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2012 Amphibians and Reptiles
Administrative rulePre-Authorized Certificate of Registration Application (Download PDF)
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Key
P — Prohibited
C — Controlled
N — Noncontrolled
N/A — Not applicable
TBD — To be determined
| Amphibian Classifications | Wild Populations Within Utah | Legally Obtained Outside of Utah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Name (Scientific Name) |
Collection and Possession | Yearly Collection Limit | Possession Limit | Propagation | Importation and Possession | Propagation |
| Frogs | ||||||
| American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) |
P | Unlimited dead | Unlimited dead | P | P | P |
| Canyon Treefrog (Hyla arenicolor) |
N | 3 | 9 | C | C | C |
| Clawed Frog (Xenopus (All species)) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| Columbia Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Green Frog (Rana clamitans) |
P | Unlimited dead | Unlimited dead | P | P | P |
| Lowland Leopard Frog (Rana yavapaiensis) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Relict Leopard Frog (Rana onca) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) |
N | 3 | 9 | C | C | C |
| Spadefoots | ||||||
| Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana) |
N | 3 | 9 | C | C | C |
| Mexican Spadefoot (Spea multiplicata) |
N | 3 | 9 | C | C | C |
| Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons) |
N | 3 | 9 | C | C | C |
| Salamander | ||||||
| Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) |
N | 3 | 9 | C | C | C |
| Toads | ||||||
| Arizona Toad (Bufo microscaphus) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Cane (Marine) Toad (Bufo marinus) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| Great Plains Toad (Bufo cognatus) |
N | 3 | 9 | C | C | C |
| Red-Spotted Toad (Bufo punctatus) |
N | 3 | 9 | C | C | C |
| Western Toad (Bufo boreas) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Woodhouse's Toad (Bufo woodhousii) |
N | 3 | 9 | C | C | C |
| Reptile Classifications |
Wild Populations Within Utah | Legally Obtained Outside of Utah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Name (Scientific Name) |
Collection and Possession | Yearly Collection Limit | Possession Limit | Propagation | Importation and Possession | Propagation |
| Crocodilia | ||||||
| Alligators and Caimans All Species |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| Crocodiles All Species |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| Lizards | ||||||
| Beaded Lizard (Heloderma horridum) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| Chuckwalla (Sauromalus) All species |
P | 0 | 0 | P | C | P |
| Common Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Common Sideblotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) |
N | 25 | 25 | N | N | N |
| Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | C | P |
| Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Great Basin Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus bicinctores) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Great Basin Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis longipes) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Great Basin Skink (Eumeces skiltonianus utahensis) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Great Basin Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris tigris) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Greater Short-Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Northern Plateau Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus elongatus) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Northern Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus graciosus graciosus) |
N | 25 | 25 | N | N | N |
| Ornate Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Plateau Striped Whiptail (Aspidoscelis velox) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Plateau Tiger Whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris septentrionalis) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Southern Plateau Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus tristichus) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Utah Banded Gecko (Coleonyx variegatus utahensis) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Utah Night Lizard (Xantusia vigilis utahensis) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Variable (Many-lined) Skink (Eumeces multivirgatus epipleurotus) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Western Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Yucca Night Lizard (Xantusia vigilis vigilis) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Snakes | ||||||
| Bird Snake Thellotornis (All species) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| Burrowing Asps Atractaspidae (all species) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) |
C | TBD | TBD | N | N | N |
| Desert Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans eburnata) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Desert Nightsnake (Hypsiglena torquata deserticola) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Desert Striped Whipsnake (Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon corais couperi) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | see section XVIII.B.2(g) | |
| Great Basin Gophersnake (Pituophis catenifer deserticola) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Great Basin Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus lutosus) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Great Plains Ratsnake (Cornsnake) (Elaphe emoryi) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | N | N |
| Groundsnake (Sonora semiannulata) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Keelback Rhabdophis (all species) |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| Midget Faded Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus concolor) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Mojave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Mojave Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Painted Desert Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans philipi) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Pit Vipers (All species) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Prairie Rattlesnake (Hopi and Green Prairie) (Crotalus viridis) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Proteroglyphous Snakes: Austrailian spp, cobras, coral snakes, kraits and their allies Elapidae All species | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | P | P |
| Red Racer (Coachwhip) (Masticophis flagellum piceus) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Regal Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus regalis) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Smith's Black-headed Snake (Tantilla hobartsmithi) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Smooth Greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Sonoran Lyresnake (Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | P |
| Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii) |
P | 0 | 0 | P | P | P |
| Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake (Phyllorhynchus decurtatus) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Utah Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum taylori) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Utah Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana infralabialus) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Utah Threadsnake (Leptotyphlops humilis utahensis) |
C | TBD | TBD | C | C | C |
| Valley Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Wandering Gartersnake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans) |
N | 25 | 25 | N | N | N |
| Western Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Western Long-nosed Snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Western Yellow-bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor mormon) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Turtles | ||||||
| Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) |
P | Unlimited dead | Unlimited dead | P | P | P |
| Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) |
P | Unlimited dead | Unlimited dead | P | P | P |
| Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) |
P/C | 0 | TBD | P | P | P |
| Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) |
N | 3 | 9 | N | N | N |
| Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera) |
P | Unlimited dead | Unlimited dead | P | P | P |