List of Controlled Alien Species Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name -848 species-
(Updated October 2009)
Genus Species Common Name Acalyptophis peronii Horned (also Spiny-Head) Sea Snake Acanthophis antarcticus Common Death Adder Acanthophis barnetti Acanthophis Barnetti Acanthophis crotalusei Acanthophis Crotalusei Acanthophis hawkei Acanthophis Hawkei Acanthophis laevis Acanthophis Laevis Acanthophis praelongus Northern Death Adder Acanthophis pyrrhus Desert Deat Adder Acanthophis rugosus Acanthophis Rugosus Acanthophis wellsi Acanthophis Wellsi Adenorhinos barbouri Barour's Short-Headed Viper Agkistrodon bilineatus Cantil Agkistrodon contortrix Copperhead Agkistrodon piscivorus Cottonmouth (also Water Moccasin) Agkistrodon taylori Agkistrodon Taylori Aipysurus apraefrontalis Short-Nosed Seasnake (also Sahul Reef Snake) Aipysurus duboisii Reef Shallows Seasnake Aipysurus eydouxii Spine-Tailed Seasnake Aipysurus foliosquama Leaf-Scaled Seasnake Aipysurus fuscus Dusky (also Timor Reef) Seasnake Aipysurus laevis Olive-Brown Seasnake Aipysurus tenuis Arafura Seasnake Alligator mississippiensis American Alligator Alligator sinensis Chinese Alligator Amblyodipsas concolor Natal Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas dimidiata Mpwapwa Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas katangensis Katanga Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas micrphthalma Eastern Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas polylepis Common Purple-Glossed Snake
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Amblyodipsas rodhaini Rodhain's Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas teitana Teitana Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas unicolor Dull (or Western) Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata Kalahari Purple-Glossed Snake Aparallactus capensis Cape Centipede Eater Aparallactus guentheri Black Cenitpede Eater Aparallactus jacksonii Jackson's Centipede Eater Aparallactus lineatus Lined Centipede Eater Aparallactus lunulatus Reticulated Centipede Eater Aparallactus modestus Western Forest Centipede Eater Aparallactus moeruensis Zaire Centipede Eater Aparallactus niger Aparallactus Niger Centipede Eater Aparallactus nigriceps Mozambique Centipede Eater Aparallactus turneri Malindi Centipede Eater Aparallactus werneri Usambara Centipede Eater Aspidelaps lubricus Cowlesi Aspidelaps scutatus Scutatus Aspidomorphus lineaticollis Striped Crown Snake Aspidomorphus muelleri Müller's Crown Snake Aspidomorphus schlegeli Schlegel's Crown Snake Astrotia stokesii Stoke's Seasnake Atheris acuminata Acuminate Bush Viper Atheris broadleyi Atheris Broadleyi Atheris ceratophora Atheris Ceratophora Atheris chlorechis Atheris Chlorechis Atheris desaixi Ashe's Bush Viper Atheris hirsuta Atheris Hirsuta Atheris hispida African Hairy Bush Viper Atheris katangensis Katanga Mountain Bush Viper Atheris nitschei Great Lakes Bush Viper Atheris rungweensis Atheris Rungweensis Atheris squamigera African (also Rough-Scaled) Bush Viper Atheris subocularis Atheris Subocularis Atractaspis aterrima Mole Viper (or slender burrowing asp) Atractaspis battersbyi Mole Viper Atractaspis bibronii Southern (or Bibron's) Burrowing Asp Atractaspis boulengeri Mole Viper Atractaspis coalescens Mole Viper Atractaspis congica Eastern Congo Burrowing Asp
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Atractaspis corpulenta Mole Viper Atractaspis dahomeyensis Mole Viper Atractaspis duerdeni Duerden's (or beaked) Burrowing Asp Atractaspis engaddensis Israeli Mole Viper Atractaspis enghahli Mole Viper Atractaspis fallax Mole Viper Atractaspis irregularis Mole Viper Atractaspis leucomelas Mole Viper Atractaspis microlepidota Small-Scaled Burrowing Asp Atractaspis micropholis Sahelian Burrowing Asp Atractaspis reticulata Mole Viper Atractaspis scorteccii Mole Viper Atractaspis watsoni Watson's Burrowing Asp Atropoides indomitus Atropoides Indomitus Atropoides mexicanus Atropoides Mexicanus Atropoides nummifer Jumping Pit Viper Atropoides occiduus Atropoides Occiduus Atropoides olmec Olmecan Pit Viper Atropoides picadoi Picado's Pit Viper Austrelaps labialis Pygmy Copperhead Austrelaps ramsayi Highlands Copperhead Austrelaps superbus Lowlands Copperhead (also Copperhead Snake) Azemiops feae Fea's Viper Bitis albanica Albany Adder Bitis arietans Puff Adder Bitis armata Southern Adder Bitis atropos Mountain Adder Bitis caudalis Horned Adder Bitis cornuta Many-Horned Adder Bitis gabonica Gaboon Adder Bitis heraldica Angolan (also Bocage's Horned) Adder Bitis inornata Plain Mountain (also Hornless) Adder Bitis nasicornis Rhinoceros Viper Bitis parviocula Ethiopian Mountain Adder (also Ethiopian Viper) Bitis peringueyi Peringuey's (also Dwarf Puff) Adder Bitis rubida Red Adder
