Interim Ban Placed On Importation And Interstate Transport Of 201 Salamander Species

January 14, 2016

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has instituted an interim ban on the importation of 201 salamanders for the pet trade. The restriction is in response to the fungal disease Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), which is affecting salamanders in other parts of the world. This disease, according to the Center for Biological Diversity, has devastated wild fire salamander populations in the Netherlands and Belgium, and the USFWS is trying to prevent the spread of the disease into the wild populations of salamanders in the United States. One-third of the 655 known species of salamander are found in North America.

gary powell/Shutterstock Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens).

Bsal has spread to Germany and three species of European salamanders imported into the United Kingdom were discovered to be infected with the fungus. The fungus has not yet been detected in any salamander species in they Untied States. The interim rule takes effect January 28, 2016. Those who currently own any of the salamanders on the list will be allowed to keep them, as the rule only restricts the interstate transportation of these species. A 60-day comment period has commenced and anyone can submit public comments by going to www.regulations.gov and entering the docket number FWS-HQ-FAC-2015-0005.

The following species are restricted. You cannot import them into the United States or transport them across state lines.



(1) Chioglossa lusitanica (golden striped salamander).

(2) Cynops chenggongensis (Chenggong fire-bellied newt).

(3) Cynops cyanurus (blue-tailed firebellied newt).

(4) Cynops ensicauda (sword-tailed newt).

(5) Cynops fudingensis (Fuding firebellied newt).

(6) Cynops glaucus (bluish grey newt, Huilan Rongyuan).

(7) Cynops orientalis (Oriental fire belly newt, Oriental fire-bellied newt).

(8) Cynops orphicus (no common name).

(9) Cynops pyrrhogaster (Japanese newt, Japanese fire-bellied newt).

(10) Cynops wolterstorffi (Kunming Lake newt).

(11) Euproctus montanus (Corsican brook salamander).

(12) Euproctus platycephalus (Sardinian brook salamander).

(13) Hydromantes ambrosii (Ambrosi salamander).

(14) Hydromantes brunus (limestone salamander).

(15) Hydromantes flavus (Mount Albo cave salamander).

(16) Hydromantes genei (Sardinian cave salamander).

(17) Hydromantes imperialis (imperial cave salamander).

(18) Hydromantes italicus (Italian cave salamander).

(19) Hydromantes platycephalus (Mount Lyell salamander).

(20) Hydromantes sarrabusensis (no common name).

(21) Hydromantes shastae (Shasta salamander).

(22) Hydromantes strinatii or Speleomantes strinatii (French cave salamander, Strinati’s cave salamander).

(23) Hydromantes supramontis (Supramonte cave salamander).

(24) Hynobius abei (Abe’s salamander).

(25) Hynobius amakusaensis (Amakusa-sanshouo).

(26) Hynobius amjiensis (Anji salamander).

(27) Hynobius arisanensis (Arisan hynobid).

(28) Hynobius boulengeri (Odaigahara salamander).

(29) Hynobius chinensis (Chinese salamander).

(30) Hynobius dunni (Oita salamander).

(31) Hynobius formosanus (Taiwan salamander).

(32) Hynobius fucus or Hynobius fuca (Taiwan lesser salamander).

(33) Hynobius glacialis (Nanhu salamander).

(34) Hynobius guabangshanensis (no

common name).

(35) Hynobius hidamontanus (Hakuba

salamander).

(36) Hynobius hirosei (no common

name).

(37) Hynobius katoi (Akaishi sanshouo).

(38) Hynobius kimurae (Hida

salamander).

(39) Hynobius leechii (northeastern

China hynobiid salamander).

(40) Hynobius lichenatus (northeast

salamander).

(41) Hynobius maoershanensis (no

common name).

(42) Hynobius naevius (blotched

salamander).

(43) Hynobius nebulosus (misty

salamander).

(44) Hynobius nigrescens (black

salamander).

(45) Hynobius okiensis (Oki

salamander).

(46) Hynobius osumiensis (Osumisanshouo).

(47) Hynobius quelpaertensis (no

common name).

(48) Hynobius retardatus (Hokkaido

salamander).

(49) Hynobius shinichisatoi (Sobosanshouo).

(50) Hynobius sonani (Sonan’s

hynobiid).

(51) Hynobius stejnegeri (Bekko

Sansho-uo).

(52) Hynobius takedai (Hokuriku

Sansho-uo).

(53) Hynobius tokyoensis (Tokyo

salamander).

(54) Hynobius tsuensis (Tsushima

Sansho-uo).

(55) Hynobius turkestanicus

(Turkestanian salamander).

(56) Hynobius yangi (no common

name).

(57) Hynobius yatsui (no common

name).

(58) Hynobius yiwuensis (Yiwu

hynobiid).

