Morocco

Reptiles found only in Morocco include the Atlas Mountain Viper (Morocco Herps WM), the Moroccan Worm Lizard (Morocco Herps WM), the Banded Toed Gecko (Morocco Herps WM), the Splendid Gecko (Morocco Herps WM), the Atlas Dwarf Lizard (ARKive WM), the Atlas Ocellated Lizard (iNaturalist), the Moroccan Fringe-toed Lizard (lacerta.de), Simon's Desert Racer (lacerta.de), the Green Psammodromus (ARKive WM), the High Atlas Day Gecko (Morocco Herps WM), the Moroccan Day Gecko (iNaturalist), Colosi's Cylindrical Skink (Morocco Herps WM), Ebner's Skink (Morocco Herps WM) (IUCN), and the Mountain Skink (Morocco Herps WM).

Endemic amphibians include Moroccan Spadefoot Toad (Morocco Herps WM), the Moroccan Midwife Toad (Morocco Herps WM), and the Moroccan Painted Frog (Morocco Herps WM).

Endemic mammals include the Moroccan Jird (PBase) (iNaturalist), the Occidental Gerbil (ResearchGate) (iNaturalist), Hoogstraal's Gerbil (iNaturalist) (GERES WM), the Moroccan Gerbil (GBIF), and the Greater Short-tailed Gerbil (GBIF) (BHL).

Freshwater fish known solely from Morocco include the Moroccan Spined Loach (ARKive WM), the Lake Ifni Trout (FishBase) (iNaturalist), the Draa Trout Salmo multipunctata and the Green Trout Salmo viridis (both at Graellsia WM pdf), the Tensift Trout (iNaturalist), the Moroccan Freshwater Blenny Salariopsis atlantica (ResearchGate) (ZooKeys), the Stripeless Himri Carasobarbus harterti (ResearchGate), the Moulouya Himri Carasobarbus moulouyensis (p. 27 of IUCN pdf), and several barbels: Luciobarbus issenensis and Luciobarbus ksibi (both on p. 33 of IUCN pdf), Luciobarbus guercifensis and Luciobarbus zayanensis (both at Graellsia pdf), Luciobarbus lepineyi (iNaturalist), and Luciobarbus yahyaouii (ResearchGate). The Atlas Scraper Pterocapoeta (p. 77 of balkanrivers.net pdf) is an endemic genus. The Giant Atlas Barbel (Wikipedia) has recently been placed in an endemic genus Atlantor (Zootaxa), but is likely extinct.

Butterflies restricted to Morocco include the Segonzaci Green-veined White (leps.it), the Moroccan Grayling (euroButterflies WM), the Atlas Grayling (Michel Tarrier WM), the Moroccan Rock Grayling (euroButterflies WM), the Moroccan Wall Brown (euroButterflies WM), Vaucher’s Heath (euroButterflies WM), Vogel's Blue (euroButterflies WM), and the Moroccan Copper (leps.it). Endemic moths include Zygaena maroccana (leps.it) and the Atlas Bee Hawkmoth (Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic).

Endemic beetles include a tiger beetle Cicindela segonzaci (BioLib), a cave-dwelling ground beetle Siagona taggadertensis (ASEF WM pdf), the longhorn beetles Stictoleptura tangeriana (BioLib) and Opisognathus forficatus (Cerambycidae WM), the jewel beetles Julodis marmottani (Insects of Morocco) (iNaturalist) and Julodis nemethi (Jewel Beetles), the blister beetles Croscherichia armass (ZooKeys) and Berberomeloe yebli (iNaturalist), a flower beetle Tropinota iec (ResearchGate), the darkling beetles Pimelia rugosa (galerie-insecte.org) and Akis tingitana (iNaturalist), and a water beetle Hydroporus rifensis (GBIF).

Other endemic insects include the dragonflies Cordulegaster princeps (iNaturalist) (IUCN) and Onychogomphus boudoti (ResearchGate), a caddisfly Calamoceras riffensis (PLAZI), a mayfly Baetis rifensis (ZooKeys), the ants Camponotus pexus (iNaturalist) and Aphaenogaster koniari (AntWiki), the bees Andrena sparsipunctata (ZooKeys) and Osmia spinicoxa (GBIF), a hoverfly Ighboulomyia atlasi (Observation.org), an owlfly Agadirius trojani (ResearchGate), a lace bug Ammianus pericarti (GBIF), a cicada Berberigetta dimelodica (Cicada Mania), a mantis Ameles maroccana (GBIF), a stick insect Clonopsis felicitatis (figs. 2-4 at Taylor & Francis), a bush-cricket Eugaster spinulosa (flickr), and the grasshoppers Euryparyphes maroccanus (BioLib) and Pamphagodes riffensis (Acrinwafrica).

