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

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

Amphisbaena carli Jatobá Worm Lizard 2010 Amphisbaena carli Pinna, Mendonca, Bocchiglieri & Fernandes

Sauria (Lizards): Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)

	Acanthosaura cardamomensis Cardamom Mountains Pricklenape* 2010 Acanthosaura cardamomensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden
	Bronchocela rubrigularis Red-throated Long-tailed Agama* 2010 Bronchocela rubrigularis Hallermann
	Leiolepis ngovantrii Phuoc Buu Butterfly Agama* 2010 Leiolepis ngovantrii Grismer & Grismer
	Pseudocalotes ziegleri Vietnamese Long-headed Agama* 2010 Pseudocalotes ziegleri Hallermann, Nguyen, Orlov & Ananjeva

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

Gerrhonotus farri Tamaulipan Alligator Lizard* 2010 Gerrhonotus farri Bryson & Graham

Sauria (Lizards): Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)

	Calumma tarzan Tarzan Chameleon 2010 Calumma tarzan Gehring, Pabijan, Ratsoavina, Köhler, Vences & Glaw
	Nadzikambia baylissi Mount Mabu Dwarf Chameleon* 2010 Nadzikambia baylissi Branch & Tolley
	Trioceros hanangensis Hanang Yellow-striped Chameleon* 2010 Trioceros hanangensis Krause & Böhme

Sauria (Lizards): Dactyloidae (Anoles)

	Dactyloa anoriensis Anori Anole* 2010 Anolis anoriensis Velasco, Gutierrez-Cardenas & Quintero-Angel
	Dactyloa otongae Otonga Forest Anole* 2010 Anolis otongae Ayala-Varela & Velasco
	Dactyloa podocarpus Podocarpus Anole* 2010 Anolis podocarpus Ayala-Varela & Torres-Carvajal
	Norops charlesmyersi Chiriquí Anole* 2010 Anolis charlesmyersi Köhler
	Norops osa Osa Peninsula Anole* 2010 Anolis osa Köhler, Dehling & Köhler
	Norops unilobatus Awasbila Anole* 2010 Anolis unilobatus Köhler & Vesely

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

Diplodactylus galaxias Northern Pilbara Beak-faced Gecko 2010 Diplodactylus galaxias Doughty, Pepper & Keogh

Sauria (Lizards): Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)

Goniurosaurus yingdeensis Yingde Leopard Gecko 2010 Goniurosaurus yingdeensis Wang, Yang & Cui

Sauria (Lizards): Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)

