North African Fire SalamanderSalamandra algira atlantica
Morocco’s wildlifemade accessible to all
Discover what makes it so special,
and why it’s worth protecting.
A unique fauna,
quietly vanishing.
126species of reptiles
& amphibians
& amphibians
31endemic, found
nowhere else
nowhere else
Morocco's herpetofauna is diverse, misunderstood, and increasingly threatened.
Accessible knowledge is where conservation begins.
Our main project
The encyclopedia for Morocco's reptiles and amphibians
Morocco's 126 reptiles and amphibians, the most persecuted animals in the country, documented one by one with scientific rigour. One page per species: standardized pictures for easier comparison, distribution maps, identification guides, natural history and conservation status.
98/126
species found and photographed
10 species accounts online·One new each week
Inside the encyclopedia
01Menu
02Order
03Family
04Species
With the support of our partners
Behind the project
The full process
A refined method for the best species accounts possible: we find each species, photograph it on a white background and in its habitat, then document its environment and threats.
01Out in the field.
RayaneFounder & Photographer
ColinBiologist & Writer
ClémentOutreach & Fundraising
HaytamZoologist & DesignerFour friends, one mission
A Moroccan and Swiss team of four naturalists who document, study and showcase Morocco's wildlife.
Meet the team, see behind the scenesAll over the country
A herpetological expedition in search of every species still missing from our Encyclopedia. 90 species encountered, from North African Mountain Vipers to Desert Monitors. 18 species were completely new for the project, the last addition being the Riffian Skink (Chalcides colosii), endemic to the Rif mountains of northern Morocco.
+18new
species
species
98/126species
documented
documented
Into the deep Sahara
A two-week expedition into Morocco's deep Sahara, after a dozen desert reptiles, most of them found almost nowhere else in the country: two Saharan geckos, an agama, a sand-swimming skink and a mysterious spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx occidentalis, among others.
+12species
within reach
within reach
110/126projected
total
total
Next stopThe deep Sahara
