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No. 2011/038 Geneva, 21 September 2011 CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA NOTIFICATION TO THE PARTIES No. 2011/038 Geneva, 21 September 2011 CONCERNING: Periodic review of species included in the CITES Appendices 1. In Resolution Conf. 11.1 (Rev. CoP15) on Establishment of committees, the Conference of the Parties mandates the Animals and Plants Committees to undertake a periodic review of animal or plant species included in the CITES Appendices by inter alia establishing a schedule for reviewing the biological and trade status of these species. 2. In Resolution Conf. 14.8, on Periodic Review of the Appendices, in paragraph b), the Conference agrees that: the Animals and Plants Committees shall establish a schedule for the Periodic Review of the Appendices and identify a list of taxa they propose to review during the next two intersessional periods between meetings of the Conference of the Parties (CoP). The list should be established at their first meeting after the meeting of the CoP that initiates the review period. Fauna 3. The Animals Committee invites volunteers to complete the outstanding reviews of animal species selected for the period between the 13th and 15th meetings of the Conference of the Parties (2004-2010), as decided at the 22nd meeting of the Committee (Lima, July 2006) and those covered by Decision 13.93 (Rev. CoP15) (see Annex 1 to this Notification). Parties are requested to contact the Chair of that Committee if they can assist. 4. At its 25th meeting (Geneva, July 2011), the Animals Committee selected species for review between CoP15 and CoP17 (2010-2016). These species are listed in Annex 2 to this Notification. In accordance with paragraph e) of Resolution Conf. 14.8, range States of the taxa concerned are requested to comment to the Secretariat within 90 days of the date of this Notification on the need to review the taxa and to express their interest in undertaking the reviews (i.e. by 20 December 2011). Flora 5. The Plants Committee invites volunteers to complete the outstanding reviews of plants species selected for the period between the 13th and 15th meetings of the Conference of the Parties (2004-2010), as decided at the 15th meeting of the Committee (Geneva, May 2005) (see Annex 3 to this Notification). Parties that can assist are requested to contact the Chair of the Committee’s intersessional Working Group on the Periodic Review, whose contact details are found in paragraph 10 of the present Notification. 6. At its 19th meeting (Geneva, April 2011), the Committee selected species for review between CoP15 and CoP17. The species selected are also included in Annex 3. In accordance with paragraph e) of Resolution Conf. 14.8, range States of the taxa concerned are requested to comment to the Secretariat within 90 days of the date of this Notification on the need to review the taxa and to express their interest in undertaking the reviews (i.e. by 20 December 2011). International Environment House • Chemin des Anémones • CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva • Switzerland Tel: +41 (22) 917 81 39/40 • Fax: +41 (22) 797 34 17 • Email: [email protected] • Web: http://www.cites.org Notification No. 2011/038 page 2 7. Concerning species for which a periodic review report already exists, several range States have been invited to provide a status update report of the review to the Chair of the Plants Committee’s intersessional Working Group on the Periodic Review. These species are listed in Annex 4 to this Notification. 8. With regard to the assessment of trade in species of epiphytic cacti and the review of the listing of Cactaceae species listed in Appendix II (Decision 15.89), the Plants Committee invites range States to provide information about the conservation status and possible look-alike concerns of the taxa listed in Annex 5 to this Notification. 9. With regard to Euphorbia species [Decision 14.131 (Rev. CoP15)], the Plants Committee invites range States to consider the possibility of deleting certain taxa of Appendix-II succulent Euphorbia from Appendix II and requests information about the conservation status and possible look-alike concerns regarding these taxa. A list of the taxa concerned can be found in Annex 6 to this Notification. 