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Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/130 of 28 January 2025 amending Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 as regards developments in the framework of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the possibility to issue retrospective permits

Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/130 of 28 January 2025 amending Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 as regards developments in the framework of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the possibility to issue retrospective permits

Regulation (EU) 2025/130 · Regulation · 4 articles

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Registration of operations that breed specimens of animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention in captivity for commercial purposes

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 1, point (3) is replaced with the following: ‘(3) ‘breeding stock’ means all the animals in a breeding operation that were or are used for reproduction;’; (2) in Article 5c, paragraph 1 is replaced as follows: ‘1.   The purpose of a transaction shall be indicated using one of the codes in point 1 of Annex IX to this Regulation. Where non-commercial aspects are not clearly predominant, the purpose-of-transaction code T shall be used, except where there is an alternative code that more precisely reflects the nature of the transaction between the (re-)exporter and importer or the intended use by the importer, in which case that other code shall be used. Where non-commercial aspects of the transaction are clearly predominant, the code that best describes the nature of the transaction or the intended use shall be used.’ ; (3) in Article 15(2), the second subparagraph is replaced with the following: ‘As regards specimens imported or (re-)exported as personal and household effects, to which the provisions of Chapter XIV apply, as regards personally owned live animals, which are legally acquired and held for personal non-commercial purposes, and, in exceptional cases, as regards imported dead specimens listed in Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 which are legally exported, the derogation provided for in paragraph 1 shall also apply where the competent management authority of the Member State, in consultation with the relevant enforcement authority, is satisfied that there is evidence that a genuine error has been made and that there was no attempt to deceive and the import or (re-)export of the specimens concerned otherwise complies with Regulation (EC) No 338/97, the Convention and the country of export’s relevant legislation. This derogation shall not apply if the importer or (re-)exporter has made a similar error before.’; (4) in Article 20, the following paragraph 5 is added: ‘5.   As regards applications for permits for import for commercial purposes of specimens of animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention that are born and bred in captivity submitted after 31 December 2026, the applicant shall satisfy the management authority that the specimen originates from an operation that is registered by the Secretariat of the Convention for that species as an operation that breeds specimens of animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention in captivity for commercial purposes.’ ; (5) in Article 26, the following paragraph 4a is inserted: ‘4a.   As regards applications for permits and certificates for export and re-export for commercial purposes of specimens of animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention that are born and bred in captivity submitted after 31 December 2026, the applicant shall satisfy the management authority that the specimen originates from an operation that is registered by the Secretariat of the Convention for that species as an operation that breeds specimens of animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention in captivity for commercial purposes.’ ; (6) the heading of Chapter XIII is replaced with the following: ‘ SPECIMENS BORN AND BRED IN CAPTIVITY, ARTIFICIALLY PROPAGATED SPECIMENS AND THE REGISTRATION OF OPERATIONS THAT BREED SPECIMENS OF ANIMAL SPECIES LISTED IN APPENDIX I TO THE CONVENTION IN CAPTIVITY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES ’; (7) the following Article 54a is inserted: ‘Article 54a Registration of operations that breed specimens of animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention in captivity for commercial purposes 1.   To register an operation with the Secretariat of the Convention as an operation that breeds specimens of animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention in captivity for commercial purposes, the natural or legal person in charge of the operation (the operator) shall submit an application for registration to the management authority of the Member State in which the operation is located. The application shall include the information set out in Annex XIV and demonstrate that the operation meets all of the following requirements: (a) the breeding stock is established in accordance with the provisions of the Convention and of the relevant legislation of the Member State where the operation is located, in a manner not detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild; (b) the specimens produced by the operation qualify as ‘born and bred in captivity’ under this chapter; (c) the operator ensures that an appropriate and secure marking system is used to clearly identify all breeding stock and specimens in trade in accordance with Article 66; (d) the operation makes a continuing meaningful contribution based on the conservation needs of the species concerned. 2.   The management authority may submit to the Secretariat of the Convention the application for registration, when, in consultation with the scientific authority, it is satisfied that all the information set out in Annex XIV has been provided and that the requirements for registration set out in paragraph 1 are fulfilled, and that there are no other factors relating to the conservation of the species that militate against registration. The registration shall take effect when the operation is included in the register of operations that breed specimens of animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention in captivity for commercial purposes, maintained by the Secretariat of the Convention (the Register). 3.   If the nature of the operation or the types of products being produced for export change, the operator shall notify the management authority to allow for the update of the information in the Register. 4.   The management authority, in consultation with the scientific authority, may ask the Secretariat of the Convention to remove an operation in its jurisdiction from the Register upon request by the operator or if it becomes aware that one or more requirements for the registration referred to in paragraph 1 are no longer fulfilled. From the date of the request of the management authority, no export permits or re-export certificates for the specimens of the animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention shall be granted for that operation. The registration shall cease to be valid when the operation is removed from the Register by the Secretariat of the Convention.’ ; (8) in Article 65, paragraph 4 is replaced with the following: ‘4.   Export permits shall be issued with regard to live vertebrates of species listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 only if the applicant has satisfied the competent management authority that the relevant requirements laid down in Article 66 of this Regulation have been met. This does not apply to specimens of species listed in Annex X to this Regulation, unless: a) an annotation in Annex X prescribes marking; b) the specimens were bred at a breeding operation included in the Register.’ ; (9) in Article 66, paragraph 1 is replaced with the following: ‘1.   For the purposes of Article 33(1), Article 40(1), Article 54a, Article 59(5) and Article 65(4), paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall apply.’ ; (10) Article 69 is replaced with the following: ‘Article 69 Reports on imports, exports and re-exports and on implementation 1.   Member States shall collect data on imports into and exports and re-exports from the Union that have taken place on the basis of permits and certificates issued by their management authorities, irrespective of the actual place of introduction or (re-) export. Member States shall, in accordance with Article 15(4), point (a), of Regulation (EC) No 338/97, report that information to the Commission, for a calendar year, in accordance with the time schedule set out in paragraph 6 of this Article, for species listed in Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 338/97, in computerised form and in accordance with the Guidelines for the preparation and submission of CITES annual reports issued by the Secretariat of the Convention. 2.   The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be presented in two separate parts, as follows: (a) one part on imports, exports and re-exports of specimens of species listed in the Appendices to the Convention; (b) one part on imports, exports and re-exports of specimens of other species listed in Annexes A, B and C to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 and on the introduction into the Union of specimens of species listed in Annex D to that Regulation. 3.   With regard to imports of shipments containing live animals, Member States shall, where possible, maintain records of the percentage of specimens of species listed in Annexes A and B to Regulation (EC) No 338/97 that were dead at the time of introduction into the Union. 4.   The information referred to in Article 15(4), point (c), of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 shall include details on the legislative, regulatory and administrative measures taken to implement and enforce the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 and this Regulation. Member States shall also report on the following: (a) persons and bodies registered in accordance with Articles 18 and 19 of this Regulation; (b) scientific institutions registered in accordance with Article 60 of this Regulation; (c) breeders approved in accordance with Article 63 of this Regulation; (d) caviar (re-)packaging plants licensed in accordance with Article 66(7) of this Regulation; (e) their use of phytosanitary certificates in accordance with Article 17 of this Regulation; (f) cases where export permits and re-export certificates were issued retrospectively in accordance with Article 15 of this Regulation. 5.   The information referred to in paragraph 4, first sentence, shall be submitted in computerised form and in accordance with the ‘Implementation Report Format’ issued by the Secretariat of the Convention and amended by the Commission, and shall correspond to the three-year period ending on 31 December of the previous year. The information referred to in paragraph 4, second subparagraph, if not included in the communication pursuant to Article 15(4), point (a) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97 or in the notification pursuant to Article 66(7) of this Regulation, shall be submitted in computerised form together with the communication pursuant to Article 15(4), point (c) of Regulation (EC) No 338/97. 6.   The information referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be communicated to the Commission for each calendar year before 15 June of the following year on a species-by-species basis and per country of (re-)export. The information referred to in paragraph 4, first sentence, shall be communicated to the Commission by 15 June of the year before the year of each meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention.’ ; (11) Annexes VII, VIII and IX are replaced by the text in Annex 1 to this Regulation; (12) in Annex X, the entry Psephotus dissimilis is replaced with the entry Psephotellus dissimilis. (13) Annex XIV, as set out in Annex 2 to this Regulation, is added.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX 1Supplementary provisions

