Reptiles of
Morocco  (excl. Western Sahara)

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Checklist
General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Blanidae (Mediterranean Worm Lizards)
Genus Blanus (Mediterranean Worm Lizards)
  *
Blanus mettetali

Moroccan Worm Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Busack 1988 Gans 1967 Gans 2005 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Blanus tingitanus

Tangier Worm Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Busack 1988 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Gans 2005 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 Family Trogonophidae (Short-headed Worm Lizards)
Genus Trogonophis (Sharp-tailed Worm Lizards)
  *
Trogonophis elegans

Mauve Sharp-tailed Worm lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Gans 2005 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Mendonca & Harris 2007 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Trogonophis wiegmanni

Checkerboard Worm Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Gans 1967 Gans 2005 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Mendonca & Harris 2007 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
  EX
Crocodylus suchus

West African Crocodile

Bons & Geniez 1996 [as niloticus] Brito 2003 [as niloticus] Lescure 2014

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Agama (Typical Agamas)
 
Agama bibronii

Atlas Agama

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Geniez, Padial & Crochet 2011 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Agama boueti

Mali Agama

Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Mediani & Chevalier 2016
Genus Trapelus (Afro-Asian Ground Agamas)
 
Trapelus boehmei

Moroccan Plain Agama

Berre 1989 [as mutabilis] Bons & Geniez 1996 [as mutabilis] Bons 1962 [as mutabilis] Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as mutabilis] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wagner, Melville, Wilms & Schmitz 2011
Genus Uromastyx (Western Spiny-tailed Agamas)
 
Uromastyx nigriventris

Moroccan Spiny-tailed Agama

Bons & Geniez 1996 [as a. acanthinura] Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 [as acanthinura] Kane, Goodwin, Verspui, Tump & Marmol-Marin 2019 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wilms & Boehme 2001 Wilms 2001 [as acanthinura] Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Hyalosaurus (Moroccan Glass Lizard)
 
Hyalosaurus koellikeri

Moroccan Glass Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Pous, Mora, Metallinou, Escoriza, Comas, Donaire, Pleguezuelos & Carranza 2011 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wermuth 1969
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Mediterranean Chameleon

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Tilbury 2010 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus turcicus

Turkish Half-toed Gecko

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Loveridge 1947 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019
Genus Stenodactylus (Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos)
 
Stenodactylus mauritanicus

Mauritanian Thin-toed Gecko

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 [as sthenodactylus] Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 [as sthenodactylus] Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Papenfuss 1969 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as sthenodactylus]
 
Stenodactylus petrii

North African Thin-toed Gecko

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Tropiocolotes (Afro-Asian Desert Dwarf Geckos)
 
Tropiocolotes algericus

Algerian Dwarf Gecko

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Ribeiro Junior, Tamar, Maza, Flecks, Wagner, Shacham, Calvo, Geniez, Crochet, Koch & Meiri 2022 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wermuth 1965 Wilms, Shobrak & Wagner 2010
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)
 
Acanthodactylus aureus

Golden Fringe-toed Lizard

Arnold 1983 Bons 1962 Crochet, Geniez & Ineich 2003 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Salvador 1982 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Acanthodactylus boskianus

Afro-Arabian Fringe-toed Lizard

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Salvador 1982 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Acanthodactylus busacki

South Moroccan Fringe-toed Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Salvador 1982 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet 2017 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Acanthodactylus dumerilii

Lesser Fringe-toed Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Crochet, Geniez & Ineich 2003 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Salvador 1982 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Acanthodactylus erythrurus

Red-tailed Fringe-toed Lizard

Arnold 1983 Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1995 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Miralles, Geniez, Beddek, Mendez Aranda, Brito, Leblois & Crochet 2020 Papenfuss 1969 Salvador 1982 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Acanthodactylus lacrymae

Tislit Fringe-toed Lizard

Miralles, Geniez, Beddek, Mendez Aranda, Brito, Leblois & Crochet 2020
 
Acanthodactylus longipes

Long-footed Fringe-toed Lizard

Arnold 1983 Bons & Geniez 1996 Crochet, Geniez & Ineich 2003 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Salvador 1982 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Acanthodactylus maculatus

Mottled Fringe-toed Lizard

Arnold 1983 Bons & Geniez 1996 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Salvador 1982 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
  *
Acanthodactylus margaritae

North Moroccan Fringe-toed Lizard

Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Tamar, Geniez, Brito & Crochet 2017
  *
Acanthodactylus montanus

Mountain Fringe-toed Lizard

Miralles, Geniez, Beddek, Mendez Aranda, Brito, Leblois & Crochet 2020
Genus Atlantolacerta (Atlas Dwarf Lizard)
  *
Atlantolacerta andreanskyi