	Cnemaspis chanardi Nayong Rock Gecko* 2010 Cnemaspis chanardi Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya
	Cnemaspis harimau Tiger Rock Gecko 2010 Cnemaspis harimau Chan, Grismer, Anuar, Quah, Muin, Savage, Grismer, Ahmad, Remigio & Greer
	Cnemaspis huaseesom Orange-headed Rock Gecko 2010 Cnemaspis huaseesom Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya
	Cnemaspis kamolnorranathi Surat Thani Rock Gecko* 2010 Cnemaspis kamolnorranathi Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya
	Cnemaspis laoensis Laotian Rock Gecko* 2010 Cnemaspis laoensis Grismer
	Cnemaspis narathiwatensis Narathiwat Rock Gecko 2010 Cnemaspis narathiwatensis Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya
	Cnemaspis neangthyi Cambodian Rock Gecko* 2010 Cnemaspis neangthyi Grismer, Grismer & Thou
	Cnemaspis niyomwanae Trang Rock Gecko* 2010 Cnemaspis niyomwanae Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya
	Cnemaspis psychedelica Psychedelic Rock Gecko 2010 Cnemaspis psychedelica Grismer, Ngo & Grismer
	Cnemaspis punctatonuchalis Spotted-neck Rock Gecko 2010 Cnemaspis punctatonuchalis Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya
	Cnemaspis roticanai Roti Canai Rock Gecko 2010 Cnemaspis roticanai Grismer & Chan
	Cnemaspis shahruli Telok Bahang Rock Gecko* 2010 Cnemaspis shahruli Grismer, Chan, Quah, Muin, Savage, Grismer, Ahmad, Greer & Remegio
	Cnemaspis vandeventeri Ranong Rock Gecko* 2010 Cnemaspis vandeventeri Grismer, Sumontha, Cota, Grismer, Wood, Pauwels & Kunya
	Cyrtodactylus auribalteatus Golden-belted Bent-toed Gecko 2010 Cyrtodactylus auribalteatus Sumontha, Panitvong & Deein
	Cyrtodactylus bichnganae Son La Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus bichnganae Ngo & Grismer
	Cyrtodactylus dumnuii Phabartmaejon Cave Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus dumnuii Bauer, Kunya, Sumontha, Niyomwan, Pauwels, Chanhome & Kunya
	Cyrtodactylus durio Durian Bent-toed Gecko 2010 Cyrtodactylus durio Grismer, Anuar, Quah, Muin, Chan, Grismer & Ahmad
	Cyrtodactylus gubaot Leyte Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus gubaot Welton, Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Brown
	Cyrtodactylus jambangan Jambangan Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus jambangan Welton, Siler, Diesmos & Brown
	Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri Tenggol Island Bent-toed Gecko 2010 Cyrtodactylus leegrismeri Chan & Ahmad
	Cyrtodactylus lomyenensis Lomyen Cave Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus lomyenensis Ngo & Pauwels
	Cyrtodactylus mamanwa Dinagat Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus mamanwa Welton, Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Brown
	Cyrtodactylus phuquocensis Phu Qouc Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus phuquocensis Ngo, Grismer & Grismer
	Cyrtodactylus roesleri Quang Binh Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus roesleri Ziegler, Nazarov, Orlov, Nguyen, Vu, Dang, Dinh & Schmitz
	Cyrtodactylus sumuroi Taft Forest Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus sumuroi Welton, Siler, Linkem, Diesmos & Brown
	Cyrtodactylus wayakonei Vieng Phoukha Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus wayakonei Nguyen, Kingsada, Rösler, Auer & Ziegler
	Cyrtodactylus yangbayensis Yang Bay Bent-toed Gecko 2010 Cyrtodactylus yangbayensis Ngo & Chan
	Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii Nyemo Bent-toed Gecko* 2010 Cyrtodactylus zhaoermii Shi & Zhao
	Gekko canhi Huu Lien Gecko* 2010 Gekko canhi Rösler, Nguyen, Doan, Ho, Nguyen & Ziegler
	Gekko carusadensis Luzon Karst Gecko 2010 Gekko carusadensis Linkem, Siler, Diesmos, Sy & Brown
	Gekko lauhachindai Saraburi Cave Gecko* 2010 Gekko lauhachindai Panitvong, Sumontha, Konlek & Kunya
	Gekko takouensis Ta Kou Marbled Gecko 2010 Gekko takouensis Ngo & Gamble
	Gekko vietnamensis Tuc Dup Marbled Gecko* 2010 Gekko vietnamensis Nguyen
	Hemidactylus lamaensis Lama Forest Half-toed Gecko 2010 Hemidactylus lamaensis Ullenbruch, Grell & Böhme
	Hemiphyllodactylus ganoklonis Palau Slender Gecko 2010 Hemiphyllodactylus ganoklonis Zug
	Hemiphyllodactylus titiwangsaensis Titiwangsa Slender Gecko 2010 Hemiphyllodactylus titiwangsaensis Zug
	Luperosaurus gulat Mount Mantalingajan Flap-legged Gecko* 2010 Luperosaurus gulat Brown, Diesmos, Duya, Garcia & Rico
	Pachydactylus boehmei Uisib Thick-toed Gecko* 2010 Pachydactylus boehmei Bauer
	Phelsuma roesleri Ankarana Day Gecko* 2010 Phelsuma roesleri Glaw, Gehring, Köhler, Franzen & Vences
	Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei Saudi Arabian Dwarf Gecko* 2010 Tropiocolotes wolfgangboehmei Wilms, Shobrak & Wagner

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

	Andinosaura afrania Antioquia Highland Lizard* 2010 Riama afrania Arredondo & Sánchez-Pachego
	Andinosaura stellae Nariño Highland Lizard* 2010 Riama stellae Sanchez-Pacheco

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

	Liolaemus antumalguen Volcán Domuyo Smooth-throated Lizard* 2010 Liolaemus antumalguen Avila, Morando, Perez & Sites
	Liolaemus casamiquelai Aguada de Guerra Smooth-throated Lizard* 2010 Liolaemus casamiquelai Avila, Perez, Morando & Sites
	Liolaemus cazianiae Vega Salt Pan Smooth-throated Lizard* 2010 Liolaemus cazianiae Lobo, Slodki & Valdecantos
	Liolaemus choique Paso el Choique Smooth-throated Lizard* 2010 Liolaemus choique Abdala, Quinteros, Scrocchi & Stazzonelli
	Liolaemus halonastes Arizaro Salt Pan Smooth-throated Lizard* 2010 Liolaemus halonastes Lobo, Slodki & Valdecantos
	Liolaemus shitan Demon Smooth-throated Lizard* 2010 Liolaemus shitan Abdala, Quinteros, Scrocchi & Stazzonelli
	Liolaemus smaug Dragon Smooth-throated Lizard* 2010 Liolaemus smaug Abdala, Quinteros, Scrocchi & Stazzonelli
	Phymaturus alicahuense Valparaiso Chuckwalla* 2010 Phymaturus alicahuense Nunez, Veloso, Espejo, Veloso, Cortes & Araya
	Phymaturus castillensis Sierra del Castillo Chuckwalla* 2010 Phymaturus castillensis Scolaro & Pincheira-Donoso
	Phymaturus darwini Riecillo Valley Chuckwalla* 2010 Phymaturus darwini Nunez, Veloso, Espejo, Veloso, Cortes & Araya
	Phymaturus etheridgei White-spotted Chuckwalla* 2010 Phymaturus etheridgei Lobo, Abdala & Valdecantos
	Phymaturus felixi Paso de Indios Chuckwalla* 2010 Phymaturus felixi Lobo, Abdala & Valdecantos
	Phymaturus laurenti El Peñón Chuckwalla* 2010 Phymaturus laurenti Lobo, Abdala & Valdecantos
	Phymaturus maulense Maule Chuckwalla* 2010 Phymaturus maulense Nunez, Veloso, Espejo, Veloso, Cortes & Araya
	Phymaturus querque Neuquén Chuckwalla* 2010 Phymaturus querque Lobo, Abdala & Valdecantos
	Phymaturus videlai Buen Pasto Chuckwalla* 2010 Phymaturus videlai Scolaro & Pincheira-Donoso

