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Article 2.
SCHEDULEN.I.KINDS OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS
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NOTE: See Article 2(6) for the effect of the second column of this Schedule
MAMMALS
Scientific name of kind | Common name or names |
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Marsupials
Dasyuridae of the species Sarcophilus laniarius | The Tasmanian devil |
Macropodidae of the species Macropus fuliginosus, Macropus giganteus, Macropus robustus and Macropus rufus | Grey kangaroos, the euro, the wallaroo and the red kangaroo |
Primates
Callitrichidae of the species of the genera Leontophithecus and Saguinus | Tamarins |
Cebidae | New-world monkeys (including capuchin, howler, saki, spider, squirrel, titi, uakari and woolly monkeys and the night monkey (otherwise known as the douroucouli)) |
Cercopithecidae | Old-world monkeys (including baboons, the drill, colobus monkeys, the gelada, guenons, langurs, leaf monkeys, macaques, the mandrill, mangabeys, the patas and proboscis monkeys and the talapoin) |
Indriidae | Leaping lemurs (including the indri, sifakas and the woolly lemur) |
Lemuridae, except the species of the genus Hapalemur | Large Lemurs (the broad-nosed gentle lemur and the grey gentle lemur are excepted) |
Hylobatidae | Gibbons and siamangs |
Hominidae except genus Homo | Anthropoid apes including chimpanzees, orang-utans and gorillas |
Edentates
Bradypodidae | Sloths |
Dasypodidae of the species Priodontes giganteus (otherwise known as Priodontes maximus) | The giant armadillo |
Myrmecophagidae of the species Myrmecophaga tridactyla | The giant anteater |
Rodents
Erithizontidae of the species Erithizon dorsatum | The North American porcupine |
Hydrochoeridae | The capybara |
Hystricidae of the species of the genus Hystrix | Crested porcupines |
Carnivores
Ailuropodidae (Ailuridae) | The red (lesser) panda |
Canidae, except the species of the genera Alopex, Dusicyon, Otocyon, Nyctereutes and Vulpes and the species Canis familiaris | Jackals, wild dogs, wolves and the coyote (foxes, the raccoon-dog and the domestic dog are excepted) |
Felidae, except the species Felis catus | The bobcat, caracal, cheetah, jaguar, lion, lynx, ocelot, puma, serval, tiger and all other cats (the domestic cat is excepted) |
Hyaenidae except the species Proteles cristatus | Hyaenas (except the aardwolf) |
Mustelidae of the species of the genera Arctonyx, Aonyx, Enhydra, Lutra (except Lutra lutra), Melogale, Mydaus, Pteronura and Taxidea and of the species Eira barbara, Gulo gulo, Martes pennanti and Mellivora capensis | Badgers (except the Eurasian badger), otters (except the European otter), and the tayra, wolverine, fisher and ratel (otherwise known as the honey badger) |
Procyonidae | Cacomistles, raccoons, coatis, olingos, the little coatimundi and the kinkajou |
Ursidae | Bears including the Giant Panda |
Viverridae of the species of the genus Viverra and the species Arctictis binturong and Cryptoprocta ferox | The African, large-spotted, Malay and large Indian civets, the binturong and the fossa |
Pinnipedes
Odobenidae, Otariidae and Phocidae, except Phoca vitulina and Halichoerus grypus | The walrus, eared seals, sealions and earless seals (the common and grey seals are excepted) |
Odd-toed ungulates
Equidae, except the species Equus asinus, Equus caballus and Equus asinus x Equus caballus | Asses, horses and zebras (the donkey, domestic horse and domestic hybrids are excepted) |
Rhinocerotidae | Rhinoceroses |
Tapiridae | Tapirs |
Hyraxes
Procaviidae | Tree and rock hyraxes (otherwise known as dassies) |
Aardvark
Orycteropidae | The aardvark |
Even-toed ungulates
Antilocapridae | The Pronghorn |
Bovidae, except any domestic form of the genera Bos and Bubalus, of the species Capra aegagrus (hircus) and the species Ovis aries | Antelopes, bison, buffalo, gazelles, goats and sheep (domestic cattle, goats and sheep are excepted) |
Camelidae except the species Lama glama and Lama pacos | Camels, the guanaco and the vicugna (the domestic llama and alpaca are excepted) |
Cervidae of the species Alces alces and Rangifer tarandus, except any domestic form of the species Rangifer tarandus | The moose or elk and the caribou or reindeer (the domestic reindeer is excepted) |
Giraffidae | The giraffe and the okapi |
Hippopotamidae | The hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus |
Suidae, except any domestic form of | Old-world pigs (including the wild boar |
the species Sus scrofa | and the wart hog) (the domestic pig is excepted) |
Tayassuidae | New-world pigs (otherwise known as peccaries) |
Any hybrid of a kind of animal specified in the foregoing provisions of this column where one parent is, or both parents are, of a kind so specified | Mammalian hybrids with a parent (or parents) of a specified kind |
BIRDS Cassowaries and emu
Casuariidae | Cassowaries |
Dromaiidae | The emu |
REPTILES Crocodilians
Alligatoridae | Alligators and caimans |
Crocodylidae | Crocodiles and the false gharial |
Gavialidae | The gharial (otherwise known as the gavial) |
Lizards and snakes
Colubridae of the species of the genera Atractaspis, Malpolon, Psammophis and Thelatornis and of the species Boiga dendrophila, Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus and Rhabdophis tigrinus | Mole vipers and certain rear-fanged venomous snakes (including the moila and montpellier snakes, sand snakes, twig snakes, the mangrove (otherwise known as the yellow-ringed catsnake), the boomslang, the red-necked keelback and the yamakagashi (otherwise known as the Japanese tiger-snake)) |
Elapidae | Certain front-fanged venomous snakes (including cobras, coral snakes, the desert black snake, kraits, mambas, sea snakes and all Australian poisonous snakes (including the death adders)) |
Helodermatidae | The gila monster and the (Mexican) beaded lizard |
Viperidae | Certain front-fanged venomous snakes (including adders, the barba amarilla, the bushmaster, the copperhead, the fer-de-lance, moccasins, rattlesnakes and vipers) |
INVERTEBRATES Spiders
Ctenidae of the species of the genus Phoneutria | Wandering spiders |
Dipluridae of the species of the genus Atrax | The Sydney funnel-web spider and its close relatives |
Lycosidae of the species Lycosa raptoria | The Brazilian wolf spider |
Sicariidae of the species of the genus Loxosceles | Brown recluse spiders (otherwise known as violin spiders) |
Theridiidae of the species of the genus Latrodectus | The black widow spider (otherwise known as redback spider) and its close relatives |
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