Atlas Dwarf Lizard

Arnold 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996
Genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)
 
Mesalina adrarensis

Mauritanian Desert Lizard

Pizzigalli, Crochet, Geniez, Martinez-Freiria, Velo-Anton & Brito 2021
 
Mesalina guttulata

Common Small-spotted Desert Lizard

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Simo-Riudalbas, Sacchi & Carranza 2018 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Yousefkhani, Marmol-Marin, Rastegar-Pouyani & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
 
Mesalina olivieri

Egyptian Small-spotted Desert Lizard

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Mesalina pasteuri

Sahara Desert Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Brito, Rebelo, Crochet & Geniez 2008 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Papenfuss 1969 Pizzigalli, Crochet, Geniez, Martinez-Freiria, Velo-Anton & Brito 2021 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Yousefkhani, Marmol-Marin, Rastegar-Pouyani & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
 
Mesalina rubropunctata

Red-spotted Desert Lizard

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1975 Yousefkhani, Marmol-Marin, Rastegar-Pouyani & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
 
Mesalina simoni

Moroccan Small-spotted Desert Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Pizzigalli, Crochet, Geniez, Martinez-Freiria, Velo-Anton & Brito 2021 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1975 Yousefkhani, Marmol-Marin, Rastegar-Pouyani & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)
 
Ophisops occidentalis

North African Snake-eyed Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Podarcis (Wall Lizards)
 
Podarcis vaucheri

Andalusian Wall Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Kaliontzopoulou, Carretero & Llorente 2012 Lima, Pinho, Larbes, Carretero, Brito & Harris 2009 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Salvador in Boehme 1986 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 [as hispanicus] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Psammodromus (Western Mediterranean Sand Lizards)
 
Psammodromus algirus

Greater Sand Lizard

Berre 1989 Bischoff & Bosch 1991 Bischoff 1992 Boehme in Boehme 1981 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Psammodromus blanci

Northwest African Sand Lizard

Bischoff & Bosch 1991 Bischoff 1992 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Psammodromus microdactylus

Green Sand Lizard

Bischoff & Bosch 1991 Bischoff 1992 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Scelarcis (Moroccan Rock Lizard)
 
Scelarcis perspicillata

Moroccan Rock Lizard

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Crochet, Leblois & Renoult 2015 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Richter in Boehme 1986 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Timon (Ocellated Lizards)
 
Timon tangitanus

Moroccan Ocellated Lizard

Bischoff 1996 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 [as pater] Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 [as pater] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as pater]
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Ptyodactylus (Fan-toed Geckos)
 
Ptyodactylus oudrii

Moroccan Fan-toed Gecko

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Heimes 1987 Kane, Goodwin, Verspui, Tump & Marmol-Marin 2019 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Metallinou, Cervenka, Crochet, Kratochvil, Wilms, Geniez, Shobrak, Brito & Carranza 2015 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Tarentola (Wall Geckos)
 
Tarentola annularis

Egyptian White-spotted Gecko

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Joger 1984 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Tarentola boehmei

Moroccan Wall Gecko

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Joger 1984 Kane, Goodwin, Verspui, Tump & Marmol-Marin 2019 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Tarentola chazaliae

Helmeted Gecko

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Loveridge 1947 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wermuth 1965
 
Tarentola deserti

Moorish Desert Gecko

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Joger 1984 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Tarentola hoggarensis

Hoggar Wall Gecko

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 [as ephippiata] Herrmann & Herrmann 2003 Joger 1984 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 [as ephippiata] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Tarentola mauritanica

Moorish Wall Gecko

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Geniez, Escatllar, Crochet, Mateo & Bons 1999 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Joger 1984 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Tarentola panousei

Dra Wall Gecko

Koppetsch & Boehme 2022 Pasteur 1959
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Chalcides (Cylindrical Skinks)
 
Chalcides boulengeri

Tunisian Cylindrical Skink

Anton, Bosch, Lobon-Rovira, Torres-Riera, Barrio-Amoros & Sanchez-Vialas 2021 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Kane, Goodwin, Verspui, Tump & Marmol-Marin 2019 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Chalcides colosii

Riffian Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Pasteur 1981 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Chalcides delislei

Central Saharan Three-fingered Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996
  *
Chalcides ebneri

North Moroccan Cylindrical Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Pasteur 1981 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Chalcides lanzai

Central Atlas Cylindrical Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019
  *
Chalcides manueli

Moroccan Ocellated Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Chalcides mauritanicus

Algerian Two-toed Cylindrical Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Chalcides minutus

Lesser Three-toed Cylindrical Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Caputo 1993 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Chalcides mionecton

Mionecton Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Pasteur 1981 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Chalcides montanus