ANNEX 1 ‘ANNEX VII Codes to be included in the description of specimens and units of measure to be used in permits and certificates pursuant to Article 5(1) and (2) Description Trade term code Preferred unit Alternative unit Explanation baleen BAL kg no. elastic sheets of keratin that hang from the upper jaw of baleen whales (Mysticeti) and allow them to feed bark BAR kg   tree bark (raw, dried or powdered; unprocessed) body BOD no. kg substantially whole dead animals, including whole fish, stuffed turtles, preserved butterflies, reptiles in alcohol, whole stuffed hunting trophies, etc. If referring to specimens of sharks and rays (Elasmobranchii spp.), the preferred unit is kg. bone BON kg no. bones, including jaws calipee CAL kg   calipee or calipash (turtle cartilage for soup) carapace CAP no. kg raw or unworked whole shells of Testudines species. carving CAR kg no. carved products other than ivory, bone or horn – for example coral and wood (including handicrafts). N.B: Ivory carvings should be specified as such (see below – “IVC”). Also, for species from which more than one type of product may be carved (e.g. horn and bone), the trade term code should indicate the type of product in trade (e.g. bone carving “BOC” or horn carving – “HOC”), where possible. carving - bone BOC kg no. bone carving carving - horn HOC kg no. horn carving carving – ivory (worked ivory) IVC kg no. ivory carvings, including e.g. smaller worked pieces of ivory (knife handles, chess sets, mahjong sets etc). N.B. Whole carved tusk should be reported as carving – ivory (IVC) not as tusks (see “TUS” below). Jewellery made from carved ivory should be reported as ‘jewellery – ivory’ (see IJW below). caviar CAV kg   unfertilized dead processed eggs from all species of Acipenseriformes; also known as roe. chips (woodchips) CHP kg   chips of timber, especially Aquilaria spp., Gyrinops spp. and Pterocarpus santalinus claw CLA no. kg claws – e.g. of Felidae, Ursidae or Crocodylia (NB: 'turtle claws' are usually scales and not real claws) cloth CLO m2 kg cloth – if the cloth is not made entirely from the hair of a CITES species, the weight of hair of the species concerned should instead, if possible, be recorded under ‘HAI’ coral (raw) COR no. kg raw or unworked coral and coral rock (also live rock and substrate) [as defined in Resolution Conf. 11.10 (Rev. CoP15)]. Coral rock should be recorded as ‘ Scleractinia spp.’ NB: the trade should be recorded by number of pieces only if the coral specimens are transported in water. Live rock (transported moist in boxes) should be reported in kg; coral substrate should be reported as number of pieces (since these are transported in water as the substrate to which non-CITES corals are attached). cosmetics COS g ml Any product or mixture of products which is applied to an external part of the body only (e.g. skin, hair, nails, genitals, lips or teeth or the mucous membranes of the oral cavity) with the intent to clean, odorise, change the appearance or protect. Cosmetics may include the following: make-up, perfume, skin cream, nail polish, hair colourants, soap, shampoo, shaving cream, deodorant, sunscreens, toothpaste. Cosmetics which include extracts of CITES-listed species. The quantity should reflect the amount of CITES-listed species present. culture CUL no. of flasks, etc.   cultures of artificially propagated plants derivatives DER kg/l   derivatives (other than those included elsewhere in this table) dried plant DPL no.   dried plants – e.g. herbarium specimens ear EAR no.   ears – usually elephant egg EGG no. kg whole dead or blown eggs (see also 'caviar') egg (live) EGL no. kg live fertilized eggs – usually birds and reptiles but includes fish and invertebrates eggshell ESH g/kg   raw or unworked eggshell except whole eggs extract EXT kg l extract – usually plant extracts feather FEA kg/ no. of wings no. feathers – in the case of objects (e.g. pictures) made of feathers, record the number of objects fibre FIB kg m natural fibre: generic term for several types of material of natural (i.e. plant or animal) origin. Animal fibre can usually be spun and woven and is usually very fine and has good flexibility. – e.g. fibre coming from the shearing of live vicunas. It also includes fibres from animal intestines used to make strings for tennis rackets fin (dried) DFN kg   dried fins and parts of fins (including flippers) fin (wet) FFN kg   fresh, chilled of frozen fins and parts of fins (including flippers) fingerlings FIG kg no. live juvenile fish for the aquarium trade, aquaculture, hatcheries, consumption or for release, including live European eels ( Anguilla anguilla ) up to 12cm in length flower FLO kg   flowers flower pot FPT no.   flower pots made from parts of a plant – e.g. treefern fibres (NB: live plants traded in so- called 'community pots' should be recorded as 'live plants', not as flower pots) frog legs LEG kg   frog legs fruit FRU kg   fruit foot FOO no.   feet – e.g. of elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, lion, crocodile, etc. fur products (large) FPL no.   large manufactured products of fur – e.g. bear or lynx fur blankets or other fur products of a substantial size. fur product (small) FPS no.   small manufactured products of fur– including handbags, key fobs, purses, pillows, trim, etc. gall GAL kg   gall gall bladder GAB no. kg gall bladder garment GAR no.   garments – including gloves and hats but not shoes. Includes trimming or decoration on garments genitalia GEN kg no. castrates and dried penes gill plates GIL kg no. gill plates (e.g. for sharks) graft rootstock GRS no.   graft rootstocks (without the grafts) hair HAI kg g includes all unprocessed animal hair, e.g. of elephant, yak, guanaco, wolf, bear, panther, etc. hair products HAP no. g products made of hair (e.g. elephant hair bracelets) horn HOR no. kg horns – includes antlers jewellery JWL no. g jewellery – including bracelets, necklaces, and other items of jewellery from products other than ivory (e.g. wood, coral, etc.) jewellery – ivory (worked ivory) IJW no. g jewellery made of ivory – includes ekipas kernel KNL kg   also known as 'endosperm', 'pulp' or 'copra' leather product (large) LPL no.   large manufactured products of leather – e.g. briefcases, furniture, suitcases, travel trunks leather product (small) LPS no.   small manufactured products of leather – e.g. belts, braces, bicycle saddles, cheque book or credit card holders, handbags, key fobs, notebooks, purses, shoes, tobacco pouches, wallets, watch-straps and trim live LIV no. kg live animals and plants, excluding live fingerling fish – see FIG leaf LVS kg no. leaves logs LOG m3   all wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, for processing notably into sawn wood, pulpwood or veneer sheets. NB: trade in logs of special purpose timbers traded by weight (e.g. lignum vitae, Guaiacum spp.) should be recorded in kg meat MEA kg   meat, including flesh of fish if not whole (see ‘body’), fresh or unprocessed meat as well as processed meat (e.g. smoked, raw, dried, frozen or tinned) The code for meat (MEA) should be used in preference for trade in eels for human consumption. medicine MED kg/l   medicine musk MUS g   musk oil OIL kg l oil – e.g. from turtles, seals, whales, fish, various plants pearl PRL no.   pearl (e.g. for Strombus gigas ) piano keys (worked ivory) KEY no.   ivory piano keys (e.g. one standard piano would be 52 ivory piano keys) piece – bone BOP kg   pieces of bone, not manufactured piece – horn HOP kg   pieces of horn, not manufactured – includes scrap piece – ivory (raw ivory) IVP kg   ivory pieces, not manufactured – includes scrap plate PLA m2   plates of multiple skins – includes rugs if made of several skins plywood PLY m2 m3 material consisting of three or more sheets of wood glued and pressed one on the other and generally disposed so that the grains of successive layers are at an angle powder POW kg   a dry, solid substance in the form of fine or coarse particles pupae PUP no.   butterfly pupae root ROO no. kg roots, bulbs, corms or tubers NB: For the agarwood-producing taxa Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp., the preferred unit is 'kilograms'. The alternative unit is 'number'. rug RUG no.   rugs sawfish rostrum ROS no. kg sawfish rostrum sawn wood SAW m3   wood simply sawn lengthwise or produced by a profile-chipping process; normally exceeds 6mm in thickness. NB: trade in sawn wood of special purpose timbers traded by weight (e.g. lignum vitae, Guaiacum spp.) should be recorded in kg scale SCA kg   scales – e.g. of turtle, other reptiles, fish, pangolin seed SEE kg   seeds shell SHE no. kg raw or unworked shell of molluscs side SID no.   sides or flanks of skins; does not include crocodilian Tinga frames (see under 'skin') skeleton SKE no.   substantially whole skeletons skin SKI no.   substantially whole skins, raw or tanned, including hides, crocodilian Tinga frames, external body lining, with or without scales skin piece SKP kg no. skin pieces – including scraps, raw or tanned skull SKU no.   skulls soup SOU kg l soup – e.g. of turtle specimen (scientific) SPE kg/l/ml/ no.   scientific specimens – includes blood, tissue (e.g. kidney, spleen, etc.), histological preparations, preserved museum specimens, etc. stem STE no. kg plant stems NB: For the agarwood-producing taxa Aquilaria spp. and Gyrinops spp., the preferred unit is 'kilograms'. The alternative unit is 'number'. swim bladder SWI kg   hydrostatic organ, including isinglass / sturgeon glue tail TAI no. kg tails – e.g. of caiman (for leather) or fox (for garment trimming, collars, boas, etc.), also includes flukes of cetaceans. thread THD kg   thread – a processed long strand of multiple hairs or fibres of natural (e.g. plant or animal) origin, e.g. vicuna, guanaco tooth TEE no. kg teeth – e.g. of whale, lion, hippopotamus, crocodile, etc. timber TIM m3 kg raw timber except saw-logs, sawn wood and transformed wood transformed wood TRW m3 kg defined by Harmonized System code 44.09: Wood (including strips, friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled), continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, v-jointed, beaded or the like) along any edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed. trophy TRO no.   trophy – all the trophy parts of one animal if they are exported together: e.g. horns (2), skull, cape, backskin, tail and feet (i.e. ten specimens) constitute one trophy. But if, for example, the skull and horns are the only specimens of an animal that are exported, then these items together should be recorded as one trophy. Otherwise the items should be recorded separately. A whole stuffed body is