The Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendments relating to FAUNA in Annexes A to C

5.—(1) Under the heading relating to ARTIODACTYLA, in the rows relating to Bovidae, after the row relating to Pantholops hodgsonii (II) insert—

“Philantomba maxwelli (II) ”.

(2) Under the heading relating to CARNIVORA, in the rows relating to Lutrinae, for “Aonyx cinerea (I)” substitute “Aonyx cinereus (I)”.

(3) Under the heading relating to PERISSODACTYLA—

(a) in the rows relating to Equidae, in the row relating to Equus hemionus (I/II), after “Equus hemionus hemionus” insert “, Equus hemionus luteus”;

(b) in the rows relating to Rhinocerotidae, for the row relating to Ceratotherium simum simum (II) substitute—

“Ceratotherium simum simum (II) (Only the populations of Eswatini, Namibia and South Africa; all other populations are included in Annex A. For the populations of Eswatini and South Africa, for the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in live animals to appropriate and acceptable destinations and trade in hunting trophies. For the population of Namibia, for the exclusive purpose of allowing international trade in live animals for in-situ conservation and only within the natural and historical range of Ceratotherium simum in Africa. All other specimens of species included in Annex A and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.

Southern white rhinoceros”.

(4) Under the heading relating to PRIMATES—

(a) in the rows relating to Atelidae, omit the row relating to Alouatta coibensis (I);

(b) in the rows relating to Hominidae, after the row relating to Pongo pygmaeus (I) insert—

“Pongo tapanuliensis (I)

Tapanuli orangutan”.

(5) Under the heading relating to RODENTIA, in the rows relating to Sciuridae, for the row relating to Cynomys mexicanus (I) substitute—

“Cynomys mexicanus (II)

Mexican prairie dog”.

(6) Under the heading relating to ANSERIFORMES, in the rows relating to Anatidae, for the row relating to Branta canadensis leucopareia (I) substitute—

“Branta canadensis leucopareia (II)

Aleutian cackling goose”.

(7) Under the heading relating to FALCONIFORMES—

(a) in the rows relating to Accipitridae, for “Chondrohierax uncinatus wilsonii (I)” substitute “Chondrohierax wilsonii (I)”;

(b) in the rows relating to Falconidae, omit the row relating to Falco pelegrinoides (I).

(8) Under the heading relating to GRUIFORMES—

(a) in the rows relating to Gruidae—

(i) after the row relating to Gruidae spp. (II) insert—

	“Antigone canadensis nesiotes (I)			Cuban sandhill crane
	Antigone canadensis pulla (I)			Mississippi sandhill crane
	Antigone vipio (I)			White-necked crane”;

(ii) omit the rows relating to Grus canadensis (I/II), Grus leucogeranus (I) and Grus vipio (I);

(iii) after the row relating to Grus nigricollis (I) insert—

“Leucogeranus leucogeranus (I)

Siberian crane”;

(b) in the rows relating to Rallidae, for “Gallirallus sylvestris (I)” substitute “Hypotaenidia sylvestris (I)”.

(9) Under the heading relating to PASSERIFORMES—

(a) in the rows relating to Emberizidae—

(i) after the row relating to Gubernatrix cristata (II) insert—

“Melopyrrha nigra (III Cuba)

Cuban bullfinch  ”;

(ii) after the row relating to Tangara fastuosa (II) insert—

“Tiaris canorus (III Cuba)

Cuban grassquit”;

(b) in the rows relating to Muscicapidae, after the row relating to Acrocephalus rodericanus (III Mauritius) insert—

“ Copysychus malabaricus (II)

White-rumped shama”;

(c) in the rows relating to Pycnonotidae, for the row relating to Pycnonotus zeylanicus (II) substitute—

“Pycnonotus zeylanicus (I) (This inclusion has effect at the beginning of 25th November 2023)

Pycnonotus zeylanicus (II) (This inclusion ceases to have effect at the end of 24th November 2023)

Straw-headed bulbul”.

(10) Under the heading relating to PROCELLARIIFORMES, in the rows relating to Diomedeidae, for the row relating to Phoebastria albatrus (I) substitute—

“Phoebastria albatrus (II)

Short-tailed albatross”.