Moroccan Mountain Cylindrical Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Chalcides ocellatus

Mediterranean Ocellated Skink

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Pasteur 1981 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Schneider in Boehme 1981
 
Chalcides parallelus

Algerian Five-toed Cylindrical Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Caputo & Mellado 1992 [as ghiarai] Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 [as ghiarai] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Chalcides polylepis

Many-scaled Cylindrical Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Pasteur 1981 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Chalcides pseudostriatus

Moroccan Three-toed Cylindrical Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Caputo 1993 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Chalcides sphenopsiformis

Senegal Sand Skink

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Grandison 1956 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Eumeces (Afro-Asian Long-legged Skinks)
 
Eumeces algeriensis

Algerian Long-legged Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Caputo, Odierna, Aprea & Capriglione 1993 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Eiselt 1940 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Scincopus (Tiger Skinks)
 
Scincopus fasciatus

Banded Tiger Skink

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Scincus (Sand Fish)
 
Scincus albifasciatus

White-banded Sand Fish

Arnold & Leviton 1977 Berre 1989 [as scincus] Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Geniez, Mateo, Geniez & Pether 2004 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Papenfuss 1969 [as scincus] Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smid, Uvizl, Shobrak, Salim, AlGethami, Algethami, Alanazi, Alsubaie, Busais & Carranza 2021
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Quedenfeldtia (Moroccan Day Geckos)
 
Quedenfeldtia moerens

Southern Moroccan Day Gecko

Arnold 1990 Bons & Geniez 1996 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus

Atlas Day Gecko

Arnold 1990 Bons & Geniez 1996 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Saurodactylus (Lizard-toed Geckos)
  *
Saurodactylus brosseti

Southern Lizard-toed Gecko

Bons & Pasteur 1957 Javanmardi, Vogler & Joger 2019
  *
Saurodactylus elmoudenii

Tafraoute Lizard-toed Gecko

Javanmardi, Vogler & Joger 2019
  *
Saurodactylus fasciatus

Banded Lizard-toed Gecko

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Loveridge 1947 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Rato & Harris 2008 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wermuth 1965
 
Saurodactylus harrisii

Guelmime Lizard-toed Gecko

Javanmardi, Vogler & Joger 2019
 
Saurodactylus mauritanicus

Eastern Lizard-toed Gecko

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Loveridge 1947 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Rato & Harris 2008 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wermuth 1965
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Saurodactylus slimanii

Quarzazate Lizard-toed Gecko

Javanmardi, Vogler & Joger 2019
  *
Saurodactylus splendidus

Djebel Bani Lizard-toed Gecko

Javanmardi, Vogler & Joger 2019
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus griseus

Desert Monitor

Bayless 2002 Boehme 2003 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)
 
Eryx jaculus

Western Sand Boa

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Geniez 2018 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Stimson 1969 Tokar & Obst in Boehme (ed.) 1993
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Coronella (Palearctic Smooth Snakes)
 
Coronella girondica

Southern Smooth Snake

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Dusej in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Geniez 2018 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)
 
Dasypeltis sahelensis

Sahel Egg Eater

Bons & Geniez 1996 [as scabra] Geniez 2018 Jimenez-Robles, Leon, Soto-Cardenas, Rebollo & Martinez 2017 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 [as scabra] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
Genus Hemorrhois (Palearctic Whip Snakes)
 
Hemorrhois algirus

Algerian Whip Snake

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Geniez 2018 Kane, Goodwin, Verspui, Tump & Marmol-Marin 2019 Lang in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schatti 1986 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Villiers 1975
 
Hemorrhois hippocrepis

Horseshoe Whip Snake

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold & Pleguezuelos 2006 Geniez 2018 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schatti 1986 Schatti in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Lytorhynchus (Awl-headed Snakes)
 
Lytorhynchus diadema

Crowned Awl-headed Snake

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Gasperetti 1988 Geniez 2018 Jablonski, Frynta & Marmol-Marin 2014 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Macroprotodon (False Smooth Snakes)
 
Macroprotodon abubakeri

Oran False Smooth Snake

Geniez 2018 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Vasconcelos & Harris 2006 Wade 2001
 
Macroprotodon brevis

Western False Smooth Snake

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Busack & McCoy 1990 Geniez 2018 Joger in Boehme (ed.) 1999 Kane, Goodwin, Verspui, Tump & Marmol-Marin 2019 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Vasconcelos & Harris 2006 Wade 1988
 
Macroprotodon cucullatus

Eastern False Smooth Snake

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Vasconcelos & Harris 2006 Wade 2001
Genus Natrix (Eurasian Keelbacks)
 
Natrix astreptophora

Iberian Grass Snake

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Geniez 2018 Kabisch in Boehme (ed.) 1999 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Natrix maura

