Proctoporus oreades Pasco Lightbulb Lizard* 2011 Euspondylus oreades Chavez, Siu-Ting, Duran & Venegas

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

Enyalioides rudolfarndti Pasco Wood Lizard* 2011 Enyalioides rudolfarndti Venegas, Duran, Landauro & Lujan

Sauria (Lizards): Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)

	Congolacerta asukului Itombwe Plateau Grass Lizard* 2011 Congolacerta asukului Greenbaum, Villanueva, Kusamba, Aristote & Branch
	Eremias papenfussi Alborz Mountains Desert Runner* 2011 Eremias papenfussi Mozaffari, Ahmadzadeh & Parham

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

	Liolaemus avilae Santa Cruz Smooth-throated Lizard* 2011 Liolaemus avilae Breitman, Parra, Pérez & Sites
	Liolaemus caparensis Campo las Piedras Plateau Smooth-throated Lizard* 2011 Liolaemus caparensis Breitman, Pérez, Parra, Morando, Sites & Avila
	Liolaemus cyaneinotatus Pehuenches Smooth-throated Lizard* 2011 Liolaemus cyaneinotatus Martinez, Avila, Perez, Perez, Sites & Morando
	Liolaemus diaguita Guachipas Smooth-throated Lizard* 2011 Liolaemus diaguita Abdala, Quinteros, Arias, Portelli & Pallavecino
	Liolaemus morandae Escalante Smooth-throated Lizard* 2011 Liolaemus morandae Breitman, Parra, Pérez & Sites
	Liolaemus vulcanus Orange-Red Smooth-throated Lizard* 2011 Liolaemus vulcanus Quinteros & Abdala
	Phymaturus delheyi Butacó Creek Chuckwalla* 2011 Phymaturus delheyi Avila, Perez, Perez & Morando
	Phymaturus sitesi Auca Mahuida Volcano Chuckwalla* 2011 Phymaturus sitesi Avila, Perez, Perez & Morando

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

	Asaccus andersoni Illam Leaf-toed Gecko* 2011 Asaccus andersoni Torki, Fathinia, Rostami, Gharzi & Nazari-Serenjeh
	Asaccus barani Harran Leaf-toed Gecko* 2011 Asaccus barani Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Avci & Kumlutas
	Asaccus iranicus Assaloye Leaf-toed Gecko* 2011 Asaccus iranicus Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Avci & Kumlutas
	Asaccus tangestanensis Tangestan Leaf-toed Gecko* 2011 Asaccus tangestanensis Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Avci & Kumlutas
	Asaccus zagrosicus Zagros Leaf-toed Gecko* 2011 Asaccus zagrosicus Torki, Ahmadzadeh, Ilgaz, Avci & Kumlutas
	Thecadactylus oskrobapreinorum Saint Martin Turnip-tailed Gecko* 2011 Thecadactylus oskrobapreinorum Köhler & Vesely

Sauria (Lizards): Polychrotidae (Monkey Lizards)

Polychrus jacquelinae Bolivar Monkey Lizard 2011 Polychrus jacquelinae Koch, Venegas, Garcia-Bravo & Böhme