(11) Under the heading relating to PSITTACIFORMES, in the rows relating to Psittacidae—

(a) after the row relating to Ognorhynchus icterotis (I) insert—

“Pezoporus flaviventris (I) ”;

(b) for “Psephotus chrysopterygius (I)” substitute “Psephotellus chrysopterygius (I)”;

(c) for “Psephotus dissimilis (I)” substitute “Psephotellus dissimilis (I)”;

(d) for “Psephotus pulcherrimus (I)” substitute “Psephotellus pulcherrimus (I)”.

(12) Under the heading relating to CROCODYLIA—

(a) in the rows relating to Alligatoridae, for the row relating to Caiman latirostris (I) substitute—

“Caiman latirostris (I) (Except for the populations of Argentina and Brazil, which are included in Annex B. The population of Brazil is subject to a zero export quota for wild specimens traded for commercial purposes)

Broad-snouted caiman”;

(b) in the rows relating to Crocodylidae, for the row relating to Crocodylus porosus (I) substitute—

“Crocodylus porosus (I) (Except for the populations of Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, which are included in Annex B. For Malaysia, wild harvest restricted to the State of Sarawak and a zero quota for wild specimens for the other States of Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), with no change in the zero quota unless approved by the CITES Parties. For the Philippines, population of the Palawan Islands only and with a zero export quota for wild specimens traded for commercial purposes)

Estuarine crocodile”.

(13) Under the heading relating to SAURIA—

(a) in the rows relating to Agamidae—

(i) after the row relating to Cophotis dumbara (I) insert—

			“Ctenophorus spp. (III Australia)	Comb-bearing dragons
			Intellagama spp. (III Australia)	Australian water dragons”;

(ii) after the row relating to Lyriocephalus scutatus (II) insert—

“Physignathus cocincinus (II)

Chinese water dragon”;

(iii) after the row relating to Saara spp. (II) insert—

“Tympanocryptis spp. (III Australia)

Earless dragons”;

(b) in the rows relating to Gekkonidae—

(i) before the row relating to Cnemaspis psychedelica (I) insert —

“Carphodactylus laevis (III Australia)

Chameleon gecko”;

(ii) after the row relating to Cnemaspis psychedelica (I) insert —

“Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis (II)

Jeypore Indian gecko”;

(iii) after the row relating to Naultinus spp. (II) insert—

			“Nephrurus spp. (III Australia)	Knob-tailed geckos
			Orraya occultus (III Australia)	McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko, long-necked northern leaf-tailed gecko”.

(iv) after the row relating to Phelsuma guentheri (II) insert—

“Phyllurus spp. (III Australia)

Australian leaf-tailed geckos”;

(v) after the row relating to Rhoptropella spp. (II) insert—

“Saltuarius spp. (III Australia)

Leaf-tailed geckos”;

(vi) after the row relating to Sphaerodactylus torrei (III Cuba) insert—

			“Strophurus spp. (III Australia)	Phasmid geckos
		Tarentola chazaliae (II)		Helmethead gecko”;

(vii) after the row relating to Tukutuku spp. (III New Zealand) insert—

“Underwood-isaurus spp. (III Australia)

Thick-tailed geckos”;

(viii) after the row relating to Uroplatus spp. (II) insert—

“Uvidicolus sphyrurus (III Australia)

Border thick-tailed geckos”;

(c) in the rows relating to Iguanidae, omit the rows from the row relating to Phrynosoma blainvillii (II) to the row relating to Phrynosoma wigginsi (II);

(d) after the rows relating to Lanthanotidae insert—

“Phrynosomatidae
		Phrynosoma spp. (II)		Horned lizards”;

(e) in the rows relating to Scincidae, after the row relating to Corucia zebrata (II) insert—

			“Egernia spp. (III Australia)	Rock or spiny-tailed skinks
	Tiliqua adelaidensis (I)			Adelaide pygmy blue-tongue skink
			Tiliqua multifasciata (III Australia)	Centralian blue-tongued skink
			Tiliqua nigrolutea (III Australia)	Blotched blue-tongued skink
			Tiliqua occipitalis (III Australia)	Western blue-tongued skink
			Tiliqua rugosa (III Australia)	Shingleback lizard
			Tiliqua scincoides intermedia (III Australia)	Northern blue-tongued skink
			Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (III Australia	Eastern blue-tongued lizard”.

