List of amphibians of Morocco

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


Decreasing

North African fire salamander

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


Decreasing

Brongersma's toad

Bufo brongersmai
(Hoogmoed, 1972)		 Endemic of Morocco


Decreasing

Common toad

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


Stable

Mediterranean tree frog

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


Stable

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


Decreasing

Berber toad

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


Stable

Crowned bullfrog

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


Stable

Discoglossus scovazzi

Discoglossus scovazzi
(Camerano, 1878)		 In Spain and Morocco


Stable

Bufotes boulengeri

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


Trend unknown

Sahara frog

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


Stable

Alytes maurus

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


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.

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  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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