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Bitis schneideri Namaqua Dwarf (also Namaqua Puff) Adder Bitis worthingtoni Kenya Horned Viper Bitis xeropaga Desert Mountain Adder Boiga andamanensis Andaman Cat Snake Boiga angulata Leyte Cat Snake Boiga barnesii Boiga Barnesii Boiga beddomei Beddome's Cat Snake Boiga bengkuluensis Boiga Bengkuluensis Boiga blandingii Blandings Tree Snake Boiga bourreti Bourret's Cat Snake Boiga ceylonensis Sri Lanka Cat Snake Boiga cyanea Green Cat Snake Boiga cynodon Dog-Toothed Cat Snake Boiga dendrophila Gold-Ringed Cat (also Mangrove) Snake Boiga dightoni Pirmad Cat Snake Boiga drapiezii White-Spotted Cat Snake Boiga forsteni Forsten's Cat Snake Boiga gokool Arrowback Tree Snake Boiga guangxiensis Boiga Guangxiensis Boiga irregularis Brown Cat (also Brown Tree) Snake Boiga jaspidea Jasper Cat Snake Boiga kraepelini Kelung Cat Snake Boiga multifasciata Many-Banded Tree Snake Boiga multomaculata Many-Spotted Cat Snake Boiga nigriceps Black-Headed Cat Snake Boiga nuchalis Boiga Nuchalis Boiga ochracea Tawny Cat Snake Boiga philippina Philippine Cat Snake Boiga pulverulenta Fishcer's Cat Snake Boiga quincunciata Boiga Quincunciata Boiga ranawanei Boiga Ranawanei Boiga saengsomi Banded Cat Snake Boiga schultzei ooiga Schultei Boiga siamensis Gray Cat (also Eyed Cat) Snake Boiga tanahjampeana Tanahjampea Cat Snake Boiga trigonata Indian Gamma Snake Boiga wallachi Nicobar Cat Snake Bothriechis aurifer Yellow-Blotched Pit Viper
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Bothriechis bicolor Guatemala Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis lateralis Coffee Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis marchi March's Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis nigroviridis Black-Speckled Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis rowleyi Rowley's Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis schlegelii Eyelash Viper Bothriechis thalassinus Bothriechis Thalassinus Bothriopsis bilineata Green Jararaca Bothriopsis chloromelas Bothriopsis Chloromelas Bothriopsis medusa Venezuela Forest Pit Viper Bothriopsis oligolepis Inca Forest Pit Viper Bothriopsis pulchra Bothriopsis Pulchra Bothriopsis punctata Chocoan Forest Pit Viper Bothriopsis taeniata Speckled Forest Pit Viper Bothrocophias campbelli Bothrocophias Cambelli Bothrocophias hyoprora Bothrocophias Hyoprora Bothrocophias microphthalmus Bothrocophias Microphthalmus Bothrocophias myersi Bothrocophias Myersi Bothrops alcatraz Bothrops Alcatraz Bothrops alternatus Urutu Bothrops ammodytoides Yararanata Bothrops andianus Andean Lancehead Bothrops asper Terciopelo Bothrops atrox Barba Amarilla (also Common Lancehead or Fer-De-Lance) Bothrops barnetti Barnett's Lancehead Bothrops brazili Brazil's Lancehead Bothrops caribbaeus Bothrops Caribbaeus Bothrops colombianus Bothrops Colombianus Bothrops colombiensis Bothrops Colombiensis Bothrops cotiara Cotiara Bothrops diporus Bothrops Diporus Bothrops erythromelas Caatinga Lancehead Bothrops fonsecai Fonseca's Lancehead Bothrops insularis Golden Lancehead Bothrops itapetiningae Sao Paulo Lancehead Bothrops jararaca Jararaca Bothrops jararacussu Jararacussu Bothrops jonathani Jonathan's Lancehead
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Bothrops lanceolatus Martinique Lancehead Bothrops leucurus Whitetail Lancehead Bothrops lojanus Lojan Lancehead Bothrops lutzi Sertao Lancehead Bothrops marajoensis Marajó Lancehead Bothrops marmoratus Marbled Lancehead Bothrops matogrossensis Bothrops Matogrossensis Bothrops moojeni Brazilian Lancehead Bothrops muriciensis Bothrops Muriciensis Bothrops neuwiedi Jararaca Pintada Bothrops pauloensis Bothrops Pauloensis Bothrops pictus Desert Lancehead Bothrops pirajai Piraja's Lancehead Bothrops pubescens Bothrops Pubescens Bothrops sanctaecrucis Bolivian Lancehead Bothrops venezuelensis Venezuela Lancehead Boulengerina annulata Ringed Water Cobra Boulengerina christyi Christy's Water Cobra Brachyophis revoili Revoil's Short Snake Bungarus andamanensis South Andaman Krait Bungarus bungaroides Northeastern Hill Krait Bungarus caeruleus Indian Krait Bungarus candidus Blue Krait Bungarus ceylonicus Ceylon Krait Bungarus fasciatus Banded Krait Bungarus flaviceps Red-Headed Krait Bungarus lividus Lesser Black Krait Bungarus magnimaculatus Burmese Krait Bungarus multicinctus Many-Banded Krait Bungarus niger Greater Black Krait Bungarus sindanus Sind Krait Bungarus slowinskii Red River Krait Cacophis churchilli Cacophis Churchilli Cacophis harriettae White-Crowned (also White-Naped) Snake Cacophis krefftii Dwarf Crowned (also Krefft's Dwarf) Snake Cacophis squamulosus Golden Crowned Snake Caiman crocodilus Spectacled Caiman
