Aquatic invasive species (AIS) pose an ongoing threat to Washington's environment and economy. Find out which species are considered invasive in Washington.
Species | Category | Family | AIS classification |
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Eastern Lesser siren (Siren intermedia intermedia) | Amphibians | Sirenidae | Prohibited |
Greater siren (Siren lacertina) | Amphibians | Sirenidae | Prohibited |
Plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons) | Amphibians | Pelobatidae | Prohibited |
Western Spadefoot toad (Spea hammondii) | Amphibians | Pelobatidae | Prohibited |
Hurter's Spadefoot toad (Spea hurterii (Scaphiopus hurteri above)) | Amphibians | Pelobatidae | Prohibited |
Mexican spadefoot toad (Spea multiplicata) | Amphibians | Pelobatidae | Prohibited |
Burrowing isopod (Sphaeroma quoyanum) | Crustaceans | Spheromatidae | Prohibited |
Clubbed Tunicate (Styela clava) | Tunicate/Sea-squirt | Styelidae | Unlisted |
Red-bellied newt (Taricha rivularis) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Sierra newt (Taricha torosa) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Tetraclitella purpurascens (Tetraclitella purpurascens) | Crustaceans | Tetraclitidae | Regulated |
Tench (Tinca tinca) | Fish | Cyprinidae | Regulated |
Pond slider (Trachemys scripta) | Reptiles | Emydidae | Regulated |
Bosca's newt (Triturus boscai) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Italian Crested newt (Triturus carnifex) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Great Crested newt (Triturus cristatus) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Danube Crested newt (Triturus dobrogicus) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Palmate newt (Triturus helveticus helveticus) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Italian newt (Triturus italicus) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Southern Crested newt (Triturus karelinii) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Marbeled newt (Triturus marmoratus marmoratus) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Carpathian newt (Triturus montandoni) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Banded newt (Triturus vittatus ophryticus) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Smooth newt (Triturus vulgaris lantzi) | Amphibians | Salamandridae | Prohibited |
Eastern oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea) | Molluscs | Gastropoda | Unlisted |