Wildlife (Protected Wildlife Species) Rules 2020

Wildlife Act 1965

(Section 21)

Wildlife (Protected Wildlife Species) Rules 2020

2025 REVISED EDITION

(2 June 2025)

[1 June 2020]

Citation

1.  These Rules are the Wildlife (Protected Wildlife Species) Rules 2020.

Protected wildlife species

2.  The wildlife species specified in the Schedule are protected wildlife species for the purposes of the Act.

THE SCHEDULE

Rule 2

Protected wildlife species

Interpretation of Schedule

1. A protected wildlife species is specified in this Schedule —

(a) by the name of the species; or

(b) as referring to all the species in a higher taxon.

2. The abbreviation “spp.” denotes all the species in a higher taxon.

3. The common names of the protected wildlife species are included in this Schedule for reference only.

4. The headings of the Parts of this Schedule are for purposes of information or classification only.

Part 1

MAMMALS

Scientific name	Common name
1. Prionailurus bengalensis	Leopard cat
2. Paguma larvata	Masked palm civet
3. Viverra zibetha	Large Indian civet
4. Cetacea spp.	Dolphins Porpoises Whales
5. Pteropus spp.	Fruit bats Flying foxes
6. Ratufa affinis	Cream-coloured giant squirrel
7. Manis javanica	Sunda pangolin
8. Nycticebus coucang	Sunda slow loris
9. Dugong dugon	Dugong
10. Presbytis femoralis femoralis	Raffles’ banded langur
11. Lutrinae spp.	Otters

Part 2

BIRDS

Scientific name	Common name
1. Anthracoceros spp.	Hornbills
2. Falconiformes spp.	Eagles Falcons Hawks Vultures
3. Strigiformes spp.	Owls
4. Pycnonotus zeylanicus	Straw-headed bulbul
5. Psittinus cyanurus	Blue-rumped parrot
6. Loriculus galgulus	Blue-crowned hanging parrot

Part 3

REPTILES

Scientific name	Common name
1. Crocodylia spp.	Alligators Caimans Crocodiles
2. Ophiophagus hannah	King cobra
3. Cheloniidae spp.	Sea turtles
4. Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback turtle
5. Cyclemys dentata	Malayan leaf terrapin
6. Heosemys spinosa	Spiny terrapin
7. Notochelys platynota	Malayan flat-shelled terrapin
8. Amyda cartilaginea	Asian softshell turtle
9. Dogania subplana	Forest softshell turtle

Part 4

FISH

Scientific name	Common name
1. Mobula spp.	Devil rays Flying rays
2. Pristidae spp.	Sawfishes
3. Hippocampus spp.	Seahorses

Part 5

INVERTEBRATES

Scientific name	Common name
1. Troides helena cerberus	Common birdwing butterfly
2. Tridacnidae spp.	Giant clams
3. Antipatharia spp.	Black corals
4. Helioporidae spp.	Blue corals
5. Scleractinia spp.	Stony corals
6. Tubiporidae spp.	Organ-pipe corals
7. Milleporidae spp.	Fire corals
8. Stylasteridae spp.	Lace corals