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Taxa named by John Edward Gray

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Cape Skink
species of reptile
Nephtheidae
Nephtheidae is a family of soft corals in the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this family are known as carnation corals, tree corals or colt soft corals. They are very attractive and show a wide range of rich and pastel colours including reds, pinks, yellows and purples. They are popular with reef aquarium hobbyists.
Dendrelaphis caudolineatus
species of reptile
Chinese warty newt
species of amphibian
Ptenopus
Ptenopus is a small genus of lizards, known commonly as barking geckos, in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa. There are only three described species in this genus.
Eschrichtius
Eschrichtius is a genus of baleen whale containing two species: the gray whale (E. robustus) and the extinct Akishima whale (E. akishimaensis).
Plesiosauroidea
Plesiosauroidea (; Greek: 'near, close to' and 'lizard') is an extinct clade of carnivorous marine reptiles. They have the snake-like longest neck to body ratio of any reptile. Plesiosauroids are known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. After their discovery, some plesiosauroids were said to have resembled "a snake threaded through the shell of a turtle", although they had no shell.
Ateuchosaurus
Ateuchosaurus is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus contains only two species which are indigenous to East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Plica
genus of reptiles
Luperosaurus
Luperosaurus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as camouflage geckos, fringed geckos, wolf geckos, and flap-legged geckos, in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is native to Southeast Asia.
Onychoteuthidae
family of molluscs
Morethia
Morethia, commonly called Morethia skinks or firetail skinks, is a genus of skinks in the order Squamata that are found in Australia.
Pontoporiidae
Pontoporiidae is a family of toothed whales, containing the extant genus Pontoporia, and ten extinct genera. Pontoporia contains the sole extant species, the La Plata dolphin, which is endemic to South America.
Nessia
Nessia is a genus of skinks, lizards in the family Scincidae. The genus is endemic to Sri Lanka. Species in the genus Nessia are commonly known as snake skinks.
Lophognathus
Lophognathus is a genus of large-bodied agamid lizards, consisting of two species — L. gilberti and L. horneri — both of which are endemic to northern Australia. Along with several other closely related genera (e.g., Amphibolurus, Gowidon, and Tropicagama), these lizards are commonly referred to as "dragons". In Australia, these lizards are also colloquially known as "Ta Ta" lizards, due to their habit of "waving" after running across hot surfaces.
Bachia
"Bachia" as described by Förster in 1869 is now the cryptine wasp genus Bachiana.
Feylinia
Feylinia is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). It is usually placed in the monotypic subfamily Feylininae.
Red-crowned toadlet
species of amphibian
Viverroidea
Viverroidea is a clade within Feliformia, containing both the family Viverridae, and the superfamily Herpestoidea.
Christinus marmoratus
species of reptile endemic to Australia
Papilio agestor
species of insect
Melanochelys
Melanochelys is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. Members are found in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Mesoclemmys
Mesoclemmys is a genus of South American turtles in the family Chelidae.
Ceratophora stoddartii
species of reptile
Ranellidae
The Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, are a taxonomic family of small to very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Littorinimorpha.
Dasia olivacea
species of reptile
Alligatorinae
Alligatorinae is a subfamily within the family Alligatoridae that contains the alligators and their closest extinct relatives, and is the sister taxon to Caimaninae (the caimans). Many genera in Alligatorinae are described, but only the genus Alligator is extant, with the remaining being extinct.
Temera hardwickii
species of fish
Elseya
Elseya is a genus of large side-necked turtles, commonly known as Australian snapping turtles, in the family Chelidae. Species in the genus Elseya are found in river systems in northern and northeastern Australia and throughout the river systems of New Guinea. They are identified by the presence of alveolar ridges on the triturating surfaces of the mouth and the presence of a complex bridge strut.
Aracana ornata
species of fish
Anolis grahami
species of reptile
Hydrophis elegans
species of reptile
Bradypodion melanocephalum
species of reptile
Flabellina
Flabellina is a genus of sea slugs, specifically aeolid nudibranchs. These animals are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Flabellinidae.
Phoenicolacerta laevis
species of reptile
Epictia
Epictia is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus is native to South America, Central America, and Mexico.
Nuculidae
Nuculidae is a family of small saltwater clams in the order Nuculida. Species in this family are commonly known as nut clams.
Saiphos equalis
species of reptile
Elgaria kingii
species of reptile
Furcifer rhinoceratus
species of reptile
Melithaeidae
Melithaeidae is a family of corals in the order Malacalcyonacea. Members of the family are commonly known as sea fans and are found on reefs in the tropical regions of the Indo-Pacific.
Vespertilioninae
The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae.
Morenia
Morenia is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae found in India, Bangladesh, and Burma. It contains only these species:
Sciurocheirus gabonensis
species of mammal
Scincinae
Scincinae is a subfamily of lizards, commonly called skinks. The systematics is at times controversial. The group may be paraphyletic. It is one of seven subfamilies of the family Scincidae, the other six being Acontinae, Egerniinae, Eugongylinae, Lygosominae, Mabuyinae, and Sphenomorphinae.
Ficimia
Ficimia is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly known as hooknose snakes or hook-nosed snakes, which are endemic to North America. There are seven species within the genus.
Gonocephalus grandis
species of reptile
Squirrel galago
genus of mammals
Holaspis guentheri
species of reptile
Calumma cucullatum
species of reptile
Calamaria albiventer
species of reptile
Cebuella
genus of mammals
Thryssa hamiltonii
species of fish
Oblong turtle
species of reptile
Trimeresurus flavomaculatus
species of reptile
Girella
Girella is a genus of ray-finned fish mostly native to the Pacific Ocean with a smaller presence in the Atlantic oceans.
Pyramidellidae
Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ectoparasitic sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs. The great majority of species of pyrams are micromolluscs.
Trachemys venusta
species of reptile
Beal's eyed turtle
species of reptile
Rissoidae
Rissoidae is a large family of sea snails. Members of the Rissoidae are very small in size and possess an operculum.