List of reptiles of Morocco explained

This list of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete collection of reptiles found in Morocco.

Crocodilians

Family Crocodylidae

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Crocodylus suchus extirpatedWest African crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus extirpatedNile crocodille

Lizards

Family Agamidae

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Agama bibroniiBibron's agama
Trapelus mutabilisChangeable agama
Uromastyx acanthinuraBell's dab lizard / mastigure / spiny tailed agama
Uromastyx flavifasciataBanded dob / mastigure
Uromastyx disparMalian dob
Uromastyx occidentalisWestern giant dob

Family Anguidae

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Ophisaurus koellikeri Moroccan glass lizard

Family Chamaeleonidae

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Chamaeleo chamaeleonCommon chameleon

Family Gekkonidae

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Tarentola mauritanicaMoorish wall gecko
Tarentola boehmeiBöhme's gecko
Tarentola desertiDesert wall gecko
Tarentola annularisRinged wall gecko
Tarentola ephippiata hoggarensisHoggar gecko
Tarentola chazaliaeHelmeted gecko
Hemidactylus turcicusTurkish gecko
Hemidactylus brookiBrook's gecko
Saurodactylus brossetiMorocco lizard-fingered gecko
Stenodactylus petriiAnderson's short-fingered gecko
Stenodactylus sthenodactylusLichtenstein's short-fingered gecko

Family Lacertidae

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Timon tangitanusNorth African eyed lizard
Lacerta andreanskyiAtlas dwarf lizard
Acanthodactylus boskianusBosc's fringe-toed lizard
Acanthodactylus erythrurusSpiny-footed lizard
Acanthodactylus longipesLong fringe-fingered lizard
Scelarcis perspicillataMoroccan rock lizard
Podarcis hispanica vaucheriIberian wall lizard
Psammodromus algirusLarge psammodromus
Psammodromus blanciBlanc's sand racer
Psammodromus microdactylusGreen psammodromus
Psammodromus hispanicusSpanish psammodromus
Ophisops occidentalisMograbin snake-eyed lizard
Mesalina guttulataSmall spotted lizard
Mesalina olivieriOlivier's small lizard
Mesalina pasteuriPasteur's small lizard
Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharusAtlas day gecko

Family Scincidae

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Chalcides mauritanicusTwo-fingered skink
Chalcides ocellatusOcellated skink
Eumeces algeriensisAlgerian skink

Family Varanidae

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Varanus griseus Desert monitor

Snakes

Family Boidae

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Eryx jaculusJavelin sand boa

Family Colubridae

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Coluber hippocrepisHorseshoe snake
Coronella girondicaSouthern smooth snake
Dasypeltis sahelensisEgg-eating snake
Hemorrhois algirus intermediusAlgerian whip snake
Lamprophis fuliginosus Common African house snake
Lytorhynchus diadema Diadem sand-snake / common leaf-nosed snake / awl headed snake
Macroprotodon cucullatus Western false smooth snake
Macroprotodon brevis Hooded snake
Malpolon insignitus Eastern Montpellier snake
Malpolon monspessulanus Montpellier snake
Natrix maura Viperine snake
Natrix natrix astreptophora Ringed snake
Psammophis schokari Schokar sand-snake
Scutophis moilensis Moïla snake
Spalerosophis diadema cliffordi Clifford's diadem snake
Spalerosophis dolichospilus Mograbin diadem snake/long marked snake
Telescopus tripolitanus North African catsnake

Family Elapidae

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Naja haje legionisEgyptian cobra

Family Leptotyphlopidae

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Leptotyphlops algeriensisBeaked thread-snake

Family Viperidae

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Bitis arietansPuff adder
Cerastes cerastesHorned viper
Cerastes viperaLesser cerastes
Echis leucogasterWhite-bellied carpet viper
Daboia mauritanica Moorish viper
Vipera latastei gaditana Lataste's viper
Vipera monticola Mountain viper

Turtles

Family Cheloniidae

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Caretta caretta[1] Loggerhead sea turtle
Chelonia mydasGreen sea turtle
Eretmochelys imbricataHawksbill turtle
Lepidochelys kempiiKemps ridley sea turtle
Lepidochelys olivaceaOlive ridley sea turtle

Family Dermochelyidae

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Dermochelys coriaceaLeatherback/leathery turtle

Family Emydidae

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Emys orbicularis occidentalisEuropean pond terrapin
Mauremys leprosa leprosaSpanish terrapin
Mauremys leprosa saharicaSaharan pond turtle

Family Testudinidae

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Testudo graeca graecaMediterranean spur-thighed tortoise
Testudo graeca marokkensisMorocco tortoise
Testudo graeca soussensisSouss valley tortoise

Worm lizards

Family Amphisbaenidae

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Blanus mettetali Moroccan worm lizard
Blanus tingitanus Tangier worm lizard

Family Trogonophidae

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Trogonophis wiegmanni wiegmanniSharp-tailed worm lizard
Trogonophis wiegmanni elegansSharp-tailed worm lizard

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status . Chelonian Research Monographs . 5 . 2011-12-31 . Rhodin, Anders G.J. . van Dijk, Peter Paul . Inverson, John B. . Shaffer, H. Bradley . Roger, Bour . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131102839/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf . 2012-01-31 . dead .

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