List of amphibians of Morocco

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This is a list of amphibians found in Morocco. 12 amphibian species are recorded in Morocco.

## Species list

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Common name  | Species and authority  | Native range  | Status (IUCN), population trend | Image

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Iberian ribbed newt | Pleurodeles waltl
(Michahelles, 1830)[1] | Spain, Portugal, and Morocco

Decreasing

North African fire salamander | Salamandra algira
(Bedriaga, 1883)[2] | Morocco and Algeria

Decreasing

Brongersma's toad | Bufo brongersmai
(Hoogmoed, 1972)  | Endemic of Morocco |

Decreasing

Common toad | Bufo bufo
(Linnaeus, 1758)  | In Europe, Kazakhstan, Syria, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

Stable

Mediterranean tree frog | Hyla meridionalis
(Boettger, 1874)  | In Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Monaco, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

Stable

Pelobates varaldii | Pelobates varaldii
(Pasteur & Bons, 1959)  | Endemic of Morocco |

Decreasing

Berber toad | Sclerophrys mauritanica
(Schlegel, 1841)  | In Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia

Stable

Crowned bullfrog | Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
(Günther, 1858)  | In West Africa, Central Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, Morocco, and Algeria |

Stable

Discoglossus scovazzi | Discoglossus scovazzi
(Camerano, 1878)  | In Spain and Morocco

Stable

African green toad | Bufotes boulengeri
(Lataste, 1879)  | In Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Italy

Trend unknown

Sahara frog | Pelophylax saharicus
(Boulenger, 1913)  | In Egypt and Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, and Spain

Stable

Alytes maurus | Alytes maurus
(Pasteur & Bons, 1962)  | In Morocco and Spain

Stable

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## See also

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* List of amphibians of India

## References

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1. ^ "Species Page of Pleurodeles waltl". Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
2. ^ "Species Page of Salamandra algira". Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
3. ^ "Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara". Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
4. ^ "Reptiles and Amphibians of Morocco · iNaturalist.org". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-04-08.

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List of amphibians of Africa

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* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
* Mayotte / Réunion (France)
* Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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