Washington Administrative Code › Title 220 - Fish and Wildlife, Department of › ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND CONSERVATION › Chapter 220-640 - Invasive/nonnative species › Section 220-640-050 - Prohibited level 3 species

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following species are classified as prohibited level 3
				  species:
(1) Amphibians:
(a) In the family Hylidae: Cricket frog, in
				the genus Hyla species in the group Arborea including: Hyla annectans, Hyla
				arborea, Hyla chinensis, Hyla hallowellii, Hyla immaculata, Hyla japonica, Hyla
				meridionalis, Hyla sanchiangensis, Hyla simplex, Hyla suweonensis, Hyla
				tsinlingensis, and Hyla zhaopingensis.
(b) In the family Pelobatidae, spadefoots,
				all species of the genus Pelobates including P. cultripes, P. fuscus, P.
				syri-acus, and P. varaldii. All species of the genus Scaphiopus including: S.
				couchii, S. holbrookii, and S. hurterii. All species of the genus Spea
				including: S. bombifrons, S. hammondii, and S. multiplicata with the exception
				of the native species: Spea intermontana the great basin spadefoot.
(c) In the family Pipidae: African clawed
				frog, all members of the genera Silurana, and Xenopus.
(d) In the family Ranidae:
(i) American Bull frog, Rana (Lithobates)
				catesbeiana.
(ii) Holoarctic brown
				frogs and Palearctic green frogs of the genus Rana, including the following:
				Rana arvalis group (R. arvalis, R. chaochiaoensis, R. chevronta); Rana
				chensin-ensis group (R. altaica, R. chensinensis, R. dybowskii, R. kukunoris,
				R. kunyuensis, R. ornativentris, R. pirica); Rana graeca group (R. graeca, R.
				italica); Rana japonica group (R. amurensis, R. aragonensis, R. japonica, R.
				omeimontis, R. zhenhaiensis); the subgenus Rugosa (Rana rugosa, Rana
				emeljanovi, Rana tientaiensis); Rana tagoi group (R. sakuraii, R. tagoi); Rana
				temporaria group (R. asiatica, R. dalmatina, R. honnorate, R. huanrenensis, R.
				iberica, R. latastei, R. mac-rocnemis, R. okinavana, R. pyrenaica, R.
				tsushimensis, R. zhengi); and in the Rana Pelophylax section, the subgenus
				Pelophylax (R. bedriagae, R. bergeri, R. cerigensis, R. chos-enica, R.
				cretensis, R. demarchii, R. epeirotica, R. fukienen-sis, R. grafti, R.
				hubeiensis, R. lateralis, R. lessonae, R. nigrolineata, R. nigromaculata, R.
				perezi, R. plancyi, R. porosa, R. ridibunda, R. saharica, R. shqiperica, R.
				shuchinae, R. ter-entievi, R. tenggerensis); and the Rana ridibunda-Rana
				lessonae hybridogenetic complex species R. esculenta and R.
				hispanica.
(e) In the
				family Ambystomatidae: Mole salamanders. In the genus Ambystomata: A.
				californiense, A. laterale, A. opacum, A. rosaceum, A. tigrinum, except for the
				native species A. tigrinum mavortium Western tiger salamander, and A. tigrinum
				melanostictum Tiger salamander.
(f) In the family Amphiumidae one, two, and
				three toed salamanders or congo eels: All members of the genus
				Amphiuma.
(g) In the family
				Cryptobranchidae: Giant salamanders and hellbenders, all members of the genera
				Andrias and Cryptobranchus.
(h) In
				the family Dicamptodontidae, American giant salamanders, all members of the
				genus Dicamptodon, except for the native species: Dicamptodon tenebrosus,
				Pacific giant salamander, and Dicamptodon copei, Cope's giant
				salamander.
(i) In the family
				Hynobiidae: Mountain salamanders, all members of the genera Batrachuperus,
				Hynobius, Liua, Ony-chodactylus, Pachyhynobius, Pseudohynobius, Ranodon, and
				Salamandrella.
(j) In the family
				Plethodontidae, subfamily Desmog-nathinae: All members of the genus
				Desmognathus, dusky salamander.
(k)
				In the family Plethodontidae, subfamily Plethodonti-nae: All members of the
				genera Eurycea (American brook salamanders); Gyrinophilus (cave salamanders);
				Hemidactylium (four-toed salamanders); Hydromantes and Pseudotriton (mud or red
				salamanders).
(l) In the family
				Proteidae, mudpuppies, all members of the genus Necturus and Proteus.
(m) In the family Salamandridae: Newts, all
				members of the genera Chioglossa; Eichinotriton (mountain newts); Euproctus
				(European mt. salamander); Neurergus (Kurdistan newts); Notophthalmus
				(red-spotted newts); Pachytriton (Chinese newts); Paramesotriton (warty newts);
				Salamandrina (speckled salamander); Taricha except for the native species
				Taricha granulosa granulosa the Northern rough-skin newt, and Ichthyosaura and
				Triturus (alpine newts).
(n) In the
				family Sirenidae, sirens, all species of the genera Pseudobranchus and
				Siren.