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Caiman latirostris Broad-Snouted Caiman Caiman yacare Yacare Caiman Calliophis beddomei Calliophis Beddomei Calliophis bibroni Bibron's Coral Snake Calliophis bivirgatus Blue Malaysian Coral Snake Calliophis calligaster Calliophis Calligaster Calliophis gracilis Gray Coral (also Spotted Coral) Snake Calliophis intestinalis Banded Malaysian Coral (also Striped Coral) Snake Calliophis kelloggi Kellogg's Coral Snake Calliophis macclellandi Macclelland's Coral Snake Calliophis maculiceps Speckled Coral (also Small-Spotted Coral) Snake Calliophis melanurus Indian Coral Snake Calliophis nigrescens Black Coral Snake Calloselasma rhodostoma Malayan Pit Viper Causus bilineatus Two-Lined Night Adder Causus defilippii Snouted Night Adder Causus lichtensteinii Causus Lichtensteinii Causus maculatus Spotted (also West African) Night Adder Causus resimus Green Night Adder Causus rhombeatus Common (also Rhombic) Night Adder Cerastes cerastes Desert Horned Viper Cerastes gasperettii Cerastes Gasperettii Cerastes vipera Sahara Sand Viper Cerrophidion barbouri Barbour's Montane Pitviper Cerrophidion godmani Godman's Montane Pitviper Cerrophidion petlalcalensis Cerrophidion Petlalcalensis Cerrophidion tzotzilorum Tzotzil Montane Pitviper Chilorhinophis butleri Butler's Two-Headed Snake Chilorhinophis carpenteri Liwale Two-Headed Snake Chilorhinophis gerardi Gerard's Black and Yellow Burrowing Snake Crocodylus acutus American Crocodile Crocodylus intermedius Orinoco Crocodile Crocodylus johnsoni Johnston's Crocodile Crocodylus mindorensis Philippine Crocodile Crocodylus moreletii Belize (also Morelet's) Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Crocodylus novaeguineae New Guinea Crocodile Crocodylus palustris Marsh (also Mugger) Crocodile Crocodylus porosus Estuarine (also Freshwater) Crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis Siamese Crocodile Crotalus adamanteus Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus aquilus Querétaro Dusky Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus basiliscus Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake Crotalus catalinensis Santa Catalina Rattlesnake Crotalus cerastes Sidewinder Crotalus culminatus Crotalus Culminatus Crotalus durissus South American Rattlesnake Crotalus enyo Baja California Rattlesnake Crotalus ericsmithi Crotalus Ericsmithi Crotalus horridus Timer Rattlesnake Crotalus intermedius Mexican Small-Headed Rattlesnake Crotalus lannomi Autlán Rattlesnake Crotalus lepidus Rock Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus Balck-Tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus polystictus Mexican Lance-Headed Rattlesnake Crotalus pricei Twin-Spotted Rattlesnake Crotalus pusillus Tancitaran Dusky Rattlesnake Crotalus ravus Mexican Pigmy Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber Red Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus Mohave Rattlesnake Crotalus simus Middle American Rattlesnake Crotalus stejnegeri Long-Tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus tancitarensis Crotalus Tancitarensis Crotalus tigris Tiger Rattlesnake Crotalus tortugensis Tortuga Island Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus totonacus Totonacan Rattlesnake Crotalus transversus Cross-Banded Mountain Rattlesnake Crotalus triseriatus Mexican Dusky Rattlesnake Crotalus tzabcan Crotalus Tzabcan Crotalus unicolor Aruba Rattlesnake Crotalus vegrandis Uracoan Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis Prairie Rattlesnake
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Crotalus willardi Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake Cryptelytrops albolabris White-Lipped Tree Viper (also Pitviper) Cryptelytrops andersonii Anderson's Pitviper Cryptelytrops cantori Cantor's Pitviper Cryptelytrops erythrurus Redtail (also Bamboo) Pitviper Cryptelytrops fasciatus Banded Pitviper Cryptelytrops honsonensis Cryptelytrops Honsonensis Cryptelytrops insularis White-Lipped Island Viper Cryptelytrops kanburiensis Kanburi Pitviper Cryptelytrops labialis Island (also Nicobar Bamboo) Pitviper Cryptelytrops macrops Kramer's (also Large-Eyed) Pitviper Cryptelytrops purpureomaculatus Shore Pitviper (also Mangrove Viper) Cryptelytrops septentrionalis Nepal Pitviper Cryptelytrops venustus Beautiful Pitviper Daboia russelii Russell's Viper Deinagkistrodon acutus Chinese Moccasin Demansia atra Black Whipsnake Demansia calodera Black-Necked Whipsnake Demansia olivacea Olive (also Marble-Headed) Whipsnake Demansia papuensis Papuan Whipsnake Demansia psammophis Yellow-Faced Whipsnake Demansia rufescens Rufous Whipsnake Demansia simplex Grey Whipsnake Demansia torquata Collared Whipsnake Dendroaspis angusticeps Green Mamba Dendroaspis jamesoni Jamesons Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis Black Mamba Dendroaspis viridis Western Green Mamba Denisonia devisi De Vis' Banded Snake Denisonia maculata Ornamental Snake Dispholidus typus Boomslang Disteira kingii Spectacled (also King's) Seasnake Disteira major Olive-Headed (also Greater) Seasnake Disteira nigrocincta Disteira Nigrocincta Disteira walli Wall's Seasnake Drysdalia coronoides White-Lipped Snake Drysdalia mastersii Master's Snake Drysdalia rhodogaster Mustard-Bellied Snake Echiopsis atriceps Lake Cronin Snake
