ARM 12.6.2215. LIST OF PROHIBITED SPECIES

(1) The following amphibians are classified as prohibited species: (a) African clawed frog - Xenopus laevis; and (b) North American bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana. (2) The following crustaceans are classified as prohibited species: (a) Rusty crayfish - Orconectes rusticus. (3) The following fish are classified as prohibited species: (a) Bighead carp - Hypophthalmichthys nobilis; (b) Black carp - Mylopharyngodon piceus; (c) Grass carp - Ctenopharyngodon idella; (d) Silver carp - Hypophthalmichthys molitrix; (e) Snakehead fish - genera Channa and Parachanna (29 species) ; (f) Zander (European pikeperch) - Sander lucioperca; and (g) Walking catfish - Clarias batrachus. (4) The following mammals are classified as prohibited species: (a) Nutria - Myocastor coypus; (b) Short-tailed opossum - Monodelphis domestica; (c) Virginia opossum - Didelphis virginiana; (d) Brush-tailed possum - Trichosurus vulpecula; (e) Southern flying squirrel - Glaucomys volans; and (f) Primates in the family Cebidae. (5) The following mollusks are classified as prohibited species: (a) New Zealand mudsnail - Potamopyrgus antipodarum; and (b) Zebra mussel - Dreissena polymorpha. (6) The following reptiles are classified as prohibited: (a) Boomslang - Dispholidus typus; (b) Burrowing asps (all species in family Atractaspidae) ; (c) Coral snakes (all species in family Elapidae) ; (d) Cobras (all species in family Elapidae) ; (e) Kraits (all species in family Elapidae) ; (f) Mambas (all species in family Elapidae) ; and (g) Pit vipers and true vipers (all species in family Viperidae except species indigenous to Montana) .