Between the years 1908-1925, Sternfeld described 42 species of snakes and lizards and five species of frogs that are still recognized today, although only seven of the reptiles retain their original names. The species list below begins with the currently accepted name, followed by Sternfeld's original name (some were placed in subgenera indicated by parentheses(). Subspecies are indicated by
trinomial names, and one variety is indicated by "var". 1908 •
Dipsadoboa brevirostris as
Dipsadomorphus brevirostris (West African short-snouted treesnake) •
Lamprophis erlangeri as
Boodon erlangeri (Erlanger's house snake) •
Micrelaps bicoloratus (Kenyan two-headed snake) •
Namibiana labialis as
Glauconia labialis (Damara threadsnake) •
Namibiana latifrons as
Glauconia latifrons (Benguela threadsnake) •
Typhlops zenkeri (Zenker's wormsnake) 1910 •
Letheobia gracilis as
Typhlops gracilis (gracile blindsnake) •
Madatyphlops platyrhynchus as
Typhlops platyrhynchus (Tanga wormsnake) •
Scelotes schebeni (Scheben's legless skink) 1911 •
Lygodactylus grotei (red-tailed dwarf gecko) •
Pedioplanis breviceps as
Eremias breviceps (short-headed sandveld lizard) •
Trachylepis boulengeri as
Mabuya diesneri boulengeri (Boulenger's sun skink) 1912 •
Cnemaspis quattuorseriata as
Gonatodes quattuorseriatus (Sternfeld's day gecko) •
Cynisca schaeferi as
Chirindia schaeferi (Cameroon worm-lizard) •
Dasypeltis atra as
Dasypeltis scabra var.
atra (montane egg-eating snake) •
Geocalamus acutus (Wedge-snouted worm-lizard) •
Kinyongia adolfifriderici as
Chamaeleon adolfi-friderici (Ituri chameleon) •
Leptosiaphos graueri as
Lygosoma graueri quinquedigitata (Rwanda five-toed skink) •
Leptotyphlops latirostris as
Glauconia latirostris (Uvira threadsnake) •
Letheobia graueri as
Typhlops graueri (Sternfeld's blindsnake) •
Lygodactylus scheffleri (Scheffler's dwarf gecko) •
Trioceros schubotzi as
Chamaeleon schubotzi (Mt. Kenya montane dwarf chameleon) 1913 •
Gerrhopilus depressiceps as
Typhlops depressiceps (lowland beaked blindsnake) •
Toxicocalamus buergersi as
Ultrocalamus bürgersi (Torricelli forest snake) •
Toxicocalamus preussi as
Ultrocalamus preussi (Preuss’ forest snake) 1917 •
Kassina maculosa as
Megalixalus maculosus (marbled running frog) •
Ptychadena tellinii as
Rana schubotzi (Tellini's grass frog) 1918 •
Cryptoblepharus africanus as
Ablepharus boutonii africanus (East African snake-eyed skink) •
Cryptoblepharus aldabrae as
Ablepharus boutonii aldabrae (Aldabran snake-eyed skink) •
Cryptoblepharus australis as
Ablepharus boutonii australis (Inland snake-eyed skink) •
Cryptoblepharus caudatus as
Ablepharus boutonii caudatus (Juan de Nova Island snake-eyed skink) •
Cryptoblepharus pulcher as
Ablepharus boutonii pulcher (elegant snake-eyed skink) •
Cryptoblepharus voeltzkowi as
Ablepharus boutonii voeltzkowi (Voeltzkow's snake-eyed skink) •
Emoia boettgeri as
Lygosoma (Emoia) boettgeri (Boettger's emo skink) 1919 •
Ctenotus leonardii as
Lygosoma (Hinulia) leonhardii (Leonhard's ctenotus) •
Ctenotus quattuordecimlineatus as
Lygosoma (Hinulia) quattuordecimlineatum (fourteen-lined ctenotus) •
Eremiascincus intermedius as
Lygosoma (Hinulia) fasciolatus intermedium (northern narrow-banded skink) •
Lerista desertorum as
Lygosoma (Rhodona) planiventale desertorum (central deserts robust slider) •
Liopholis striata as
Egernia striata (nocturnal desert skink) •
Pogona minor as
Amphibolurus barbatus minor (dwarf bearded dragon) •
Simoselaps anomalus as
Rhynchelaps anomalus (northern desert banded snake) •
Tiliqua multifasciata as
Tiliqua occipitalis multifasciata (Centralian blue-tongued skink) 1920 •
Batrachylodes vertebralis as
Chaperina friedicii (striped Solomons frog) •
Batrachylodes wolfi as
Sphenophryne wolfi (Wolf's Solomons frog) •
Bothrops medusa as
Lachesis medusa (Venezuela forest pitviper) •
Palmatorappia solomonis as
Hylella solomonis (Solomons palm frog) 1925 •
Tympanocryptis centralis (Central Australian earless dragon) Only two species described in honour of Richard Sternfeld, are recognised today: •
Phrynobatrachus sternfeldi (Sternfeld's river frog) •
Trioceros sternfeldi (Tanzanian montane dwarf chameleon) == Published works ==