List of reptiles of Morocco

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The puff adder, is found in the south of Morocco The desert monitor, is a threatened species in Morocco

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

* [e] Endemic species
* [i] Introduced species

## Crocodilians

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### Family Crocodylidae

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Crocodylus suchus extirpated | West African crocodile  |

Crocodylus niloticus extirpated | Nile crocodille  |

## Lizards

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### Family Trogonophidae

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Trogonophis wiegmanni | Checkerboard worm lizard  |

### Family Agamidae

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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

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Ophisaurus koellikeri [e] | Moroccan glass lizard  |

### Family Chamaeleonidae

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Chamaeleo chamaeleon | Common chameleon  |

### Family Gekkonidae

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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

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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

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Chalcides mauritanicus | Two-fingered skink  |

Chalcides ocellatus | Ocellated skink  |

Eumeces algeriensis | Algerian skink  |

### Family Varanidae

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Varanus griseus | Desert monitor |

## Snakes

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### Family Boidae

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Eryx jaculus | Javelin sand boa |

### Family Colubridae

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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

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Naja haje legionis | Egyptian cobra |

### Family Leptotyphlopidae

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Leptotyphlops algeriensis | Beaked thread-snake  |

### Family Viperidae

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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

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### Family Cheloniidae

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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

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Dermochelys coriacea[1] | Leatherback/leathery turtle  |

### Family Emydidae

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Emys orbicularis occidentalis[1] | European pond terrapin  |

Mauremys leprosa leprosa[1] | Spanish terrapin  |

Mauremys leprosa saharica[1] | Saharan pond turtle  |

### Family Testudinidae

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Testudo graeca graeca[1] | Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise  |

Testudo graeca marokkensis[1] | Morocco tortoise  |

Testudo graeca soussensis[1] | Souss valley tortoise  |

## Worm lizards

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### Family Amphisbaenidae

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Species  | Common name  | Photo

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Blanus mettetali [e] | Moroccan worm lizard  |
Blanus tingitanus [e] | Tangier worm lizard  |

### Family Trogonophidae

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Trogonophis wiegmanni wiegmanni | Sharp-tailed worm lizard  |
Trogonophis wiegmanni elegans[e] | Sharp-tailed worm lizard  |

## References

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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.

* 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

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* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
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