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Wildlife Species That May Be Held Under an Advanced Wildlife Licence Wildlife species that may be held under an Advanced Wildlife Licence Under regulation 87 of the Wildlife Regulations 2013, holders of a Wildlife Advanced Licence may keep, breed, buy and sell any wildlife listed in Schedules 2, 3 and 7 for non-commercial purposes. Birds Common name Scientific name Schedule Australasian Shoveler Anas rhynchotis 2 Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis 2 Australian Magpie Craticus tibicen 2 Australian Ringneck - except semitorquatus subspecies Barnardius zonarius except Barnardius zonarius 2 semitorquatus Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides 2 Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor 2 Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis 2 Baudin's Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus baudinii 3 Beautiful Firetail Stagonopleura bella 3 Black Swan Cygnus atratus 2 Black-breasted Button-quail Turnix melanogaster 2 Black-tailed Native-hen Gallinula ventralis 2 Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta 2 Blue Bonnet Northiella haematogaster 2 Blue Bonnet (southern Western Australian form narethae) Northiella haematogaster narethae 3 Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis 3 Blue-winged Parrot Neophema chrysostoma 2 Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis 2 Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora 2 Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans 2 Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae 2 Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris 3 Chestnut Teal Anas castanea 2 Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanota 2 Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis 3 Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus 3 Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor 3 Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton 2 OFFICIAL Wildlife species that may be held under an Advanced Wildlife Licence Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata 2 Double-eyed Fig-Parrot Cyclopsitta diophthalma 3 Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximus 2 Eclectus Parrot - (red-sided) Australian subspecies only Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi 2 Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 7 Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica 2 Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa 3 Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum 3 Glossy Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami 3 Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius 2 Green Pygmy-Goose Nettapus pulchellus 3 Grey Teal Anas gracilis 2 Hardhead Aythya australis 2 Inland Dotterel Charadrius australis 3 Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae 2 Little Button-quail Turnix velox 2 Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla 2 Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata 2 Major Mitchell Cockatoo (all taxa) Lophochroa leadbeateri 3 Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata 2 Masked Finch Poephila personata 2 Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 2 Mulga Parrot Psephotus varius 2 Musk Duck Biziura lobata 3 Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 2 Painted Button-quail Turnix varia 2 Partridge Pigeon Geophaps smithii 2 Pictorella Mannikin Heteromunia pectoralis 2 Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor 2 Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus 2 Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni 2 Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala 2 Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah 2 Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata 2 Red-backed Button-quail Turnix maculosa 2 Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis 2 Red-capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius 2 2 Wildlife species that may be held under an Advanced Wildlife Licence Red-chested Button-quail Turnix pyrrhothorax 2 Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus haematodus rubritorquis 2 Red-eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata 3 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (all taxa except South-eastern) Calyptorhynchus banksii (except graptogyne) 3 Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus 2 Regent Parrot - South East subspecies Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides 2 Regent Parrot - Western Australian subspecies Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus 2 Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila 2 Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina 2 Rosellas- all kinds, except Platycercus species 2 Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 3 Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta 3 Silvereye Zosterops lateralis 2 Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera 2 Splendid Fairy-wren Malurus splendens 3 Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus 3 Squatter Pigeon Geophaps scripta 2 Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus 3 Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus 3 Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii 2 Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor 3 Topknot Pigeon Lopholaimus antarcticus 2 Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor 2 Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti 3 Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata 2 Western Rosella Platycercus icterotis 2 White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus 3 White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons 3 White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela 2 White-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa albipennis 3 White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus 3 Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus 3 Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca 2 Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna 2 Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (all taxa) Calyptorhynchus funereus 3 3 Wildlife species that may be held under an Advanced Wildlife Licence Reptiles Common name Scientific name Schedule Australian Scrub Python Morelia kinghorni 2 Beaded Gecko Lucasium damaeum 2 Arafura File Snake Acrochordus arafurae 3 Beaked Gecko Rhynchoedura ornata 3 Bearded Dragon Pogona barbata 2 Black Rock Skink Egernia saxatilis 2 Black-headed Monitor Varanus tristis 2 Black-headed Python Aspidites melanocephalus 2 Bougainville's Skink Lerista bougainvillii 2 Boulenger's Skink Morethia boulengeri 2 Boyd's Forest Dragon Hypsilurus boydii 3 Broad-shelled River Turtle Chelodina expansa 2 Brook's Striped Skink Ctenotus brooksi 3 Brown Tree Snake Boiga irregularis 3 Burrowing Skink Lerista picturata 2 Burton's Snake-Lizard Lialis burtonis 2 Bynoe's Gecko Heteronotia binoei 2 Carpet or Diamond Python Morelia spilota 2 Central Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps 2 Central Military Dragon Ctenophorus isolepis 2 Central Netted Dragon Ctenophorus nuchalis 2 Centralian Blue-tongued Lizard Tiliqua multifasciata 2 Centralian Carpet Python Morelia bredli 2 Centralian Knob-tailed Gecko Nephrurus amyae 3 Centralian Ranges Rock-skink Liopholis margaretae 2 Children's Python Antaresia childreni 2 Collett's Snake Pseudechis colletti 3 Common Death Adder Acanthophis antarcticus 3 Common or Green Tree Snake Dendrelaphis punctulata 2 Common Scaly-foot Pygopus lepidopodus 2 Crested Dragon Ctenophorus cristatus 2 Curl Snake Suta suta 3 Desert Cave Gecko Heteronotia spelea 2 4 Wildlife species that may be held under an Advanced Wildlife Licence Desert Death Adder Acanthophis pyrrhus 3 Diamond Python Morelia spilota spilota 2 Downs Bearded Dragon Pogona henrylawsoni 3 Dugite Pseudonaja affinis 3 Eastern Brown Snake Pseudonaja textilis 3 Eastern Carpet Python Morelia spilota mcdowelli 2 Eastern Hooded Scaly-foot Pygopus schraderi 2 Eastern Small-eyed Snake Cryptophis nigrescens 3 Eastern Stone Gecko Diplodactylus vittatus 2 Eastern Three-lined Skink Acritoscincus duperreyi 2 Eastern Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii 2 Eastern Water Skink Eulamprus quoyii 2 Eyrean Earless Dragon Tympanocryptis tetraporophora 2 Fat-tailed Gecko Diplodactylus conspicillatus 3 Fierce Snake Oxyuranus microlepidotus 3 Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni 3 Frilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii 3 Garden Skink Lampropholis delicata 2 Giant Cave Gecko Pseudothecadactylus lindneri 3 Gidgee Skink Egernia stokesii 2 Gilbert's Dragon Amphibolurus gilberti 2 Gippsland Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii howittii 2 Golden-tailed Gecko Strophurus taenicauda 3 Grass Skink Lampropholis guichenoti 2 Green Python Morelia viridis 3 Hosmer's Skink Egernia hosmeri 2 Jacky Lizard Amphibolurus muricatus 2 Jewelled Gecko Strophurus elderi 3 Jungle Carpet Python Morelia spilota cheynei 2 Keelback Tropidonophis mairii 2 King's Skink Egernia kingii 2 Krefft's River Turtle Emydura krefftii 2 Lace Monitor Varanus varius 2 Land Mullet Bellatorias major 2 Little Whip Snake Parasuta flagellum 3 Long-nosed Water Dragon Amphibolurus longirostris 2 Lowland Copperhead Austrelaps superbus 3 5 Wildlife species that may be held under an Advanced Wildlife Licence Major Skink Bellatorias frerei 2 Mallee Military Dragon Ctenophorus fordi 2 Mangrove Monitor Varanus indicus 2 Marbled Velvet Gecko Oedura marmorata 2 Mary River Tortoise Elusor macrurus 2 Merten's Water Monitor Varanus mertensi 2 Mitchell's Short-tailed Snake Parasuta nigriceps 3 Mitchell's Water Monitor Varanus mitchelli 3 Mulga Snake Pseudechis australis 3 Murray/Darling Carpet Python Morelia spilota metcalfei 2 Narrow-banded Sand Swimmer Eremiascincus fasciolatus 2 Northern Death Adder Acanthophis praelongus 3 Northern Dtella Gehyra australis 2 Northern Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina rugosa 3 Northern Snapping Turtle Elseya dentata 2 Northern Spiny-tailed Gecko Strophurus ciliaris 2 Northern Tree Snake Dendrelaphis calligastra 2 Oblong Turtle Chelodina colliei 2 Ocellated Skink Ctenotus pantherinus 2 Olive Legless Lizard Delma inornata 2 Olive Python Liasis olivaceus 2 Painted Dragon Ctenophorus pictus 2 Painted Turtle (Jardine River Turtle only) Emydura subglobosa subglobosa 3 Pale Knob-tailed Gecko Nephrurus laevissimus 2 Peninsula Dragon Ctenophorus fionni 2 Pig-nosed Turtle Carettochelys insulpta 3 Pink-tongued Lizard Cyclodomorphus gerrardii 2 Prickly Knob-tailed Gecko Nephrurus asper 3 Pygmy Mulga Monitor Varanus gilleni 2 Pygmy Python Antaresia perthensis 3 Red-barred Dragon Ctenophorus vadnappa 2 Red-bellied Black Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus 3 Red-throated Skink Acritoscincus platynotus 2 Regal Striped Skink Ctenotus regius 2 Ridge-tailed Monitor Varanus acanthurus 2 Rough-scaled Python Morelia carinata 3 Rough-throated Leaf-tail
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