(1) Prohibited
aquatic animal species.
RCW 77.08.010
Definitions: (50) "Prohibited aquatic animal species"
means an invasive species of the animal kingdom that has been classified
as a prohibited aquatic animal species by the commission.
The following
species are classified as prohibited animal species:
(a) AMPHIBIANS
(i) In the family
Hylidae: Cricket frog, in the genus Hyla species in the group Aborea
including:
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Hyla annectans
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Assam Tree frog |
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Hyla arborea
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Common Tree frog |
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Hyla chinensis
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Chinese Tree frog |
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Hyla hallowellii
|
Hallowell's Tree frog |
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Hyla immaculata
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|
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Hyla japonica
|
Japanese Tree frog |
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Hyla meridionalis
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Mediterranean Tree frog |
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Hyla sanchiangensis
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San Chiang Tree frog |
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Hyla simplex
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Emerald Green Tree frog |
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Hyla suweonensis
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Suweon Tree frog |
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Hyla tsinlingensis
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Shensi Tree frog |
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Hyla ussuriensis
|
Japanese Tree toad |
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Hyla zhaopingensis
|
Zhaoping Treefrog |
With the
exception of the native species: Spea intermontana, the great basin
spadefoot.
(iii) In the
family Pipidae: African clawed frog, all members of the genera Silurana,
and Xenopus.
Examples:
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Silurana tropicalis
|
Tropical Clawed frog |
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Xenopus laevis
|
African Clawed frog |
(iv) In the
family Ranidae:
(A) Bull frog,
Rana catesbeiana.
(B) Holoarctic
brown frogs and Paleartic green frogs of the genus Rana, including
the following:
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Rana altaica
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Siberian frog |
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Rana amurensis
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Siberian wood frog |
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Rana aragonensis
|
European Common frog |
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Rana arvalis
|
Moor frog |
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Rana asiatica
|
Central Asiatic frog |
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Rana bedriagae
|
Levant Water frog |
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Rana bergeri
|
Italian green frog |
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Rana cerigensis
|
Karpathos Water frog |
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Rana chaochiaoensis
|
Chaochiao brown frog |
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Rana chensinensis
|
Far Eastern frog |
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Rana chevronta
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Chevron-spotted Brown frog |
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Rana chosenica
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Korean Golden frog |
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Rana cretensis
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Cretan Water frog |
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Rana dalmatina
|
Agile frog |
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Rana demarchii
|
|
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Rana dybowskii
|
Dybovsky's frog |
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Rana emelijanovi
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|
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Rana epeirotica
|
Epirus water frog |
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Rana esculenta
|
Edible frog |
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Rana fukienensis
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Futsing Hsien frog |
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Rana graeca
|
Graecian frog |
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Rana grafi
|
|
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Rana hispanica
|
Italian Hybrid frog |
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Rana honnorati
|
|
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Rana huanrenensis
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|
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Rana hubeiensis
|
Hubei frog |
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Rana iberica
|
Iberian frog |
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Rana italica
|
Italian Stream frog |
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Rana japonica
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Japanese brown frog |
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Rana latastei
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Italian Agile frog |
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Rana lateralis
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Kokarit frog |
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Rana lessonae
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Pool frog |
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Rana macrocnemis
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Iranian Long-Legged frog |
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Rana nigrolineata
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Wood frog |
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Rana nigromaculata
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Dark-Spotted frog |
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Rana okinavana
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Ryukyu Brown frog |
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Rana omeimontis
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Rana ornativentris
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Montane Brown frog |
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Rana perezi
|
Perez´s frog |
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Rana pirica
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Ezo Brown frog |
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Rana plancyi
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Lined leopard frog |
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Rana porosa
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Tokyo Daruma pond frog |
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Rana pyrenaica
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Pyrenean frog |
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Rana ridibunda
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Marsh frog |
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Rana rugosa
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Wrinkled frog |
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Rana saharica
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Sahara frog |
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Rana sakuraii
|
Stream Brown frog |
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Rana shqiperica
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Albanian Pool frog |
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Rana shuchinae
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Sichuan frog |
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Rana tagoi
|
Tago frog |
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Rana tenggerensis
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Chinese rock frog |
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Rana terentievi
|
Terentjev's frog |
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Rana tientaiensis
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Tiantai frog |
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Rana tsushimensis
|
Tsushima Brown frog |
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Rana zhengi
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Rana zhenhaiensis
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(v) In the family
Ambystomatidae: Mole salamanders. In the genus Ambystoma. Except
for the native species Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium, Western tiger
salamander, and Ambystoma tigrinum melanostictum, Tiger salamander.
