オオトカゲはカナダで合法ですか?

あなたがいる場所に応じて, カナダではオオトカゲをペットとして飼うことができる場合とできない場合があります。.

ブリティッシュコロンビア州は、ペット取引で一般的に見られるほとんどのオオトカゲの所有を許可しています, 一部の例外を除いて.

ペットとして最も人気のあるオオトカゲの一部, そのような アッキーモニター (ヴァラヌス・アカントゥルス), サバンナモニター (Varanus exanthematicus), と Timor Monitors (ヴァラヌス・ティモレンシス) are generally allowed.

This is however not the case for Ontario, and the regulations can vary from city to city.

例えば, Toronto has stricter regulations that prevent all species of Monitor lizards to be kept as pet.

If you are planning to adopt a pet Monitor, make sure to check your local regulations.

Below is a list of Monitor lizard species that are prohibited to keep in Canada (including BC):

Prohibited Species Monitor Lizards

• コモドドラゴン (ヴァラヌス・コモドエンシス)
• ナイルモニター (ヴァラヌス・ニロティカス)
• Perentie Monitor (Varanus giganteus)
• Variegated Monitor (Varanus varius)
• ウォーターモニター (ヴァラヌスの救世主)
• Bengal Monitor (Varanus bengalensis)
• Crocodile Monitor (Varanus salvadori)

All these species of Monitor lizards are illegal to own, breed and transport anywhere in Canada.

If a species is not listed above, それ may be allowed, but a permit may be required depending on its size and your specific area of residence.

---

Allowed Species of Monitor Lizards

• アッキーモニター (ヴァラヌス・アカントゥルス)
• サバンナモニター (Varanus exanthematicus)
• アジア水オオトカゲ (ヴァラヌスの救世主)
• Pygmy Mulga Monitor (Varanus gilleni)
• ティモールモニター (ヴァラヌス・ティモレンシス)
• Any other Varanidae not listed as a prohibited species

Restricted species of monitor lizards can be owned, bred and transported without a permit if they are smaller than two metres (this is usually the case for smaller species like Ackie monitors).

A permit is required if the lizard reaches a length of over two metres as an adult.

All species of Monitor lizards, regardless of size, cannot be released in the wild under any circumstances.

また, regulations vary between regions and sometimes even cities.

ソース: List of Controlled Alien Species in British Columbia (Updated December 2012)

---

Legality of Monitor Lizards in Toronto

不運にも, it is not possible to legally own a Monitor lizard in Toronto.

This is in accordance to the TORONTO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 349, ANIMALS which states that the following animals are prohibited:

(…)

REPTILES
Crocodylia (ワニなどの, ワニ, gavials)
All snakes which reach an adult length larger than 3 metres
All lizards which reach an adult length larger than 2 metres
OTHER
All venomous and poisonous animals

(…)

Sadly, all Monitor lizards fall into one or both of the categories highlighted above.

Even though most Monitors that are kept as pets do not reach 2 metres in length as adults, all species are venomous and therefore forbidden in Toronto.