title: List of reptiles of Morocco
text: # List of reptiles of Morocco
  
  This list of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete collection of reptiles found in Morocco.
  
  * Endemic species
  * Introduced species
  
  ## Crocodilians
  
  ### Family Crocodylidae
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Crocodylus suchus extirpated | West African crocodile | |
  | Crocodylus niloticus extirpated | Nile crocodille | |
  
  ## Lizards
  
  ### Family Trogonophidae
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Trogonophis wiegmanni | Checkerboard worm lizard | |
  
  ### Family Agamidae
  
  | Species | Common name |
  | - | - |
  | 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
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ophisaurus koellikeri | Moroccan glass lizard | |
  
  ### Family Chamaeleonidae
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Chamaeleo 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 | 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
  
  | Species | Common name |
  | - | - |
  | 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
  
  | Species | Common name |
  | - | - |
  | Chalcides mauritanicus | Two-fingered skink |
  | Chalcides ocellatus | Ocellated skink |
  | Eumeces algeriensis | Algerian skink |
  
  ### Family Varanidae
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Varanus griseus | Desert monitor | |
  
  ## Snakes
  
  ### Family Boidae
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Eryx 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 | 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
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Naja haje legionis | Egyptian cobra | |
  
  ### Family Leptotyphlopidae
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Leptotyphlops algeriensis | Beaked thread-snake | |
  
  ### Family Viperidae
  
  | Species | Common name |
  | - | - |
  | 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 | Mountain viper |
  
  ## Turtles
  
  ### Family Cheloniidae
  
  | Species | Common name |
  | - | - |
  | Caretta caretta | Loggerhead sea turtle |
  | Chelonia mydas | Green sea turtle |
  | Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill turtle |
  | Lepidochelys kempii | Kemps ridley sea turtle |
  | Lepidochelys olivacea | Olive ridley sea turtle |
  
  ### Family Dermochelyidae
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback/leathery turtle | |
  
  ### Family Emydidae
  
  | Species | Common name |
  | - | - |
  | Emys orbicularis occidentalis | European pond terrapin |
  | Mauremys leprosa leprosa | Spanish terrapin |
  | Mauremys leprosa saharica | Saharan pond turtle |
  
  ### Family Testudinidae
  
  | Species | Common name |
  | - | - |
  | Testudo graeca graeca | Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise |
  | Testudo graeca marokkensis | Morocco tortoise |
  | Testudo graeca soussensis | Souss valley tortoise |
  
  ## Worm lizards
  
  ### Family Amphisbaenidae
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Blanus mettetali | Moroccan worm lizard | |
  | Blanus tingitanus | Tangier worm lizard | |
  
  ### Family Trogonophidae
  
  | Species | Common name | Photo |
  | - | - | - |
  | Trogonophis wiegmanni wiegmanni | Sharp-tailed worm lizard | |
  | Trogonophis wiegmanni elegans | Sharp-tailed worm lizard | |
  