You must have a Wholesale/Dealer’s License to buy for resale of native reptiles & amphibians or to transport them for commercial purposes in or out of state, whether wild caught or captive bred, regardless of generations removed from the wild. Annual cost is $105 for residents and $405 for non-residents. You may purchase a 3 day non-resident license for $75. There is a 1% sales tax for Louisiana residents selling native reptiles out of state. The phone number for licenses is 225-765-2998. [Class III violation]
Native Species Of Louisiana
The sales most affected are those of colubrids, namely corn and a few kings. Louisiana classifies to the species and when such exists, the sub-species. Please check what you sell against the list below.
1. Salamanders
Spotted Salamander ( Ambystoma maculatum )
Marbled Salamander ( Ambystoma opacum )
Mole Salamander ( Ambystoma talpoideum )
Small-mouthed Salamander ( Ambystoma texanum )
Eastern Tiger Salamander ( Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum ) Prohibited
Two-toed Amphiuma ( Amphiuma means )
Three-toed Amphiuma ( Amphiuma tridactylum )
Spotty Dusky Salamander ( Desmognathus fuscus conanti )
Southern Dusky Salamander ( Desmognathus auriculatus )
Southern Two-lined Salamander ( Eurycea cirrigera )
Three-lined Salamander ( Eurycea longicauda guttolineata )
Dwarf Salamander ( Eurycea quadridigitata )
Four-toed Salamander ( Hemidactylium scutatum )
Slimy Salamanders ( Plethodon glutinosus complex)*
Southern Red-backed Salamander ( Plethodon serratus ) Prohibited
Webster's Salamander ( Plethodon websteri ) Prohibited
Gulf Coast Mud Salamander ( Pseudotriton montanus flavissimus ) Prohibited
Southern Red Salamander ( Pseudotriton ruber vioscai ) Prohibited
Gulf Coast Waterdog ( Necturus beyeri )
Red River Waterdog ( Necturus maculosus louisianensis )
Central Newt ( Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis )
Western Lesser Siren ( Siren intermedia nettingi )
* Plethodon glutinosus includes P. mississippi and P. kisatchie which can be distinguished only by biochemical methods.
2. Toads and Frogs
Dwarf American Toad ( Bufo americanus charlesmithi )
Oak Toad ( Bufo quercicus )
Southern Toad ( Bufo terrestris )
Gulf Coast Toad ( Bufo valliceps )
Fowler's Toad ( Bufo woodhousii fowleri )
Northern Cricket Frog ( Acris crepitans crepitans )
Southern Cricket Frog ( Acris gryllus gryllus )
Bird-voiced Treefrog ( Hyla avivoca )
Cope's Gray Treefrog ( Hyla chrysoscelis )
Greater Gray Treefrog ( Hyla versicolor )
Green Treefrog ( Hyla cinerea )
Northern Spring Peeper ( Hyla crucifer crucifer )
Pine Woods Treefrog ( Hyla femoralis )
Barking Treefrog ( Hyla gratiosa )
Squirrel Treefrog ( Hyla squirella )
Ornate Chorus Frog ( Pseudacris ornata )
Strecker's Chorus Frog ( Pseudacris streckeri )
Upland Chorus Frog ( Pseudacris triseriata feriarum )
Greenhouse Frog ( Eleutherodactylus planirostri ) established exotic
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Frog ( Gastrophryne carolinensis )
Eastern Spadefoot ( Scaphiopus holbrookii holbrookii )
Hurter's Spadefoot ( Scaphiopus holbrookii hurterii )
Southern Crawfish Frog ( Rana areolata areolata )
Dusky Gopher Frog ( Rana areolata sevosa ) Prohibited
Bullfrog ( Rana catesbeiana ) Must be 5+ inches
Bronze Frog ( Rana clamitans clamitans )
Pig Frog ( Rana grylio ) Must be 3+ inches
Pickerel Frog ( Rana palustris )
Southern Leopard Frog ( Rana sphenocephala )
3. Turtles
Common Snapping Turtle ( Chelydra serpentina serpentina )
Alligator Snapping Turtle ( Macroclemys temminckii ) Prohibited
Southern Painted Turtle ( Chrysemys picta dorsalis )
Eastern Chicken Turtle ( Deirochelys reticularia reticularia )
Western Chicken Turtle ( Deirochelys reticularia miaria )
Mississippi Map Turtle ( Graptemys kohnii )
Ringed Map Turtle ( Graptemys oculifera )
Ouachita Map Turtle ( Graptemys pseudogeographica ouachitensis )
Sabine Map Turtle ( Graptemys pseudogeographica sabinensis )
Alabama Map Turtle ( Graptemys pulchra )
Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin ( Malaclemys terrapin pileata )
River Cooter ( Pseudemys concinna complex)
Florida Cooter ( Pseudemys floridana complex)
Gulf Coast Box Turtle ( Terrapene carolina major ) Prohibited
Three-toed Box Turtle ( Terrapene carolina triunguis ) Prohibited
Ornate Box Turtle ( Terrapene ornata ornata ) Prohibited
Red-eared Slider ( Trachemys scripta elegans )
Mississippi Mud Turtle ( Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis )
Razor-backed Musk Turtle ( Sternotherus carinatus )
Stripe-necked Musk Turtle ( Sternotherus minor peltifer )
