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Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora

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[F1ANNEX IV U.K. ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES OF COMMUNITY INTEREST IN NEED OF STRICT PROTECTION

The species listed in this Annex are indicated:

  • by the name of species or subspecies, or

  • by the body of species belonging to a higher taxon or to a designated part of that taxon.

The abbreviation spp. after the name of a family or genus designates all the species belonging to that family or genus.

(a) ANIMALS U.K.

VERTEBRATES U.K.

MAMMALS U.K.
INSECTIVORA U.K.

Erinaceidae

  • Erinaceus algirus

Soricidae

  • Crocidura canariensis

  • Crocidura sicula

Talpidae

  • Galemys pyrenaicus

MICROCHIROPTERA U.K.
  • All species

MEGACHIROPTERA U.K.

Pteropodidae

  • Rousettus aegyptiacus

RODENTIA U.K.

Gliridae

  • All species except Glis glis and Eliomys quercinus

Sciuridae

  • Marmota marmota latirostris

  • Pteromys volans (Sciuropterus russicus)

  • Spermophilus citellus (Citellus citellus)

  • Spermophilus suslicus (Citellus suslicus)

  • Sciurus anomalus

Castoridae

  • Castor fiber (except the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Finnish and Swedish, populations)

Cricetidae

  • Cricetus cricetus (except the Hungarian populations)

  • Mesocricetus newtoni

Microtidae

  • Microtus cabrerae

  • Microtus oeconomus arenicola

  • Microtus oeconomus mehelyi

  • Microtus tatricus

Zapodidae

  • Sicista betulina

  • Sicista subtilis

Hystricidae

  • Hystrix cristata

CARNIVORA U.K.

Canidae

  • Alopex lagopus

  • Canis lupus ( except the Greek populations north of the 39th parallel; Estonian populations, Spanish populations north of the Duero; Bulgarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak populations and Finnish populations within the reindeer management area as defined in paragraph 2 of the Finnish Act No 848/90 of 14 September 1990 on reindeer management)

Ursidae

  • Ursus arctos

Mustelidae

  • Lutra lutra

  • Mustela eversmanii

  • Mustela lutreola

  • Vormela peregusna

Felidae

  • Felis silvestris

  • Lynx lynx (except the Estonian population)

  • Lynx pardinus

Phocidae

  • Monachus monachus

  • Phoca hispida saimensis

ARTIODACTYLA U.K.

Cervidae

  • Cervus elaphus corsicanus

Bovidae

  • Bison bonasus

  • Capra aegagrus (natural populations)

  • Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica

  • Ovis gmelini musimon (Ovis ammon musimon) (natural populations — Corsica and Sardinia)

  • Ovis orientalis ophion (Ovis gmelini ophion)

  • Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata (Rupicapra rupicapra ornata)

  • Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica

  • Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica

CETACEA U.K.
  • All species

REPTILES U.K.
TESTUDINATA U.K.

Testudinidae

  • Testudo graeca

  • Testudo hermanni

  • Testudo marginata

Cheloniidae

  • Caretta caretta

  • Chelonia mydas

  • Lepidochelys kempii

  • Eretmochelys imbricata

Dermochelyidae

  • Dermochelys coriacea

Emydidae

  • Emys orbicularis

  • Mauremys caspica

  • Mauremys leprosa

SAURIA U.K.

Lacertidae

  • Algyroides fitzingeri

  • Algyroides marchi

  • Algyroides moreoticus

  • Algyroides nigropunctatus

  • Gallotia atlantica

  • Gallotia galloti

  • Gallotia galloti insulanagae

  • Gallotia simonyi

  • Gallotia stehlini

  • Lacerta agilis

  • Lacerta bedriagae

  • Lacerta bonnali (Lacerta monticola)