(59) Ichthyosaura alpestris (alpine

newt).

(60) Lissotriton boscai (Bosca’s newt).

(61) Lissotriton helveticus (palmate

newt).

(62) Lissotriton italicus (Italian newt).

(63) Lissotriton kosswigi (Triton

pontue de Kosswig).

(64) Lissotriton lantzi (no common

name).

(65) Lissotriton montandoni

(Carpathian newt).

(66) Lissotriton vulgaris (smooth

newt).

(67) Neurergus crocatus (no common

name).

(68) Neurergus derjugini or Neurergus

microspilotus (Kurdistan newt).

(69) Neurergus kaiseri (Lorestan newt,

Luristan newt, emperor spotted newt,

Zagros newt, Iranian harlequin newt,

kaiser newt).

(70) Neurergus strauchii (no common

name).

(71) Notophthalmus meridionalis

(black-spotted newt).

(72) Notophthalmus perstriatus

(striped newt).

(73) Notophthalmus viridescens

(eastern newt).

(74) Onychodactylus fischeri (longtailed

clawed salamander).

(75) Onychodactylus fuscus (Tadami

clawed salamander).

(76) Onychodactylus intermedius

(Bandai clawed salamander).

(77) Onychodactylus japonicus

(Japanese clawed salamander).

(78) Onychodactylus kinneburi

(Shikoku clawed salamander).

(79) Onychodactylus koreanus (KoraiSansyouo).

(80) Onychodactylus nipponoborealis

(Riben Bei Zhaoni).

(81) Onychodactylus tsukubaensis

(Tsukuba clawed salamander).

(82) Onychodactylus zhangyapingi

(Jilin Zhaoni).

(83) Onychodactylus zhaoermii

(Liaoning).

(84) Paramesotriton caudopunctatus

(spot-tailed warty newt).

(85) Paramesotriton chinensis

(Chinese warty newt).

(86) Paramesotriton deloustali (no

common name).

(87) Paramesotriton fuzhongensis (no

common name).

(88) Paramesotriton guanxiensis

(Guangxi warty newt).

(89) Paramesotriton hongkongensis

(no common name).

(90) Paramesotriton labiatus (spotless

stout newt).

(91) Paramesotriton longliensis (no

common name).

(92) Paramesotriton maolanensis (no

common name).

(93) Paramesotriton qixilingensis (no

common name).

(94) Paramesotriton wulingensis (no

common name).

(95) Paramesotriton yunwuensis (no

common name).

(96) Paramesotriton zhijinensis (no

common name).

(97) Plethodon ainsworthi (Catahoula

salamander, bay springs salamander).

(98) Plethodon albagula (western

slimy salamander).

(99) Plethodon amplus (Blue Ridge

gray-cheeked salamander).

(100) Plethodon angusticlavius (Ozark

salamander, Ozark zigzag salamander).

(101) Plethodon asupak (Scott Bar

salamander).

(102) Plethodon aureolus (Tellico

salamander).

(103) Plethodon caddoensis (Caddo

Mountain salamander).

(104) Plethodon chattahoochee

(Chattahoochee slimy salamander).

(105) Plethodon cheoah (Cheoah bald

salamander).

(106) Plethodon chlorobryonis

(Atlantic Coast slimy salamander).

(107) Plethodon cinereus (eastern redbacked

salamander, redback

salamander, salamandre raye´e, redbacked

salamander).

(108) Plethodon cylindraceus (whitespotted

slimy salamander).

(109) Plethodon dorsalis (zigzag

salamander, northern zigzag

salamander).

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(110) Plethodon dunni (Dunn’s

salamander).

(111) Plethodon electromorphus

(northern ravine salamander).

(112) Plethodon elongatus (Del Norte

salamander).

(113) Plethodon fourchensis (Fourche

Mountain salamander).

(114) Plethodon glutinosus (slimy

salamander, northern slimy

salamander).

(115) Plethodon grobmani

(southeastern slimy salamander).

(116) Plethodon hoffmani (valley and

ridge salamander).

(117) Plethodon hubrichti (Peaks of

Otter salamander).

(118) Plethodon idahoensis (Coeur

d’Alene salamander).

(119) Plethodon jordani (Appalachian

salamander, red-cheeked salamander,

Jordan’s salamander).

(120) Plethodon kentucki (Kentucky

salamander, Cumberland Plateau

salamander).

(121) Plethodon kiamichi (Kiamichi

slimy salamander).

(122) Plethodon kisatchie (Louisiana

slimy salamander).

(123) Plethodon larselli (Larch

Mountain salamander).

(124) Plethodon meridianus (South

Mountain gray-cheeked salamander,

southern gray-cheeked salamander).

(125) Plethodon metcalfi (southern

gray-cheeked salamander).