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Ambystoma californiense
|
California Tiger salamander |
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Ambystoma laterale
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Blue-spotted salamander |
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Ambystoma opacum
|
Marbled salamander |
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Ambystoma rosaceum
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Ambystoma tigrinum
|
Tiger salamander |
(vi) In the
family Amphiumidae one, two, and three toed salamanders or congo
eels: All members of the genus Amphiuma.
Examples:
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Amphiuma tridactylum
|
Three-toed Amphiuma |
(vii) In the
family Cryptobranchidae: Giant salamanders and hellbenders, all
members of the genera Andrias and Cryptobranchus.
Examples:
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Andrias davidianus
|
Chinese Giant salamander |
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Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
|
Hellbender |
(viii) In the
family Dicamptodontidae, American giant salamander, all members
of the genus Dicamptodon, except for the native species: Dicamptodon
tenebrosus, Pacific giant salamander, and Dicamptodon copei, Cope's
giant salamander.
Examples:
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Dicamptodon aterrimus
|
Idaho giant salamander |
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Dicamptodon ensatus
|
California Giant salamander |
(ix) In the
family Hynobiidae: Mountain salamanders, all members of the genera
Batrachuperus, Hynobius, Liua, Onychodactylus, Pachyhynobius, Pseudohynobius,
Ranodon, Salamandrella.
Examples:
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Batrachuperus gorganensis
|
Gorgan salamander |
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Batrachuperus mustersi
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Paghman Mountain salamander |
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Batrachuperus persicus
|
Persia Mountain salamander |
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Batrachuperus pinchonii
|
Western Chinese Mountain salamander |
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Batrachuperus taibaiensis
|
Taibai Stream salamander |
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Hynobius boulengeri
|
Boulenger's Oriental salamander |
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Hynobius chinensis
|
Chinese salamander |
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Hynobius dunni
|
Dunn's Oriental salamander |
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Hynobius kimurae
|
Hynobiidae |
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Hynobius leechii
|
Northeastern China Hynobiid salamander |
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Hynobius lichenatus
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Aomori salamander |
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Hynobius nebulosus
|
Clouded salamander |
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Hynobius okiensis
|
Oki salamander |
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Hynobius retardatus
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Noboribetsu salamander |
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Liua shihi
|
Wushan salamander |
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Onychodactylus fischeri
|
Long-Tailed Clawed salamander |
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Onychodactylus japonicus
|
Japanese Clawed salamander |
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Pachyhynobius shangchengensis
|
Shangcheng Stout salamander |
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Pseudohynobius flavomaculatus
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Yellow-spotted salamander |
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Pseudohynobius shuichengensis
|
Shiucheng salamander |
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Pseudohynobius tsinpaensis
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Tsinpa salamander |
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Ranodon sibiricus
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Siberian salamander |
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Salamandrella keyserlingii
|
Dybowski's salamander |
(x) In the family
Plethodontidae, subfamily Desmognathinae: All members of the genus
Desmognathus, dusky salamander.
Examples:
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Desmognathus auriculatus
|
Southern Dusky salamander |
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Desmognathus fuscus fuscus
|
Northern Dusky salamander |
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