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Echiopsis curta Bardick Echis carinatus Saw-Scaled Viper Echis coloratus Palestine Saw-Scaled Viper Echis hughesi Hughes' Saw-Scaled Viper Echis jogeri Joger's Saw-Scaled Viper Echis leucogaster Roman's Saw-Scaled Viper Echis megalocephalus Cherlin's Saw-Scaled Viper Echis ocellatus African Saw-Scaled (also West African Carpet) Viper Echis omanensis Oman Saw-Scaled Viper Echis pyramidum Egyptian Saw-Scaled Viper Elapognathus coronata Crowned Snake Elapognathus minor Short-Nosed (also Little Brown) Snake Elapomorphus lemniscatus Dumeri's Diadem Snake Elapomorphus lepidus Minas Gerais Snake Elapomorphus quinquelineatus Raddi's Lizard-Eating Snake Elapomorphus spegazzinii Spegazzini's Diadem Snake Elapomorphus wuchereri Wucherer's Lizard-Eating Snake Elapotinus picteti Jan's Snake Elapsoidea broadleyi Elapsoidea Broadleyi Elapsoidea chelazzii Somali Garter Snake Elapsoidea guentherii Elapsoidea Guentherii Elapsoidea laticincta Werner's Garter Snake Elapsoidea loveridgei Loveridge's Garter Snake Elapsoidea nigra Black Garter Snake Elapsoidea semiannulata Angolan Garter Snake Elapsoidea sundevallii Sundevall's Garter (also African Garter) Snake Elapsoidea trapei Elapsoidea Trapei Emydocephalus annulatus Turtle-Headed Snake (also Egg-Eating Seasnake) Emydocephalus ijimae Turtle-Headed Sea Snake Enhydrina schistosa Common (also Beaked) Snake Enhydrina zweifeli Sepik (also Zweifel's) Beaked Seasnake Ephalophis greyi North-Western Magrove Seasnake Epicrates angulifer Cuban Boa Eristicophis macmahoni Mcmahon's Desert Viper Eunectes beniensis Eunectes Beniensis Eunectes deschauenseei Dark-Spotted Anaconda
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Eunectes murinus Green Anaconda Eunectes notaeus Yellow Anaconda Furina barnardi Yellow-Naped Snake Furina diadema Red-Naped Snake Furina dunmalli Dunmall's Snake Furina ornata Orange-Naped Snake Furina tristis Brown-Headed (also Grey-Naped) Snake Garthius chaseni Mount Kinabalu (also Chasen's Mountain) Pitviper Gavialis gangeticus Gharial Gloydius blomhoffii Japanese Mamushi Gloydius brevicaudus Short-Tailed Mamushi Gloydius halys Siberian Pitviper Gloydius himalayanus Himalayan Pitviper Gloydius intermedius Central Asian Pitviper Gloydius monticola Likiang Pitviper Gloydius saxatilis Rock Mamushi Gloydius shedaoensis Shedao Island Pitviper Gloydius strauchi Strauch's Pitviper Gloydius tsushimaensis Tsushima Island Pitviper Gloydius ussuriensis Ussuri Mamushi Heloderma horridum Mexican Beaded Lizard Heloderma suspectum Gila Monster Hemachatus haemachatus Rinkhals (also Ring-Necked Spitting Cobra, Or Ringhals) Hemiaspis damelii Grey Snake Hemiaspis signata Marsh (also Swamp Snake Or Black-Bellied Swamp) Snake Hemibungarus hatori Hemibungarus Hatori Hemibungarus japonicus Japanese Coral Snake Hemibungarus sauteri Hemibungarus Sauteri Homoroselaps dorsalis Striped Harlequin (also Striped Dwarf Garter) Snake Homoroselaps lacteus Spotted Harlequin Snake Hoplocephalus bitorquatus Pale-Headed Snake Hoplocephalus bungaroides Broad-Headed Snake Hoplocephalus stephensii Stephens' Banded Snake Hydrelaps darwiniensis Port Darwin Seasnake Hydrodynastes gigas False Water Cobra
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Hydrophis atriceps Black-Headed Seasnake Hydrophis belcheri Faint-Banded Seasnake Hydrophis bituberculatus Peters' Seasnake Hydrophis brooki Hydrophis Brooki Hydrophis caerulescens Dwarf Seasnake Hydrophis coggeri Slender-Necked Seasnake Hydrophis cyanocinctus Annulated Seasnake Hydrophis czeblukovi Fine-Spined Seasnake Hydrophis elegans Elegant (also Bar-Bellied) Seasnake Hydrophis fasciatus Striped Seasnake Hydrophis inornatus Plain Seasnake Hydrophis klossi Kloss' Seasnake Hydrophis laboutei Hydrophis Laboutei Hydrophis lamberti Lambert's Seasnake Hydrophis lapemoides Persian Gulf Seasnake Hydrophis macdowelli Mcdowell's (also Small-Headed Seasnake) Hydrophis mamillaris Bombay Seasnake Hydrophis melanocephalus Slender-Necked Seasnake Hydrophis melanosoma Black-Banded (also Robust) Seasnake Hydrophis obscurus Russel's Seasnake Hydrophis ornatus Ornate Reef Seasnake Hydrophis pacificus Pacific Seasnake Hydrophis parviceps Hydrophis Parviceps Hydrophis semperi Lake Taal Snake Hydrophis sibauensis Kalimantan Seasnake Hydrophis spiralis Yellow Seasnake Hydrophis stricticollis Collared Seasnake Hydrophis torquatus West Coast Black-Headed Seasnake Hydrophis vorisi Estuarine Seasnake Hypnale hypnale Hump-Nosed Viper Hypnale nepa Sri Lankan Hump-Nosed Viper Hypnale walli Wall's Hump-Nosed Viper Hypoptohpis wilsoni African Bigheaded Snake Kerilia jerdoni Jerdon's Seasnake Kolpophis annandalei Bighead Seasnake Lachesis achrocorda Lachesis Achrocorda Lachesis melanocephala Black-Headed Bushmaster Lachesis muta South American Bushmaster