  • Lacerta monticola

  • Lacerta danfordi

  • Lacerta dugesi

  • Lacerta graeca

  • Lacerta horvathi

  • Lacerta schreiberi

  • Lacerta trilineata

  • Lacerta viridis

  • Lacerta vivipara pannonica

  • Ophisops elegans

  • Podarcis erhardii

  • Podarcis filfolensis

  • Podarcis hispanica atrata

  • Podarcis lilfordi

  • Podarcis melisellensis

  • Podarcis milensis

  • Podarcis muralis

  • Podarcis peloponnesiaca

  • Podarcis pityusensis

  • Podarcis sicula

  • Podarcis taurica

  • Podarcis tiliguerta

  • Podarcis wagleriana

Scincidae

  • Ablepharus kitaibelii

  • Chalcides bedriagai

  • Chalcides ocellatus

  • Chalcides sexlineatus

  • Chalcides simonyi (Chalcides occidentalis)

  • Chalcides viridianus

  • Ophiomorus punctatissimus

Gekkonidae

  • Cyrtopodion kotschyi

  • Phyllodactylus europaeus

  • Tarentola angustimentalis

  • Tarentola boettgeri

  • Tarentola delalandii

  • Tarentola gomerensis

Agamidae

  • Stellio stellio

Chamaeleontidae

  • Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Anguidae

  • Ophisaurus apodus

OPHIDIA U.K.

Colubridae

  • Coluber caspius

  • Coluber cypriensis

  • Coluber hippocrepis

  • Coluber jugularis

  • Coluber laurenti

  • Coluber najadum

  • Coluber nummifer

  • Coluber viridiflavus

  • Coronella austriaca

  • Eirenis modesta

  • Elaphe longissima

  • Elaphe quatuorlineata

  • Elaphe situla

  • Natrix natrix cetti

  • Natrix natrix corsa

  • Natrix natrix cypriaca

  • Natrix tessellata

  • Telescopus falax

Viperidae

  • Vipera ammodytes

  • Macrovipera schweizeri (Vipera lebetina schweizeri)

  • Vipera seoanni (except Spanish populations)

  • Vipera ursinii

  • Vipera xanthina

Boidae

  • Eryx jaculus

AMPHIBIANS U.K.
CAUDATA U.K.

Salamandridae

  • Chioglossa lusitanica

  • Euproctus asper

  • Euproctus montanus

  • Euproctus platycephalus

  • Mertensiella luschani (Salamandra luschani)

  • Salamandra atra

  • Salamandra aurorae

  • Salamandra lanzai

  • Salamandrina terdigitata

  • Triturus carnifex (Triturus cristatus carnifex)

  • Triturus cristatus (Triturus cristatus cristatus)

  • Triturus italicus

  • Triturus karelinii (Triturus cristatus karelinii)

  • Triturus marmoratus

  • Triturus montandoni

  • Triturus vulgaris ampelensis

Proteidae

  • Proteus anguinus

Plethodontidae

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) ambrosii

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) flavus

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) genei

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) imperialis

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) strinatii (Hydromantes (Speleomantes) italicus)

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) supramontis

ANURA U.K.

Discoglossidae

  • Alytes cisternasii

  • Alytes muletensis

  • Alytes obstetricans

  • Bombina bombina

  • Bombina variegata

  • Discoglossus galganoi ( including Discoglossus jeanneae )

  • Discoglossus montalentii

  • Discoglossus pictus

  • Discoglossus sardus

Ranidae

  • Rana arvalis

  • Rana dalmatina

  • Rana graeca

  • Rana iberica

  • Rana italica

  • Rana latastei

  • Rana lessonae

Pelobatidae

  • Pelobates cultripes

  • Pelobates fuscus

  • Pelobates syriacus

Bufonidae

  • Bufo calamita

  • Bufo viridis

Hylidae

  • Hyla arborea

  • Hyla meridionalis

  • Hyla sarda

FISH U.K.
ACIPENSERIFORMES U.K.

Acipenseridae

  • Acipenser naccarii

  • Acipenser sturio

SALMONIFORMES U.K.

Coregonidae

  • Coregonus oxyrhynchus (anadromous populations in certain sectors of the North Sea, except the Finnish populations)

CYPRINIFORMES U.K.

Cyprinidae

  • Anaecypris hispanica

  • Phoxinus percnurus

ATHERINIFORMES U.K.

Cyprinodontidae

  • Valencia hispanica

PERCIFORMES U.K.

Percidae

  • Gymnocephalus baloni

  • Romanichthys valsanicola

  • Zingel asper

INVERTEBRATES U.K.

