List of amphibians of Morocco

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This is a list of amphibians found in Morocco. 12 amphibian species are recorded in Morocco.

Common name Species

(Authority)

Native range Status (IUCN) w/ population trend
Iberian ribbed newt

Pleurodeles waltl

Pleurodeles waltl
(Michahelles, 1830)[1] 		Spain, Portugal and Morocco

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Near Threatened
Decreasing Decreasing

North African fire salamander

Salamandra algira

Salamandra algira
(Bedriaga, 1883)[2] 		Morocco and Algeria

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Vulnerable
Decreasing Decreasing

Brongersma's toad

Bufo brongersmai

Bufo brongersmai
(Hoogmoed, 1972) 		Endemic of Morocco

Near-threatened
Decreasing Decreasing

Common toad

Bufo bufo

Bufo bufo
(Linnaeus, 1758) 		In Europe, Kazakhstan, Syria, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

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Least Concern
Stable Stable

Mediterranean tree frog

Hyla meridionalis

Hyla meridionalis
(Boettger, 1874) 		In Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Monaco, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

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Least Concern
Stable Stable

Pelobates varaldii Pelobates varaldii
(Pasteur & Bons, 1959) 		Endemic of Morocco

Endangered
Decreasing Decreasing

Berber toad

Sclerophrys mauritanica

Sclerophrys mauritanica
(Schlegel, 1841) 		In Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

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Least Concern
Stable Stable

Crowned bullfrog

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
(Günther, 1858) 		In West Africa, Central Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, Morocco and Algeria

Least Concern
Stable Stable

Discoglossus scovazzi

Discoglossus scovazzi

Discoglossus scovazzi
(Camerano, 1878) 		In Spain and Morocco

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Least Concern
Stable Stable

Bufotes boulengeri

Bufotes boulengeri

Bufotes boulengeri
(Lataste, 1879) 		In Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Italy

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Least Concern
Data Deficient Trend unknown

Sahara frog

Pelophylax saharicus

Pelophylax saharicus
(Boulenger, 1913) 		In Egypt and Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia and Spain

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Least Concern
Stable Stable

Alytes maurus

Alytes maurus

Alytes maurus
(Pasteur & Bons, 1962) 		In Morocco and Spain

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Near Threatened
Stable Stable

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Species Page of Pleurodeles waltl". Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  2. ^ "Species Page of Salamandra algira". Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

[1][2]

  1. ^ "Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara". Amphibians & Reptiles of Morocco and Western Sahara. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ "Reptiles and Amphibians of Morocco · iNaturalist.org". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
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