References and sources

Ferguson Zones explained

Species are grouped by the ultraviolet index they naturally seek out. Provide a gradient so an animal can move in and out of the irradiated zone.

Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976 — reptiles

HerpDesk Manager flags animals in My Collection that appear in the reptile section of the Schedule to the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, as substituted for England and Wales by S.I. 2007/2465 and for Scotland by S.S.I. 2008/302. Keeping a listed animal in Great Britain normally requires a licence from your local authority. Keepers outside the UK can switch these flags off in My Collection.

• •Alligatoridae — alligators and caimans (all species)
• •Crocodylidae — crocodiles and the false gharial (all species)
• •Gavialidae — the gharial (all species)
• •Elapidae — cobras, mambas, kraits, coral snakes and the Australian elapids (all species)
• •Hydrophiidae — sea snakes (all species)
• •Viperidae — adders, vipers, rattlesnakes and pit vipers (all species)
• •Helodermatidae — Gila monster and beaded lizards (all species)
• •Atractaspididae — the genus Atractaspis (burrowing asps / stiletto snakes)
• •Colubridae — the genera Malpolon and Thelotornis, plus Dispholidus typus, Rhabdophis subminiatus, Rhabdophis tigrinus, Elapomorphus lemniscatus, Philodryas olfersii, Tachymenis peruviana and Xenodon severus

Guidance only — always confirm licensing requirements with your local authority.