2024-31203. Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing Salamanders Due to Risk of Salamander Chytrid Fungus

Table 1—Total Number of All Live Imported Salamanders, 2017-2019 (2021$)

[Data from USFWS OLE 2021]
Genus *	Purpose	Live salamanders	Estimated sales
Ambystoma	Commercial	90	$8,000
	Scientific	13	(**)
Amphiuma	Commercial	1	<$1,000
Andrias	Zoos	4	$3,000
Bolitoglossa	Commercial	5	<$1,000
Cynops	Personal	1	(**)
Desmognathus	Commercial	119	$3,000
Eurycea	Commercial	137	$3,000
Necturus	Commercial	163	$4,000
Pleurodeles	Scientific	108	(**)
Pseudotriton	Commercial	10	<$1,000
Salamandra	Scientific	100	(**)
Total all genera		751	** $24,000
Total new genera		373	** $18,000
* Genera in bold are listed under the second interim rule. Amphiuma, Cynops,Pleurodeles, and Salamandra are listed under the final rule to the 2016 interim rule.
** The value of live salamanders for scientific purposes is unavailable, and estimating this value is beyond the scope of this analysis.

Table 2—Total Number of All Imported Salamander Specimens,¹ 2017-2019

[Data from USFWS OLE 2021]
Genus ²	Purpose	Salamander specimens ¹
Ambystoma	Scientific	200
Amphiuma *	Commercial	200
Bolitoglossa *	Scientific	99
	Commercial	80
Cryptobranchus	Traveling Exhibit	1
Desmognathus	Scientific	24
Eurycea	Scientific	9
Laotriton	Scientific	2
Necturus *	Commercial	6
Notophthalmus	Scientific	9
Nototriton *	Scientific	6
Oedipina *	Scientific	2
Paramesotriton	Scientific	4
Plethodon	Scientific	6
Salamandra	Scientific	187
Triturus	Scientific	11
Tylototriton	Scientific	111
Total		957
¹ Specimens are animals that are preserved for scientific or museum use; however, it is unknown whether these specimens would meet the preservation standards and be exempt from listing.
² Genera in bold are listed under the second interim rule. Genera with * are not listed under either rule.

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Document Information

Effective Date:: 1/25/2025
Published:: 01/10/2025
Department:: Fish and Wildlife Service
Entry Type:: Rule
Action:: Affirmation of interim rule as final; second interim rule and request for public comment.
Document Number:: 2024-31203
Dates:: Effective date: The interim rule published at 81 FR 1534 on January 13, 2016, was effective January 28, 2016. This final rule affirming the January 13, 2016, interim rule and the interim rule set forth in this document are effective January 25, 2025.
Pages:: 2170-2221 (52 pages)
Docket Numbers:: Docket No. FWS-HQ-FAC-2015-0005, FXFR13360900000-245-FF09F14000
RINs:: 1018-BA77: Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing Salamanders Due To Risk of Salamander Chytrid Fungus
RIN Links:: https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1018-BA77/injurious-wildlife-species-listing-salamanders-due-to-risk-of-salamander-chytrid-fungus
Topics:: Animal diseases, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Transportation, Wildlife
PDF File:: 2024-31203.pdf
Supporting Documents:: » Economic Analysis and Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for the Final Rule Affirming the 2016 Interim Rule; » FWS Environmental Action Statement; » References Used in Listing Salamanders as Injurious Wildlife Due to Risk of Salamander Chytrid Fungus December 2024; » Intra-Service Informal Section 7 Consultation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for the action of Listing Salamanders as Injurious under (18 U.S.C. 42(a); » Section 7 Consultation; » References salamander rule final; » Environmental Action Statement final; » Draft Economic Analysis and Reg Flex Analysis
CFR: (1): 50 CFR 16