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Lachesis stenophrys Central American Bushmaster Lapemis curtus Shaw's Seasnake Lapemis hardwickii Hardwicke's Spine-Bellied Seasnake Laticauda colubrina Colubrine (also Yellow-Lipped) Sea Krait Laticauda crockeri Crocker's Seasnake Laticauda guineai Laticauda Guineai Laticauda laticaudata Common (also Blue-Lipped) Sea Krait Laticauda saintgironsi Laticauda Saintgironsi Leptophis ahaetulla Parrot Snake Leptophis cupreus Copper Parrot Snake Leptophis depressirostris Cope's Parrot Snake Leptophis diplotropis Pacific Coast Parrot Snake Leptophis mexicanus Mexican Parrot Snake Leptophis modestus Cloud Forest Parrot Snake Leptophis nebulosus Oliver's Parrot Snake Leptophis riveti Despax's Parrot Snake Leptophis santamartensis Leptophis Santamartensis Leptophis stimsoni Leptophis Stimsoni Loveridgelaps elapoides Solomon's Small Eyed Snake Macrovipera deserti Macrovipera Deserti Macrovipera leetina Levantine Viper Macrovipera mauritanica Moorish Viper Macrovipera schweizeri Macrovipera Schweizeri Marcrelaps microlepidotus Natal Black Snake Mecistops cataphractus African Slender-Snouted crocodile Melanosuchus niger Black Caiman Micrelaps bicoloratus Kenya Two-Headed Snake Micrelaps muelleri Micrelaps Muelleri Micrelaps tchernovi Micrelaps Tchernovi Micrelaps vaillanti Somali Two-Headed Snake Microcephalophis cantoris Microcephalophis Cantoris Microcephalophis gracilis Graceful Small-Headed (also Slender) Seasnake Micropechis ikaheka New Guinea Small-Eyed (also Ikaheka) Snake Micruroides euryxanthus Western Coral Snake Micrurus alleni Allen's Coral Snake Micrurus altirostris Micrurus Altirostris Micrurus ancoralis Regal Coral Snake
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Micrurus annellatus Annellated Coral Snake Micrurus averyi Black-Headed Coral Snake Micrurus bernadi Micrurus Bernadi Micrurus bocourti Ecuador Coral Snake Micrurus bogerti Bogert's Coral Snake Micrurus browni Brown's Coral Snake Micrurus camilae Micrurus Camilae Micrurus carinicauda Micrurus Carinicauda Micrurus catamayensis Catamayo Coral Snake Micrurus clarki Clark's Coral Snake Micrurus collaris Guyana Blackbanded Coral Snake Micrurus corallinus Painted Coral Snake Micrurus decoratus Brazilian Coral Snake Micrurus diana Micrurus Diana Micrurus diastema Variable Coral Snake Micrurus dissoleucus Pigmy Coral Snake Micrurus distans West Mexican Coral Snake Micrurus dumerili Micrurus Dumerili Micrurus dumerilii Micrurus Dumerilii Micrurus elegans Elegant Coral Snake Micrurus ephippifer Oaxacan Coral Snake Micrurus filiformis Slender Coral Snake Micrurus frontalis Southern Coral Snake Micrurus frontifasciatus Bolivian Coral Snake Micrurus fulvius Eastern Coral (also Harlequin Coral) Snake Micrurus hemprichii Hemprich's Coral Snake Micrurus hippocrepis Mayan Coral Snake Micrurus ibiboboca Caatinga Coral Snake Micrurus isozonus Venezuela Coral Snake Micrurus langsdorffi Langsdorff's Coral Snake Micrurus laticollaris Balsan Coral Snake Micrurus latifasciatus Broad-Ringed Coral Snake Micrurus lemniscatus South American Coral Snake Micrurus limbatus Tuxtlan Coral Snake Micrurus margaritiferus Speckled Coral Snake Micrurus medemi Micrurus Medemi Micrurus mertensi Merten's Coral Snake Micrurus mipartitus Redtail Coral Snake
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Micrurus multifasciatus Many-Banded Coral Snake Micrurus multiscutatus Cauca Coral Snake Micrurus narduccii Andean Blackback Coral Snake Micrurus nebularis Cloud Forest Coral Snake Micrurus nigrocinctus Central American Coral Snake Micrurus pacaraimae Micrurus Pacaraimae Micrurus pachecogili Micrurus Pachecogili Micrurus paraensis Micrurus Paraensis Micrurus peruvianus Peru Coral Snake Micrurus petersi Peter's Coral Snake Micrurus proximans Nayarit Coral Snake Micrurus psyches Carib Coral Snake Micrurus putumayensis Putumayo Coral Snake Micrurus pyrrhocryptus Micrurus Pyrrhocryptus Micrurus remotus Micrurus Remotus Micrurus renjifoi Micrurus Renjifoi Micrurus ruatanus Roatan Coral Snake Micrurus sagilensis Santander Coral Snake Micrurus scutiventris Micrurus Scutiventris Micrurus silviae Micrurus Silviae Micrurus spixii Amazon Coral Snake Micrurus spixiii Micrurus Spixiii Micrurus spurelli Micrurus Spurelli Micrurus steindachneri Steindachner's Coral Snake Micrurus stewarti Panamenian Coral Snake Micrurus stuarti Stuart's Coral Snake Micrurus surinamensis Aquatic Coral Snake Micrurus tamaulipensis Micrurus Tamaulipensis Micrurus tener Texas Coral Snake Micrurus tricolor Micrurus Tricolor Micrurus tschudii Desert Coral Snake Montatheris hindii Kenya Montane Viper Morelia amethistina New Guinea Amethystine Python Morelia boeleni Boelen's Python Morelia clastolepis Seram Scrub Python Morelia kinghorni Australian Scrub Python Morelia oenpelliensis Oenpelli Python Naja anchietae Anchieta's Cobra Naja annulifera Snouted Cobra