recorded under ‘BOD’. A skin alone is recorded under ‘SKI’. Trade in ‘full mount’, ‘shoulder mount’ and ‘half mount’, along with any corresponding parts of the same animal exported together on the same permit, should be reported as ‘1 TRO’ trunk TRU no. kg elephant trunk. N.B.: An elephant trunk exported with other trophy items from the same animal on the same permit as part of a hunting trophy should be reported as ‘TRO’. tusk (raw ivory) TUS no. kg substantially whole tusks, not worked. Includes tusks of elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, but not other teeth - N.B. Whole carved tusks should be reported as carving – ivory (see “IVC” above). veneer sheets — rotary veneer — sliced veneer VEN VEN m3 m2 kg kg thin layers or sheets of wood of uniform thickness, usually 6mm or less in thickness, usually peeled (rotary veneer) or sliced (sliced veneer), for use in making plywood, for veneering furniture, veneer containers, etc. wax WAX kg   wax wood product WPR no. kg manufactured wood products, including finished wood products such as furniture and musical instruments. Key to units of measure Unit of measure Unit code grams g kilograms kg liters l cubic centimeters cm 3 milliliters ml meters m square meters m 2 cubic meters m 3 number of specimens no. NB.: If no unit of measure is specified, the unit will be assumed to be number (e.g. of live animals). ANNEX VIII Standard references for nomenclature to be used pursuant to Article 5(4) to indicate scientific names of species in permits and certificates FAUNA     Taxon concerned Taxonomic reference MAMMALIA     All MAMMALIA taxa — with the exception of the recognition of the following names for wild forms of species (in preference to names for domestic forms): Bos gaurus , Bos mutus , Bubalus arnee , Equus africanus , Equus przewalskii , and — with the exception of the taxa noted under the different Mammalia orders below Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (ed.) (2005 ). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference . Third edition, Vol. 1-2, xxxv + 2142 pp. Baltimore (John Hopkins University Press). ARTIODACTYLA Bovidae Ovis spp. Valdez, R. & Weinberg, P.J. (2011). Species accounts 188-207 for Ovis spp., pp. 727-739 in Wilson, D.E., & Mittermeier, R.A. (eds.), Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol.2. Hoofed Mammals. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-77-4.   Camelidae Lama guanicoe Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (1993): Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference . Second edition. xviii + 1207 pp., Washington (Smithsonian Institution Press). CARNIVORA Felidae Felidae spp., Kitchener A. C., Breitenmoser-Würsten CH., Eizirik E., Gentry A., Werdelin L., Wilting A., Yamaguchi N., Abramov A. V., Christiansen P., Driscoll C., Duckworth J. W., Johnson W., Luo S.-J., Meijaard E., O’Donoghue P., Sanderson J., Seymour K., Bruford M., Groves C., Hoffmann M., Nowell K., Timmons Z. & Tobe S. (2017). A revised taxonomy of the Felidae. The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. Cat News Special Issue 11, 80 pp.   Mustelidae: Lutrinae Aonyx cinereus Larivière, S., & Jennings, A.P. 2009. Species account 37 for Asian Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus , p. 647 in Wilson, D.E., & Mittermeier, R.A. (eds.), Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol.1. Carnivores. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-49-1. CETACEA Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera omurai Wada, S., Oishi, M. & Yamada, T. K. (2003). A newly discovered species of living baleen whales. – Nature , 426 : 278-281.   Delphinidae Orcaella heinsohni Beasly, I., Robertson, K. M. & Arnold, P. W. (2005). Description of a new dolphin, the Australian Snubfin Dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni sp. n. (Cetacea, Delphinidae). -- Marine Mammal Science , 21 (3): 365-400.   Delphinidae Sotalia fluviatilis Sotalia guianensis Caballero, S., Trujillo, F., Vianna, J. A., Barrios-Garrido, H., Montiel, M. G., Beltrán-Pedreros, S., Marmontel, M., Santos, M. C., Rossi-Santos, M. R. & Baker, C. S. (2007). Taxonomic status of the genus Sotalia : species level ranking for "tucuxi" ( Sotalia fluviatilis ) and "costero" ( Sotalia guianensis ) dolphins. - Marine Mammal Science , 23 : 358-386.   Delphinidae Sousa plumbea Sousa sahulensis Jefferson, T. A.& Rosenbaum, H. C. (2014). Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins ( Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Australia. Marine Mammal Science , 30 (4): 1494-1541.   Delphinidae Tursiops australis Charlton-Robb, K., Gershwin, L.-A., Thompson, R., Austin, J., Owen, K. & McKechnie, S. (2011). A new dolphin species, the Burrunan Dolphin Tursiops australis sp. nov., endemic to southern Australian coastal waters. PLoS ONE , 6 (9): e24047.   Iniidae Inia araguaiaensis Hrbek, T., da Silva, V. M. F., Dutra, N., Gravena, W., Martin, A. R. & Farias, I. P. (2014): A new species of river dolphin from Brazil or: How little do we know our biodiversity. PLoS ONE 83623 : 1-12.   Phocoenidae Neophocaena asiaeorientalis Jefferson, T. A. & Wang, J. Y. (2011). Revision of the taxonomy of finless porpoises (genus Neophocaena ): The existence of two species. Journal of Marine Animals and their Ecology , 4 (1): 3-16.   Physeteridae Physeter macrocephalus Rice, D. W. (1998). 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A. hershkovitzi ) Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B., & Wilson, D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.   Atelidae Alouatta palliata (incl. A. coibensis ) Ruiz-García, M., Cerrón, Á., Sánchez-Castillo, S., Rueda-Zozaya, P., Pinedo-Castro, M., Gutierrez-Espeleta, G. & Shostell, J.M. (2017): Phylogeography of the Mantled Howler Monkey ( Alouatta palliata ; Atelidae, Primates) across its geographical range by means of mitochondrial genetic analyses and new insights about the phylogeny of Alouatta . Folia Primatologica 88: 421-454   Atelidae Ateles geoffroyi Rylands, A. B., Groves, C. P., Mittermeier, R. A., Cortes-Ortiz, L. & Hines, J. J. (2006). Taxonomy and distributions of Mesoamerican primates. In: A. Estrada, P. Garber, M. Pavelka and L. Luecke (eds), New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates: Distribution, Ecology, Behavior and Conservation, pp. 29–79. Springer, New York, USA.   Cebidae Callithrix manicorensis Garbino, T. & Siniciato, G. (2014). The taxonomic status of Mico marcai (Alperin 1993) and Mico manicorensis (van Roosmalen et al. 2000) (Cebidae, Callitrichinae) from Southwestern Brazilian Amazonia. International Journal of Primatology , 35 (2): 529-546. (for Mico marcai lumped with Mico manicorensis treated as Callithrix manicorensis under CITES]   Cebidae Cebus flavius Oliveira, M. M. de & Langguth, A. (2006). Rediscovery of Marcgrave’s Capuchin Monkey and designation of a neotype for Simia flava Schreber, 1774 (Primates, Cebidae). – Boletim do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, N.S., Zoologia , 523 : 1-16.   Cebidae Mico rondoni Ferrari, S. F., Sena, L., Schneider, M. P. C. & Júnior, J. S. S. (2010). Rondon’s Marmoset, Mico rondoni sp. n., from southwestern Brazilian Amazonia. International Journal of Primatology , 31 : 693-714.   Cebidae Saguinus ursulus Gregorin, R. & de Vivo, M. (2013). Revalidation of Saguinus ursula Hoffmannsegg (Primates: Cebidae: Callitrichinae). Zootaxa , 3721 (2): 172-182.   Cebidae Saimiri collinsi Merces, M. P., Alfaro, J. W. L., Ferreira, W. A. S., Harada, M. L. & Júnior, J. S. S. (2015). Morphology and mitochondrial phylogenetics reveal that the Amazon River separates two eastern squirrel monkey species: Saimiri sciureus and S. collinsi . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution , 82 : 426-435.   Cercopithecidae Allochrocebus lhoesti Allochrocebus preussi Allochrocebus solatus Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B., & Wilson, D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.   Cercopithecidae Cercopithecus lomamiensis Hart, J.A., Detwiler, K.M., Gilbert, C.C., Burrell, A.S., Fuller, J.L., Emetshu, M., Hart, T.B., Vosper, A., Sargis, E.J. & Tosi, A.J. (2012). Lesula: A new species of Cercopithecus monkey endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo and implications for conservation of Congo’s Central Basin. PLoS ONE , 7 (9): e44271.   Cercopithecidae Macaca leucogenys Li, C., Zhao, C., & Fan, P.F. (2015). White-cheeked macaque ( Macaca leucogenys ): A new macaque species from Modog, southeastern Tibet. American Journal of Primatology, 77:753-766.   Cercopithecidae Macaca munzala Sinha, A., Datta, A., Madhusudan, M. D. & Mishra, C. (2005). Macaca munzala : A new species from western Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. International Journal of Primatology , 26 (4): 977-989: doi:10.1007/s10764-005-5333-3.   Cercopithecidae Piliocolobus bouvieri Piliocolobus epieni Piliocolobus temminckii Piliocolobus waldronae Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B., & Wilson, D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.   Cercopithecidae Rhinopithecus strykeri Geismann, T., Lwin, N., Aung, S. S., Aung, T. N., Aung, Z. M., Hla, T. H., Grindley, M. & Momberg, F. (2011). A new species of snub-nosed monkey, genus Rhinopithecus Milne-Edwards, 1872 (Primates, Colobinae), from Northern Kachin State, Northeastern Myanmar. – American Journal of Primatology , 73 : 96-107.   Cercopithecidae Rungwecebus kipunji Davenport, T. R. B., Stanley, W. T., Sargis, E. J., de Luca, D. W., Mpunga, N. E., Machaga, S. J. & Olson, L. E. (2006). A new genus of African monkey, Rungwecebus : Morphology, ecology, and molecular phylogenetics. Science , 312 : 1378-1381.   Cercopithecidae Trachypithecus villosus Brandon- Jones, D., Eudey, A. A., Geissmann, T., Groves, C. P., Melnick, D. J., Morales J. C., Shekelle, M. & Steward, C.-B. (2004). Asian primate classification. International Journal of Primatology , 25 : 97-163.   Cercopithecidae Cheirogaleus andysabini Lei, R., McLain, A.T., Frasier, C.L., Taylor, J.M., Bailey, C.A., Enberg, S.E., Ginter, A.L., Nash, S.D., Randriamampionona, R., Groves, C.P., Mittermeier, R.A., & Louis, Jr., E.E. (2015): A new species in the genus Cheirogaleus (Cheirogaleidae). Primate Conservation 29 (2): 1–12   Cercopithecidae Cheirogaleus lavasoensis Thiele, D., Razafimahatratra, E. & Hapke, A. (2013). Discrepant partitioning of genetic diversity in mouse lemurs and dwarf lemurs – biological reality or taxonomic bias? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution , 69 : 593-609.   Cercopithecidae Cheirogaleus chethi Frasier, C.L., Lei, R., McLain, A.T., Taylor, J.M., Bailey, C.A., Ginter, A.L., Nash, S.D., Randriamampionona, R., Groves, C.P., Mittermeier, R.A. & Louis, Jr., E.E. (2016). A New Species ofDwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleidae: Cheirogaleus medius Group) from the Ankarana and Andrafiamena- Andavakoera Massifs, Madagascar. Primate Conservation (30): 59–72.   Cheirogaleidae Microcebus ganzhorni Microcebus manitatra Hotaling, S., Foley, M.E., Lawrence, N.M., Bocanegra, J., Blanco, M.B., Rasoloarison, R. Kappeler, P.M., Barrett, M.A., Yoder, A.D. & Weisrock, D.W. (2016). Species discovery and validation in a cryptic radiation of endangered primates: coalescent-based species delimitation in Madagascar's mouse lemurs". Molecular Ecology . 