(126) Plethodon mississippi

(Mississippi slimy salamander).

(127) Plethodon montanus (northern

gray-cheeked salamander).

(128) Plethodon neomexicanus (Jemez

Mountains salamander).

(129) Plethodon nettingi (Cheat

Mountain salamander).

(130) Plethodon ocmulgee (Ocmulgee

slimy salamander).

(131) Plethodon ouachitae (Rich

Mountain salamander).

(132) Plethodon petraeus (Pigeon

Mountain salamander).

(133) Plethodon punctatus (whitespotted

salamander, cow knob

salamander).

(134) Plethodon richmondi (southern

ravine salamander, ravine salamander).

(135) Plethodon savannah (Savannah

slimy salamander).

(136) Plethodon sequoyah (Sequoyah

slimy salamander).

(137) Plethodon serratus (southern

red-backed salamander).

(138) Plethodon shenandoah

(Shenandoah salamander).

(139) Plethodon sherando (Big Levels

salamander).

(140) Plethodon shermani (red-legged

salamander).

(141) Plethodon stormi (Siskiyou

Mountains salamander).

(142) Plethodon teyahalee (Southern

Appalachian salamander).

(143) Plethodon vandykei (Van Dyke’s

salamander).

(144) Plethodon variolatus (South

Carolina slimy salamander).

(145) Plethodon vehiculum (western

red-backed salamander).

(146) Plethodon ventralis (southern

zigzag salamander).

(147) Plethodon virginia (Shenandoah

Mountain salamander).

(148) Plethodon websteri (Webster’s

salamander).

(149) Plethodon wehrlei (Wehrle’s

salamander).

(150) Plethodon welleri (Weller’s

salamander).

(151) Plethodon yonahlossee

(Yonahlossee salamander).

(152) Pleurodeles nebulosus (no

common name).

(153) Pleurodeles poireti (Algerian

newt).

(154) Pleurodeles waltl (Spanish

newt).

(155) Salamandra algira (Algerian

salamander).

(156) Salamandra atra (alpine

salamander).

(157) Salamandra corsica (Corsican

fire salamander).

(158) Salamandra infraimmaculata

(no common name).

(159) Salamandra lanzai (Lanza’s

alpine salamander, Salamandra di

Lanza).

(160) Salamandra salamandra (fire

salamander).

(161) Salamandrella keyserlingii

(Siberian newt).

(162) Salamandrella tridactyla (no

common name).

(163) Salamandrina perspicillata

(northern spectacled salamander).

(164) Salamandrina terdigitata

(southern spectacled salamander).

(165) Siren intermedia (lesser siren).

(166) Siren lacertina (greater siren).

(167) Taricha granulosa (roughskinned

newt).

(168) Taricha rivularis (red-bellied

newt).

(169) Taricha sierrae (Sierra newt).

(170) Taricha torosa (California newt).

(171) Triturus carnifex (Italian crested

newt).

(172) Triturus cristatus (great crested

newt).

(173) Triturus dobrogicus (Danube

crested newt).

(174) Triturus hongkongensis (no

common name)

(175) Triturus ivanbureschi (BalkanAnatolian

crested newt, Buresch’s

crested newt).

(176) Triturus karelinii (Southern

crested newt).

(177) Triturus macedonicus (no

common name).

(178) Triturus marmoratus (marbled

newt).

(179) Triturus pygmaeus (pygmy

marbled newt).

(180) Triturus vittatus (no common

name).

(181) Tylototriton anguliceps

(angular-headed newt).

(182) Tylototriton asperrimus (black

knobby newt).

(183) Tylototriton broadoridgus (no

common name).

(184) Tylototriton dabienicus (no

common name).

(185) Tylototriton daweishanensis (no

common name).

(186) Tylototriton hainanensis

(Hainan knobby newt).

(187) Tylototriton kweichowensis

(red-tailed knobby newt).

(188) Tylototriton liuyangensis (no

common name).

(189) Tylototriton lizhenchangi (Mangshan crocodile newt).

(190) Tylototriton notialis (no common name).

(191) Tylototriton panhai (no common name).

(192) Tylototriton pseudoverrucosus (southern Sichuan crocodile newt).

(193) Tylototriton shanjing (Yunnan newt).

(194) Tylototriton shanorum (no common name).

(195) Tylototriton taliangensis (Thailand newt).

(196) Tylototriton uyenoi (no common name).

(197) Tylototriton verrucosus (Himalayan newt).

(198) Tylototriton vietnamensis (no common name).

(199) Tylototriton wenxianensis (Wenxian knobby newt).

(200) Tylototriton yangi (Tiannan crocodile newt).

(201) Tylototriton ziegleri (Ziegler’s crocodile newt).