THE DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS ACT 1976 (MODIFICATION) ORDER 1984
(SI/1984 No 1111)
The following is a list of animals for which, when kept privately, a licence is
required under the Act.
Scientific name of kind Common name or names
MAMMALS
Marsupials
Dasyuridae of the species
Sarcophilus harrisi.
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 & 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)
Pongidae Anthropoid apes (including
Chimpanzees, gibbons, the gorilla and
orang-utan)
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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 giant panda and the red 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
Viverridae of the species of the genus
Viverra and of the species Arctictis
binturong and Cryptoprocta ferox
The African, large-spotted, genus 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 and sealions
and earless seals (the common and
grey seals are excepted)
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Elephants
Elephantidae Elephants
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
the species Sus scrofa
Old-world pigs (including the wild boar
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
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BIRDS
Cassowaries and emu
Casuariidae Cassowaries
Dromaiidae The emu
Ostrich
Struthionidae The ostrich
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 rednecked
keelback and the yamakagashi
(other-wise 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)
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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.
Scorpions
Buthidae Buthid scorpions
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