Phoenix Reptile Show November 22-23, 2008
The following is a list of herps that are restricted in Arizona and cannot be possessed. The list was provided by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. If you have further questions, please feel free to give them a call at 480-324-3542.
The reptiles listed below are restricted live wildlife as defined in R12-4-401.
1. All species of the order Crocodylia. Common names include: gavials, caimans, crocodiles, and
alligators;
2. The following species of the order Testudines. Common names include: turtles and tortoises.
a. All species of the family Chelydridae. Common name: snapping turtles.
b. All species of the genus Gopherus. Common name: gopher tortoises, including the desert
tortoise.
3. All species of the following families or genera of the order Squamata.
a. The family Helodermatidae. Common names include: Gila monster and Mexican beaded lizard.
b. The family Elapidae. Common names include: cobras, mambas, coral snakes, kraits, and Australian
elapids.
c. The family Hydrophiidae. Common name: sea snakes.
d. The family Viperidae. Common names include: true vipers and pit vipers, including rattlesnakes.
e. The family Atractaspidae. Common name: burrowing asps.
f. The following species and genera of the family Colubridae.
i. Dispholidus typus. Common name: boomslang.
ii. Thelotornis kirtlandii. Common names include: bird snake or twig snake.
iii. Rhabdophis. Common name: keelback.
iv. Boiga irregularis. Common name: brown tree snake.
J. Amphibians listed below are restricted live wildlife as defined in R12-4-401. The following species
within the order Anura, common names frogs and toads.
1. All species of the genus Xenopus. Common name: clawed frogs.
2. The species Bufo horribilis, Bufo marinus, Bufo paracnemis. Common names include: giant or
marine toads.
3. All species of the genus Rana. Common names include: leopard frogs and bullfrogs. Bullfrogs
possessed under A.R.S. 17-102 are exempt.
For more information, call 408-358-0882, or send email to info@HerpWorldExpo.com.