Garters, Corns, Salamanders, Toads, Turtles, and More Banned in Texas!

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Hi yall,

Please spread the word on this and if you're in Texas, call your Parks & Wildlife Commissioner.

Article on Pethobbyist.com with contact info.

Here's a partial list of viv critters Texas will ban as pets, starting Nov. 8th unless we speak up now:

Salamanders
Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum)
Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri)
Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)
Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)
Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum)
Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus)
Salado Salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis)
Texas Salamander (Eurycea neotenes)
Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata)
Jollyville Plateau Salamander (Eurycea tonkawae)
Valdina Farms Salamander (Eurycea troglodytes)
Western Slimy Salamander (Plethodon albagula)
Southern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon serratus)
Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)

Frogs and Toads
American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)
Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
Canyon Treefrog (Hyla arenicolor)
Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella)
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
Spotted Chorus Frog (Pseudacris clarki)
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
Southeastern Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum)
Strecker’s Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri)
Barking Frog (Eleutherodactylus augusti)
Rio Grande Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides)
Spotted Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus guttilatus)
Cliff Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus marnockii)
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)
Great Plains Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea)
Hurter's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus hurterii)
Crawfish Frog (Rana areolata)
Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri)
Plains Leopard Frog (Rana blairi)
Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
Pig Frog (Rana grylio)
Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris)
Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala)

Turtles
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)
Mississippi Map Turtle (Graptemys kohni)
Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)
Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa)
River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi)
Texas River Cooter (Pseudemys texana)
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Big Bend Slider (Trachemys gaigeae)
Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens)
Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes)
Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)
Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus)
Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus)

Lizards
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)
Spot-tailed Earless Lizard (Holbrookia lacerata)
Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia propinqua)
Round-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum)
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus)
Blue Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus cyanogenys)
Graphic Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus grammicus)
Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)
Canyon Lizard (Sceloporus merriami)
Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)
Rose-bellied Lizard (Sceloporus variabilis)

Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus)
Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps)
Many-lined Skink (Eumeces multivirgatus)
Prairie Skink (Eumeces septentrionalis)
Four-lined Skink (Eumeces tetragrammus)
Gray Checkered Whiptail (Aspidocelis dixoni)
Little Striped Whiptail (Aspidocelis inornata)
Laredo Striped Whiptail (Aspidocelis laredoensis)
New Mexico Whiptail (Aspidocelis neomexicana)
Mexican Plateau Spotted Whiptail (Aspidocelis septemvittata)
Desert Grassland Whiptail (Aspidocelis uniparens)

Snakes
New Mexico Blind Snake (Leptotyphlops dissectus)
Western Blind Snake (Leptotyphlops humilis)
Western Wormsnake (Carphophis vermis)
Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
Red-bellied Mudsnake (Farancia abacura)
Tamaulipan Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia streckeri)
Chihuahuan Hooked-nosed Snake (Gyalopion canum)
Saltmarsh Snake (Nerodia clarki)
Mississippi Green Watersnake (Nerodia cyclopion )
Cornsnake (Pantherophis guttata)
Graham’s Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii)
Glossy Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida)
Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
Mexican Black-headed Snake (Tantilla atriceps)
Plains Gartersnake (Thamnophis radix)
Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Smooth Earthsnake (Virginia valeriae)