ARTHROPODS U.K.
CRUSTACEA U.K.

Isopoda

  • Armadillidium ghardalamensis

INSECTA U.K.

Coleoptera

  • Bolbelasmus unicornis

  • Buprestis splendens

  • Carabus hampei

  • Carabus hungaricus

  • Carabus olympiae

  • Carabus variolosus

  • Carabus zawadszkii

  • Cerambyx cerdo

  • Cucujus cinnaberinus

  • Dorcadion fulvum cervae

  • Duvalius gebhardti

  • Duvalius hungaricus

  • Dytiscus latissimus

  • Graphoderus bilineatus

  • Leptodirus hochenwarti

  • Pilemia tigrina

  • Osmoderma eremita

  • Phryganophilus ruficollis

  • Probaticus subrugosus

  • Propomacrus cypriacus

  • Pseudogaurotina excellens

  • Pseudoseriscius cameroni

  • Pytho kolwensis

  • Rosalia alpina

Lepidoptera

  • Apatura metis

  • Arytrura musculus

  • Catopta thrips

  • Chondrosoma fiduciarium

  • Coenonympha hero

  • Coenonympha oedippus

  • Colias myrmidone

  • Cucullia mixta

  • Dioszeghyana schmidtii

  • Erannis ankeraria

  • Erebia calcaria

  • Erebia christi

  • Erebia sudetica

  • Eriogaster catax

  • Fabriciana elisa

  • Glyphipterix loricatella

  • Gortyna borelii lunata

  • Hypodryas maturna

  • Hyles hippophaes

  • Leptidea morsei

  • Lignyoptera fumidaria

  • Lopinga achine

  • Lycaena dispar

  • Lycaena helle

  • Maculinea arion

  • Maculinea nausithous

  • Maculinea teleius

  • Melanargia arge

  • Nymphalis vaualbum

  • Papilio alexanor

  • Papilio hospiton

  • Parnassius apollo

  • Parnassius mnemosyne

  • Phyllometra culminaria

  • Plebicula golgus

  • Polymixis rufocincta isolata

  • Polyommatus eroides

  • Proserpinus proserpina

  • Pseudophilotes bavius

  • Xylomoia strix

  • Zerynthia polyxena

Mantodea

  • Apteromantis aptera

Odonata

  • Aeshna viridis

  • Cordulegaster heros

  • Cordulegaster trinacriae

  • Gomphus graslinii

  • Leucorrhinia albifrons

  • Leucorrhinia caudalis

  • Leucorrhinia pectoralis

  • Lindenia tetraphylla

  • Macromia splendens

  • Ophiogomphus cecilia

  • Oxygastra curtisii

  • Stylurus flavipes

  • Sympecma braueri

Orthoptera

  • Baetica ustulata

  • Brachytrupes megacephalus

  • Isophya costata

  • Isophya harzi

  • Isophya stysi

  • Myrmecophilus baronii

  • Odontopodisma rubripes

  • Paracaloptenus caloptenoides

  • Pholidoptera transsylvanica

  • Saga pedo

  • Stenobothrus (Stenobothrodes) eurasius

ARACHNIDA U.K.

Araneae

  • Macrothele calpeiana

MOLLUSCS U.K.
GASTROPODA U.K.
  • Anisus vorticulus

  • Caseolus calculus

  • Caseolus commixta

  • Caseolus sphaerula

  • Chilostoma banaticum

  • Discula leacockiana

  • Discula tabellata

  • Discula testudinalis

  • Discula turricula

  • Discus defloratus

  • Discus guerinianus

  • Elona quimperiana

  • Geomalacus maculosus

  • Geomitra moniziana

  • Gibbula nivosa

  • Hygromia kovacsi

  • Idiomela (Helix) subplicata

  • Lampedusa imitatrix

  • Lampedusa melitensis

  • Leiostyla abbreviata

  • Leiostyla cassida

  • Leiostyla corneocostata

  • Leiostyla gibba

  • Leiostyla lamellosa

  • Paladilhia hungarica

  • Patella ferruginea

  • Sadleriana pannonica

  • Theodoxus prevostianus

  • Theodoxus transversalis

BIVALVIA U.K.