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Brachymeles bicolandia Central Bicol Slender Skink* 2011 Brachymeles bicolandia Siler, Fuiten, Jones, Alcala & Brown
	Brachymeles brevidactylus Southern Bicol Slender Skink* 2011 Brachymeles brevidactylus Siler, Fuiten, Jones, Alcala & Brown
	Brachymeles cobos Catanduanes Two-toed Slender Skink* 2011 Brachymeles cobos Siler, Fuiten, Jones, Alcala & Brown
	Brachymeles libayani Lapinig Islands Slender Skink 2011 Brachymeles libayani Siler, Fuiten, Jones, Alcala & Brown
	Brachymeles paeforum San Vicente Slender Skink* 2011 Brachymeles paeforum Siler, Fuiten, Jones, Alcala & Brown
	Egernia cygnitos Western Pilbara Spiny-tailed Skink 2011 Egernia cygnitos Doughty, Kealley & Donnellan
	Egernia eos Central Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink 2011 Egernia eos Doughty, Kealley & Donnellan
	Egernia epsisolus Eastern Pilbara Spiny-tailed Skink 2011 Egernia epsisolus Doughty, Kealley & Donnellan
	Emoia tuitarere Rarotonga Slender Skink* 2011 Emoia tuitarere Zug, Hamilton & Austin
	Flexiseps meva Bicoloured Cylindrical Skink* 2011 Amphiglossus meva Miralles, Raselimanana, Rakotomalala, Vences & Vieites
	Jarujinia bipedalis Ratchaburi Two-legged Skink* 2011 Jarujinia bipedalis Chan-ard, Makchai & Cota
	Larutia nubisilvicola Khao Nan Two-toed Skink* 2011 Larutia nubisilvicola Chan-ard, Cota, Makchai & Lhaotaew
	Larutia penangensis Penang Island Limbless Skink 2011 Larutia penangensis Grismer, Huat, Siler, Chan, Wood, Grismer, Sah & Ahmad
	Madascincus arenicola Sakalava Short-legged Sand Skink* 2011 Madascincus arenicola Miralles, Köhler, Glaw & Vences
	Oligosoma burganae Burgan Skink 2011 Oligosoma burganae Chapple, Bell, Chapple, Miller, Daugherty & Patterson
	Oligosoma repens Eyres Skink 2011 Oligosoma repens Chapple, Bell, Chapple, Miller, Daugherty & Patterson
	Oligosoma tekakahu Te Kakahu Skink 2011 Oligosoma tekakahu Chapple, Bell, Chapple, Miller, Daugherty & Patterson
	Oligosoma toka Nevis Skink 2011 Oligosoma toka Chapple, Bell, Chapple, Miller, Daugherty & Patterson
	Ophiomorus maranjabensis Maranjab Snake Skink* 2011 Ophiomorus maranjabensis Kazemi, Qomi, Kami & Anderson
	Paracontias vermisaurus Angozongahy Legless Skink* 2011 Paracontias vermisaurus Miralles, Köhler, Vieites, Glaw & Vences
	Sphenomorphus tonkinensis Tonkin Forest Skink 2011 Sphenomorphus tonkinensis Nguyen, Schmitz, Nguyen, Orlov, Böhme & Ziegler

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

	Gonatodes nascimentoi Anapu Padless Gecko* 2011 Gonatodes nascimentoi Sturaro & Avila-Pires
	Gonatodes riveroi Meta Padless Gecko* 2011 Gonatodes riveroi Sturaro & Avila-Pires
	Gonatodes timidus Iwokrama Padless Gecko* 2011 Gonatodes timidus Kok

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

	Ameiva pantherina Panther Ameiva* 2011 Ameiva pantherina Ugueto & Harvey
	Ameivula confusioniba Confusões Mountains Whiptail* 2011 Cnemidophorus confusionibus Arias, Carvalho, Rodrigues & Zaher
	Ameivula nigrigula Bahia Black-throated Whiptail* 2011 Cnemidophorus nigrigula Arias, Carvalho, Rodrigues & Zaher
	Glaucomastix cyanura Bahia Blue-tailed Whiptail* 2011 Cnemidophorus cyanurus Arias, Carvalho, Rodrigues & Zaher
	Glaucomastix venetacauda Piaui Blue-tailed Whiptail* 2011 Cnemidophorus venetacaudus Arias, Carvalho, Rodrigues & Zaher

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

Tropidurus jaguaribanus Jaguaribe Valley Keel-tailed Iguana* 2011 Tropidurus jaguaribanus Passos, Lima & Borges-Nojosa

