The following species are classified as prohibited level 3 species:

1. (1) Amphibians:

   1. (a) Family Ambystomatidae:

      1. (i) Ambystoma californiense, California tiger salamander.
      2. (ii) Ambystoma laterale, Blue-spotted salamander.
      3. (iii) Ambystoma opacum, Marbled salamander.
      4. (iv) Ambystoma rosaceum, Tarahumara salamander.
      5. (v) Ambystoma tigrinum, except for Ambystoma tigrinum mavortium, Western tiger salamander, and Ambystoma tigrinum melanostictum, Tiger salamander.
      6. (vi) Genus Dicamptodon: All members except for Dicamptodon tenebrosus, Pacific giant salamander, and Dicamptodon copei, Cope's giant salamander.
   2. (b) Family Amphiumidae: Genus Amphiuma: All members, one-, two-, and three-toed salamanders or Congo eels.

   3. (c) Family Cryptobranchidae:

      1. (i) Genus Andrias: All members, Chinese and Japanese giant salamanders.
      2. (ii) Genus Cryptobranchus: All members, hellbender.

   4. (d) Family Hylidae: Cricket frogs.

      1. (i) Dryophytes immaculatus.
      2. (ii) Dryophytes japonicus.
      3. (iii) Hyla annectans.
      4. (iv) Hyla arborea.
      5. (v) Hyla chinensis.
      6. (vi) Hyla hallowellii.
      7. (vii) Hyla meridionalis.
      8. (viii) Hyla sanchiangensis.
      9. (ix) Hyla simplex.
      10. (x) Hyla tsinlingensis.
      11. (xi) Hyla zhaopingensis.

   5. (e) Family Hynobiidae: Mountain salamanders.

      1. (i) Genus Batrachuperus: All members.
      2. (ii) Genus Hynobius: All members.
      3. (iii) Genus Liua: All members.
      4. (iv) Genus Onychodactylus: All members.
      5. (v) Genus Pachyhynobius: All members.
      6. (vi) Genus Pseudohynobius: All members.
      7. (vii) Genus Ranodon: All members.
      8. (viii) Genus Salamandrella: All members.
   6. (f) Family Pelobatidae: Genus Pelobates: All members, spadefoots.
   7. (g) Family Pipidae: Genus Xenopus: All members, African clawed frogs.
   8. (h) Family Plethodontidae:
   9. (i) Genus Desmognathus: All members, four-toed salamanders.
   10. (ii) Genus Eurycea: All members, American brook salamanders.
   11. (iii) Genus Gyrinophilus: All members, cave salamanders.
   12. (iv) Genus Hemidactylium: All members, four-toed salamanders.
   13. (v) Genus Hydromantes: All members, web-toed salamanders.
   14. (vi) Genus Pseudotriton: All members, mud or red salamanders.
   15. (i) Family Proteidae: All members, mudpuppies.

   16. (j) Family Ranidae: True frogs.

       1. (i) Glandirana emeljanovi, Imienpo Station frog.
       2. (ii) Glandirana rugosa, Japanese wrinkled frog.
       3. (iii) Glandirana tientaiensis, Tiantai frog.
       4. (iv) Hylarana lateralis, Kokarit frog.
       5. (v) Lithobates catesbeianus, American bullfrog.
       6. (vi) Nidirana okinavana, Kampira Falls frog.
       7. (vii) Pelophylax bedriagae, Levant water frog.
       8. (viii) Pelophylax bergeri, Italian pool frog.
       9. (ix) Pelophylax cerigensis, Karpathos frog.
       10. (x) Pelophylax chosenicus, Seoul frog.
       11. (xi) Pelophylax cretensis, Cretan frog.
       12. (xii) Pelophylax demarchii, Eritrea pond frog.
       13. (xiii) Pelophylax epeiroticus, Epirus water frog.
       14. (xiv) Pelophylax fukienensis, Futsing Hsien frog.
       15. (xv) Pelophylax hubeiensis, Hubei gold-striped pond frog.
       16. (xvi) Pelophylax lessonae, Pool frog.
       17. (xvii) Pelophylax nigromaculatus, Black-spotted frog.
       18. (xviii) Pelophylax perezi, Perez's frog.
       19. (xix) Pelophylax plancyi, Eastern golden frog.
       20. (xx) Pelophylax porosus, Daruma pond frog.
       21. (xxi) Pelophylax ridibundus, Marsh frog.
       22. (xxii) Pelophylax saharicus, Sahara frog.
       23. (xxiii) Pelophylax shqipericus, Albanian water frog.
       24. (xxiv) Pelophylax tenggerensis, Yellow River frog.
       25. (xxv) Pelophylax terentievi, Terentjev's frog.
       26. (xxvi) Rana amurensis, Siberian wood frog.
       27. (xxvii) Rana arvalis, Moor frog.
       28. (xxviii) Rana asiatica, Central Asiatic frog.
       29. (xxix) Rana chaochiaoensis, Chaochiao frog.
       30. (xxx) Rana chensinensis, Asiatic grass frog.
       31. (xxxi) Rana chevronta, Chevron-spotted brown frog.
       32. (xxxii) Rana coreana, Korean brown frog.
       33. (xxxiii) Rana dalmatina, Agile frog.
       34. (xxxiv) Rana dybowskii, Dybowski's frog.
       35. (xxxv) Rana graeca, Greek stream frog.
       36. (xxxvi) Rana huanrenensis, Huanren frog.
       37. (xxxvii) Rana iberica, Iberian frog.
       38. (xxxviii) Rana italica, Italian stream frog.
       39. (xxxix) Rana japonica, Japanese brown frog.
       40. (xl) Rana kukunoris, Plateau brown frog.
       41. (xli) Rana latastei, Italian agile frog.
       42. (xlii) Rana macrocnemis, Long-legged wood frog.
       43. (xliii) Rana omeimontis, Omei brown frog.
       44. (xliv) Rana ornativentris, Montane brown frog.
       45. (xlv) Rana pirica, Ezo brown frog.
       46. (xlvi) Rana pyrenaica, Pyrenean frog.
       47. (xlvii) Rana sakuraii, Stream brown frog.
       48. (xlviii) Rana shuchinae, Sichuan frog.
       49. (xlix) Rana tagoi, Tago's brown frog.
       50. (l) Rana temporaria, European common frog.
       51. (li) Rana tsushimensis, Tsushima brown frog.
       52. (lii) Rana zhengi, Zhangcun frog.
       53. (liii) Rana zhenhaiensis, Zhenhai brown frog.

