List of reptiles of Morocco - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

List of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete list of reptiles found in Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

. This list includes both endemic and introduced species.
Endemic species

Endemic (ecology)

Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...

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Introduced species

Introduced species

An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...

Family Crocodylidae

Species	Common name
Crocodylus suchus Extinct	West African Crocodile

Family Agamidae

Species	Common name
Agama bibronii	Bibron's Agama
Trapelus mutabilis	Changeable Agama
Uromastyx acanthinura nigriventris	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
Ophisaurus koellikeri	Moroccon Glass Lizard

Family Chamaeleonidae

Species	Common name
Chamaeleo chamaeleon chamaeleon	Common Chameleon

Family Gekkonidae

Species	Common name
Tarentola mauritanica	Moorish Wall Gecko
Tarentola boehmei	Böhme's Gecko
Tarentola deserti	Desert Wall Gecko
Tarentola annularis annularis	Ringed Wall Gecko
Tarentola ephippiata hoggarensis	Hoggar Gecko
Tarentola chazaliae Tarentola chazaliae The Helmeted gecko is a member of the gecko family native to the west coast of Africa.The size of the adult helmeted gecko is about 4 inches . The environment they live in is sandy and rocky desert with sparse vegetation. The gecko is mainly nocturnal...	Helmeted Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus Hemidactylus turcicus Mediterranean House Gecko, or more commonly Turkish Gecko as it is represented in its Latin name Hemidactylus turcicus is a species of gecko. They are nocturnal and insectivorous, rarely exceeding in length, have large, lidless eyes with elliptical pupils, and yellow- or tan-colored skin with...	Turkish Gecko
Hemidactylus brooki	Brook's gecko

Family Lacertidae

Species	Common name
Timon tangitanus Timon tangitanus Timon tangitanus is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family.It is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Western Sahara.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation....	North African Eyed Lizard
Lacerta andreanskyi	Atlas Dwarf Lizard
Scelarcis perspicillata	Moroccan Rock Lizard
Scelarcis perspicillata chabanaudi	Moroccan Rock Lizard
Scelarcis perspicillata pellegrini	Moroccan Rock Lizard
Podarcis hispanica vaucheri Podarcis hispanica The Iberian Wall Lizard is a small wall lizard species of the genus Podarcis averaging 50–70 mm adult snout-vent length...	Iberian Wall Lizard
Psammodromus algirus algirus	Large Psammodromus
Psammodromus algirus nolli	Large Psammodromus
Psammodromus blanci	Blanc's Sand Racer
Psammodromus microdactylus	Green Psammodromus
Psammodromus hispanicus	Spanish Psammodromus
Ophisops occidentalis	Mograbin Snake-eyed Lizard
Mesalina guttulata Mesalina guttulata Small-spotted Lizard, is a species of lizard. It is found in the following countries: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran , India, S. Turkmenistan, N. Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan,...	Small Spotted Lizard
Mesalina olivieri olivieri	Olivier's Small Lizard
Mesalina olivieri simoni	Olivier's Small Lizard
Mesalina pasteuri	Pasteur's Small Lizard

Family Varanidae

Species	Common name
Varanus griseus Varanus griseus The Desert Monitor, Varanus griseus, is a species of monitor lizard of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and western Asia. Varanus griseus is divided into three distinct subspecies: Varanus griseus griseus , Varanus griseus caspius , and Varanus griseus koniecznyi...	Desert Monitor

