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Captive Wildlife Allowed List Saskatchewan Captive Wildlife Allowed Species List (as of June 1, 2021) AMPHIBIANS (CLASS AMPHIBIA) Class (Common Name) Scientific Name Family Ambystomatidae Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum Marble Salamander Ambystoma opacum Family Bombinatoridae Oriental Fire-Bellied Toad Bombina orientalis Family Bufonidae Green Toad Anaxyrus debilis Black Indonesian Toad Bufo asper Indonesian Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus Family Ceratophryidae Surinam Horned Frog Ceratophrys cornuta Chacoan Horned Frog Ceratophrys cranwelli Argentine Horned Frog Ceratophrys ornata Budgett’s Frog Lepidobatrachus laevis Family Dendrobatidae Dart Poison Frog Dendrobates auratus Yellow-banded Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates leucomelas Dyeing Dart Frog Dendrobates tinctorius Yellow-striped Poison Frog Dendrobates truncatus Family Hylidae Clown Tree Frog Dendropsophus leucophyllatus Bird Poop Tree Frog Dendropsophus marmoratus Barking Tree Frog Dryophytes gratiosus Squirrel Tree Frog Dryophytes squirellus Green Tree Frog Dryophytes cinereus Cuban Tree Frog Osteopilus septentrionalis Haitian Giant Tree Frog Osteopilus vastus White’s Tree Frog Ranoidea caerulea Brazilian Black and White Milky Frog Trachycephalus resinifictrix Hyperoliidae African Reed Frog Hyperolius concolor Family Mantellidae Baron’s Mantella Mantella baroni Brown Mantella Mantella betsileo Family Megophryidae Long-nosed Horned Frog Megophrys nasuta Family Microhylidae Tomato Frog Dyscophus guineti Chubby Frog Kaloula pulchra Banded Rubber Frog Phrynomantis bifasciatus Emerald Hopper Frog Scaphiophryne madagascariensis Family Pelodryadidae White-lipped Tree Frog Nyctimystes infrafrenatus Family Phyllomedusidae Red-eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas Family Pipidae Dwarf Aquatic Frog Hymenochirus boettgeri Western Dwarf Clawed Frog Hymenochirus curtipes Family Ranidae African Bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus Family Rhacophoridae Bird Poop Frog Theloderma asperum Mossy Frog Theloderma corticale Vietnam Blue Flying Frog Zhangixalus dennysi Family Salamandridae Oriental Fire-bellied Newt Cynops orientalis California Newt Taricha torosa Family Scaphiopodidae Eastern Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus holbrookii Family Sirenidae Southern Dwarf Siren Pseudobranchus axanthus Northern Dwarf Siren Pseudobranchus striatus BIRDS (CLASS AVES) Class (Common Name) Scientific Name Family Columbidae Rock Dove Columba livia Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneate Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Ringed Turtle Dove Streptopelia risoria Family Estrildidae Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata Strawberry Finch Amandava amandava Red-headed Parrotfinch Erythrura cyaneovirens Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae Blue-headed Parrotfinch Erythrura trichroa Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga White-headed Munia Lonchura maja Tricoloured Munia Lonchura malacca Java Sparrow Lonchura oryzivora Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata Society Finch Lonchura striata domestica Plum-headed Finch Neochmia modesta Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda Masked Grassfinch Poephila personata Melba Finch Pytilia melba Diamond Sparrow Finch Stagonopleura guttata Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata Bicheno Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Family Fringillidae European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canary Serinus canaria Family Leiothrichidae Peking Robin Leiothrix lutea Family Numididae Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum White-breasted Guineafowl Agelastes meleagrides Black Guineafowl Agelastes niger Plumed Guineafowl Guttera plumifera Kenya Guineafowl Guttera pucherani Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani edouardi Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Family Odontophridae California Quail Callipepla californica Northern Bobwhite Quail Colinus virginianus Family Passeridae Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus Family Phasianidae Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Lady-Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus European Migratory Quail Coturnix coturnix Blue-eared Pheasant Crossoptilon auritum Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera Common Peafowl Pavo cristatus Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha Reeves’s Pheasant Syrmaticus reevesii Family Psittacidae All species not including those listed in Table 2 of The Captive Wildlife Regulations, 2021 . The majority of members of the parrot family (according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) are Allowed (e.g. cockatiels, parrots, budgies, lories, cockatoos, macaws, parakeet, lorikeet, etc.). However, due to conservation concerns, more than 50 species of Family Psittacidae are listed as Restricted: Division 2. Refer to the Restricted: Division 2 list for species that may only be kept for personal possession by notifying the