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Naja ashei Ashe's Spitting Cobra Naja atra Chinese Cobra Naja haje Egyptian Cobra Naja kaouthia Monocled (also Monocellate) Cobra Naja katiensis Mali (also Katian Spitting) Cobra Naja mandalayensis Naja Mandalayensis Naja melanoleuca Black And White Cobra Naja mossambica Mozambique Spitting Cobra Naja naja Indian Cobra Naja nigricollis Nigricollis Naja nivea Cape Cobra Naja nubiae Nubian Spitting Cobra Naja oxiana Central Asian Cobra Naja pallida African (also Red Spitting) Cobra Naja philippinensis Philippine Cobra Naja sagittifera Naja Sagittifera Naja samarensis Peter's Cobra Naja siamensis Indo-Chinese Spitting Cobra Naja sputatrix Indonesian Cobra Naja sumatrana Equatorial Spitting (also Golden Spitting) Cobra Notechis ater Ater Notechis scutatus Mainland Tiger Snake Ogmodon vitianus Fiji Cobra Ophiophagus hannah King Cobra (also Hamadryad) Ophryacus melanurus Mexican Black-Tailed Pit Viper Ophryacus undulatus Mexican Horned Pit Viper Osteolaemus tetraspis African Dwarf (or broad-nosed) Crocodile Ovophis monticola Mountain Pitviper Ovophis okinavensis Okinawa Pitviper Ovophis tonkinensis Tonkin Pitviper Ovophis zayuensis Zayuan Mountain Pitviper Oxyuranus microlepidotus Fierce Snake (also Inland Taipan) Oxyuranus scutellatus Scutellatus Oxyuranus temporalis Oxyuranus Temporalis Paleosuchus palpebrosus Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus Schneider's Dwarf caiman Parahydrophis mertoni Arafura Smooth
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
(also Northern Mangrove) Seasnake Genus Species Common Name Paranaja multifasciata Many-Banded Snake Parapistocalamus hedigeri Bougainville (also Hediger's) Coral Snake Parias flavomaculatus Philippine Pitviper Parias hageni Indonesian (also Hagen's) Pitviper Parias malcolmi Malcolm's Pitviper Parias schultzei Schultze's Pitviper Parias sumatranus Sumatra Pitviper Pelamis platura Yellowbelly (also Pelagic) Seasnake Peltopelor macrolepis Large-Scale Pit Viper Phalotris bilineatus Phalotris Phalotris concolor Phalotris Concolor Phalotris cuyanus Phalotris Cuyanus Phalotris labiomaculatus Phalotris Labiomaculatus Phalotris lativittatus Phalotris Lativittatus Phalotris matogrossensis Phalotris Matogrossensis Phalotris mertensi Phalotris Mertensi Phalotris multipunctatus Phalotris Multipunctatus Phalotris nasutus Phalotris Nasutus Phalotris nigrilatus Phalotris Nigrilatus Phalotris punctatus Phalotris Punctatus Phalotris tricolor Phalotris Tricolor Philodryas aestiva Brazilian Green (also Common Green) Racer Philodryas arnaldoi Arnaldo's Green Racer Philodryas baroni Baron's Green Racer Philodryas boliviana Philodryas Boliviana Philodryas chamissonis Chilean Green Racer Philodryas cordata Philodryas Cordata Philodryas hoodensis Philodryas Hoodensis Philodryas inca Tropical Green Racer Philodryas laticeps Philodryas Laticeps Philodryas livida Philodryas Livida Philodryas mattogrossensis Miranda Green Racer Philodryas nattereri Paraguay Green Racer Philodryas olfersii Lichtenstein's Green Racer Philodryas oligolepis Gomes Green Racer Philodryas patagniensis Patagonia Green Racer
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Philodryas psammophidea Günther's Green Racer Philodryas simonsii Philodryas Simonsii Philodryas tachymenoides Schmidt's Green Racer Philodryas trilineata Philodryas Trilineata Philodryas varius Jan's Green Racer Philodryas viridissma Common Green Racer Polemon acanthias Reinhardt's Snake-Eater Polemon barthii Guinea Snake-Eater Polemon bocourti Bocourt's Snake-Eater Polemon christyi Eastern Snake-Eater Polemon collaris Collared Snake-Eater Polemon fulvicollis African Snake-Eater Polemon gabonensis Gaboon Snake-Eater Polemon gracilis Graceful Snake-Eater Polemon griseiceps Cameroon Snake-Eater Polemon leopoldi Polemon Leopoldi Polemon neuwiedi Ivory Coast Snake-Eater (also Neuwied's Polemon) Polemon notatum Polemon Notatum Polemon robustus Zaire Snake-Eater Popeia barati Barat Bamboo Pitviper Popeia buniana Fairy Pitviper Popeia fucata Siamese Peninsula Pitviper Popeia nebularis Cameron Highlands Pitviper Popeia popeiorum Pope's Tree Viper (also Pope's Bamboo Pit Viper) Popeia sabahi Sabah Bamboo Pitviper Porthidium dunni Dunn's Hognose Pitviper Porthidium hespere Western Hognose Viper (also Colima Hognosed Pitviper) Porthidium lansbergii Lansberg's Hognose Pitviper Porthidium nasutum Rainforest Hognose Pitviper Porthidium ophryomegas Slender Hognose Pitviper Porthidium porrasi Porthidium Porrasi Porthidium volcanicum Ujarran Hognose Pitviper Porthidium yucatanicum Yucatán Hognose Pitviper Praescutata viperina Praescutata Viperina Proatheris superciliaris Lowland Swamp Viper Protobothrops cornutus Horned Pitviper
