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Amphibian — species legality crosswalk (US/CA/FL named lists + EU/JP/CITES framework)

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Amphibian — species legality crosswalk (US/CA/FL named lists + EU/JP/CITES framework)

Source: per-jurisdiction first-hand law texts (US Lacey Act 50 CFR 16, California Fish & Game Code § 2118, Florida FWC Ch. 68-5, EU IAS Regulation 1143/2014, Japan Invasive Alien Species Act, Japan Wildlife Protection & Hunting Act, CITES / 50 CFR 23). This crosswalk reports ONLY what each landed source *names* for amphibian; jurisdictions whose enumerated species list is not yet landed are marked honest-pending rather than guessed.

Named in a landed prohibition list (verified C1)

  • all species in the genera Ambystoma, Andrias, Aneides, Aquiloeurycea, Calotriton, Chioglossa, Chiropterotriton, Cryptobranchus, Cynops, Desmognathus, Ensatina, Euproctus, Eurycea, Hydromantes, Hynobius, Ichthyosaura, Laotriton, Lissotriton, Neurergus, Notophthalmus, Ommatotriton, Onychodactylus, Pachytriton, Paramesotriton, Plethodon, Pleurodeles, Proteus, Pseudobranchus, Pseudotriton, Salamandra, Salamandrella, Salamandrina, Siren, Taricha, Triturus, and Tylototriton is prohibited except as provided under the terms and conditions set forth at § 16.22 of this part .

— *us_lacey_injurious_wildlife_50cfr16_subpartb.txt*

Framework acts applying to all kept exotics (verified C1)

  • `Invasive alien species of Union concern shall not be intentionally:

(a) brought into the territory of the Union, including transit under customs supervision; (b) kept, including in contained holding; (c) bred, including in contained holding;` — *eu_ias_regulation_1143_2014.txt*

  • 特定外来生物は、飼養等をしてはならない。

— *jp_ias_act.txt*

  • ( a ) Appendix I includes species threatened with extinction that are or may be affected by trade.

— *us_cites_50cfr23.txt*

  • 第九条第一項の規定による許可を受けて捕獲をした鳥獣のうち、対象狩猟鳥獣以外の鳥獣(同項の規定により許可を受けて採取をした鳥類の卵からふ化させたものを含む。第二十二条第一項及び第八十四条第一項第七号において同じ。)を飼養しようとする者は、その者の住所地を管轄する都道府県知事の登録を受けなければならない。

— *jp_egov/wildlife_protection_act_2002_law88.txt* (Japan: keeping permit-captured wildlife requires prefectural registration)

Per-jurisdiction status (honest gap map)

JurisdictionAmphibian statusBasis
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US-LaceyProhibited (named in 50 CFR 16)Verbatim in landed list
US-CITESDepends on species' CITES Appendix (honest-pending: per-species Appendix not yet enumerated)CITES 50 CFR 23 framework
US-ESAHonest-pending: per-species ESA listing not yet enumeratedFramework only
EU-IASHonest-pending: EU Union-list species enumeration not yet landedArt 7 framework verbatim
UK-IASHonest-pending: UK IAS Order 2019 species list not yet landedFramework only
CA-§2118Not named in landed §2118 examples (honest-pending: confirm)Framework only
FL-ProhibitedHonest-pending: not on landed FL list (confirm)Framework only
AU-BiosecurityHonest-pending: per-species Biosecurity import status not yet enumeratedFramework only
JP-IASHonest-pending: designated specified-invasive list not yet landedArt 4 framework verbatim
JP-WildlifeRegistration duty if wild-captured (framework); species listing honest-pendingArt 19 verbatim
CN-WildlifeHonest-pending: 三有/protected list species enumeration not yet landedFramework only
NL-Wet-dierenHonest-pending: enumerated prohibited list not yet landedFramework only
DE-TierSchGHonest-pending: per-species keeping rules not yet enumeratedFramework only

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

  • all species in the genera Ambystoma, Andrias, Aneides, Aquiloeurycea, Calotriton, Chioglossa, Chiropterotriton, Cryptobranchus, Cynops, Desmognathus, Ensatina, Euproctus, Eurycea, Hydromantes, Hynobius, Ichthyosaura, Laotriton, Lissotriton, Neurergus, Notophthalmus, Ommatotriton, Onychodactylus, Pachytriton, Paramesotriton, Plethodon, Pleurodeles, Proteus, Pseudobranchus, Pseudotriton, Salamandra, Salamandrella, Salamandrina, Siren, Taricha, Triturus, and Tylototriton is prohibited except as provided under the terms and conditions set forth at § 16.22 of this part .
  • `Invasive alien species of Union concern shall not be intentionally:

(a) brought into the territory of the Union, including transit under customs supervision; (b) kept, including in contained holding; (c) bred, including in contained holding;`

  • 特定外来生物は、飼養等をしてはならない。
  • ( a ) Appendix I includes species threatened with extinction that are or may be affected by trade.
  • 第九条第一項の規定による許可を受けて捕獲をした鳥獣のうち、対象狩猟鳥獣以外の鳥獣(同項の規定により許可を受けて採取をした鳥類の卵からふ化させたものを含む。第二十二条第一項及び第八十四条第一項第七号において同じ。)を飼養しようとする者は、その者の住所地を管轄する都道府県知事の登録を受けなければならない。

Sources

Amphibian — species legality crosswalk (US/CA/FL named lists + EU/JP/CITES framework)
exotic-pet-legality-crosswalkReg 1143/2014retrieved 2026-08-03

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