25 (9): 2029–2045. doi:10.1111/mec.13604   Cercopithecidae Microcebus gerpi Radespiel, U., Ratsimbazafy, J. H., Rasoloharijaona, S., Raveloson, H., Andriaholinirina, N., Rakotondravony, R., Randrianarison, R. M. & Randrianambinina, B. (2012). First indications of a highland specialist among mouse lemurs ( Microcebus spp.) and evidence for a new mouse lemur species from eastern Madagascar. Primates , 53 : 157-170.   Cercopithecidae Microcebus marohita Microcebus tanosi Rasoloarison, R. M., Weisrock, D. W., Yoder, A. D., Rakotondravony, D. & Kappeler, P. M. [2013]. Two new species of mouse lemurs (Cheirogaleidae: Microcebus ) from Eastern Madagascar. - International Journal of Primatology , 34: 455-469.   Galagidae Paragalago cocos Paragalago granti Paragalago orinus Paragalago rondoensis Paragalago zanzibaricus Masters, J.C., Génin, F., Couette, S., Groves, C.P., Nash, S.D., Delpero, M. & Pozzi, L. (2017). A new genus for the eastern dwarf galagos (Primates: Galagidae). - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 181 (1): 229–241. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw028   Galagidae Galagoides kumbirensis Svensson, M.S., Bersacola,, E., Mills, M.S.L., Munds, R.A., Nijman, V., Perkin, A., Masters, J.C., Couette, S., Nekaris, K.A. & Bearder, S.K. (2017): A giant among dwarfs: a new species of galago (Primates: S., Galagidae) from Angola. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol . 163 (1): 30-43. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.23175   Hominidae Pongo tapanuliensis Nater, A. Greminger, M.P., Nurcahyo, A., Nowak, M.G., De Manuel Montero, M., Desai, T., Groves, C.P., Pybus, M., Sonay, T.B., Roos, C., Lameira, A.R., Wich, S.A., Askew, J., Davila-Ross, M., Fredriksson, G.M., De Valles, G., Casals, F., Prado-Martinez, J., Goossens, B., Verschoor, E.J., Warren, K.S., Singleton, I., Marques, D.A., Pamungkas, J., Perwitasari-Farajallah, D., Rianti, P., Tuuga, A., Gut, I.G., Gut, M., Orozco-Ter Wengel, P., Van Schaik, C.P., Bertranpetit, J., Anisimova, M., Scally, A., Marques-Bonet, T., Meijaard, E & Krutzen, M. (2017): Morphometric, behavioural, and genomic evidence for a new orangutan species. Current Biology 27: DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.09.047   Hylobatidae Hylobates abbotti Hylobates funereus Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B., & Wilson, D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.   Hylobatidae Nomascus annamensis Van Ngoc Thinh, Mootnick, A. R., Vu Ngoc Thanh, Nadler, T. & Roos, C. (2010). A new species of crested gibbon from the central Annamite mountain range. Vietnamese Journal of Primatology, 4 : 1-12.   Indriidae Propithecus candidus Propithecus coronatus Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B., & Wilson, D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.   Lemuriidae Eulemur flavifrons Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B., & Wilson, D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.   Lorisidae Nycticebus javanicus Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B., & Wilson, D.E. 2013. Handbook of the Mammals of the World: Volume 3. Primates. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.   Lorisidae Nycticebus kayan Munds, R.A., Nekaris, K.A.I. & Ford, S.M. (2013). Taxonomy of the bornean slow loris, with new species Nycticebus kayan (Primates, Lorisidae). American Journal of Primatology , 75 : 46-56.   Pitheciidae Cacajao melanocephalus Cacajao oukary Ferrari, S. F., Guedes, P. G., Figueiredo-Ready, W. M. B. & Barnett, A. A. (2014). Reconsidering the taxonomy of the Black-faced Uacaris,  Cacajao melanocephalus  group (Mammalia: Pitheciidae), from the northern Amazon Basin. Zootaxa , 3866 (3): 353-370.   Pitheciidae Cheracebus spp. Plecturocebus spp. Byrne, H, Rylands, A.B., Cameiro, J.C., Alfaro, J.W.L., Bertuol, F., Da Silva, M.N.F., Messias, M., Groves, C.P., Mittermeier, R.A., Farias, I., Hrbek, T., Schneider, H., Sampaio, I. & Boubli, J.P. (2016). Phylogenetic relationships of the New World titi monkeys (Callicebus): first appraisal of taxonomy based on molecular evidence. Frontiers in Zoology 13 (10): 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0142-4   Pitheciidae Pithecia cazuzai Pithecia chrysocephala Pithecia hirsuta Pithecia inusta Pithecia isabela Pithecia milleri Pithecia mittermeieri Pithecia napensis Pithecia pissinattii Pithecia rylandsi Pithecia vanzolinii Marsh, L.K. (2014). A taxonomic revision of the saki monkeys, Pithecia Desmarest, 1804. Neotropical Primates , 21 : 1-163.   Pitheciidae Plecturocebus grovesi Boubli, J.P., Byrne, H., Da Silva, M.N.F., Silva-Junior, J., Araujo, R.C., Bertuol, F., Goncalves, J., De Melo, F.R., Rylands, A.B., Mittermeier, R.A., Silva, F.E., Nash, S.D., Canale, G., Alencar, R De M., Rossi, R.V., Carneiro, J., Sampaio, I., Farias, I.P., Schneider, H & Hrbek, T. (2018). On a new species of titi monkey (Primates: Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016), from Alta Floresta, southern Amazon, Brazil. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 132: 117-137.   Tarsiidae Tarsius lariang Merker, S. & Groves, C.P. (2006). Tarsius lariang : A new primate species from Western Central Sulawesi. International Journal of Primatology , 27 (2): 465-485.   Tarsiidae Tarsius spectrumgurskyae Tarsius supriatnai Shekelle, M., Groves, C.P., Maryanto, I. & Mittermeier, R.A. (2017). Two new tarsier species (Tarsiidae, Primates) and the biogeography of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Primate Conservation 31: 61-70.   Tarsiidae Tarsius tumpara Shekelle, M., Groves, C., Merker, S. & Supriatna, J. (2010). Tarsius tumpara: A new tarsier species from Siau Island, North Sulawesi. Primate Conservation , 23 : 55-64. PROBOSCIDEA Elephantidae Loxodonta africana Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (1993). Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference . Second edition. xviii + 1207 pp., Washington (Smithsonian Institution Press). SCANDENTIA Tupaiidae Tupaia everetti Roberts, T. E., Lanier, H. C., Sargis, E. J. & Olson, L. E. (2011). Molecular phylogeny of treeshrews (Mammalia: Scandentia) and the timescale of diversification in Southeast Asia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution , 60 (3): 358-372.   Tupaiidae Tupaia palawanensis Sargis, E. J., Campbell, K. K. & Olson, L. E. ( 2014). Taxonomic boundaries and craniometric variation in the treeshrews (Scandentia, Tupaiidae) from the Palawan faunal region. Journal of Mammalian Evolution , 21 (1): 111-123. AVES     Order- and family-level names for birds Morony, J. J., Bock, W. J. & Farrand, J., Jr. (1975). Reference List of the Birds of the World. American Museum of Natural History. 207 pp.     All bird species – with the exception of the taxa mentioned below Dickinson, E.C. (ed.) (2003). The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Revised and enlarged 3rd Edition. 1039 pp. London (Christopher Helm). in combination with Dickinson, E.C. (2005). Corrigenda 4 (02.06.2005) to Howard & Moore Edition 3 (2003). APODIFORMES Trochilidae Amazilia hoffmanni Amazilia saucerottei Jiménez, R.A. & Ornelas, J.F. (2016). Historical and current introgression in a Mesoamerican hummingbird species complex: a biogeographic perspective. PeerJ . 2016; 4: e1556. doi:10.7717/peerj.1556.   Trochilidae Anthracothorax nigricollis iridescens Phaethornis longirostris Phaethornis mexicanus Selasphorus calliope Del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N.J. (2014). HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-Passerines . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1.   Trochilidae Hylocharis leucotis Hylocharis xantusii Campylopterus curvipennis Campylopterus excellens Phaeochroa cuvierii Dickinson, E.C. & Remsen, J.V. (eds.) (2013). The Howard & Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world. 4th edition, Vol. 1: Non-Passerines . Aves Press, Eastbourne, UK. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0- 8.   Trochilidae Chlorostilbon lucidus Pacheco, J. F. & Whitney, B. M. (2006). Mandatory changes to the scientific names of three Neotropical birds Bull. Brit. Orn. Club , 126 : 242-244.   Trochilidae Eriocnemis isabellae Cortés-Diago, A., Ortega, L. A., Mazariegos-Hurtado, L. & Weller, A.-A. (2007) A new species of Eriocnemis (Trochilidae) from southwest Colombia. Ornitologia Neotropical, 18 :161-170.   Trochilidae Oreotrochilus cyanolaemus Sornoza-Molina, F., Freile, J.F., Nilsson, J., Krabbe, N. & Bonaccorso, E. (2018). A striking, critically endangered, new species of hillstar (Trochilidae: Oreotrochilus ) from the southwestern Andes of Ecuador. The Auk: Ornithological Advances , 135(4), 1146-1171. https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-18-58.1   Trochilidae Phaethornis aethopyga Piacentini, V. Q., Aleixo, A. & Silveira, L. F. (2009). Hybrid, subspecies or species? The validity and taxonomic status of Phaethornis longuemareus aethopyga Zimmer, 1950 (Trochilidae). Auk , 126 : 604-612. CICONIIFORMES Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopterus roseus Phoenicopterus ruber Del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N.J. (2014). HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-Passerines . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1. FALCONIFORMES Accipitridae Accipiter hiogaster Accipiter novaehollandiae Buteo nitidus Buteo plagiatus Buteogallus anthracinus Buteogallus gundlachii Buteogallus solitarius Chondrohierax uncinatus Chondrohierax wilsonii Circus cyaneus Circus hudsonius Leptodon cayanensis Leptodon forbesi Pseudastur albicollis Rupornis magnirostris Spizaetus melanoleucus Del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N.J. (2014). HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-Passerines . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1.   Accipitridae Aquila hastata Parry, S. J., Clark, W. S. & Prakash, V. (2002). On the taxonomic status of the Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata . Ibis , 144 : 665-675.   Accipitridae Buteo socotraensis Porter, R. F. & Kirwan, G. M. (2010). Studies of Socotran birds VI. The taxonomic status of the Socotra Buzzard. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists‘ Club , 130 (2): 116–131.   Accipitridae Geranoaetus albicaudatus Dickinson, E.C. & Remsen, J.V. (eds.) (2013). The Howard & Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world. 4th edition, Vol. 1: Non-Passerines . Aves Press, Eastbourne, UK. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0- 8.   Falconidae Falco peregrinus (incl. Falco pelegrinoides ) Del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N.J. (2014). HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-Passerines . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1.   Falconidae Micrastur mintoni Whittaker, A. (2002). A new species of forest-falcon (Falconidae: Micrastur ) from southeastern Amazonia and the Atlantic rainforests of Brazil. Wilson Bulletin , 114 : 421-445. GRUIFORMES Gruidae Antigone antigone Antigone canadensis Antigone rubicunda Antigone vipio Leucogeranus leucogeranus Del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N.J. (2014). HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-Passerines . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1.   Rallidae Hypotaenidia sylvestris Del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N.J. (2014). HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-Passerines . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1. PASSERIFORMES Muscicapidae Garrulax taewanus Collar, N. J. (2006). A partial revision of the Asian babblers (Timaliidae). Forktail , 22 : 85-112.   Paradisaeidae Lophorina niedda Lophorina minor Lophorina superba Scholes, E. & Laman, T.G. (2018). Distinctive courtship phenotype of the Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise Lophorina niedda Mayr, 1930 confirms new species status. PeerJ 6:e4621 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4621. PSITTACIFORMES Cacatuidae Cacatua goffiniana Roselaar, C. S. & Michels, J. P. (2004). Nomenclatural chaos untangled, resulting in the naming of the formally undescribed Cacatua species from the Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen , 350 : 183-196.   Cacatuidae Zanda baudinii Zanda latirostris Del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N.J. (2014). HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-Passerines . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1.   Loriidae Trichoglossus haematodus Collar, N. J. (1997). Family Psittacidae (Parrots). In del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A. and Sargatal, J. (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World , 4 (Sandgrouse to Cuckoos): 280-477. Barcelona (Lynx Edicions).   Psittacidae Aratinga maculata Nemesio, A. & Rasmussen, C. (2009). The rediscovery of Buffon’s “Guarouba” or “Perriche jaune”: two senior synonyms of Aratinga pintoi Silveira, Lima & Höfling, 2005 (Aves: Psittaciformes). Zootaxa , 2013 : 1-16.   Psittacidae Eupsittula canicularis Eupsittula nana Myiopsitta luchsi Myiopsitta monachus Psephotellus chrysopterygius Psephotellus dissimilis Psephotellus pulcherrimus Psephotellus varius Psittacara holochlorus Pyrilia haematotis Del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N.J. (2014). HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-Passerines . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1.   Psittacidae Forpus modestus Pacheco, J. F. & Whitney, B. M. (2006). Mandatory changes to the scientific names of three Neotropical birds. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club , 126 : 242-244.   Psittacidae Pionopsitta aurantiocephala Gaban-Lima, R., Raposo, M. A. & Hofling, E. (2002). Description of a new species of Pionopsitta (Aves: Psittacidae) endemic to Brazil. Auk , 119 : 815-819.   Psittacidae Poicephalus robustus Poicephalus fuscicollis Coetzer, W.G., Downs, C.T., Perrin, M.R. & Willows-Munro, S. (2015). Molecular Systematics of the Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus ). Implications for Taxonomy and Conservation. PLoS ONE , 10(8): e0133376. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133376.   Psittacidae Psittacara strenuus Pezoporus flaviventris Pezoporus wallicus Dickinson, E.C. & Remsen, J.V. (eds.) (2013). The Howard & Moore complete checklist of the birds of the world. 4th edition, Vol. 1: Non-Passerines . Aves Press, Eastbourne, UK. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0- 8.   Psittacidae Psittacula intermedia Collar, N. J. (1997) Family Psittacidae (Parrots). In del Hoyo, J., Elliot, A. and Sargatal, J. (eds.), Handbook of the Birds of the World , 4 (Sandgrouse to Cuckoos): 280-477. Barcelona (Lynx Edicions).   Psittacidae Pyrrhura griseipectus Olmos, F., Silva, W. A. G. & Albano, C. (2005). Grey-breasted Conure Pyrrhura griseipectus , an overlooked endangered species. Cotinga , 24 : 77-83.   Psittacidae Pyrrhura parvifrons Arndt, T. (2008). Anmerkungen zu einigen Pyrrhura -Formen mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Art und zweier neuer Unterarten. Papageien , 8: 278-286. STRIGIFORMES Strigidae Ciccaba virgata Megascops asio Megascops barbarus Megascops guatemalae Megascops kennicottii Megascops seductus Megascops trichopsis Psiloscops flammeolus Del Hoyo, J. & Collar, N.J. (2014). HBW and Birdlife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-Passerines . Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-94-1.   Strigidae Glaucidium mooreorum da Silva, J. M. C., Coelho, G. & Gonzaga, P. (2002). Discovered on the brink of extinction: a new species of pygmy owl (Strigidae: Glaucidium) from Atlantic forest of northeastern Brazil. Ararajuba , 10 (2): 123-130.   Strigidae Megascops gilesi Krabbe, N.K. (2017). A new species of Megascops (Strigidae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, with notes on voices of New World screech-owls. Ornitología Colombiana 16 : 1–27.   Strigidae Ninox burhani Indrawan, M. & Somadikarta, S. (2004). A new hawk-owl from the Togian Islands, Gulf of Tomini, central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club , 124 : 160-171.   Strigidae Otus thilohoffmanni Warakagoda, D. H. & Rasmussen, P. C. (2004). A new species of scops-owl from Sri Lanka. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club , 124 (2): 85-105.   Strigidae Strix butleri Strix hadorami Kirwan, G.M., Schweizer, M. & Copete, J.L. (2015). Multiple lines of evidence confirm that Hume's Owl Strix butleri (A. O. Hume, 1878) is two species, with description of an unnamed species (Aves: Non- Passeriformes: Strigidae) . Zootaxa. 3904 (1): 28–50. REPTILIA CROCODYLIA & RHYNCHOCEPHALIA   Crocodylia & Rhynchocephalia except for the taxa listed below Wermuth, H. & Mertens, R. (1996) (reprint). Schildkröte, Krokodile, Brückenechsen . xvii + 506 pp. Jena (Gustav Fischer Verlag).   Crocodylidae Crocodylus johnstoni Tucker, A. D. (2010). The correct name to be applied to the Australian freshwater crocodile, Crocodylus johnstoni [Krefft, 1873]. Australian Zoologist , 35 (2): 432-434.   Sphenodontidae Sphenodon spp. Hay, J. M., Sarre, S. D., Lambert, D. M., Allendorf, F. W. & Daugherty, C. H. (2010). Genetic diversity and taxonomy: a reassessment of species designation in tuatara ( Sphenodon : Reptilia). Conservation Genetics , 11 (93): 1063-1081. SAURIA   For delimitation of families within the Sauria Pough, F. H., Andrews, R. M., Cadle, J. E., Crump, M. L., Savitzky, A. H. & Wells, K. D. (1998). Herpetology. Upper Saddle River/New Jersey (Prentice Hall).   Agamidae Ceratophora spp. Cophotis spp. Lyriocephalus spp. Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (eds.) (2022). 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Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution , 59 (1): 1-22.   Gekkonidae Uroplatus spp. except for the taxa mentioned below Raxworthy, C.J. (2003). Introduction to the reptiles. In: Goodman, S.M. & Bernstead, J.P. (eds.), The natural history of Madagascar : 934-949. Chicago.   Gekkonidae Uroplatus fiera RATSOAVINA, F. M., RANJANAHARISOA, F. A., GLAW, F., RASELIMANANA, A. P., MIRALLES, A. & VENCES, M. (2015): A new leaf-tailed gecko of the Uroplatus ebenaui group (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Madagascar's central eastern rainforests. – Zootaxa 4006 (1): 143-160.   Gekkonidae Uroplatus fotsivava Uroplatus kelirambo RATSOAVINA, F. M., GEHRING, P.-S., SCHERZ, M. D., VIEITES, D. R., GLAW, F. & VENCES, M. (2017): Two new species of leaf-tailed geckos ( Uroplatus ) from the Tsaratanana mountain massif in northern Madagascar. Zootaxa 4347 (3): 446-464.   Gekkonidae Uroplatus finiavana Ratsoavina, F. M., Louis jr., E. E., Crottini, A., Randrianiaina, R. -D., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. (2011). 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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society , 73 : 113-129.   Pythonidae Python kyaiktiyo Zug, G.R., Grotte, S. W. & Jacobs, J. F. (2011). Pythons in Burma: Short-tailed python (Reptilia: Squamata). Proceedings of the biological Society of Washington , 124 (2): 112-136.   Pythonidae Python natalensis Broadley, D. G. (1999). The southern African python, Python natalensis A. Smith 1840, is a valid species. African Herp News , 29 : 31-32.   Tropidophiidae Tropidophis spp. except for the taxa mentioned below Hedges, S.B. (2002). Morphological variation and the definition of species in the snake genus Tropidophis (Serpentes, Tropidophiidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Zoology) , 68 (2): 83-90.   Tropidophiidae Tropidophis celiae Hedges, B. S., Estrada, A. R. & Diaz, L. M. (1999): New snake ( Tropidophis ) from western Cuba. Copeia , 1999 (2): 376-381.   Tropidophiidae Tropidophis grapiuna Curcio, F. F., Sales Nunes, P. M., Suzart Argolo, A. J., Skuk, G. & Rodrigues, M. T. (2012). Taxonomy of the South American dwarf boas of the genus Tropidophis Bibron, 1840, with the description of two new species from the Atlantic forest (Serpentes: Tropidophiidae). Herpetological Monographs , 26 (1): 80-121.   Tropidophiidae Tropidophis hendersoni Hedges, B. S. & Garrido, O. (2002). A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from Eastern Cuba Journal of Herpetology , 36 :157-161.   Tropidophiidae Tropidophis morenoi Hedges, B. S., Garrido, O. & Diaz, L. M. (2001). A new banded snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from north-central Cuba. Journal of Herpetology , 35 : 615-617.   Tropidophiidae Tropidophis preciosus Curcio, F. F., Sales Nunes, P. M., Suzart Argolo, A. J., Skuk, G. & Rodrigues, M. T. (2012). Taxonomy of the South American dwarf boas of the genus Tropidophis Bibron, 1840, with the description of two new species from the Atlantic forest (Serpentes: Tropidophiidae). Herpetological Monographs , 26 (1): 80-121.   Tropidophiidae Tropidophis spiritus Hedges, B. S. & Garrido, O. (1999). A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from central Cuba. Journal of Herpetology , 33 : 436-441.   Tropidophiidae Tropidophis xanthogaster Domínguez, M., Moreno, L. V. & Hedges, S. B. (2006). A new snake of the genus Tropidophis (Tropidophiidae) from the Guanahacabibes Peninsula of Western Cuba. Amphibia-Reptilia , 27 (3): 427-432.   Viperidae Atheris desaixi Bitis worthingtoni UETZ, P., FREED, P. & HŎSEK, J. (eds.) (2016). Species information extracted from The Reptile Database , version of 15 August 2016, accessed 11 May 2017. See Annex 2 of AC29 Doc.35 at https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/ac/29/E-AC29-35-A2.pdf   Viperidae Montivipera wagneri GARRIGUES, T., DAUGA, C., FERQUEL, E., VALÉRIE CHOUMET, V., & FAILLOUX, A-B. (2005): Molecular phylogeny of Vipera Laurenti, 1768 and the related genera Macrovipera (Reuss, 1927) and Daboia (Gray, 1842), with comments about neurotoxic Vipera aspis aspis populations. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35(1): 35-47.   Viperidae Protobothrops mangshanensis SNETKOV, P.B. & ORLOV, N.L. (2017) Phylogenetic Analysis of Old World Viperid Snakes (Serpentes, Viperidae) Based on Skeletal Morphology. Russian Journal of Herpetology , 24(1):22-34.   Viperidae Pseudocerastes urarachnoides UETZ, P., FREED, P., AGUILAR, R., & HÖSEK, J. (eds.) (2022): Taxonomic Checklist of Reptile taxa included in the Appendices at the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Geneva, August 2019). Species information extracted from The Reptile Database. https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/resources/checklists/Checklist_Reptiles_Added_CoP18lr_CITE S.pdf TESTUDINES   Testudines order names Wermuth, H. & Mertens, R. (1996) (reprint). Schildkröte, Krokodile, Brückenechsen . xvii + 506 pp. Jena (Gustav Fischer Verlag).     