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

Asaccus granularis Granular-scaled Leaf-toed Gecko* 2010 Asaccus granularis Torki

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

Pygopus robertsi Cape York Scaly-foot 2010 Pygopus robertsi Oliver, Couper & Amey

Sauria (Lizards): Scincidae (Skinks)

	Acontias kgalagadi (first described as Typhlosaurus lineatus Boulenger 1887) Kgalagadi Legless Skink 2010 Acontias kgalagadi Lamb, Biswas & Bauer [substitute name for Typhlosaurus lineatus Boulenger 1887]
	Acontias rieppeli (first described as Acontophiops lineatus Sternfeld 1912) Woodbush Legless Skink 2010 Acontias rieppeli Lamb, Biswas & Bauer [substitute name for Acontophiops lineatus Sternfeld 1912]
	Austroablepharus barrylyoni Cape York Striped Skink* 2010 Proablepharus barrylyoni Couper, Limpus, McDonald & Amey
	Brachymeles kadwa Zabali Slender Skink* 2010 Brachymeles kadwa Siler & Brown
	Brachymeles lukbani Luzon Limbless Slender Skink* 2010 Brachymeles lukbani Siler, Balete, Diesmos & Brown
	Brachymeles makusog Tungaw Slender Skink* 2010 Brachymeles makusog Siler, Diesmos & Brown
	Brachymeles tungaoi Masbate Five-toed Slender Skink* 2010 Brachymeles tungaoi Siler & Brown
	Brachymeles vindumi Jolo Slender Skink* 2010 Brachymeles vindumi Siler & Brown
	Carlia nigrauris Black-eared Rainbow Skink* 2010 Carlia nigrauris Zug
	Insulasaurus traanorum Rizal Forest Skink* 2010 Sphenomorphus traanorum Linkem, Diesmos & Brown
	Paracontias fasika Sakalava Legless Skink* 2010 Paracontias fasika Köhler, Vences, Erbacher & Glaw
	Parvoscincus boyingi Zambales Dwarf Forest Skink 2010 Sphenomorphus boyingi Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner
	Parvoscincus hadros Mount Mingan Dwarf Forest Skink* 2010 Sphenomorphus hadros Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner
	Parvoscincus igorotorum Igorot Mountains Dwarf Forest Skink* 2010 Sphenomorphus igorotorum Brown, Linkem, Diesmos, Balete, Duya & Ferner
	Scincella apraefrontalis Huulien Ground Skink 2010 Scincella apraefrontalis Nguyen, Nguyen, Böhme & Ziegler
	Scincella darevskii Dien Bien Ground Skink* 2010 Scincella darevskii Nguyen, Ananjeva, Orlov, Rybaltovsky & Böhme
	Scincella kikaapoa Coahuila Ground Skink* 2010 Scincella kikaapoa García-Vázquez, Canseco-Márquez & Nieto-Montes de Oca
	Trachylepis loluiensis Lolui Island Skink* 2010 Trachylepis loluiensis Kingdon & Spawls
	Tropidophorus boehmei Lao Cai Stream Skink* 2010 Tropidophorus boehmei Nguyen, Nguyen, Schmitz, Orlov & Ziegler

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

	Gonatodes astralis Starred Padless Gecko* 2010 Gonatodes astralis Schargel, Rivas, Makowsky, Senaris, Natera, Barros, Molina & Barrio-Amoros
	Gonatodes lichenosus Lichen Padless Gecko* 2010 Gonatodes lichenosus Rojas-Runjaic, Infante-Rivero, Cabello & Velozo

Sauria (Lizards): Teiidae (Greater Tejus)

	Cnemidophorus leucopsammus Blanquilla Whiptail* 2010 Cnemidophorus leucopsammus Ugueto & Harvey
	Cnemidophorus rostralis Tortuga Whiptail* 2010 Cnemidophorus rostralis Ugueto & Harvey

Sauria (Lizards): Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)

	Varanus bitatawa Northern Luzon Forest Monitor* 2010 Varanus bitatawa Welton, Siler, Bennett, Diesmos, Duya, Dugay, Rico, Van Weerd & Brown
	Varanus obor Sago Monitor 2010 Varanus obor Weijola & Sweet
	Varanus palawanensis Palawan Monitor* 2010 Varanus palawanensis Koch, Gaulke & Böhme
	Varanus rasmusseni Tawitawi Monitor* 2010 Varanus rasmusseni Koch, Gaulke & Böhme
	Varanus samarensis Samar Water Monitor* 2010 Varanus cumingi samarensis Koch, Gaulke & Böhme

Sauria (Lizards): Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)

Lepidophyma zongolica Zongolica Mountains Tropical Night Lizard* 2010 Lepidophyma zongolica García-Vázquez, Canseco-Márquez & Aguilar-López

Serpentes (Snakes): Anomalepididae (Neotropical Blind Snakes)

Liotyphlops caissara São Sebastião Blind Snake* 2010 Liotyphlops caissara Centeno, Swaya & Germano

Serpentes (Snakes): Colubridae (Typical Snakes)

	Aprosdoketophis andreonei Addur Woodland Snake* 2010 Aprosdoketophis andreonei Wallach, Lanza & Nistri
	Atractus apophis Huila Spindle Snake* 2010 Atractus apophis Passos & Lynch
	Atractus atratus Dark-bellied Spindle Snake* 2010 Atractus atratus Passos & Lynch
	Atractus caete Caetê Spindle Snake* 2010 Atractus caete Passos, Fernandes, Bernils & Moura-Leite
	Atractus chthonius Finca Meremburg Spindle Snake* 2010 Atractus chthonius Passos & Lynch
	Atractus francoi Mangaratiba Spindle Snake* 2010 Atractus francoi Passos, Fernandes, Bernils & Moura-Leite
	Atractus hoogmoedi Santa Luzia Spindle Snake* 2010 Atractus hoogmoedi Prudente & Passos
	Boiga hoeseli Lesser Sundas Cat Snake 2010 Boiga hoeseli Ramadhan, Iskandar & Subasri
	Calamaria concolor Bach Ma Reed Snake* 2010 Calamaria concolor Orlov, Nguyen, Nguyen, Ananjeva & Ho
	Chironius challenger Maringma Tepui Sipo* 2010 Chironius challenger Kok
	Contia longicaudae Forest Sharp-tailed Snake 2010 Contia longicaudae Feldman & Hoyer
	Dendrophidion atlantica Atlantic Forest Racer* 2010 Dendrophidion atlantica Freire, Caramaschi & Goncalves
	Dipsas sazimai Atlantic Forest Snail Eater* 2010 Dipsas sazimai Fernandes, Marques & Argôlo
	Hebius arquus Arch-lipped Keelback 2010 Amphiesma arquus David & Vogel
	Lycodon synaptor Dongchuan Wolf Snake* 2010 Lycodon synaptor Vogel & David
	Omoadiphas cannula Agalta Mountain Forest Snake* 2010 Omoadiphas cannula McCranie & Cruz Díaz
	Pseudorabdion modiglianii Padang Dwarf Reed Snake* 2010 Pseudorabdion modiglianii Doria & Petri
	Pseudorabdion sirambense Sirambi Dwarf Reed Snake* 2010 Pseudorabdion sirambense Doria & Petri
	Sibon perissostichon Fine-scaled Snail Eater* 2010 Sibon perissostichon Köhler, Lotzkat & Hertz

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

Liophidium pattoni Red-striped Smooth Snake* 2010 Liophidium pattoni Vieites, Ratsoavina, Randrianiaina, Nagy, Glaw & Vences

Serpentes (Snakes): Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)

Epictia clinorostris Flat-nosed Thread Snake* 2010 Epictia clinorostris Arredondo & Zaher

Serpentes (Snakes): Viperidae (Vipers)

	Bothrops ayerbei Sotará Lancehead* 2010 Bothrops ayerbei Folleco-Fernandez
	Cerastes boehmei Crowned Sand Viper* 2010 Cerastes boehmei Wagner & Wilms
	Vipera altaica Altai Dwarf Viper* 2010 Vipera altaica Tuniyev, Nilson & Andrén

Testudines (Turtles): Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)

Graptemys pearlensis Pearl River Map Turtle 2010 Graptemys pearlensis Ennen, Lovich, Kreiser, Selman & Qualls