10. Replies to paragraphs 5, 7, 8 and 9 of the present Notification should be sent the Chair of the Plants Committee’s intersessional Working Group on the Periodic Review by 31 December 2011 so that they may be considered at the 20th meeting of the Committee (Dublin, March 2012). The Chair’s contact details are as follows: Patricia DÁVILA-ARANDA Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala (FES Iztacala) Av. de los Barrios #1 Col. Los Reyes Iztacala Tlanepantla MEXICO, 54090 T: +52 (55) 56 23 12 19 F: +52 (55) 56 23 12 25 E: [email protected] Notification No. 2011/038 page 3 Annex 1 Animals species selected for the Periodic Review from CoP13 (2004) to CoP15 (2010) that still require detailed review Order Family Taxon PHYLUM CHORDATA CLASS MAMMALIA CARNIVORA Felidae Catopuma badia Felis bieti Felis chaus Felis manul Felis margarita Felis nigripes Felis silvestris Leopardus braccatus Leopardus colocolo Leopardus geoffroyi Leopardus guigna Leopardus jacobitus Leopardus pajeros Leopardus pardalis Leopardus tigrinus Leopardus wiedii Prionailurus bengalensis Prionailurus iriomotensis Prionailurus planiceps Prionailurus rubiginosus Prionailurus viverrinus Profelis aurata Puma concolor Puma yagouaroundi CLASS AVES GALLIFORMES Phasianidae Argusianus argus Catreus wallichii Crossoptilon harmani Gallus sonneratii Ithaginis cruentus Lophophorus impejanus Lophophorus lhuysii Lophophorus sclateri Lophura imperialis Mitu mitu Polyplectron bicalcaratum Polyplectron germaini Syrmaticus humiae Tetraogallus caspius Tetraogallus tibetanus Tragopan melanocephalus Notification No. 2011/038 page 4 CLASS AMPHIBIA ANURA Bufonidae Bufo periglenes Bufo superciliaris Nectophrynoides tornieri Nectophrynoides viviparus Spinophrynoides osgoodi Microhylidae Dyscophus antongilii Ranidae Euphlyctis hexadactylus Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Rheobatrachidae Rheobatrachus silus Rheobatrachus vitellinus CAUDATA Cryptobranchidae Andrias davidianus Notification No. 2011/038 page 5 Annex 2 Animals species selected for the Periodic Review from CoP15 (2010) to CoP17 (2016) Order Family Taxon PHYLUM CHORDATA CLASS MAMMALIA ARTIODACTYLA Bovidae Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata CARNIVORA Mustelidae Aonyx capensis microdon Phocidae Monachus tropicalis Viverridae Prionodon pardicolor CHIROPTERA Pteropodidae Pteropus brunneus Pteropus subniger Pteropus tokudae DASYUROMORPHIA Dasyuridae Sminthopsis longicaudata Thylacinidae Thylacinus cynocephalus DIPROTODONTIA Macropodidae Onychogalea lunata Potoroidae Caloprymnus campestris PERAMELEMORPHIA Chaeropodidae Chaeropus ecaudatus Thylacomyidae Macrotis leucura PRIMATES Cebidae Saguinus martinsi Cercopithecidae Semnopithecus dussumieri Semnopithecus entellus Semnopithecus schistaceus Cheirogaleidae Phaner pallescens Pitheciidae Cacajao melanocephalus CLASS AVES FALCONIFORMES Accipitridae Chondrohierax uncinatus wilsonii Falconidae Caracara lutosa GRUIFORMES Gruidae Grus canadensis nesiotes Grus canadensis pulla PASSERIFORMES Meliphagidae Lichenostomus melanops cassidix PICIFORMES Picidae Dryocopus javensis richardsi PODICIPEDIFORMES Podicipedidae Podilymbus gigas PSITTACIFORMES Psittacidae Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni Pionopsitta pileata Psephotus dissimilis Psephotus pulcherrimus STRIGIFORMES Strigidae Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata Sceloglaux albifacies CLASS REPTILIA CROCODYLIA Alligatoridae Caiman crocodilus apaporiensis RHYNCHOCEPHALIA Sphenodontidae Sphenodon punctatus SAURIA Gekkonidae Phelsuma gigas Varanidae Varanus bengalensis Varanus flavescens SERPENTES Boidae Epicrates inornatus Bolyeriidae Bolyeria multocarinata Notification No. 2011/038 page 6 PHYLUM ARTHROPODA CLASS INSECTA LEPIDOPTERA Papilionidae Papilio hospiton PHYLUM MOLLUSCA CLASS BIVALVIA UNIONOIDA Unionidae Epioblasma sampsonii Notification No. 2011/038 page 7 Annex 3 Plant species selected for the Periodic Review from CoP15 (2010) to CoP17 (2016) Family Species Range States Species selected for Bromeliaceae Tillandsia kammii Honduras review from CoP13 Bromeliaceae Tillandsia mauryana Mexico (2004) to CoP15 (2010) which should remain Dioscoreaceae Dioscorea deltoidea Afghanistan, Bhutan, for review during the Cambodia, China, India, Lao period from CoP15 Peoples Democratic (2004) to CoP17 Republic, Nepal and Viet (2016). Nam Zingiberaceae Hedychium philippinense Philippines Cycadaceae Cycas beddomei India Family Species Range States Species newly selected for review from CoP15 Apocynaceae Pachypodium brevicaule Madagascar (2004) to CoP17 (2016). Crassulaceae Dudleya stolonifera United States Portulacaceae Lewisia serrata United States Notification No. 2011/038 page 8 Annex 4 Species for which a periodic review report already exists but where range States are invited to provide a status update report of the review to the Chair of the Plants Committee intersessional Working Group on the Periodic Review Species Range States Balmea stormae Costa Rica and Guatemala Platymiscium pleiostachyum and Peristeria elata Costa Rica Tillandsia kautskyi, T. sprengeliana and T. sucrei Brazil Welwitschia mirabilis Namibia Notification No. 2011/038 page 9 Annex 5 Epiphytic cacti species for which the Plants Committee invites range States to provide information about the conservation status and possible look-alike concerns Epiphyllum anguliger Rhipsalis campos-portoana Epiphyllum cartagense Rhipsalis cereoides Epiphyllum
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