Abhatoo - Centre Nationale de Documentation

The Tichka Plateau is a remote, high-elevation (ca 2,700 m) tableland, located in the Western High Atlas of Morocco. In this note, we report the occurrence of 12 reptile species detected in the plateau in May 2019. We provide the first occurrences of Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus and Chalcides montanus from the Western High Atlas, and Atlantolacerta andreanskyi and Coronella girondica from the Tichka Plateau. Furthermore, we show a new altitudinal limit (2,700 m) for Psammodromus algirus in Morocco, as well as two new localities for Vipera monticola within the Tichka Plateau.