I have been thinking about my fantasy wish list recently, what would be on it, and what was the criteria for such a list. What differentiates a fantasy wish list from a simple want list is there is little hope of acquiring animals on the fantasy list due to the criteria I came up with. So this is what I came up with. First the criteria and second the lists.
Criteria to be on the fantasy wish list.
A. Animal is legal to possess or buy due to local, state, federal, or international law.
B. Animal is too expensive for me to consider purchasing.
C. Animal is simply not imported or available.
Now my lists
Salamanders
1. Ambystoma opacum, marbled salamander (illegal in MA)
2. Ambystoma laterale, blue-spotted salamander (illegal in MA)
3. Neurergus kaiseri, Iranian harlequin newt (Was just too expensive, now illegal to buy under CITES Appendix I)
4. Pseudoeurycea bellii, Bell's false brook salamander (Never imported)
5. Salamandra salamandra fastuosa, yellow-striped fire salamander (Expensive)
Frogs
1. Agalychnis annae, yellow-eyed leaf frog (Expensive, for now)
2. Ranitomeya benedicta (Not really available in the US as far as I know, UE has them listed but they are in Canada and the fact they don't list the price makes me think I probably can't afford them)
3. Atelopus spumarius barbatoni (Not imported, as far as I know)
4. Hyalinobatrachium valerioi, reticulated glass frog (Not imported)
5. Centrolene ilex, montane glass frog (Not imported)
6. Dyscophus antongilii, northern tomato frog (CITES Appendix I)
7. Anaxyrus exsul, black toad (Limited in range and protected by its home state of CA)
8. Hyla andersonii, pine barrens treefrog (Endangered, protected by Federal Law)
9. Mantella cowani, Cowan's mantella (Critically endangered, CITES Appendix II)
10. Cruziohyla craspedopus, Amazon leaf frog (Not imported)
With the above criteria in mind what's on your fantasy wish list?