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This list of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete collection of reptiles found in Morocco.
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Crocodylus suchus extirpated | West African crocodile | |
Crocodylus niloticus extirpated | Nile crocodille |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Trogonophis wiegmanni | Checkerboard worm lizard |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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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 |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Ophisaurus koellikeri [e] | Moroccan glass lizard |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Chamaeleo chamaeleon | Common chameleon |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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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 |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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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 |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Chalcides mauritanicus | Two-fingered skink | |
Chalcides ocellatus | Ocellated skink | |
Eumeces algeriensis | Algerian skink |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Varanus griseus | Desert monitor |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Eryx jaculus | Javelin sand boa |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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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 |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Naja haje legionis | Egyptian cobra |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Leptotyphlops algeriensis | Beaked thread-snake |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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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 |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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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 |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Dermochelys coriacea [1] | Leatherback/leathery turtle |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Emys orbicularis occidentalis [1] | European pond terrapin | |
Mauremys leprosa leprosa [1] | Spanish terrapin | |
Mauremys leprosa saharica [1] | Saharan pond turtle |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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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 |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Blanus mettetali [e] | Moroccan worm lizard | |
Blanus tingitanus [e] | Tangier worm lizard |
Species | Common name | Photo |
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Trogonophis wiegmanni wiegmanni | Sharp-tailed worm lizard | |
Trogonophis wiegmanni elegans [e] | Sharp-tailed worm lizard |