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Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron

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Bitis gabonica
species of snake
Morelet's crocodile
species of reptiless
Darwin's frog
species of amphibian
Veiled chameleon
species of reptile
Mexican burrowing toad
species of amphibian
Atelopus
Atelopus is a large genus of Bufonidae, commonly known as harlequin frogs or toads, from Central and South America, ranging as far north as Costa Rica and as far south as Bolivia. Atelopus species are small, generally brightly colored, and diurnal. Most species are associated with mid-to-high elevation streams.
Phyllobates
Phyllobates is a genus of poison dart frogs native to Central and South America. The genus contains seven known species, which are distributed from eastern Nicaragua to the Pacific coast of Colombia.
Ablepharus kitaibelii
species of reptile
Eastern brown snake
species of reptile
Lepidodactylus lugubris
species of reptile
Sanzinia madagascariensis
species of reptile
Rhinoderma
Rhinoderma, commonly known as '''Darwin's frogs or mouth-breeding frogs''', is a genus of small frogs found in Chile and adjacent parts of Argentina. It has just two species, of which the Chile Darwin's frog (R. rufum) is highly endangered or may already be extinct. The better-known Darwin's frog (R. darwinii) is endangered.
Acris
genus of amphibians
Chilabothrus angulifer
species of reptile
Bothrops alternatus
species of reptile
Eleutherodactylus
thumb|Eleutherodactylus marnockii|Cliff chirping frog (E. marnockii) Eleutherodactylus is a genus of frogs in the family Eleutherodactylidae. Many of the 200 species of the genus are commonly known as "rain frogs" or "robber frogs", due to their sharp, high-pitched, insect-like calls. They are found from the southern United States south to Central America, and reach their greatest diversity in the Caribbean.
Acrantophis madagascariensis
species of reptile
Homopus
Homopus is a genus of tiny tortoises in the family Testudinidae, endemic to southern Africa. Three species formerly included in Homopus were reclassified into the genus Chersobius, leaving two remaining as Homopus: the common padloper (H. areolatus) and the greater padloper (H. femoralis).
Plestiodon
Plestiodon is a genus of lizards in the family Scincidae (skinks). The genus contains many species formerly classified under the genus Eumeces, except those now placed in Mesoscincus. They are secretive, agile animals with a cylindrical body covered with smooth, shiny scales. They are distributed from East Asia to throughout North America from southern Canada south to Mexico, including oceanic islands such as Bermuda.
Cuban tree frog
species of amphibian
Liasis mackloti
species of reptile
Anolis sagrei
species of reptile
Microlophus
Microlophus is a genus of tropidurid lizards native to South America. Around 20 species are recognized and 10 of these are endemic to the Galápagos Islands, where they are commonly known as lava lizards (they are sometimes placed in Tropidurus instead). The remaining, which often are called Pacific iguanas, are found in the Andes and along the Pacific coasts of Chile, Peru, and Ecuador.
Brown tree frog
species of amphibian in Australia
Indo-Pacific gecko
species of reptile
Hydrodynastes gigas
species of reptile
Bolitoglossa
Bolitoglossa is a genus of lungless salamanders, commonly called mushroom-tongued salamanders, tropical climbing salamanders, and web-footed salamanders, in the family Plethodontidae. Their combined geographic ranges extend from northern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northeastern Brazil, and central Bolivia. Neotropical salamanders of the genus Bolitoglossa make up the largest genus in the order Caudata, consisting of approximately one-fifth of all known species of salamanders. Adult salamanders of the genus Bolitoglossa have a snout-to-vent length in th
Algyroides
Algyroides is a genus of lizards, commonly called keeled lizards, in the subfamily Lacertinae of the family Lacertidae. Species of the genus Algyroides are native to southern Europe.
Amphiesma
Amphiesma is a genus of snakes in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. Species in the genus Amphiesma are found across Asia.
Typhlonectes compressicauda
species of amphibian
Blue-throated Keeled Lizard
species of reptile
Ophiomorus
Ophiomorus is a genus of Old World skinks. The limbs are either reduced or absent, depending on the species. They are sometimes known as limbless skinks or snake skinks. Members of the genus live under rocks or in burrows.
Tribolonotus
Tribolonotus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as crocodile skinks.
Daboia mauritanica
species of reptile
Phrynops hilarii
species of reptile
Microhyla ornata
species of amphibian
Tropidophis
Tropidophis, common name Caribbean dwarf boas, wood snakes or West Indian wood snakes, is a genus of dwarf boas endemic to the West Indies and South America. Currently, either 17 or 33 species are recognized, depending on the authority.
West African black turtle
species of reptile
Leioheterodon
Leioheterodon is a genus of harmless pseudoxyrhophiid snakes found only on the island of Madagascar. Three species are currently recognized. Common names include Malagasy hognose snakes, Malagasy brown snakes and Malagasy menarana snakes.
Tortuga Cabezonus Vergorus
species of reptile
Amphiglossus
Amphiglossus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae.
Alsodes nodosus
species of amphibian
Calumma nasutum
species of reptile
Senegal running frog
species of amphibian
Boiga cyanea
species of reptile
Cyclura ricordii
species of reptile
Scelarcis perspicillata
species of reptile
Salvator merianae
species of reptile
Chioninia coctei
species of reptile
Peloponnese Wall Lizard
species of reptile
Burmese eyed turtle
species of reptile
Leiolopisma
Leiolopisma is a genus of skinks. Most species occur in the region of New Caledonia-New Zealand, and they are related to other genera from that general area, such as Emoia; these and others form the Eugongylus group. One living and two extinct taxa represent a clade endemic to the Mascarenes.(Austin & Arnold 2006)
Dibamus
Dibamus is a genus of legless lizards in the family Dibamidae.
D'Orbigny's slider
species of reptile
black-legged dart frog
species of amphibian
African forest turtle
species of reptile
Pseudocerastes persicus
species of reptile
Brachymeles
Brachymeles is a genus of skinks (lizards in the family Scincidae). The majority of the species within the genus are endemic to certain island ecosystems in the Philippines. In 2018, the Zoological Society of London through its EDGE of Existence Program listed the Cebu small worm skink (Brachymeles cebuensis) as the 80th most evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered reptile species in the world, making it the most endangered member of the genus Brachymeles.
Uperodon
Uperodon is a genus of microhylid frogs. They occur in South Asia (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh) and Myanmar. Uperodon reached its current composition in 2016 when the genus Ramanella was brought into its synonymy. The common names of these frogs are globular frogs and balloon frogs in reference to their stout appearance, or dot frogs, the last specifically referring to the former Ramanella.
Lesueur's frog
species of amphibian