Species and family names – with the exception of the retention of the following names Mauremys iversoni, Mauremys pritchardi, Ocadia glyphistoma, Ocadia philippeni, Sacalia pseudocellata , and except for the taxa mentioned below Fritz, U. & Havaš, P. (2007): Checklist of Chelonians of the World. Vertebrate Zoology , 57 (2): 149-368. Dresden. ISSN 1864-5755 [without its appendix]   Emydidae Graptemys pearlensis Ennen, J. R., Lovich, J. E., Kreiser, B. R., Selman, W. & Qualls, C. P. (2010). Genetic and morphological variation between populations of the Pascagoula Map Turtle ( Graptemys gibbonsi ) in the Pearl and Pascagoula Rivers with description of a new species. Chelonian Conservation and Biology , 9 (1): 98-113.   Geoemydidae Batagur affinis Praschag, P., Sommer, R. S., Mccarthy, C., Gemel, R. & Fritz, U. (2008). Naming one of the world's rarest chelonians, the southern Batagur. Zootaxa , 1758 : 61-68.   Geoemydidae Batagur borneoensis Batagur dhongoka Batagur kachuga Batagur trivittata Praschag, P., Hundsdörfer, A. K. & Fritz, U. (2007). Phylogeny and taxonomy of endangered South and South-east Asian freshwater turtles elucidated by mtDNA sequence variation (Testudines: Geoemydidae: Batagur, Callagur, Hardella, Kachuga, Pangshura ). Zoologica Scripta , 36 : 429-442.   Geoemydidae Cuora bourreti Cuora picturata Spinks, P. Q., Thomson, R. C., Zhang, Y.P., Che, J., Wu, Y. & Shaffer, H. B. (2012). Species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in the critically endangered Asian box turtle genus Cuora . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution , 63 : 656–667. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.02.014.   Geoemydidae Cyclemys enigmatica Cyclemys fusca Cyclemys gemeli Cyclemys oldhamii Fritz, U., Guicking, D., Auer, M., Sommer, R. S., Wink, M. & Hundsdörfer, A. K. (2008). Diversity of the Southeast Asian leaf turtle genus Cyclemys : how many leaves on its tree of life? Zoologica Scripta , 37 : 367-390.   Geoemydidae Malayemys khoratensis IHLOW, F., VAMBERGER, M., FLECKS, M., HARTMANN, T., COTA, M., MAKCHAI, S., MEEWATTANA, P., DAWSON, J.E., KHENG, L., RÖDDER, D., & FRITZ, U. (2016). Integrative taxonomy of Southeast Asian snail-eating turtles (Geoemydidae: Malayemys ) reveals a new species and mitochondrial introgression. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0153108:1-26.   Geoemydidae Mauremys reevesii Barth, D., Bernhard, D., Fritzsch, G. & U. Fritz (2004). The freshwater turtle genus Mauremys (Testudines, Geoemydidae) – a textbook example of an east-west disjunction or a taxonomic misconcept? Zoologica Scripta , 33 : 213-221.   Testudinidae Centrochelys sulcata Turtle Taxonomy Working Group [van Dijk, P. P., Iverson, J. B., Rhodin, A. G. J., Shaffer, H. B. & Bour, R. ]. (2014): Turtles of the world, 7 TH edition: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution with maps, and conservation status. 000.v7. Chelonian Research Monographs , 5 doi: 10.3854/crm.5.000.checklist.v7.2014.   Testudinidae Chelonoidis carbonarius Chelonoidis denticulatus Chelonoidis niger Olson, S .L. & David, N. (2014). The gender of the tortoise genus Chelonoidis Fitzinger, 1835 (Testudines: Testudinidae). - Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 126 (4): 393-394.   Testudinidae Chersobius spp. HOFMEYR, M.D., & BRANCH, W.R. (2018). The padloper’s tortuous path (Chelonia: Testudinidae): Two genera, not one. African Journal of Herpetology , 2018:1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2017.1398187   Testudinidae Gopherus evgoodei Gopherus morafkai Murphy, R. W., Berry, K. H., Edwards, T., Leviton, A. E., Lathrop, A. & Riedle, J. D. (2011). The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz’s land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines, Testudinidae) with the description of a new species, and its consequences for conservation. Zookeys , 113 : 39-71.   Testudinidae Kinixys nogueyi Kinixys zombensis Kindler, C., Branch, W. R., Hofmeyr, M. D., Maran, J., Široký, P., Vences, M., Harvey, J., Hauswaldt, J. S., Schleicher, A., Stuckas, H. & Fritz, U. (2012). Molecular phylogeny of African hinge-back tortoises ( Kinixys ): implications for phylogeography and taxonomy (Testudines: Testudinidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research , 50 : 192–201.   Trionychidae Lissemys ceylonensis Praschag, P., Stuckas, H., Päckert, M., Maran, J. & Fritz, U. (2011). Mitochondrial DNA sequences suggest a revised taxonomy of Asian flapshell turtles ( Lissemys Smith, 1931) and the validity of previously unrecognized taxa (Testudines: Trionychidae). Vertebrate Zoology , 61 (1): 147-160.   Trionychidae Nilssonia gangeticus Nilssonia hurum Nilssonia leithii Nilssonia nigricans Praschag, P., Hundsdörfer, A.K., Reza, A.H.M.A. & Fritz, U. (2007). Genetic evidence for wild-living Aspideretes nigricans and a molecular phylogeny of South Asian softshell turtles (Reptilia: Trionychidae: Aspideretes, Nilssonia ). Zoologica Scripta , 36 :301-310. AMPHIBIA     Amphibia spp. except for the taxa listed below Frost, D. R. (ed.) (2015). Taxonomic Checklist of Amphibian Species listed in the CITES Appendices and the Annexes of EC Regulation 338/97. Species information extracted from Amphibian Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference , an online reference, version 6.0 as of May2015 with additional comments by the Nomenclature Specialist of the CITES Animals Committee. See Annex 5 of CoP17 Doc. 81.1 at https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/cop/17/WorkingDocs/E-CoP17-81-01-A5.pdf     Anura: Microhylidae: Dyscophus spp. and Scaphiophryne spp.; Telmatobiidae: Telmatobius culeus FROST, D. R. (ed.) (2017). Species information extracted from Amphibian Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference , an online reference, version 6.0, accessed 12 May 2017. See Annex 3 of AC29 Doc.35 at https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/ac/29/E-AC29-35-A3.pdf   Bufonidae Sclerophrys channingi Sclerophrys superciliaris OHLER, A., & DUBOIS, A. (2016): The identity of the South African toad Sclerophrys capensis Tschudi, 1838 (Amphibia, Anura). PeerJ 4(e1553): 1–13.   Dendrobatidae Ameerega munduruku NEVES, M.DE O., DA SILVA, L.A., AKIEDA, P.S., CABRERA, R., KOROIVA, R., & SANTANA, D.J. (2017): A new species of poison frog, genus Ameerega (Anura: Dendrobatidae), from the southern Amazonian rain forest. Salamandra 53(4): 485–493.   Dendrobatidae Ameerega shihuemoy Serrano-Rojas, S.J., Whitworth, A., Villacampa-Ortega, J., von May, R., Gutiérrez, R.C., Padial, J.M., & CHAPARRO, J.C. (2017): A new species of poison-dart frog (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from Manu province, Amazon region of southeastern Peru, with notes on its natural history, bioacoustics, phylogenetics, and recommended conservation status. Zootaxa 4221(1): 71–94.   Dendrobatidae Andinobates victimatus Márquez, R., Mejía-Vargas, D., Palacios-Rodríguez, P., Ramírez-Castañeda, V., & Amézquita, A. (2017): A new species of Andinobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from the Urabá region of Colombia. Zootaxa 4290(3): 531–546.   Dendrobatidae Epipedobates maculatus Paruwrobates andinus Paruwrobates erythromos GRANT, T., RADA, M., ANGANOY-CRIOLLO, M. A., BATISTA, A., DOS S. DIAS, P.H., JECKEL, A.M., MACHADO, D.J., & RUEDA-ALMONACID, J.V. (2017): Phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison frogs and their relatives revisited (Anura: Dendrobatoidea). South American Journal of Herpetology 12 (Special Issue): 1–90   Dendrobatidae Oophaga anchicayensis Oophaga andresi Oophaga solanensis POSSO-TERRANOVA, A. & ANDRÉS, J. (2018): Multivariate species boundaries and conservation of harlequin poison frogs. Molecular Ecology 27: 3432–3451. DOI: 10.1111/mec.14803.   Hylidae Agalychnis lemur FROST, D.R. (2021): Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. doi.org/10.5531/db.vz.0001   Hylidae Agalychnis terranova RIVERA-CORREA, M., DUARTE-CUBIDES, F., RUEDA-ALMONACID, J.V., & DAZA-R., J.M. (2013): A new red-eyed treefrog of Agalychnis (Anura: Hylidae: Phyllomedusinae) from middle Magdalena River valley of Colombia with comments on its phylogenetic position. Zootaxa 3636 (1): 85–100. CAUDATA Salamandridae Echinotriton spp. Paramesotriton spp. Tylototriton spp. FROST, D. R. (ed.) (2022). Taxonomic Checklist of Amphibian taxa included in the Appendices at the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Geneva, August 2019). Species information extracted from Amphibian Species of the World: an online Reference, Version 6.1, accessed 5 May 2020 for species of the genera Echinotriton and 5 May 2022 for species of the genus Tylototriton . https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/resources/checklists/Checklist_Amphibian_Added_CoP18_CITES.pdf   ELASMOBRANCHII, ACTINOPTERI, COELACANTHI, and DIPNEUSTI     All fish species, except the taxa listed below Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fricke, R. (eds.) (2015). Taxonomic Checklist of Fish species listed in the CITES Appendices and the Annexes of EC Regulation 338/97 (Elasmobranchii, Actinopteri, Coelacanthi, and Dipneusti, except the genus Hippocampus ). Information extracted from Catalog of Fishes , an online reference, version update from 3 February 2015. See Annex 6 of CoP17 Doc. 81.1 at https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/cop/17/WorkingDocs/E-CoP17-81-01-A6.pdf     Elasmobranchii: Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae: Carcharhinus falciformis; Lamniformes : Alopiidae: Alopias spp.; Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae: Mobula spp. except the taxa mentioned below; Potamotrygonidae: Potamotrygon spp.; Actinopteri: Perciformes: Pomacanthidae: Holacanthus clarionensis ESCHMEYER, W. N., FRICKE, R., & VAN DER LAAN, R. (eds.) (2017). Information extracted from Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References , an online reference, version of 28 April 2017, accessed 12 May 2017. See Annex 4 of AC29 Doc.35 at https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/ac/29/E-AC29-35-A4.pdf     Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes: Lamnidae: Isurus spp.; Rhinopristiformes: Glaucostegidae: Glaucostegus spp.; Rhinidae spp. ESCHMEYER, W.N., R. FRICKE, & R. VAN DER LAAN (eds.) (2019) Taxonomic Checklist of Fish taxa included in the Appendices at the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Species information extracted from Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References, an online reference, version of 4 May 2020, accessed 5 May 2020. See Annex 3 of AC31 Doc. 37 at https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/ac/31/Docs/E-AC31-37-A3.pdf   Mobulidae Mobula alfredi Mobula birostris Mobula hypostoma (incl. M. rochebrunei ) WHITE, W. T. & P. R. LAST. (2016). DEVILRAYS, FAMILY MOBULIDAE. PP. 741-749 IN LAST, P. R., W. T. WHITE, M. R. DE CARVALHO, B. SÉRET, M. F. W. STEHMANN & G. J. P. NAYLOR (EDS.). Rays of the World . CSIRO Publishing, Comstock Publishing Associates. i-ix + 1-790   Rhinobatidae Rhinobatidae spp. LAST, P. R., SERET, B., & NAYLOR, G. J. (2016a): A new species of guitarfish, Rhinobatos borneensis sp. nov. with a redefinition of the family-level classification in the order Rhinopristiformes (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea). Zootaxa, 4117(4), 451-475. DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.4117.4.1   Rhinobatidae Acroteriobatus andysabini Acroteropbatus stehmanni WEIGMANN, S., EBERT, D. A., & SÉRET, B. (2021): Resolution of the Acroteriobatus leucospilus species complex, with a redescription of A. leucospilus (Norman, 1926) and descriptions of two new western Indian Ocean species of Acroteriobatus (Rhinopristiformes, Rhinobatidae). Mar. Biodivers., 51(4), 1-30.   