diff --git a/pandas/core/frame.py b/pandas/core/frame.py
index 5b156cd75e373..fab798dd617b7 100644
--- a/pandas/core/frame.py
+++ b/pandas/core/frame.py
@@ -4782,6 +4782,7 @@ def select_dtypes(self, include=None, exclude=None) -> DataFrame:
         ValueError
             * If both of ``include`` and ``exclude`` are empty
             * If ``include`` and ``exclude`` have overlapping elements
+        TypeError
             * If any kind of string dtype is passed in.
 
         See Also