Nongame Reptiles Protected by Alabama Regulations

220-2-.92 Nongame Species Regulation

(1) It shall be unlawful to take, capture, kill, or attempt to take, capture or kill; possess, sell, trade for anything of monetary value, or offer to sell or trade for anything of monetary value, the following nongame wildlife species (or any parts or reproductive products of such species) without a scientific collection permit or written permit from the Commissioner, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which shall specifically state what the permittee may do with regard to said species:

(a) FISHES (b) AMPHIBIANS (c) REPTILES (d) BIRDS (e) MAMMALS

Common Name	Scientific Name
Lizard, Eastern Slender Glass	Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus
Lizard, Mimic Glass	Ophisaurus mimicus
Skink, Coal	Eumeces anthracinus spp
Skink, Southeastern Five-lined	Eumeces inexpectatus
Snake, Pine: Black Pine Snake Northern Pine Snake Florida Pine Snake	Pituophis melanoleucus spp
Snake, Eastern Indigo	Drymarchon couperi
Snake, Eastern King	Lampropeltis getula
Snake, Eastern Coral	Micrurus fulvius
Snake, Gulf Salt Marsh	Nerodia fasciata clarkii
Snake, Prairie King	Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster
Snake, Rainbow	Farancia erytrogramma
Snake, Speckled King	Lampropeltis nigra
Snake, Southern Hognose	Heterodon simus
Terrapin, Diamondback	Malaclemys spp
Tortoise, Gopher	Gopherus polyphemus
Turtle, Alabama Red-bellied	Pseudemys alabamensis
All Map Turtles: Turtle, Barbour's Map Turtle, Escambia Map Turtle, Northern Map Sawback, Black-knobbed Turtle, Ouachita Map Turtle, Alabama Map	Graptemys spp. Graptemys barbouri Graptemys ernsti Graptemys geographica Graptemys nigrinoda ssp. Graptemys ouachitensis ouachitensis Graptemys pulchra
Turtle, Flattened Musk	Sternotherus depressus
Turtle, Alligator Snapping	Macrochelys temminckii
Turtle, Razor-backed Musk	Sternotherus carinatus

(f) Other State or Federally protected nongame species.

In addition any required federal permits for federally protected species must be obtained.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, capture, kill, or possess any bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) or pig frog (Lithobates grylio) from the public waters of this state for commercial purposes. Furthermore it shall be unlawful for any person to take, capture, kill, or possess more than twenty (20) bullfrogs and pig frogs in aggregate from the public waters of this state during any twenty four (24) hour period from 12 noon to the following 12 noon.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale or trade anything of value or possess alive any Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) without a permit from the Commissioner. Nothing herein is intended to prevent the relocation of live Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes to suitable habitat when conducted in the same day as capture and with landowner permission.

Federally Listed Threatened and Endangered Species in Alabama.