(14) Under the heading relating to SERPENTES—

(a) in the rows relating to Boidae—

(i) for the row relating to Epicrates inornatus (I) substitute—

“Epicrates inornatus (II)

Puerto Rican boa”;

(ii) for “Epicrates monensis (I)” substitute “Chilabothrus monensis (I)”;

(iii) for “Epicrates subflavus (I)” substitute “Chilabothrus subflavus (I)”;

(b) in the rows relating to Pythonidae—

(i) in the row relating to Pythonidae spp. (II) for “subspecies” substitute “species”;

(ii) for “Python molurus molurus (I)” substitute “Python molorus (I)”;

(c) in the rows relating to Viperidae—

(i) after the row relating to Daboia russelii (III India) insert—

		“Montivipera wagneri (II)		Wagner’s viper
		Protobothrops mangshanensis (II)		Mangshan pit-viper”;

(ii) omit the rows relating to Trimeresurus mangshanensis (II) and Vipera wagneri (II).

(15) Under the heading relating to TESTUDINES—

(a) In the rows relating to Chelidae, after the row relating to Chelodina mccordi (II) insert—

		“Chelus fimbriata (II)		Matamata turtle
		Chelus orinocensis (II)		Orinoco matamata turtle”;

(b) in the rows relating to Chelydridae, for the rows relating to Chelydra serpentina (III United States of America) and Macrochelys temminckii (III United States of America) substitute—

		“Chelydra serpentina (II)		Common snapping turtle
		Machrochelys temminckii (II)		Alligator snapping turtle”;

(c) in the rows relating to Emydidae, after the row relating to Graptemys spp. (III United States of America) insert—

		“Graptemys barbouri (II)		Barbours map turtle
		Graptemys ernsti (II)		Escambia map turtle
		Graptemys gibbonsi (II)		Pascagoula map turtle
		Graptemys pearlensis (II)		Pearl river map turtle
		Graptemys pulchra (II)		Alabama map turtle”;

(d) In the rows relating to Geoemydidae—

(i) for the row relating to Batagur kachuga (II) substitute—

“Batagur kachuga (I)

Red-crowned roof turtle”;

(ii) in the row relating to Cuora spp. (II), omit “C. galbinifrons” from the second column (corresponding with Annex B);

(iii) after the row relating to Cuora boureti insert—

“Cuora galbinfrons (I)

Indochinese box turtle”;

(iv) after the row relating to Leucocephalon yuwonoi (II) insert—

“Malayemys khoratensis (II) ”;

(v) after the row relating to Pangshura tecta (I) insert —

“Rhinoclemmys spp. (II)

Neotropical wood turtles”;

(e) before the rows relating to Platysternidae insert—

“Kinosternidae				American mud and musk turtles
		Claudius angustatus (II)		Narrow-bridged musk turtle
		Kinosternon spp. (II) (Except for the species included in Annex A)		Mud turtles
	Kinosternon cora (I)			Cora mud turtle
	Kinosternon vogti (I)			Vallarta mud turtle
		Staurotypus salvinii (II)		Giant musk turtle
		Staurotypus triporcatus (II)		Mexican musk turtle
		Sternotherus spp . (II)		Musk turtles”;

(f) in the rows relating to Trionychidae—

(i) for the rows from the row relating to Apalone ferox (III United States of America) to the row relating to Apalone spinifera (III United States of America) substitute—

“Apalone spp. (II) (Except for the subspecies included in Annex A)

Softshell turtles”;

(ii) for the row relating to Nilssonia leithii (II) substitute—

“Nilssonia leithii (I)

Leith’s softshell turtle”.

(16) Under the heading relating to ANURA—

(a) in the rows relating to Bufonidae—

(i) after the row relating to Nimbaphrynoides spp. (I) insert—

	“Sclerophrys channingi (I)
	Sclerophrys superciliaris (I)			Cameroon toad”;

(ii) omit the rows relating to Amietophrynus channingi (I) and Amietophrynus superciliaris (I);

(b) after the rows relating to Calyptocephalellidae, insert—

“Centrolenidae				Glass frogs
		Centrolenidae spp. (II)		Glass frogs”;

(c) in the rows relating to Dendrobatidae, after the row relating to Oophaga spp. (II) insert—

		“Paruwrobates andinus (II)
		Paruwrobates erythromos (II) ”;

(d) in the rows relating to Hylidae, for the row relating to Agalychnis spp. (II) substitute—

		“Agalychnis annae (II)		Blue-sided leaf frog
		Agalychnis callidryas (II)		Red-eyed tree frog
		Agalychnis lemur (II) (A zero annual export quota has been established for specimens removed from the wild and traded for commercial purposes)		Lemur tree frog
		Agalychnis moreleti (II)		Morelet’s tree frog
		Agalychnis saltator (II)		Parachuting red-eyed leaf frog
		Agalychnis spurrelli (II)		Gliding tree frog
		Agalychnis terranova (II)		Colombian red-eyed tree frog”.