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Atractus ayeush Lara-Falcón Spindle Snake* 2011 Atractus ayeush Esqueda
	Dendrelaphis ashoki Anamalai Bronzeback* 2011 Dendrelaphis ashoki Vogel & Rooijen 2011
	Dendrelaphis girii Belgaum Bronzeback* 2011 Dendrelaphis girii Vogel & Van Rooijen
	Dendrelaphis walli Southern Burmese Bronzeback* 2011 Dendrelaphis walli Vogel & Rooijen
	Geophis occabus El Molote Earth Snake* 2011 Geophis occabus Paván-Vázquez, García-Vázquez, Blancas-Hernández & Nieto-Montes de Oca
	Lycodon gongshan Gaoligong Mountains Wolf Snake* 2011 Lycodon gongshan Vogel & Luo
	Lycodon liuchengchaoi Tangjiahe Wolf Snake* 2011 Lycodon liuchengchaoi Zhang, Jiang, Vogel & Rao
	Mastigodryas moratoi Amazon Lizard Eater* 2011 Mastigodryas moratoi Montingelli & Zaher
	Opisthotropis cucae Kon Tum Mountain Stream Keelback* 2011 Opisthotropis cucae David, Pham, Nguyen & Ziegler
	Pantherophis ramspotti Western Fox Snake 2011 Pantherophis ramspotti Crother, White, Savage, Eckstut, Graham & Gardner
	Tantilla psittaca Rawa Kiamp Centipede Snake* 2011 Tantilla psittaca McCranie

Serpentes (Snakes): Elapidae_2 (Sea Snakes)

Emydocephalus szczerbaki Vietnamese Turtle-headed Sea Snake* 2011 Emydocephalus szczerbaki Dotsenko

Serpentes (Snakes): Homalopsidae (Australasian Mud Snakes)

	Myron karnsi Aru Mangrove Snake 2011 Myron karnsi Murphy
	Myron resetari Broome Mangrove Snake 2011 Myron resetari Murphy

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

Siagonodon acutirostris Brazilian Sharp-nosed Thread Snake* 2011 Siagonodon acutirostris Pinto & Curcio

Serpentes (Snakes): Pythonidae (Pythons)

Python kyaiktiyo Burmese Short-tailed Python* 2011 Python kyaiktiyo Zug, Gotte & Jacobs

Serpentes (Snakes): Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)

	Typhlops oxyrhinus Guantánamo Sharp-snouted Blind Snake* 2011 Typhlops oxyrhinus Domínguez & Díaz
	Typhlops pachyrhinus Pinar del Río Blind Snake* 2011 Typhlops pachyrhinus Domínguez & Díaz

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

	Rhinophis lineatus Striped Shieldtail* 2011 Rhinophis lineatus Gower & Maduwage
	Rhinophis zigzag Zigzag Shieldtail 2011 Rhinophis zigzag Gower & Maduwage

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

	Atheris matildae Southern Tanzanian Bush Viper* 2011 Atheris matildae Menegon, Davenport & Howell
	Montivipera kuhrangica Kuhrang Mountain Viper* 2011 Montivipera kuhrangica Rajabizadeh, Nilson & Kami
	Popeia phuketensis Phuket Pitviper 2011 Trimeresurus phuketensis Sumontha, Kunya, Pauwels, Nitikul & Punnadee
	Protobothrops maolanensis Maolan Pitviper* 2011 Protobothrops maolanensis Yang, Orlov & Wang
	Sinovipera sichuanensis Sichuan Mountain Pitviper* 2011 Sinovipera sichuanensis Guo & Wang
	Trimeresurus cardamomensis Cardamom Mountains Green Pitviper 2011 Cryptelytrops cardamomensis Malhotra, Thorpe, Mrinalini & Stuart
	Trimeresurus rubeus Ruby-eyed Green Pitviper 2011 Cryptelytrops rubeus Malhotra, Thorpe, Mrinalini & Stuart

Testudines (Turtles): Testudinidae (Tortoises)

Gopherus morafkai Sonoran Desert Tortoise 2011 Gopherus morafkai Murphy, Berry, Edwards, Leviton, Lathrop & Riedle