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This is a list of amphibians found in Morocco. 12 amphibian species are recorded in Morocco.
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This is a list of amphibians found in Morocco. 12 amphibian species are recorded in Morocco.
| Common name | Species and authority | Native range | Status (IUCN), population trend | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iberian ribbed newt | Pleurodeles waltl (Michahelles, 1830) [1] | Spain, Portugal, and Morocco | |  |
| North African fire salamander | Salamandra algira (Bedriaga, 1883) [2] | Morocco and Algeria | |  |
| Brongersma's toad | Bufo brongersmai (Hoogmoed, 1972) | Endemic of Morocco | |  |
| Common toad | Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) | In Europe, Kazakhstan, Syria, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia | |  |
| Mediterranean tree frog | Hyla meridionalis (Boettger, 1874) | In Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Monaco, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia | |  |
| Pelobates varaldii | Pelobates varaldii (Pasteur & Bons, 1959) | Endemic of Morocco | | |
| Berber toad | Sclerophrys mauritanica (Schlegel, 1841) | In Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia | |  |
| Crowned bullfrog | Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Günther, 1858) | In West Africa, Central Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, Morocco, and Algeria | |  |
| Discoglossus scovazzi | Discoglossus scovazzi (Camerano, 1878) | In Spain and Morocco | |  |
| African green toad | Bufotes boulengeri (Lataste, 1879) | In Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Italy | |  |
| Sahara frog | Pelophylax saharicus (Boulenger, 1913) | In Egypt and Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, and Spain | |  |
| Alytes maurus | Alytes maurus (Pasteur & Bons, 1962) | In Morocco and Spain | |  |
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