Viperine Grass Snake

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Geniez 2018 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schatti in Boehme (ed.) 1999 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)
 
Spalerosophis diadema

Common Diadem Snake

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Geniez 2018 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Marx 1959 Mediani, Fahd, Chevalier, Qninba & Samlali 2013 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2006
 
Spalerosophis dolichospilus

Mograbin Diadem Snake

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Geniez 2018 Kane, Goodwin, Verspui, Tump & Marmol-Marin 2019 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus tripolitanus

North African Cat Snake

Bons & Geniez 1996 [as obtusus] Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Crochet, Rasmussen, Wilms, Geniez, Trape & Boehme 2008 Geniez 2018 Kane, Goodwin, Verspui, Tump & Marmol-Marin 2019 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 [as obtusus] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2006 Venchi & Sindaco 2007 Wilms, Wagner & Spawls 2021
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja haje

Egyptian Cobra

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Broadley 1968 Geniez 2018 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape, Chirio, Broadley & Wuster 2009
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)
 
Boaedon fuliginosus

Common African House Snake

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Geniez 2018 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Villiers 1975
Genus Malpolon (Montpellier Snakes)
 
Malpolon insignitus

Eastern Montpellier Snake

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Geniez 2018 Geniez, Cluchier & Haan 2006 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Malpolon moilensis

Moila Snake

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Geniez 2018 Kramer & Schnurrenberger 1963 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Malpolon monspessulanus

Western Montpellier Snake

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Carranza, Arnold & Pleguezuelos 2006 Geniez 2018 Geniez, Cluchier & Haan 2006 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis schokari

Arabian Sand Snake

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Geniez 2018 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis algeriensis

Algerian Thread Snake

Bouazza, Lansari, Marmol-Marin, Barthe, Berroneau & Donaire 2018 Geniez 2018 Hahn & Wallach 1998 Kane, Goodwin, Verspui, Tump & Marmol-Marin 2019 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape 2002 Venchi & Sindaco 2007
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Bitis (African Adders)
 
Bitis arietans

Common Puff Adder

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 David & Ineich 1999 Geniez 2018 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995 Villiers 1975
Genus Cerastes (Horned Vipers)
 
Cerastes cerastes

Sahara Horned Viper

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Damas-Moreira, Tome, Harris, Maia & Salvi 2014 Geniez 2018 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995 Werner & Sivan 1992 Werner, Verdier, Rosenman & Sivan 1991
 
Cerastes vipera

Sahara Sand Viper

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Bouazza, Laidi & Martin 2020 Geniez 2018 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995 Werner & Sivan 1992
Genus Daboia (Daboias)
 
Daboia mauritanica

Moorish Viper

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 David & Ineich 1999 Geniez 2018 Herrmann, Joger & Nilson 1992 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis leucogaster

White-bellied Carpet Viper

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 [as pyramidum] David & Ineich 1999 Geniez 2018 Kane, Goodwin, Verspui, Tump & Marmol-Marin 2019 Karhanek, Koleska, Marmol-Marin & Sassoe-Pognetto 2018 Marmol-Marin & Fernandez-Baudilio 2012 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pook, Joger, Stumpel & Wuster 2009 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Vipera (Typical Vipers or Adders)
 
Vipera latastei

Snub-nosed Viper

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 David & Ineich 1999 Geniez 2018 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995
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Vipera monticola

Atlas Dwarf Viper

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 David & Ineich 1999 Geniez 2018 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 [as latastei] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Gramentz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Bons & Geniez 1996 Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Bons & Geniez 1996 Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys kempii

Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle

Bons & Geniez 1996 Gramentz & Fritz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Bons & Geniez 1996 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Frazier, Gramentz & Fritz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)
Genus Emys (European Pond Turtles)
 
Emys orbicularis

Common European Pond Turtle

Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)
 
Mauremys leprosa

Western Mediterranean Pond Turtle

Berre 1989 Bertolero & Busack 2017 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bour & Maran 1998 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Keller & Busack in Fritz (ed.) 2001 King & Burke 1989 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Papenfuss 1969 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Testudo (Palearctic Tortoises)
 
Testudo graeca

Spur-thighed Tortoise

Berre 1989 Bons & Geniez 1996 Bons 1962 Buskirk, Keller & Andreu in Fritz (ed.) 2001 Escoriza, Diaz-Paniagua, Andreu & Hassine 2022 Fritz & Havas 2006 Harris, Perera, Barata, Tarroso & Salvi 2010 King & Burke 1989 Martinez del Marmol, Harris, Geniez, Pous & Salvi 2019 Pieh 2000 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Wermuth & Mertens 1977