Dangerous Wild Animals Act, 1976

DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS ACT 1976 THE DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS ACT 1976 (MODIFICATION) ORDER 1984 (SI/984 No. 1111) The following is a list of animals for which, when kept privately, a licence is required under the Act. MAMMALS Scientific name of kind Common name or names Marsupials Dasyuridaw of the species The Tasmanian Devil Sacrophilus harrisi Macropodidae of the species Grey kangaroos, the euro, the wallaroo and Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus the red kangaroo giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus Primates Callitrichidae of the species of Tamarins the genera Leontophithecus and Saguinus Cebidaw New-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, spider, squirrel, titi, uakari and woolly monkeys and the night monkey otherwise known as the douroucouli)) Ceropithecidae Old-world monkeys (including baboons, the drill, colobus monkeys the gelada, guenons, langurs, leaf moneys, macaques, the mandrill, mangabeys, the patats and proboscis monkeys and the talapoin) Indriidae Leaping lemurs (including the indri, sifakas, and the woolly lemur) Lemuridae, except the species of the Large lemurs (the broad-noised gentle lemur genus Hapalemur and the grey gentle lemur are excepted) Pongidae Anthropoid apes (including chimpanzees, gibbons, the gorilla and orang-utan) Edentates Bradypodidae Sloths Dasypodidae of the species The giant armadillo Priodontes giganteus (otherwise known as Priodontes maximus) Myrmecophagidae of the species The giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla Rodents Erithizontidae of the species The North Americal porcupine Erithizon dorsatum Hydrochoeridae The capybara Hystricidae of the species of the Crested porcupines genus hystrix Carnivores Ailuropodidae (Ailuridae) The giant panda and red panda Canidae, except the species of the Jackals, wild dogs, wolves and the coyote general Alopex, Dusicyon, Otocyon, (foxes, the raccoom-dog and the domestic Nyctereutes and Vulpes and the are excepted) species Canis Familiaris Felidae, except the species Felis catus The bobcat, caracal, cheetach, jaguar, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval, tiger and all other cats (the domestic cat is excepted) Hyaenidae, except the species Hyaenas (except the aardwolf) Proteles cristatus Mustelidae of the species of the genera Badgers (except the Eurasian badger), otters Arctonyx, Aonyx, Enhyrda, Lutra (except (except the European otter), and the tayra, Lutra lutra), Melogale, Mydaus, Pteronura wolverine, fisher and ratel (otherwise known and Taxidea and of the species Eira as the honey badger) barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti and Mellivora capensis Procyonidae Cacomistles, raccoons, coatis, olingos, the little coatimundi and the kinkajou Ursidae Bears Viverridae of the species of the genus The African, large-spotted Malay and large Viverra and of the species Arcticis Indian civets, the binturong and the fossa binturong and Cryptoprocta ferox Pinnipedes Odobenidae, Otariidae and Phocidae, The walrus, eared seals, except sealions and Phoca vitulina and Halichoaerus earless seals (the common and grey seals are grypus excepted) Elephants Elephantidae Elephants Odd-toed ungulates Equidae, except the species Equus Asses, horses and zebras (the donkey, asinus, Equus caballus and Equus domestic horse and domestic horse and asinus x Equus caballus domestic hybrids are excepted) Rhinocerotidae Rhinoceroses Tapiridae Tapirs Hyraxes Procaviidae Tree and rock hyraxes Aardvark Orycteropidae The aardvark Even-toed ungulates Antilocapridae The pronghorn Bovidae, except any domestic form of Antelopes, bison, buffalo, cattle, gazelles, the genera Bos and Bubalus, of the goats and sheep (domestic cattle, goats and species Capra aegagrus (hircus) and sheep are excepted) the species Ovis aries Camelidae except the species Lama Camels, the guanaco and the vicugna (the glama and Lama pacos domestic llama and alpaca are excepted) Cervidae of the species Alces alces The moose or elk and the caribou or reindeer and Rangifer tarandus, except any (the domestic form of the reindeer is excepted) species Rengifer tarandus Giraffidae The giraffe and the okapi Hippopotamodae The hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus Suidae, except any domestic form of the Old-world pigs (including the wild boar and species Sus scrofa the wart hog) (the domestic pig is excepted) Tayassuidae New-world pigs (otherwise known as peccaries) Any hybrid of a kind of animal specified Mammalian hybrids with a parent (or parents) in the foregoing provisions of this of a specified kind column where one parent is, or both parents are, of a kind so specified BIRDS Cassowaries and emu Casuariidae Cassowaries Dromaiidae The emus Ostrich Struthionidae The ostrich REPTILES Crocodilians Alligatoridae Alligators and caimans Crocodylidae Crocodiles and the fales gharial Gavialidiae The Gharial (otherwise known as the gavial) Lizards and Snakes Colubridae of the species of the genera Mole cipers and certain rear-fanged venomous Atractaspis, Malpolon, Psammphis and snakes (including the moila and montpellier Thelatornis and of the species Boiga snakes, sand snakes, twig snakes (otherwise dendrophila, Dispholidus typus, known as the yellow-ringed catsnake), the Rhabdphos subminiatus and boomslang, the red-necked keelback and the Rhabdophis tigrinus yamakagashi (otherwise known as the Japanese tiger-snake)) Elapidae Certain fron-fanged venomous snakes (including cobras, coral snakes, the desert black snake, kraits, mambas, sea snakes and all Australian poisonous snakes (including the death adders)) Helodermatidae The gila front-fanged venomous snakes (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the copperhead, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers) INVERTEBRATES Spiders Ctenidae of the species of the genus Wandering spiders Phoneutria Dipluridae of the species of the genus The Sydney funnel-web spider and its close Atrax relatives Lycosidae of the species Lycosa raptoria The Brazilian wolf spider Sicariidae of the species of the genus Brown recluse spiders (otherwise known as Loxosceles violin spiders) Theridiidae of the species of the genus The black widow spider (otherwise known as Latrodectus the redback spider) and its close relatives Scorpions Buthidae Buthis scorpions .

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