List of reptiles of Morocco

The puff adder, is found in the south of Morocco

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

Crocodilians

Family Crocodylidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Crocodylus suchus extirpated	West African crocodile
Crocodylus niloticus extirpated	Nile crocodille

Lizards

Family Trogonophidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Trogonophis wiegmanni	Checkerboard worm lizard

Family Agamidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Agama bibronii	Bibron's agama
Trapelus mutabilis	Changeable agama
Uromastyx acanthinura	Bell's dab lizard / mastigure / spiny tailed agama
Uromastyx flavifasciata	Banded dob / mastigure
Uromastyx dispar	Malian dob
Uromastyx occidentalis	Western giant dob

Family Anguidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Ophisaurus koellikeri ^[e]	Moroccan glass lizard

Family Chamaeleonidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Chamaeleo chamaeleon	Common chameleon

Family Gekkonidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Tarentola mauritanica	Moorish wall gecko
Tarentola boehmei	Böhme's gecko
Tarentola deserti	Desert wall gecko
Tarentola annularis	Ringed wall gecko
Tarentola ephippiata hoggarensis	Hoggar gecko
Tarentola chazaliae	Helmeted gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus	Turkish gecko
Hemidactylus brooki	Brook's gecko
Saurodactylus brosseti	Morocco lizard-fingered gecko
Stenodactylus petrii	Anderson's short-fingered gecko
Stenodactylus sthenodactylus	Lichtenstein's short-fingered gecko

Family Lacertidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Timon tangitanus	North African eyed lizard
Lacerta andreanskyi	Atlas dwarf lizard
Acanthodactylus boskianus	Bosc's fringe-toed lizard
Acanthodactylus erythrurus	Spiny-footed lizard
Acanthodactylus longipes	Long fringe-fingered lizard
Scelarcis perspicillata	Moroccan rock lizard
Podarcis hispanica vaucheri	Iberian wall lizard
Psammodromus algirus	Large psammodromus
Psammodromus blanci	Blanc's sand racer
Psammodromus microdactylus	Green psammodromus
Psammodromus hispanicus	Spanish psammodromus
Ophisops occidentalis	Mograbin snake-eyed lizard
Mesalina guttulata	Small spotted lizard
Mesalina olivieri	Olivier's small lizard
Mesalina pasteuri	Pasteur's small lizard
Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus	Atlas day gecko

Family Scincidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Chalcides mauritanicus	Two-fingered skink
Chalcides ocellatus	Ocellated skink
Eumeces algeriensis	Algerian skink

Family Varanidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Varanus griseus	Desert monitor

Snakes

Family Boidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Eryx jaculus	Javelin sand boa

Family Colubridae

Species	Common name	Photo
Coluber hippocrepis	Horseshoe snake
Coronella girondica	Southern smooth snake
Dasypeltis sahelensis	Egg-eating snake
Hemorrhois algirus intermedius	Algerian 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

Species	Common name	Photo
Naja haje legionis	Egyptian cobra

Family Leptotyphlopidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Leptotyphlops algeriensis	Beaked thread-snake

Family Viperidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Bitis arietans	Puff adder
Cerastes cerastes	Horned viper
Cerastes vipera	Lesser cerastes
Echis leucogaster	White-bellied carpet viper
Daboia mauritanica	Moorish viper
Vipera latastei gaditana	Lataste's viper
Vipera monticola ^[e]	Mountain viper

Turtles

Family Cheloniidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Caretta caretta^[1]	Loggerhead sea turtle
Chelonia mydas^[1]	Green sea turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata^[1]	Hawksbill turtle
Lepidochelys kempii^[1]	Kemps ridley sea turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea^[1]	Olive ridley sea turtle

Family Dermochelyidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Dermochelys coriacea^[1]	Leatherback/leathery turtle

Family Emydidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Emys orbicularis occidentalis^[1]	European pond terrapin
Mauremys leprosa leprosa^[1]	Spanish terrapin
Mauremys leprosa saharica^[1]	Saharan pond turtle

Family Testudinidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Testudo graeca graeca^[1]	Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise
Testudo graeca marokkensis^[1]	Morocco tortoise
Testudo graeca soussensis^[1]	Souss valley tortoise

Worm lizards

Family Amphisbaenidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Blanus mettetali ^[e]	Moroccan worm lizard
Blanus tingitanus ^[e]	Tangier worm lizard

Family Trogonophidae

Species	Common name	Photo
Trogonophis wiegmanni wiegmanni	Sharp-tailed worm lizard
Trogonophis wiegmanni elegans^[e]	Sharp-tailed worm lizard

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.

Jacques Bons, Philippe; Philippe Geniez; Albert Montori (1996). Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco (Including Western Sahara). Ed. Asociación Herpetológica Española. p. 319.

Geniez, Philippe; José Antonio Mateo; Michel Geniez; Jim Pether (2004). Amphibians and Reptiles of Western Sahara. Serpent's Tale Natural History Book Distributors. p. 229.

External links

Amphibians and Reptiles from Morocco

[Rhodin11-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-31.

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