Rhinobatidae Acroteriobatus omanensis LAST, P. R., HENDERSON, A. C., & NAYLOR, G. J. (2016b): Acroteriobatus omanensis (Batoidea: Rhinobatidae), a new guitarfish from the Gulf of Oman. Zootaxa, 4144(2): 276-286.   Rhinobatidae Pseudobatos buthi RUTLEDGE, K. M. (2019): A new guitarfish of the genus Pseudobatos (Batoidea: Rhinobatidae) with key to the guitarfishes of the Gulf of California. Copeia, 107(3): 451-463.   Rhinobatidae Rhinobatos austini EBERT, D. A., & GON, O. (2017): Rhinobatos austini n. sp., a new species of guitarfish (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinobatidae) from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 4276(2), 204-214.   Rhinobatidae Rhinobatos manai WHITE, W. T., LAST, P. R., & NAYLOR, G. J. (2016): Rhinobatos manai sp. nov., a new species of guitarfish (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinobatidae) from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa, 4175(6), 588-600.   Rhinobatidae Rhinobatos ranongensis LAST, P.R., SERET, B., & NAYLOR, G.J. (2019): Description of Rhinobatos ranongensis sp. nov. (Rhinopristiformes: Rhinobatidae) from the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal with a review of its northern Indian Ocean congeners. Zootaxa, 4576(2), 257–287. SYNGNATHIFORMES Syngnathidae Hippocampus spp. except the taxa listed below Lourie, S. A., Pollom, R. A. and Foster, S. J. (2016). A global revision of the Seahorses Hippocampus Rafinesque 1810 (Actinopterygii: Sygnathiformes): Taxonomy and biogeography with recommendations for further research. Zootaxa , 4146 (1): 1-066.   Syngnathidae Hippocampus casscsio ZHANG, Y-H., QIN, G., WANG, X., & LIN, Q. (2016): A new species of seahorse (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) from the South China Sea. Zootaxa 4170 (2): 384–392. http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4170.2.11   Syngnathidae Hippocampus haema HAN, S-Y., KIM, J-K., KAI, Y., & SENOU, H. (2017): Seahorses of the Hippocampus coronatus complex: taxonomic revision, and description of Hippocampus haema , a new species from Korea and Japan (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 712: 113–139. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.712.14955   Syngnathidae Hippocampus japapigu SHORT, G., SMITH, R., MOTOMURA, H., HARASTI, D., & HAMILTON, H. (2018): Hippocampus japapigu , a new species of pygmy seahorse from Japan, with a redescription of H. pontohi (Teleostei, Syngnathidae). ZooKeys 779: 27–49. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.779.24799   ARACHNIDA ARANEAE Theraphosidae Aphonopelma pallidum Brachypelma spp. except for the taxa mentioned below Platnick, N. (2006). Taxonomic Checklist of CITES listed Spider Species. Information extracted from The World Spider Catalog , an online reference, Version 6.5 as of 7 April 2006. [available at http://www.cites.org/common/docs/Res/12_11/spider_checklist.pdf ]   Theraphosidae Brachypelma albiceps Brachypelma smithi Tliltocatl albopilosum Tliltocatl epicureanum Tliltocatl kahlenbergi Tliltocatl sabulosum Tliltocatl schroederi Tliltocatl vagans Tliltocatl verdezi MENDOZA, J. & FRANCKE, O. (2019): Systematic revision of Mexican threatened tarantulas Brachypelma (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae), with a description of a new genus, and implications on the conservation. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society , 2019, XX; 1–66. http://zoobank.orgurn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E4D09A17-444F-45A0-95DB-059ECA175569   Theraphosidae Poecilotheria spp., except the taxa mentioned below WORLD SPIDER CATALOG. (2020). Taxonomic Checklist of Spider taxa included in the Appendices at the 18th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Species information extracted from the World Spider Catalog (2020). Version 21.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch, accessed on 5 May 2020. doi: 10.24436/2. See Annex 4 of AC31 Doc. 37 at https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/ac/31/Docs/E-AC31-37-A4.pdf   Theraphosidae Poecilotheria srilankensis NANAYAKKARA, R. P., GANEHIARACHI, G. A. S. M., KUSUMINDA, T., VISHVANATH, N., KARUNARATNE, M. K. & KIRK, P. (2019): A new species of tiger spider in the genus Poecilotheria Pocock, 1899 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Belihuloya, Sri Lanka. Journal of the British Tarantula Society 34(3): 3-17   Theraphosidae Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli SHERWOOD, D. (2019): Revised taxonomical placement of Poecilotheria chaojii Mirza, Sanap & Bhosale, 2014 (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 18(1): 19-21. doi:10.13156/arac.2018.18.1.19   Theraphosidae Sericopelma angustum Sericopelma embrithes GABRIEL, R., & LONGHORN, S.J. 2015. Revised generic placement of Brachypelma embrithes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) and Brachypelma angustum Valerio, 1980, with definition of the taxonomic features for identification of female Sericopelma Ausserer, 1875 (Araneae, Theraphosidae). ZooKeys 526: 75–104. SCORPIONES Scorpionidae Pandinus spp. except for the taxa mentioned below Lourenço, W. R. & Cloudsley-Thompson, J. C. (1996). Recognition and distribution of the scorpions of the genus Pandinus Thorell, 1876 accorded protection by the Washington Convention. Biogeographica , 72 (3): 133-143.   Scorpionidae Pandinus camerounensis Pandinus roeseli Lourenço, W. R. (2014). Further considerations on the identity and distribution of Pandinus imperator (C. L. Koch, 1841) and description of a new species from Cameroon (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae). Entomologische Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum Hamburg , 17 (192): 139-151.   INSECTA COLEOPTERA Lucanidae Colophon spp. except the taxa mentioned below Bartolozzi, L. (2005). Description of two new stag beetle species from South Africa (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). African Entomology , 13 (2): 347-352.   Lucanidae Colophon deschodti Colophon eastmani Colophon nagaii Colophon switalae Colophon struempheri JACOBS, C.T., SCHOLTZ, C.H., & STRÜMPHER, W.P. 2015. Taxonomy of Colophon Gray (Coleoptera: Lucanidae): new species and a status change. Zootaxa 4057(1): 135–142. Doi 10.11646/zootaxa.4057.1.9 LEPIDOPTERA Papilionidae Achillides spp. [only the species of the Philippines] Page, M. G. P. & Treadaway, C. G. (2004). Papilionidae of the Philippine Island. In: E. Bauer, and T. Frankenbach, Eds.). Butterflies of the world, Supplement 8 . Goecke & Evers, Keltern. 58 pp.   Papilionidae Ornithoptera spp. Trogonoptera spp. Troides spp. Matsuka, H. (2001). Natural History of Birdwing Butterflies . 367 pp. Tokyo (Matsuka Shuppan).(ISBN 4-9900697-0-6).   HIRUDINOIDEA ARHYNCHOBDELLIDA Hirudinidae Hirudo medicinalis Hirudo verbana Nesemann, H. & Neubert, E. (1999). Annelida: Clitellata: Branchiobdellida, Acanthobdellea, Hirudine.. Süßwasserfauna von Mitteleuropa , 6 (2), 178 pp., Berlin (Spektrum Akad. Verlag). ISBN 3-8274-0927-6.   BIVALVIA VENEROIDA Tridacnidae Tridacna lorenzi Tridacna mbalavuana (incl. T. tevoroa ) Tridacna noae (incl. T. ningaloo ) Tridacna squamosina WoRMS Editorial Board. 2018. Genus Tridacna . CEPHALOPODA   Nautilidae Nautilidae spp. Family, genus and species information extracted from the Integrated Taxonomic Information Service (ITIS), an online reference. See Annex 5 of AC29 Doc.35 at https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/ac/29/E-AC29-35-A5.pdf   ANTHOZOA & HYDROZOA   All CITES listed species Taxonomic Checklist of all CITES listed Coral Species, based on information compiled by UNEP-WCMC 2012. FLORA     Taxon concerned Taxonomic reference AMARYLLIDACEAE, PRIMULACEAE   Cyclamen, Galanthus and Sternbergia Davis, A.P. et al . (1999). CITES Bulb Checklist , compiled by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) as a guideline when making reference to the names of species of Cyclamen and Galanthus and Sternbergia APOCYNACEAE   Pachypodium spp. CITES Aloe and Pachypodium Checklist (U. Eggli et al., 2001, compiled by Städtische Sukkulenten-Sammlung, Zurich, Switzerland, in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and its update: An Update and Supplement to the CITES Aloe & Pachypodium Checklist [J. M. Lüthy (2007), CITES Management Authority of Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland] as a guideline when making reference to the names of species of Aloe and Pachypodium.     Hoodia spp. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Germishuizen, G. & Meyer N. L. (eds.) (2003). Strelitzia 14: 150-151. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa as a guideline when making reference to the names of species of Hoodia. CACTACEAE   All Cactaceae , except Aztekium valdezii CITES Cactaceae Checklist third edition (2016, compiled by D. Hunt) as a guideline when making reference to names of species of Cactaceae, and the amendments and updates outlined in A Supplement to the CITES Cactaceae Checklist Third Edition 2016 (Hunt, D. 2018). The checklist and its supplement can be found on the website of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK at “ goo.gl/M26yL8 ”. CACTACEAE   Aztekium valdezii Marcía, C.G.V., Vázquez, M.A.A. & Montes, S.A. (2013). A new species of Aztekium (Cactaceae) from Nuevo León, Mexico. Xerophilia , Special Issue 2: 3–25. Accessible at: https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/nc/flora/Aztekium-valdezii_Xerophilia-Special-Issue-No.-2-2013.pdf CYCADACEAE, STANGERIACEAE and ZAMIACEAE   All Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae. The World List of Cycads: CITES and Cycads: Checklist 2013 (Roy Osborne, Michael A. Calonje, Ken D. Hill, Leonie Stanberg and Dennis Wm. Stevenson) in CITES and Cycads a user’s guide (Rutherford, C. et al., Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. UK 2013), as a guideline when making reference to names of species of Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae. DICKSONIACEAE   Dicksonia species of the Americas. Dicksonia species of the Americas (2003, compiled by Bonn Botanic Garden and the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany) as a guideline when making reference to the names of species of Dicksonia . DROSERACEAE, NEPENTHACEAE, SARRACENIACEAE   Dionaea, Nepenthes and Sarracenia. CITES Carnivorous Plant Checklist (B. von Arx et al ., 2001, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK) as a guideline when making reference to names of species of Dionaea, Nepenthes and Sarracenia . EBENACEAE   Diospyros spp. – populations of Madagascar. (large tree species) Lowry et al. 2022. Large tree species of Diospyros from Madagascar . Catalogue of Plants of Madagascar. http://legacy.tropicos.org/ProjectWebPortal.aspx?pagename=Diospyros_LT&projectid=17. Accessible at: https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/prog/timber/Ebenaceae_Diospyros_spp_populations_of_Madagascar_052022.pdf EUPHORBIACEAE   Succulent species of Euphorbia. The CITES Checklist of Succulent Euphorbia Taxa (Euphorbiaceae), Second edition (S. Carter and U. Eggli, 2003, published by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany) as a guideline when making reference to the names of species of succulent euphorbias. LEGUMINOSAE   Dalbergia spp. Cowell C., Williams E., Bullough L.