   17. (k) Family Salamandridae: Newts

       1. (i) Genus Chioglossa: All members, Gold-striped salamanders.
       2. (ii) Genus Echinotriton: All members, Mountain newts.
       3. (iii) Genus Euproctus: All members, European mountain salamander.
       4. (iv) Genus Ichthyosaura: All members, Alpine newts.
       5. (v) Genus Neurergus: All members, Kurdistan newts.
       6. (vi) Genus Notophthalmus: All members, Red-spotted newts.
       7. (vii) Genus Pachytriton: All members, Chinese newts.
       8. (viii) Genus Paramesotriton: All members, Warty newts.
       9. (ix) Genus Salamandrina: All members, Speckled salamander.
       10. (x) Genus Taricha: All members except for Taricha granulosa, the Northern rough-skin newt.
       11. (xi) Genus Triturus: All members.

   18. (l) Family Sirenidae:

       1. (i) Genus Pseudobranchus: All members, Dwarf sirens.
       2. (ii) Genus Siren: All members, Sirens.

2. (2) Crustaceans:

   1. (a) Family Cambaridae: All members, Crayfish.

   2. (b) Family Cercopagidae:

      1. (i) Bythotrephes cederstroemi, Spiny water flea.
      2. (ii) Cercopagis pengoi, Fish hook water flea.
   3. (c) Family Parastacidae: All members except genus Engaeus, Crayfish.
   4. (d) Family Sphaeromatidae: Sphaeroma quoianum, Burrowing isopod.

3. (3) Fish:

   1. (a) Family Amiidae: Amia calva, Bowfin.

   2. (b) Family Cyprinidae:

      1. (i) Ctenopharyngodon idella, Grass carp (in the diploid form).
      2. (ii) Leuciscus idus, Ide, silver orfe or golden orfe.
      3. (iii) Pimephales promelas, Fathead minnow.
      4. (iv) Scardinius erythrophthalmus, Rudd.
   3. (c) Family Gobiidae: Neogobius melanostomus, Round goby.
   4. (d) Family Lepisosteidae: All members, Gar-pikes.

   5. (e) Family Serrasalmidae:

      1. (i) Genus Pygocentrus: All members, Piranha.
      2. (ii) Genus Serrasalmus: All members, Piranha.
4. (4) Mammals: Family Echimyidae: Myocastor coypus, Nutria.

5. (5) Mollusks:

   1. (a) Family Dreissenidae: Genus Dreissena: All members except Dreissena bugensis and Dreissena polymorpha, Freshwater mussels.
   2. (b) Family Tateidae: Potamopyrgus antipodarum, New Zealand mud snail.

6. (6) Reptiles:

   1. (a) Family Chelydridae: All members, Snapping turtles.

   2. (b) Family Emydidae:

      1. (i) Genus Clemmys: All members, Pond turtles.
      2. (ii) Emys orbicularis, European pond turtle.
   3. (c) Family Geoemydidae: Genus Mauremys: All members, Striped-neck turtle.
   4. (d) Family Trionychidae: Genus Apalone: All members, American soft shell turtles.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, 77.12.045, 77.04.013, and 77.12.047. WSR 25-20-117 (Order 25-10), s 220-640-050, filed 10/1/25, effective 11/1/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, 77.12.045, and 77.12.047. WSR 19-21-034 (Order 19-250), § 220-640-050, filed 10/8/19, effective 11/8/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.090, 77.04.130, 77.15.568, 77.08.010, 77.65.510, 77.65.515, 77.65.520. WSR 18-16-042 (Order 18-162), § 220-640-050, filed 7/25/18, effective 8/25/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.090 and 77.04.130. WSR 18-06-006, § 220-640-050, filed 2/22/18, effective 3/25/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.020, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047. WSR 17-05-112 (Order 17-04), amended and recodified as § 220-640-050, filed 2/15/17, effective 3/18/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 02-19-007 (Order 02-223), § 220-12-005, filed 9/5/02, effective 10/6/02.]