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Protobothrops elegans Elegant Pitviper Protobothrops flavoviridis Habu Protobothrops jerdonii Jerdon's Pitviper Protobothrops kaulbacki Kaulback's Lance-Headed Pitviper Protobothrops mucrosquamatus Brown Spotted Pitviper Protobothrops tokarensis Tokara Habu Protobothrops xiangchengensis Szechwan (also Kham Plateau) Pitviper Pseudechis australis King Brown (also Mulga) Snake Pseudechis butleri Spotted Mulga (also Butler's) Snake Pseudechis colletti Collett's Snake Pseudechis guttatus Spotted Black (Or Blue-Bellied Black) Snake Pseudechis pailsei Pseudechis Pailsei Pseudechis papuanus Papuan Blacksnake Pseudechis porphyriacus Red-Bellied Black Snake Pseudocerastes fieldi Field's Horned Viper Pseudocerastes persicus Persian Horned Viper Pseudocerastes urarachnoides Pseudocerastes Uraracnoides Pseudohaje goldii African Tree (also Gold's Forest, Or Goldie's False) Cobra Pseudohaje nigra Hoodless Cobra Pseudolaticauda schistorhynchus Flat-Tail Seasnake Pseudolaticauda semifasciata Chinese Seasnake Pseudonaja affinis Dugite Pseudonaja elliotti Pseudonaja Elloitti Pseudonaja guttata Speckled (also Spotted) Brown Snake Pseudonaja inframacula Peninsula Brown Snake Pseudonaja ingrami Ingram's Brown Snake Pseudonaja modesta Ringed Brown Snake Pseudonaja nuchalis Gwardar (also Western Brown Snake) Pseudonaja textilis Eastern Brown Snake Ptychophis flavovirgatus Fanged Water Snake Python molurus Indian Python (Includes Burmese and Asian Rock Pythons) Python natalensis Southern African Rock Python Python reticulatus Reticulated Python Python sebae African Rock Python Rhabdophis adleri Rhabdophis Adleri Rhabdophis angeli Rhabdophis Angeli
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Rhabdophis auriculata Rhabdophis Auriculata Rhabdophis barbouri Rhabdophis Barbouri Rhabdophis callichroma Rhabdophis Callichroma Rhabdophis callistus Boettger's Keelback Rhabdophis chrysargoides Günther's Keelback Rhabdophis chrysargos Specklebelly Keelback Rhabdophis conspicillatus Red-Bellied Keelback Rhabdophis himalayanus Orange-Collared Keelback Rhabdophis leonardi Leonard's Keelback Rhabdophis lineatus Rhabdophis Lineatus Rhabdophis murudensis Muruden (also Gunung Murud) Keelback Rhabdophis nigrocinctus Green (also Banded) Keelback Rhabdophis nuchalis Hubei Keelback Rhabdophis spilogaster Boie's Keelback Rhabdophis subminiatus Red-Necked Keelback Rhabdophis swinhonis Taiwan Keelback Rhabdophis tigrinus Tiger Keelback Rhinoplocephalus bicolor Square-Nosed (also Muller's) Snake Rhinoplocephalus boschmai Carpentaria Whip Snake Rhinoplocephalus incredibilis Rhinoplocephalus Incredibilis Rhinoplocephalus nigrescens Small-Eyed (also Eastern Small-Eyed Or Short-Tailed) Snake Rhinoplocephalus nigrostriatus Black-Striped Snake Rhinoplocephalus pallidiceps Western Carpentaria (also Northern Small-Eyed) Snake Salomonelaps par Solomon's Coral Snake Simoselaps anomalus Northern Desert Banded Snake Simoselaps approximans Northwestern Shovel-Nosed Snake Simoselaps australis Eastern Shove-Nosed Snake (also Coral Snake Or Australian Coral Snake) Simoselaps bertholdi Southern Desert Banded (also Desert Banded) Snake Simoselaps bimaculatus Black-Naped Burrowing (also Western Black-Naped) Snake Simoselaps calonotus Black-Striped Burrowing (also Western Black-Striped) Snake Simoselaps fasciolatus Narrow-Banded Shovel-Nosed (also Narrow-Banded Burrowing) Snake Simoselaps incinctus Unbanded Shovel-Nosed Snake
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Simoselaps littoralis West Coast Banded (also Coastal Burrowing) Snake Simoselaps minimus Damapierland Burrowing Snake Simoselaps morrisi Simoselaps Morrisi Simoselaps roperi Northern Shovel-Nosed Snake Simoselaps semifasciatus Southern Shovel-Nosed (also Half-Girdled) Snake Simoselaps warro Northeastern Plain-Nosed (also Burrowing Or Robust Burrowing) Snake Sistrurus catenatus Massasauga Rattlesnake Sistrurus miliarius Pigmy Rattlesnake Suta dwyeri Variable Black-Naped Snake Suta fasciata Rosen's Snake Suta flagellum Whip Hooded (also Little Whip) Snake Suta gouldii Gould's Hooded (also Black-Headed) Snake Suta monachus Monk (also Hooded) Snake Suta nigriceps Mallee Black-Backed