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Council Directive 92/43/EECShow full title
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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[F1 [F2VERTEBRATES U.K.
MAMMALS U.K.
INSECTIVORA U.K.
Erinaceidae U.K.
Erinaceus algirus
Soricidae U.K.
Crocidura canariensis
Crocidura sicula
Talpidae U.K.
Galemys pyrenaicus
MICROCHIROPTERA U.K.
All species U.K.
MEGACHIROPTERA U.K.
Pteropodidae U.K.
Rousettus aegyptiacus
RODENTIA U.K.
Gliridae U.K.
All species except Glis glis and Eliomys quercinus
Sciuridae U.K.
Marmota marmota latirostris
Pteromys volans (Sciuropterus russicus)
Spermophilus citellus (Citellus citellus)
Spermophilus suslicus (Citellus suslicus)
Sciurus anomalus
Castoridae U.K.
Castor fiber (except the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Finnish and Swedish populations)
Cricetidae U.K.
Cricetus cricetus (except the Hungarian populations)
Mesocricetus newtoni
Microtidae U.K.
Dinaromys bogdanovi
Microtus cabrerae
Microtus oeconomus arenicola
Microtus oeconomus mehelyi
Microtus tatricus
Zapodidae U.K.
Sicista betulina
Sicista subtilis
Hystricidae U.K.
Hystrix cristata
CARNIVORA U.K.
Canidae U.K.
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 U.K.
Ursus arctos
Mustelidae U.K.
Lutra lutra
Mustela eversmanii
Mustela lutreola
Vormela peregusna
Felidae U.K.
Felis silvestris
Lynx lynx (except the Estonian population)
Lynx pardinus
Phocidae U.K.
Monachus monachus
Phoca hispida saimensis
ARTIODACTYLA U.K.
Cervidae U.K.
Cervus elaphus corsicanus
Bovidae U.K.
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 U.K.
REPTILES U.K.
TESTUDINATA U.K.
Testudinidae U.K.
Testudo graeca
Testudo hermanni
Testudo marginata
Cheloniidae U.K.
Caretta caretta
Chelonia mydas
Lepidochelys kempii
Eretmochelys imbricata
Dermochelyidae U.K.
Dermochelys coriacea
Emydidae U.K.
Emys orbicularis
Mauremys caspica
Mauremys leprosa
SAURIA U.K.
Lacertidae U.K.
Algyroides fitzingeri
Algyroides marchi
Algyroides moreoticus
Algyroides nigropunctatus
Dalmatolacerta oxycephala
Dinarolacerta mosorensis
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 U.K.
Ablepharus kitaibelii
Chalcides bedriagai
Chalcides ocellatus
Chalcides sexlineatus
Chalcides simonyi (Chalcides occidentalis)
Chalcides viridianus
Ophiomorus punctatissimus
Gekkonidae U.K.
Cyrtopodion kotschyi
Phyllodactylus europaeus
Tarentola angustimentalis
Tarentola boettgeri
Tarentola delalandii
Tarentola gomerensis
Agamidae U.K.
Stellio stellio
Chamaeleontidae U.K.
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Anguidae U.K.
Ophisaurus apodus
OPHIDIA U.K.
Colubridae U.K.
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 U.K.
Vipera ammodytes
Macrovipera schweizeri (Vipera lebetina schweizeri)
Vipera seoanni (except Spanish populations)
Vipera ursinii
Vipera xanthina
Boidae U.K.
Eryx jaculus
AMPHIBIANS U.K.
CAUDATA U.K.
Salamandridae U.K.
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 U.K.
Proteus anguinus
Plethodontidae U.K.
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 U.K.
Alytes cisternasii
Alytes muletensis
Alytes obstetricans
Bombina bombina
Bombina variegata
Discoglossus galganoi (including Discoglossus ‘ jeanneae ’ )
Discoglossus montalentii
Discoglossus pictus
Discoglossus sardus
Ranidae U.K.
Rana arvalis
Rana dalmatina
Rana graeca
Rana iberica
Rana italica
Rana latastei
Rana lessonae
Pelobatidae U.K.
Pelobates cultripes
Pelobates fuscus
Pelobates syriacus
Bufonidae U.K.
Bufo calamita
Bufo viridis
Hylidae U.K.
Hyla arborea
Hyla meridionalis
Hyla sarda
FISH U.K.
ACIPENSERIFORMES U.K.
Acipenseridae U.K.
Acipenser naccarii
Acipenser sturio
SALMONIFORMES U.K.
Coregonidae U.K.
Coregonus oxyrhynchus (anadromous populations in certain sectors of the North Sea, except the Finnish populations)
CYPRINIFORMES U.K.
Cyprinidae U.K.
Anaecypris hispanica
Phoxinus percnurus
ATHERINIFORMES U.K.
Cyprinodontidae U.K.
Valencia hispanica
PERCIFORMES U.K.
Percidae U.K.
Gymnocephalus baloni
Romanichthys valsanicola
Zingel asper] ]
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