-A., Grey J., Klitgaard B., Govaerts R., Andriambololonera S., Cervantes A., Crameri S., Lima, H.C., Lachenaud O., Li S.-J., Linares J.L., Phillipson P., Rakotonirina N., Wilding N., van der Burgt X., Vatanparast M., Barker A., Barstow M., Beentje H., and Plummer J. 2022. CITES Dalbergia Checklist . Commissioned by the CITES Secretariat. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey. Accessible in English, French and Spanish at: https://www.kew.org/science/our-science/science- services/UK-CITES/cites-resources LEGUMINOSAE   Dipteryx spp. Carvalho, C.S., de Fraga, N.C., Cardoso, D.B.O.S. and Lima, H.C. 2020. Tonka, baru and cumaru: Nomenclatural overview, typification and updated checklist of Dipteryx (Leguminosae). Taxon. 69(3), pp.582-592 LEGUMINOSAE   Guibourtia pellegriniana Leonard, J. (1949). Notulae Systematicae IV (Caesalpiniaceae-Amherstieae africanae americanaeque). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 19(4): 383–408. [ Guibourtia pellegriniana treated on p. 405]. https://doi.org/10.2307/3666831 LEGUMINOSAE   Paubrasilia echinata Gagnon, E., Bruneau, A., Hughes, C.E., de Queiroz, L. P. & Lewis, G.P. (2016). A new generic system for the pantropical  Caesalpinia  group (Leguminosae) as a guideline making reference to the name of this taxon. This reference can be found on “ https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9203 ”, with free access, and additional information on the taxon can be found at “ http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil ” LEGUMINOSAE   Platymiscium pleiostachyum Bente B. Klitgraard (2005). Platymiscium  ( Leguminosae :  Dalbergieae ); biogeography, systematics, morphology, taxonomy and uses. Kew Bulletin. Vol. 60, No. 3 (2005), pp. 321 – 400 be used as a guideline when making reference to the name of this taxon. This reference is available online at “ https://www.jstor.org/stable/4111062?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents “. Free access is possible to this reference. LEGUMINOSAE   Pterocarpus spp. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, Plants of the World Online , (POWO, 2022) Accessible at: https://cites.org/sites/default/files/common/docs/Res/12_11/Pterocarpus_POWO_19-1- 2023.pdf LILIACEAE   Aloe spp. CITES Aloe and Pachypodium Checklist (U. Eggli et al., 2001, compiled by Städtische Sukkulenten-Sammlung, Zurich, Switzerland, in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and its update: An Update and Supplement to the CITES Aloe & Pachypodium Checklist [J. M. Lüthy (2007), CITES Management Authority of Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland] as a guideline when making reference to the names of species of Aloe and Pachypodium. LILIACEAE   Aloe spp. — supplement to existing standard reference Klopper, R.R. 2021. Supplement of aloe spp. names and synonyms . Compiled by Dr. Ronell R Klopper, with input from the PC25 Nomenclature Working Group, 10 June 2021. PC25 Com. 5, Annex. Accessible at: https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/pc/25/com/E-PC25-Com-005.pdf MELIACEAE   Khaya spp. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, Plants of the World Online , (POWO, 2022) Accessible at: https://cites.org/sites/default/files/common/docs/Res/12_11/Khaya_POWO_19-1- 2023.pdf ORCHIDACEAE   Orchidaceae - Appendix I listed orchids : Paphiopedilum spp. , Phragmipedium spp. , Aerangis ellisii, Cattleya jongheana, Cattleya lobata, Dendrobium cruentum, Mexipedium xerophyticum, Peristeria elata and Renanthera imschootiana Govaerts, R., Caromel, A., Dhanda, S., Davis, F., Pavitt, A., Sinovas, P., & Vaglica, V. (2019). CITES Appendix I Orchid Checklist . Second Version, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge. This reference should be used as a guideline when making reference to the names of Paphiopedilum spp ., Phragmipedium spp ., Aerangis ellisii, Cattleya jongheana, Cattleya lobata, Dendrobium cruentum, Mexipedium xerophyticum, Peristeria elata and Renanthera imschootiana . This reference can be found on the website of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK at “ goo.gl/M26yL8 ”. ORCHIDACEAE   Orchidaceae — Appendix II listed orchids: genera Aerangis (not A. ellisii ), Aerides , Angraecum, Bletilla, Brassavola, Bulbophyllum, Calanthe, Catasetum, Cattleya (not C. jongheana or C. lobata ), Coelogyne, Comparettia, Cymbidium, Cypripedium, Dendrobium (not D. cruentum ), Disa, Dracula, Encyclia, Laelia, Masdevallia, Miltonia, Miltoniopsis, Phalaenopsis, Pleione, Renanthera, Rhynchostylis, Rossioglossum, Vanda, and Vandopsis Dhanda, S., Caromel A., Govaerts R., Pavitt A., Bullough, L.-A. & Hartley, H. 2022. CITES Appendix II Orchid Checklist . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Surrey, and UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge. Accessible at: https://www.kew.org/science/our-science/science-services/UK-CITES/cites-resources PALMAE   Dypsis decipiens and Dypsis decaryi. Proposed Standard Reference for two CITES-listed palms endemic to Madagascar (CVPM 2016) based on the Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar can be found as a pdf on the US Fish & Wildlife Service website. This is to be used as a guideline when making reference to Dypsis decipiens and Dypsis decaryi . See: http://www.fws.gov/international/ TAXACEAE   Taxus spp. World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers (A. Farjon, 2001) as a guideline when making reference to the names of species of Taxus. ZYGOPHYLLACEAE   Guaiacum spp. Lista de especies, nomenclatura y distribución en el genero Guaiacum. Davila Aranda. P. & Schippmann, U. (2006): Medicinal Plant Conservation 12:50 as a guideline when making reference to the names of species of Guaiacum . ANNEX IX 1.    Codes for the indication in permits and certificates of the purpose of a transaction, referred to in Article 5(5) B Breeding in captivity or artificial propagation E Educational. Where the transaction is for the purpose of use in educational and training programs or for display in an institution with a primarily educational remit. G Botanical gardens H Hunting trophies L Law enforcement/judicial/forensic. Where the transaction is for the purpose of transfer of specimens between, or in support of, government agencies for law enforcement, judicial or forensic purposes. M Medical (including bio-medical research). Where the transaction is for the purpose of medical or veterinary testing, diagnosis, treatment or research, including biomedical research. N Reintroduction or introduction into the wild. Where the transaction is for the purpose of reinforcement and reintroduction within a species’ natural and historical range, and for conservation introductions, comprising assisted colonization and ecological replacement, outside the species’ natural and historical range. P Personal Q Travelling exhibitions (sample collection, circus, menagerie, plant exhibition, orchestra or museums exhibition that is used for commercial display for the public). S Scientific T Commercial Z Zoos. Where the transaction is for the purpose of movement of a specimen to a zoo and/or aquarium or by a zoo and/or aquarium for public display, care, reproduction, public education and awareness, scientific research, rescue, rehabilitation, or conservation. 2.    Codes for the indication in permits and certificates of the source of specimens, referred to in Article 5(6) W Specimens taken from the wild R Specimens of animals reared in a controlled environment, taken as eggs or juveniles from the wild, where they would otherwise have had a very low probability of surviving to adulthood D Specimens of animal species listed in Appendix I to the Convention that are bred in captivity for commercial purposes in operations included in the register of operations that breed Appendix I animal species for commercial purposes, which is maintained by the Secretariat of the Convention, as well as parts and derivatives thereof, and specimens of plant species listed in Appendix I to the Convention that are artificially propagated for commercial purposes in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof A Plants artificially propagated in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof C Animals bred in captivity in accordance with Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006, as well as parts and derivatives thereof F Animals born in captivity, but for which the criteria of Chapter XIII of Regulation (EC) No 865/2006 are not met, as well as parts and derivatives thereof I Confiscated or seized specimens  ( 1 ) O Pre-Convention 1 U Source unknown (must be justified) X Specimens taken in the marine environment not under the jurisdiction of any State Y Plant specimens obtained from assisted production, which are considered not to be ‘artificially propagated’ as set out in Article 56, and also not considered to be taken from the wild because they are propagated or planted in an environment with some level of human intervention for the purpose of plant production ’ ( 1 )   To be used only in conjunction with another source code.

ANNEX 2Supplementary provisions

ANNEX 2 ‘ANNEX XIV Information to be submitted by an operation to apply for registration by the Secretariat of the Convention pursuant to Article 54a: (1) Name and address of the owner and manager of the operation. (2) Date of establishment of the operation. (3) Appendix-I animal species bred in the operation proposed for registration. (4) Numbers and ages (if known or appropriate) of males and females that comprise the breeding stock. (5) Evidence that the breeding stock has been obtained in accordance with Article 54(2). (6) Current stock (numbers, by sex and age, held in addition to the breeding stock referred to in point 4 above). (7) Information on the percentage mortalities, if possible reported by age and sex. (8) Documentation showing that the operation meets the requirements set out in Article 54(4). (9) Past, current and expected annual production of offspring and, where possible, information on: (a) the number of females producing offspring each year; (b) unusual fluctuations in the annual production of offspring (including an explanation of the probable cause). (10) An assessment of the anticipated need for, and source of, additional specimens to augment the breeding stock to increase the genetic pool of the captive population in order to avoid any deleterious inbreeding. (11) Type of product exported (e.g. live specimens, skins, hides, other body parts, etc.). (12) Detailed description of the marking methods (e.g. bands, tags, transponders, branding, etc.) used for the breeding stock and offspring and for the types of specimens (e.g. skins, meat, live animals, etc.) that will be exported. (13) Description of the facilities to house the current and expected captive stock, including security measures to prevent escapes and thefts. Detailed information should be provided on the number and size of breeding and rearing enclosures, tanks, ponds, egg incubation capacity, food production or supply, availability of veterinary services and record-keeping. (14) Description of the strategies used or activities conducted by the breeding operation to contribute to the conservation of wild populations of the species. (15) Assurance that the operation shall be carried out at all stages in a humane (non-cruel) manner. ’

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