Other endemic invertebrates include the scorpions Androctonus barbouri (BioLib) and Buthus bonito (iNaturalist) and Cicileiurus monticola (SEA WM pdf) , a huntsman spider Cebrennus rechenbergi (Wikipedia), a tarantula Ischnocolus hancocki (Birdspiders.com WM), a trapdoor spider Titanidiops maroccanus (BioLib), a harvestman Leiobunum socialissimum (p. 33 of SEA WM pdf), a solifuge Eusimonia cornigera (Eusimonia WM), a cave-dwelling millipede Jeekelosoma abadi (Species New to Science), a cave-dwelling woodlouse Castellanethes ighousi (Subterranean Biology), an amphipod Pseudoniphargus longiflagellum (Semantic Scholar pdf), a freshwater shrimp Dugastella marocana (BHL), an earthworm Aporrectodea kionionus (ResearchGate), and the freshwater mussels Margaritifera marocana (IUCN) and Unio foucauldianus (IUCN).

Endemic snails include Helicopsis imperialis (b-cabinet), Atlasica atlasica (b-cabinet), Sphincterochila maroccana (Femorale WM), Melanopsis mourebeyensis (p. 47 of IUCN pdf), Rossmaessleria sicanoides (AnimalBase WM), Eremina vermiculosa (figs E-G on p. 25 of Luis Javier Chueca WM pdf), Aghbalia aghbalensis (ResearchGate), Theba sacchi (b-cabinet), Xeroleuca conopsis (Femorale WM), Drusia alexantoni (iNaturalist), Mercuria bakeri (IUCN), Corrosella mahouchii (IUCN), and Pseudotachea coquandi (WMSDB).

A parasitic marine isopod crustacean Rhabdocheirus incertus (BHL), once considered the sole member of the family Rhabdochiridae, has recently been determined to be a synonym of a species in the family Vibiliidae (BioOne).

Among 607 vascular plant species exclusive to Morocco (ResearchGate) are the Atlas Cypress (Flore du Maroc), Vachellia gummifera (teline.fr), Adenocarpus cincinnatus (teline.fr), the Resin Spurge (iNaturalist), the Atlas Poppy (iNaturalist), Sedum modestum (José Quiles Hoyo WM), Narcissus romieuxii (iNaturalist), Convolvulus vidalii (flickr), Lavandula maroccana (IUCN), Mentha gattefossei (IUCN), Eryngium atlanticum (IUCN), Iris rutherfordii (Univ. Reading WM), Romulea maroccana (teline.fr), Teucrium werneri (teline.fr), the Dandelion-leaved Sage (iNaturalist), Aeonium arboreum (teline.fr), Matthiola scapifera (teline.fr), and Asteriscus (or Ighermia) pinifolius (teline.fr).

Endemic vascular plant genera include Hannonia (PBS), Feeria (José Quiles Hoyo WM), Heliocauta (teline.fr), Traganopsis (Flore du Maroc), Ismelia (Flore du Maroc), Nivellea (Flore du Maroc), Ceratocnemum (teline.fr), Trachystoma (Tohoku Univ.), Fezia (eflora Maghreb), the Pineapple Broom Argyrocytisus (teline.fr), Modesciadium (Flore du Maroc) (POWO), Hesperolaburnum (teline.fr), Berberocarum (Wiley pdf), Hurkaea (iNaturalist) (GBIF), Greuteria (teline.fr), and Zahora (ZooKeys).

Fungi known only from Morocco include Entyloma maroccanum (IUCN) and Barssia maroccana (Fungal Planet WM pdf). Endemic lichens include Ramalina boulhautiana (GBIF).

Portions of Morocco are included in the Mediterranean Conifer and Mixed Forests ecoregion (WWF WM) and the Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity Hotspots WM). For an overview of Morocco's biodiversity see (ma.chm-cbd pdf WM). Photos of many of Morocco's endemic plant species are at (teline.fr).