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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