Snake Suta ordensis Ord Curl Snake Suta punctata Spotted (also Little Spotted) Snake Suta spectabilis Spectackled Hooded (also Bush's Hooded) Snake Suta suta Curl (also Myal) Snake Tachymenis affinis Boulenger's Slender Snake Tachymenis attenuata Walker's Slender Snake Tachymenis chilensis Chilean Slender Snake Tachymenis elongata Depax's Slender Snake Tachymenis peruviana Peru Slender Snake Tachymenis surinamensis Tachymenis Surinamensis Tachymenis tarmensis Slender Snake Thalassophis anomoms Anomalous Seasnake Thelotornis capensis Twig (also Vine Snake) Snake Thelotornis kirtlandii Forest Vine (also Bird Or Twig) Snake Thelotornis usambaricus Thelotornis Usambaricus Tomistoma schlegelii False Gharial Toxicocalamus buergersi Buerger's Forest Snake Toxicocalamus grandis Setekwa River Forest Snake Toxicocalamus holopelturus Mt. Rossel Forest Snake Toxicocalamus longissimus Woodlark (also Fergusson Island)
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Forest Snake Genus Species Common Name Toxicocalamus loriae Loria Forest Snake Toxicocalamus misimae Misima Island Forest Snake Toxicocalamus perussi Preuss' Forest Snake Toxicocalamus spilolepidotus Spotted Forest Snake Toxicocalamus stanleyanus Owen Stanley Range Forest Snake Triceratolepidophis sieversorum Three-Horned Scaled Pit Viper Trimeresurus andalasensis Trimeresurus Andalasensis Trimeresurus borneensis Borneo Pitviper Trimeresurus brongersmai Brongersma's Pitviper Trimeresurus gracilis Kikuchi Habu Trimeresurus gramineus Common Bamboo Viper Trimeresurus malabaricus Malabarian Pitviper Trimeresurus puniceus Ashy (also Flat-Nosed) Pitviper Trimeresurus strigatus Horsehoe Pitviper Trimeresurus tibetanus Tibetan Pitviper Trimeresurus trigonocephalus Ceylon (also Sri Lankan Green) Pitviper Trimeresurus wiroti Wirot's Pitviper Tropidechis carinatus Rough-Scaled (also Clarence River) Snake Tropidechis sadlieri Tropidechis Sadlieri Tropidolaemus huttoni Hutton's Pitviper Tropidolaemus laticinctus Broad-Banded Temple Pitviper Tropidolaemus philippensis South Philippine Temple Pitviper Tropidolaemus subannulatus North Philippine Temple Pitviper Tropidolaemus wagleri Wagler's Palm Pitviper Varanus bengalensis Bengal Monitor Varanus giganteus Perentie Monitor Varanus komodoensis Komodo Dragon Varanus niloticus Nile Monitor Varanus ornatus Ornate (also Forest-Inhabiting) Nile Monitor Varanus salvadorii Crocodile Monitor Varanus salvator Water (Lace) Monitor Varanus varius Variegated (also Lace) Monitor Vermicella annulata Eastern Bandy-Bandy Vermicella intermedia Vermicella Intermedia Vermicella multifasciata Northern Bandy-Bandy Vermicella snelli Vermicella Snelli
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Vermicella vermiformis Vermicella Vermiformis Vipera albizona Vipera Albizona Vipera ammodytes Nose-Horned Viper Vipera aspis Asp Viper Vipera barani Turkish Viper Vipera berus Adder (also Northern Viper) Vipera bornmuelleri Lebanon Viper Vipera darevskii Darevsky's Viper Vipera dinniki Dinnik's Viper Vipera eriwanensis Vipera Eriwanensis Vipera kaznakovi Caucasus Viper Vipera latastei Lataste's Viper Vipera latifii Latifi's Viper Vipera lotievi Vipera Lotievi Vipera magnifica Vipera Magnifica Vipera monticola Mountain Viper Vipera nikolskii Nikolsky's Viper Vipera orlovi Vipera Orlovi Vipera palaestinae Palestine Viper Vipera pontica Black Sea Viper Vipera raddei Caucasus Viper Vipera renardi Steppe Viper Vipera sachalinensis Vipera Sachalinensis Vipera seoanei Portugese Viper Vipera transcaucasiana Vipera Transcaucasiana Vipera ursinii Meadow (also Orsinis Viper) Vipera wagneri Wagener's Viper Vipera xanthina Coastal (also Ottoman) Viper Viridovipera gumprechti Gumprecht's Green Pitviper Viridovipera medoensis Green Bamboo Leaf (also Motuo Bamboo) Pitviper Viridovipera stejnegeri Chinese Green Tree Viper (also Stejneger's Bamboo Pitviper) Viridovipera truongsonensis Quang Bihn Pitviper Viridovipera vogeli Vogel's Pitviper Viridovipera yunnanensis Yunnan Bamboo Pitviper Walterinnesia aegyptia Desert Cobra Xenocalamus bicolor Slender Quill-Snouted Snake Xenocalamus mechowi Xenocalamus Mechowi
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Controlled Alien Species – Prohibited Reptiles by Scientific Name
Genus Species Common Name Xenocalamus mechowii Elongated Quill-Snouted Snake Xenocalamus michellii Michell's Quill-Snouted Snake Xenocalamus sabiensis Sabi Quill-Snouted Snake Xenocalamus transvaalensis Transvaal Quill-Snouted Snake Xenodon guentheri Günther's False Fer-De-Lance Xenodon neuwiedii Neuwied's False Fer-De-Lance Xenodon rabdocephalus False Fer-De-Lance Xenodon severus Amazon False Fer-De-Lance Xenodon werneri Xenodon Werneri Zhaoermia mangshanensis Mangshan Pit Viper
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