There would be nothing worse than losing your amphibian pet due to not understanding the local laws or getting a huge fine on top of that! Please understand your state laws before purchasing or even breeding your pets!
If anybody has any other links to add please feel free to do so. For the states that aren’t listed no information could be found. I do not guarantee the information found within these links to be current. If your state is not listed I suggest you call or email your state wild life service.
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