Family Boidae

Species	Common name
Eryx jaculus jaculus	Javelin Sand Boa

Family Colubridae

Species	Common name
Coluber hippocrepis	Horseshoe Snake
Coronella girondica Coronella girondica Coronella girondica is a harmless colubrid species found in southern Europe and northern Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Geographic range:...	Southern Smooth Snake
Dasypeltis sahelensis Dasypeltis Dasypeltis is a genus of colubrid snakes. It is one of only two taxonomic groups of snakes known to have adapted to feed exclusively on eggs...	Egg-eating Snake
Hemorrhois algirus intermedius	Algerian whip Snake.
Lamprophis fuliginosus fuliginosus Lamprophis Lamprophis is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as African house snakes. They are small, non-venomous snakes. They exhibit a wide variety of pattern variation, and may be spotted, striped, or solid colored...	Coomon African House Snake
Lytorhynchus diadema diadema	Diadem Sand-snake/Common Leaf-nosed Snake.
Macroprotodon cucullatus cucullatus Macroprotodon cucullatus The False Smooth Snake is a species of snake in the Colubridae family.-Geographic distribution:It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia....	Hooded Snake
Macroprotodon cucullatus mauritanicus	Hooded snake
Macroprotodon cucullatus brevis	Hooded snake
Malpolon monspessulanus Malpolon monspessulanus Malpolon monspessulanus, commonly known as the Montpellier snake, is a species of colubrid.-Geographic range:It is very common throughout the Mediterranean basin...	Montpellier Snake
Natrix maura Natrix maura Natrix maura is a natricine water snake of the genus Natrix. Its common name is viperine water snake or viperine snake. Despite its common names, it is not a member of the Subfamily Viperinae...	Viperine Snake
Natrix natrix astreptophora Grass Snake The grass snake , sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake is a European non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.-Etymology:...	Ringed Snake
Psammophis schokari Psammophis schokari Schokari Sand Racer is a species of snake found in parts of Asia and Africa.-Distribution:NW India, Afghanistan , Pakistan, S Turkmenistan, Western Sahara ?, Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sinai, Israel, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Syria,...	Schokar Sand-snake
Scutophis moilensis	Moïla Snake
Spalerosophis diadema cliffordi	Clifford's Diadem Snake
Spalerosophis dolichospilus	Mograbin Diadem Snake/Long marked snake
Telescopus tripolitanus Telescopus Telescopus, the Old World catsnakes, is a genus of 12 species of opisthoglyphous snakes in the Colubridae family.-Geographic range:...	North African Catsnake

Family Elapidae

Species	Common name
Naja haje legionis	Egyptian Cobra Egyptian cobra The Egyptian cobra is a species in the genus Naja found in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It is one of the largest Naja species in Africa.- Description :...

Family Leptotyphlopidae

Species	Common name
Leptotyphlops Leptotyphlops Leptotyphlops is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes found throughout North and South America, Africa and southwestern Asia. Currently, 86 species are recognized.-Description:... algeriensis	Beaked Thread-snake

Family Viperidae

Species	Common name
Bitis arietans Bitis arietans Bitis arietans is a venomous viper species found in savannah and grasslands from Morocco and western Arabia throughout Africa except for the Sahara and rain forest regions. It is responsible for causing the most fatalities in Africa owing to various factors, such as its wide distribution and...	Puff Adder
Cerastes vipera Cerastes vipera Cerastes vipera is a venomous viper species found in the deserts of North Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...	Lesser Cerastes
Echis leucogaster Echis leucogaster Echis leucogaster is a venomous viper species found in West and Northwest Africa. It is named after its white, unmarked belly. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...	White-bellied Carpet Viper
Elgaria coerulea	Horned Viper
Macrovipera mauritanica Macrovipera mauritanica Macrovipera mauritanica is a venomous viper species found in northwestern Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized.- Description :Reaches a maximum length of 180 cm.- Common names :...	Moorish Viper
Vipera latastei gaditana Vipera latastei gaditana Vipera latastei gaditana is a venomous viper subspecies found in southern Spain and Portugal, as well as in North Africa.-Geographic range:...	Lataste's Viper
Vipera monticola Vipera monticola Vipera monticola is a venomous viper species endemic in Morocco. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:A very small species with a maximum length of less than 40 cm. Spawls and Branch describe it as the smallest member of the genus Vipera, reaching a length of only 345 mm.-Geographic...	Mountain Viper

Family Chelonidae

Species	Common name
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead Turtle
Chelonia mydas	Common Green Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill Turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea	Olive Ridley Turtle

Family Dermochelyidae

Species	Common name
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback/Leathery Turtle.

Family Emydidae

Species	Common name
Emys orbicularis occidentalis	European Pond Terrapin.
Mauremys leprosa	Spanish Terrapin

Family Testudinidae

Species	Common name
Geochelone sulcata Extinct	Giant African Spurred tortoise.
Testudo graeca graeca	Mediterranean Spur-thighed Tortoise.

Family Amphisbaenidae

Species	Common name
Blanus mettetali	Moroccan Worm Lizard
Blanus tingitanus Blanus tingitanus Blanus tingitanus is a species of reptile in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in northern Morocco. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Blanus cinereus found in Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, arable land, and pastureland. It is...	Tangier Worm Lizard

Family Trogonophidae

Species	Common name
Trogonophis wiegmanni wiegmanni	Sharp-tailed Worm Lizard
Trogonophis wiegmanni elegans	Sharp-tailed Worm Lizard

External links

Amphibians and Reptiles from Morocco

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