Anisomyaria

  • Lithophaga lithophaga

  • Pinna nobilis

Unionoida

  • Margaritifera auricularia

  • Unio crassus

Dreissenidae

  • Congeria kusceri

ECHINODERMATA U.K.

Echinoidea

  • Centrostephanus longispinus

(b) PLANTS U.K.

Annex IV (b) contains all the plant species listed in Annex II (b) (1) plus those mentioned below:

PTERIDOPHYTA U.K.
ASPLENIACEAE U.K.
  • Asplenium hemionitis L.

ANGIOSPERMAE U.K.
AGAVACEAE U.K.
  • Dracaena draco (L.) L.

AMARYLLIDACEAE U.K.
  • Narcissus longispathus Pugsley

  • Narcissus triandrus L.

BERBERIDACEAE U.K.
  • Berberis maderensis Lowe

CAMPANULACEAE U.K.
  • Campanula morettiana Reichenb.

  • Physoplexis comosa (L.) Schur.

CARYOPHYLLACEAE U.K.
  • Moehringia fontqueri Pau

COMPOSITAE U.K.
  • Argyranthemum pinnatifidum (L.f.) Lowe subsp. succulentum (Lowe) C. J. Humphries

  • Helichrysum sibthorpii Rouy

  • Picris willkommii (Schultz Bip.) Nyman

  • Santolina elegans Boiss. ex DC.

  • Senecio caespitosus Brot.

  • Senecio lagascanus DC. subsp. lusitanicus (P. Cout.) Pinto da Silva

  • Wagenitzia lancifolia (Sieber ex Sprengel) Dostal

CRUCIFERAE U.K.
  • Murbeckiella sousae Rothm.

EUPHORBIACEAE U.K.
  • Euphorbia nevadensis Boiss. & Reuter

GESNERIACEAE U.K.
  • Jankaea heldreichii (Boiss.) Boiss.

  • Ramonda serbica Pancic

IRIDACEAE U.K.
  • Crocus etruscus Parl.

  • Iris boissieri Henriq.

  • Iris marisca Ricci & Colasante

LABIATAE U.K.
  • Rosmarinus tomentosus Huber-Morath & Maire

  • Teucrium charidemi Sandwith

  • Thymus capitellatus Hoffmanns. & Link

  • Thymus villosus L. subsp. villosus L.

LILIACEAE U.K.
  • Androcymbium europaeum (Lange) K. Richter

  • Bellevalia hackelli Freyn

  • Colchicum corsicum Baker

  • Colchicum cousturieri Greuter

  • Fritillaria conica Rix

  • Fritillaria drenovskii Degen & Stoy.

  • Fritillaria gussichiae (Degen & Doerfler) Rix

  • Fritillaria obliqua Ker-Gawl.

  • Fritillaria rhodocanakis Orph. ex Baker

  • Ornithogalum reverchonii Degen & Herv.-Bass.

  • Scilla beirana Samp.

  • Scilla odorata Link

ORCHIDACEAE U.K.
  • Ophrys argolica Fleischm.

  • Orchis scopulorum Simsmerh.

  • Spiranthes aestivalis (Poiret) L. C. M. Richard

PRIMULACEAE U.K.
  • Androsace cylindrica DC.

  • Primula glaucescens Moretti

  • Primula spectabilis Tratt.

RANUNCULACEAE U.K.
  • Aquilegia alpina L.

SAPOTACEAE U.K.
  • Sideroxylon marmulano Banks ex Lowe

SAXIFRAGACEAE U.K.
  • Saxifraga cintrana Kuzinsky ex Willk.

  • Saxifraga portosanctana Boiss.

  • Saxifraga presolanensis Engl.

  • Saxifraga valdensis DC.

  • Saxifraga vayredana Luizet

SCROPHULARIACEAE U.K.
  • Antirrhinum lopesianum Rothm.

  • Lindernia procumbens (Krocker) Philcox

SOLANACEAE U.K.
  • Mandragora officinarum L.

THYMELAEACEAE U.K.
  • Thymelaea broterana P. Cout.

UMBELLIFERAE U.K.
  • Bunium brevifolium Lowe

VIOLACEAE U.K.
  • Viola athois W. Becker

  • Viola cazorlensis Gandoger]

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