Section 885.48  Medically Significant Amphibians

Medically significant poisonous/venomous amphibians, capable of causing bodily harm to humans or animals, may be possessed for educational purposes or research purposes by bona fide scientific or educational institutions.  Medically significant amphibians include cane or marine toads/suriname giant marine toads (Bufo marinus), Colorado river toads (Bufo alvarius), Smooth-sided toad (Rhaebo [Bufo] guttatus), any South American/ beaked/Rio Viejo/Crested toads (genus Rhinella), Bruno's casque headed frog (Aparasphenodon brunoi), Greening's frog (Corythomantis greening), Spring-headed or Coronated tree frog (Anotheca [Triprion] spinosa), and Ranwella's horned tree frog (Polypedates ranwellai), including hybrids or intergrades of any of the listed species in this Section.

(Source:  Added at 49 Ill. Reg. 10413, effective July 31, 2025)