This page is a translation of Nebraska Chapter 10: Nongame Species In Need Of Conservation (Effective 06/04/2025)
Release of Reptiles and Amphibians - It shall be unlawful to release into the wild any live reptile or amphibian after such animal has been transported from one location to another over a distance exceeding 100 yards without the authorization of the Commission.
Species with no take:
It shall be unlawful for any person to take, possess, transport, export, process, sell or offer for sale, or ship nongame wildlife in need of conservation unless authorized to do so by the Commission under the authority of a scientific collection permit.
These include:
Smallmouthed Salamander ~ Ambystoma texanum
American Toad ~ Anaxyrus americanus
Plains Narrowmouth Toad ~ Gastrophryne olivacea
Common Five-lined Skink ~ Plestiodon fasciatus
Great Plains Skink ~ Plestiodon obsoletus
Sagebrush Lizard ~ Sceloporus graciosus
Slender Glass Lizard ~ Ophisaurus attenuatus
Greater Short-horned Lizard ~ Phrynosoma hernandesi
Western Worm Snake ~ Carphophis vermis
Timber Rattlesnake ~ Crotalus horridus
Prairie Kingsnake ~ Lampropeltis calligaster
Speckled Kingsnake ~ Lampropeltis holbrooki
Glossy Snake ~ Arizona elegans
Smooth Green snake ~ Opheodrys vernalis
Graham’s Crayfish Snake ~ Regina grahamii
Plains Black-headed Snake ~ Tantilla nigriceps
Western Ribbon snake ~ Thamnophis proximus
Red-bellied Snake ~ Storeria occipitomaculata
Eastern Copperhead ~ Agkistrodon contortrix
Western Terrestrial Gartersnake ~ Thamnophis elegans
Blanding’s Turtle ~ Emydoidea blandingii
Diamondback Water Snake ~ Nerodia rhombifer
Bait Species:
In-state transport, possession, processing, sale or offer of sale of the following species will be permitted in accordance with 37-4,105 and 37-4,106, and the regulations defined for bait and baitfish species in NAC 164, Fisheries Regulations.
These Include:
Plains Leopard Frog ~ Lithobates blairi
Northern Leopard Frog ~ Lithobates pipiens
Species with Take Up to 10 Individuals:
Take of individuals from the wild within Nebraska and associated in-state transport, possession, or processing will be permitted with a bag and possession limit of ten (10) individuals per species, or products derived from ten (10) individuals per species.
These include:
Blanchard's Cricket Frog ~ Acris blanchardi
Boreal Chorus Frog ~ Pseudacris maculata
Great Plains Toad ~ Anaxyrus cognatus
Woodhouse’s Toad ~ Anaxyrus woodhousii
Plains Spadefoot ~ Spea bombifrons
Six-lined Racerunner ~ Aspidoscelis sexlineata
Northern Prairie Lizard ~ Sceloporus consobrinus
North American Racer ~ Coluber constrictor
Prairie Rattlesnake ~ Crotalus viridis
Ring-necked Snake ~ Diadophis punctatus
Northern Water Snake ~ Nerodia sipedon
Bullsnake ~ Pituophis catenifer
Plains Gartersnake ~ Thamnophis radix
Common Garter snake ~ Thamnophis sirtalis
Painted Turtle ~ Chrysemys picta
False Map Turtle ~ Graptemys pseudogeographica
Species with Take Up to 3 Individuals:
Take of individuals from the wild in Nebraska, and associated in-state transport, possession, or processing will be permitted for the following species with a bag and possession limit of three (3) individuals per species, or products derived from three (3) individuals per species.
This includes:
Cope's Gray Treefrog ~ Hyla chrysoscelis
Gray Treefrog ~ Hyla versicolr
Northern Prairie Skink ~ Plestiodon septentrionalis
Many-lined Skink ~ Plestiodon multivirgatus
Common Lesser Earless Lizard ~ Holbrookia maculata
Great Plains Rat Snake ~ Pantherophis emoryi
Western Black Ratsnake ~ Pantherophis obsoleta
Western Fox Snake ~ Pantherophis ramspotti
Plains Hog-nosed Snake ~ Heterodon nasicus
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake ~ Heterodon platirhinos
Western Milksnake ~ Lampropeltis gentilis
Coachwhip Snake ~ Coluber flagellum
Dekay’s Brown Snake ~ Storeria dekayi
Lined Snake ~ Tropidoclonion lineatum
Yellow Mud Turtle ~ Kinosternon flavescens
Ornate Box Turtle ~ Terrapene ornata
Smooth Softshell ~ Apalone mutica
Spiny Softshell ~ Apalone spinifera
Red-Eared Slider Turtle ~ Trachemys scripta