(17) Under the heading relating to CAUDATA, in the rows relating to Salamandridae, after the row relating to Echinotriton maxiquadratus (II) insert—

“Laotriton laoensis (II) (A zero export quota has been established for wild specimens for commercial trade)

Lao warty newt”.

(18) Under the heading relating to CARCHARHINIFORMES—

(a) in the rows relating to Carcharhinidae, for the rows relating to Carcharhinus falciformis (II) and Carcharhinus longimanus (II) substitute—

		“Carcharhinidae spp. (II) (This inclusion has effect at the beginning of 25th November 2023)		Requiem sharks
		Carcharhinus falciformis (II) (This inclusion ceases to have effect at the end of 24th November 2023)		Silky shark
		Carcharhinus longimanus (II) (This inclusion ceases to have effect at the end of 24th November 2023)		Oceanic whitetip shark”;

(b) In the rows relating to Sphyrnidae, for the rows relating to Sphyrna lewini (II), Sphyrna mokarran (II) and Sphyrna zygaena (II) substitute—

“Sphyrnidae spp. (II)

Hammerhead sharks”.

(19) Under the heading relating to MYLIOBATIFORMES—

(a) in the rows relating to Myliobatidae, omit the row relating to Manta spp. (II);

(b) in the rows relating to Potamotrygonidae—

(i) after the row relating to Potamotrygon spp. insert—

“Potamotrygon albimaculata (II) ”;

(ii) after the row relating to Potamotrygon constellata (III Colombia) insert—

		“Potamotrygon henlei (II)		Bigtooth river stingray
		Potamotrygon jabuti (II)
		Potamotrygon leopoldi (II)		Xingu river ray”;

(iii) after the row relating to Potamotrygon magdalenae (III Colombia) insert—

“Potamotrygon marquesi (II)”.

(iv) after the row relating to Potamotrygon scobina (III Colombia) insert—

		“Potamotrygon signata (II)		Parnaiba river stingray
		Potamotrygon wallacei (II)		Cururu stingray, porcupine stingray”.

(20) Under the heading relating to RHINOPRISTIFORMES, after the rows relating to Rhinidae, insert—

“Rhinobatidae				Guitarfishes
		Rhinobatidae spp. (II)		Guitarfishes”.

(21) Under the heading relating to PERCIFORMES, in the rows relating to Pomacanthidae, after the row relating to Holacanthus clarionensis insert—

“Holacanthus limbaughi (III France)

Clipperton angelfish”.

(22) Under the heading relating to SILURIFORMES, in the rows relating to Loricariidae, for the row relating to Hypancistrus zebra (III Brazil) substitute—

“Hypancistrus zebra (II) (A zero export quota for wild specimens for commercial purposes)

Zebra pleco”.

(23) Under the heading relating to ASPIDOCHIROTIDA, in the rows relating to Stichopodidae, after the row relating to Isostichopus fuscus (III Ecuador) insert—

“Thelenota spp. (II) (This inclusion has effect at the beginning of 25th May 2024)

Sea cucumbers”.

(24) Under the heading relating to HOLOTHURIIDA, in the rows relating to Holothuriidae, in each of the rows from the row relating to Holothuria fuscogilva (II) to the row relating to Holothuria whitmaei (II), omit “(This inclusion will enter into effect on 28 August 2020)”.

(25) Under the heading relating to ARANEAE, in the rows relating to Theraphosidae—

(a) omit the row relating to Aphonopelma albiceps (II);

(b) after the row relating to Brachypelma spp. (II) insert—

“Caribena versicolor (III EU)

Antilles pinktoe tarantula”;

(c) after the row relating to Poecilotheria spp. (II) insert—

		“Sericopelma angustum (II)
		Sericopelma embrithes (II)
		Tlitocatl spp. (II) ”.