List of reptiles of Morocco

List of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete list of reptiles found in Morocco. This list includes both endemic and introduced species.

• ^[e] Endemic species.

• ^[i] Introduced species.

Contents 1 Crocodilians 1.1 Family Crocodylidae 2 Lizards 2.1 Family Agamidae 2.2 Family Anguidae 2.3 Family Chamaeleonidae 2.4 Family Gekkonidae 2.5 Family Lacertidae 2.6 Family Scincidae 2.7 Family Varanidae 3 Snakes 3.1 Family Boidae 3.2 Family Colubridae 3.3 Family Elapidae 3.4 Family Leptotyphlopidae 3.5 Family Viperidae 4 Turtles 4.1 Family Chelonidae 4.2 Family Dermochelyidae 4.3 Family Emydidae 4.4 Family Testudinidae 5 Worm Lizards 5.1 Family Amphisbaenidae 5.2 Family Trogonophidae 6 References 7 External links

Crocodilians

Family Crocodylidae

Species	Common name
Crocodylus suchus Extinct	West African Crocodile

Lizards

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 [e]	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	Helmeted Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus	Turkish Gecko
Hemidactylus brooki	Brook's gecko

Family Lacertidae

Species	Common name
Timon tangitanus	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	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	Small Spotted Lizard
Mesalina olivieri olivieri	Olivier's Small Lizard
Mesalina olivieri simoni	Olivier's Small Lizard
Mesalina pasteuri	Pasteur's Small Lizard

Family Scincidae

Family Varanidae

Species	Common name
Varanus griseus	Desert Monitor

Snakes

Family Boidae

Species	Common name
Eryx jaculus jaculus	Javelin Sand Boa

Family Colubridae

Species	Common name
Coluber hippocrepis	Horseshoe Snake
Coronella girondica	Southern Smooth Snake
Dasypeltis sahelensis	Egg-eating Snake
Hemorrhois algirus intermedius	Algerian whip Snake.
Lamprophis fuliginosus fuliginosus	Coomon African House Snake
Lytorhynchus diadema diadema	Diadem Sand-snake/Common Leaf-nosed Snake.
Macroprotodon cucullatus cucullatus	Hooded Snake
Macroprotodon cucullatus mauritanicus	Hooded snake
Macroprotodon cucullatus brevis [e]	Hooded 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
Naja haje legionis	Egyptian Cobra

Family Leptotyphlopidae

Species	Common name
Leptotyphlops algeriensis	Beaked Thread-snake

Family Viperidae

Species	Common name
Bitis arietans	Puff Adder
Cerastes vipera	Lesser Cerastes
Echis leucogaster	White-bellied Carpet Viper
Elgaria coerulea	Horned Viper
Macrovipera mauritanica	Moorish Viper
Vipera latastei gaditana	Lataste's Viper
Vipera monticola [e]	Mountain Viper

Turtles

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.

Worm Lizards

Family Amphisbaenidae

Species	Common name
Blanus mettetali [e]	Moroccan Worm Lizard
Blanus tingitanus [e]	Tangier Worm Lizard

Family Trogonophidae

Species	Common name
Trogonophis wiegmanni wiegmanni	Sharp-tailed Worm Lizard
Trogonophis wiegmanni elegans[e]	Sharp-tailed Worm Lizard

References

• Jacques Bons, Philippe; Philippe Geniez, Albert Montori. (1996). "Amphibians & reptiles of Morocco (including Western Sahara).". Ed. Asociación Herpetológica Española. 319 pp.. 

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

External links

• Amphibians and Reptiles from Morocco

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