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TRAFFIC Recommendations on the Proposals to Amend the CITES Appendices at the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Proposal #/ Species covered by the RECOMMENDATION Proposal Proponent proposal # 38 Aspideretes leithii, Chitra Inclusion of Aspideretes leithii, Dogania With the exception of Palea steindachneri, Pelodiscus maackii and Pelodiscus parviformis, these species chitra,C. vandijki, Dogania subplana, Nilssonia formosa, Palea are threatened to varying degrees by poorly regulated international trade, largely to meet demand in China and subplana, Nilssonia steindachneri, Pelodiscus axenaria, China for food and use in traditional medicines. Some species are heavily traded: Dogania subplana is USA formosa, Palea steindachneri, P. maackii, P. parviformis, and Rafetus traded from Indonesia in large volumes, and to a lesser extent, from Malaysia and the Philippines. Pelodiscus axenaria, P. maackii, swinhoei in Appendix II. Transfer ofChitra Exporters in Indonesia are also known to send large volumes of the look-alike species Amyda P. parviformis, andRafetus chitra and C. vandijki from Appendix II to cartilaginea (currently listed in Appendix II) falsely declared as D. subplana. These species are swinhoei. Appendix I exceptionally difficult for enforcement officers to differentiate from one another, and therefore including all Softshell turtles of them in this proposal on lookalike reasons is warranted. Rafetus swinhoei is one of the rarest chelonians alive. It no longer appears to be found in trade and while inclusion in Appendix II would have been beneficial at an earlier stage, listing now would at least allow for trade controls if specimens are once again found in trade. The two Chitra species, C. chitra and C. vandijki are seriously threatened by illegal and unsustainable harvest, for local consumption and to meet international demand for meat and eggs. C. chitra is currently assessed in the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered, C. vandijki is provisionally assessed as Critically Endangered. Both species were listed in Appendix II in 2003. However, illegal trade has continued, and populations continue to decline, so inclusion in Appendix I would be beneficial. ACCEPT .

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