List of amphibians of Morocco
This is a list of amphibians found in Morocco. 12 amphibian species are recorded in Morocco.
Species list
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
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North African fire salamander | Salamandra algira (Bedriaga, 1883)[2] | Morocco and Algeria
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Brongersma's toad | Bufo brongersmai (Hoogmoed, 1972) | Endemic of Morocco | | |
Common toad | Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) | In Europe, Kazakhstan, Syria, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia
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Mediterranean tree frog | Hyla meridionalis (Boettger, 1874) | In Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Monaco, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia
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Pelobates varaldii | Pelobates varaldii (Pasteur & Bons, 1959) | Endemic of Morocco | | |
Berber toad | Sclerophrys mauritanica (Schlegel, 1841) | In Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia
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Crowned bullfrog | Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Günther, 1858) | In West Africa, Central Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, Morocco, and Algeria | | |
Discoglossus scovazzi | Discoglossus scovazzi (Camerano, 1878) | In Spain and Morocco
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African green toad | Bufotes boulengeri (Lataste, 1879) | In Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Italy
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Sahara frog | Pelophylax saharicus (Boulenger, 1913) | In Egypt and Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, and Spain
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Alytes maurus | Alytes maurus (Pasteur & Bons, 1962) | In Morocco and Spain
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See also
References
- ^ "Species Page of Pleurodeles waltl". Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ "Species Page of Salamandra algira". Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ "Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara". Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "Reptiles and Amphibians of Morocco · iNaturalist.org". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
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