Stinkpot ( Sternotherus odoratus )
Gopher Tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) Prohibited
Midland Smooth Softshell ( Apalone mutica mutica )
Gulf Coast Smooth Softshell ( Apalone mutica calvata )
Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell ( Apalone spinifera aspera )
Pallid Spiny Softshell ( Apalone spinifera pallida )
4. Lizards
Eastern Slender Glass Lizard ( Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus )
Western Slender Glass Lizard ( Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus )
Eastern Glass Lizard ( Ophisaurus ventralis )
Mediterranean Gecko ( Hemidactylus turcicus turcicus ) established exotic
Green Anole ( Anolis carolinensis ) Must be 2+ inches
Southern Fence Lizard ( Sceloporus undulatus undulatus )
Northern Fence Lizard ( Sceloporus undulatus hyacinthinus )
Southern Coal Skink ( Eumeces anthracinus pluvialis )
Five-lined Skink ( Eumeces fasciatus )
Southeastern Five-lined Skink ( Eumeces inexpectatus )
Broad-headed Skink ( Eumeces laticeps )
Southern Prairie Skink ( Eumeces septentrionalis obtusirostris )
Ground Skink ( Scincella lateralis )
Six-lined Racerunner ( Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sexlineatus )
5. Snakes
Midwest Worm Snake ( Carphophis amoenus helenae )
Western Worm Snake ( Carphophis amoenus vermis )
Northern Scarlet Snake ( Cemophora coccinea copei )
Buttermilk Racer ( Coluber constrictor anthicus )
Black-masked Racer ( Coluber constrictor latrunculus )
Tan Racer ( Coluber constrictor etheridgei )
Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer ( Coluber constrictor flaviventris )
Southern Black Racer ( Coluber constrictor priapus )
Mississippi Ringneck Snake ( Diadophis punctatus stictogenys )
Great Plains Rat Snake ( Elaphe guttata emoryi )
Corn Snake ( Elaphe guttata guttata )
Black Rat Snake ( Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta )
Texas Rat Snake ( Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri )
Western Mud Snake ( Farancia abacura reinwardtii )
Rainbow Snake ( Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma )
Eastern Hognose Snake ( Heterodon platyrhinos )
Prairie Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster )
Mole Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata )
Speckled Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis getulus holbrooki )
Louisiana Milk Snake ( Lampropeltis triangulum amaura )
Scarlet Kingsnake ( Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides )
Eastern Coachwhip ( Masticophis flagellum flagellum )
Gulf Salt Marsh Snake ( Nerodia clarkii clarkii )
Western Green Water Snake ( Nerodia cyclopion )
Yellow-bellied Water Snake ( Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster )
Blotched Water Snake ( Nerodia erythrogaster transversa )
Broad-banded Water Snake ( Nerodia fasciata confluens )
Diamond-backed Water Snake ( Nerodia rhomobifer rhombifer )
Midland Water Snake ( Nerodia sipedon pleuralis )
Rough Green Snake ( Opheodrys aestivus )
Black Pine Snake ( Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi )
Louisiana Pine Snake ( Pituophis melanoleucus ruthveni )
Graham's Crayfish Snake ( Regina grahamii )
Delta Glossy Crayfish Snake ( Regina rigida deltae )
Western Glossy Crayfish Snake ( Regina rigida sinicola )
Pine Woods Snake ( Rhadinaea flavilata )
Marsh Brown Snake ( Storeria dekayi limnetes )
Texas Brown Snake ( Storeria dekayi texana )
Midland Brown Snake ( Storeria dekayi wrightorum )
Florida Red-bellied Snake ( Storeria occipitomaculata obscura )
Southeastern Crowned Snake ( Tantilla coronata )
Flat-headed Snake ( Tantilla gracilis )
Western Ribbon Snake ( Thamnophis proximus proximus )
Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake ( Thamnophis proximus orarius )
Eastern Ribbon Snake ( Thamnophis sauritus sauritus )
Eastern Garter Snake ( Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis )
Rough Earth Snake ( Virginia striatula )
Western Smooth Earth Snake ( Virginia valeriae elegans )
Eastern Coral Snake ( Micrurus fulvius fulvius )
Texas Coral Snake ( Micrurus fulvius tenere )
Southern Copperhead ( Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix )
Western Cottonmouth ( Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma )
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake ( Crotalus adamanteus )
Canebrake Rattlesnake ( Crotalus horridus atricaudatus )
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake ( Sistrurus miliarius streckeri )
6. Alligator
American Alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis