(a) The importation, transportation, or acquisition of any live or dead specimen, including parts, but not eggs or gametes, of the genera Chioglossa, Cynops, Euproctus, Hydromantes, Hynobius, Ichthyosaura, Lissotriton, Neurergus, Notophthalmus, Onychodactylus, Paramesotriton, Plethodon, Pleurodeles, Salamandra, Salamandrella, Salamandrina, Siren, Taricha, Triturus, and Tylototriton, including but not limited to, the species listed in this paragraph, is prohibited except as provided under the terms and conditions set forth at §16.22 of this part:

(1) Chioglossa lusitanica (golden striped salamander).

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

(3) Cynops cyanurus (blue-tailed fire-bellied newt).

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

(5) Cynops fudingensis (Fuding fire-bellied 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 sansho-uo).

(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 (Osumi-sanshouo).

(47) Hynobius quelpaertensis (no common name).

(48) Hynobius retardatus (Hokkaido salamander).

(49) Hynobius shinichisatoi (Sobo-sanshouo).

(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 (long-tailed 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 (Korai-Sansyouo).

(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 red-backed salamander, redback salamander, salamandre rayée, red-backed salamander).

(108) Plethodon cylindraceus (white-spotted slimy salamander).

(109) Plethodon dorsalis (zigzag salamander, northern zigzag salamander).

(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 (white-spotted 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 (rough-skinned 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 (Balkan-Anatolian 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).

(b) Upon the filing of a written declaration with the District Director of Customs at the port of entry as required under §14.61 of this chapter, all other species of amphibians may be imported, transported, and possessed in captivity, without a permit, for scientific, medical, education, exhibition, or propagating purposes, but no such amphibians or any progeny or eggs thereof may be released into the wild except by the State wildlife conservation agency having jurisdiction over the area of release or by persons having prior written permission for release from such agency.

[81 FR 1554, Jan. 13, 2016]