ministry. Family Pycnonotidae Red-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Family Sturnidae Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa Family Viduidae Senegal Combassou Vidua chalybeata MAMMALS (CLASS MAMMALIA) Family Caviidae Guinea Pig Cavia porcellus Family Chinchillidae Chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera Family Cricetidae Mongolian Gerbil Meriones unguiculatus Golden Hamster Mesocricetus auratus Campbell’s Dwarf Hamster Phodopus campbelli Family Erinaceidae African Pygmy Hedgehog Atelerix albiventris Family Leporidae European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Family Muridae House Mouse Mus musculus Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus Black Rat Rattus rattus Family Mustelidae Ferret Mustela putorius furo REPTILES (CLASS REPTILIA) Family Agamidae Peninsular Horned Tree Lizard Acanthosaura armata Green Pricklenape Acanthosaura capra Crowned Spiny Lizard Acanthosaura coronata Masked Horned Tree Lizard Acanthosaura crucigera Common Agama Agama agama Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama Agama mwanzae Blue Headed Tree Dragon Calotes mystaceus Blood Sucker Calotes Calotes versicolor Frilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii Australian Water Dragon Intellegama lesueurii Dragon Agama Japalura tricarninata Common Butterfly Lizard Leiolepis belliana Sunwatcher Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus helioscopus Chinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus Rankin’s Dragon Pogona henrylawsoni Central Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps Short-toed Rock Agama Stellagama stellio White Agama Trapelus mutabilis Moroccan Uromastyx Uromastyx acanthinurus Banded Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx dispar Geyr’s Spiny-tailed Lizard Uromastyx geyri Family Anguidae Eastern Glass Lizard Ophisaurus ventralis Family Aniliidae False Coral Snake Anilius scytale Family Boidae Kenyan Sand Boa Eryx colubrinus Rough-scaled Sand Boa Eryx conicus Red Sand Boa Eryx johnii Rosy Boa Lichanura trivirgata Family Carphodactylidae Thick-tailed Gecko Underwoodisaurus milii Family Chamaeleonidae Veiled Chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus Carpet Chameleon Furcifer lateralis Malagasy Giant Chameleon Furcifer oustaleti Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis Spiny Chameleon Furcifer verrucosus West Usambara Two-horned Chameleon Kinyongia multituberculata Bearded Pygmy Chameleon Rieppeleon brachyurus Kenya Pygmy Chameleon Rieppeleon kerstenii Side-striped Chameleon Trioceros bitaeniatus Jackson’s Chameleon Trioceros jacksonii Coarse Chameleon Trioceros rudis Family Colubridae Vine Snake Aheatulla nasuta Radiated Rat Snake Coelognathus radiatus Japanese Rat Snake Elaphe climacophora Siberian Rat Snake Elaphe schrenckii Honduran Milk Snake Lampropeltis abnorma California Kingsnake Lampropeltis californiae Prairie Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligaster Scarlet Kingsnake Lampropeltis elapsoides Florida Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula Speckled Kingsnake Lampropeltis holbrooki Mexican Kingsnake Lampropeltis mexicana Black Milksnake Lampropeltis micropholis Atlantic Central American Milksnake Lampropeltis polyzona Desert Kingsnake Lampropeltis splendida Eastern Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus Black-banded Trinket Snake Oreocryptophis porphyraceus pulchra Baird’s Rat Snake Pantherophis bairdi Great Plains Rat Snake Pantherophis emoryi Corn Snake Pantherophis guttatus Black Rat Snake Pantherophis obsoletus Sonoran Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer affinis San Diego Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer annectens Pacific Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer catenifer Eastern Pine Snake Pituophis melanoleucus Baja Gopher Snake Pituophis vertebralis Diadem Snake Spalerosophis diadema Checkered Garter Snake Thamnophis marcianus Tri-Color Hognose Snake Xenodon pulcher Family Cordylidae East African Spiny-tailed Lizard Cordylus tropidosternum Armadillo Lizard Ouroborus cataphractus Common Flat Lizard Platysaurus intermedius Family Corytophanidae Common Basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus Green Basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons Brown Basilisk Basiliscus vittatus Helmeted Iguana Corytophanes cristatus Eastern Casquehead Iguana Laemanctus longipes deborrei Family Crotaphytidae Collared Lizard Crotaphytus collaris Eastern Collared lizard Crotaphytus insularis Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard Gambelia sila Family Dactyloidae Bronze Anole Anolis aeneus Green Anole Anolis carolinensis Large-headed Anole Anolis cybotes Knight Anole Anolis equestris no common name Anolis lemniscatus Martinique’s Anole Anolis roquet Brown Anole Anolis sagrei Family Diplodactylidae New Caledonian Gecko Rhacodactylus auriculatus Mossy New Caledonian Gecko Rhacodactylus chahoua Crested Gecko Rhacodactylus ciliatus New Caledonian Giant Gecko Rhacodactylus leachianus Sarasin’s Giant Gecko Rhacodactylus sarasinorum Rough-snouted Giant
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