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Marked with Grey Background) As Explained in Main Report CoP 17 Doc. 81.1 Annex 8 (English only / Ùnicamente en inglés / Seulement en anglais) Impact of nomenclature recommendations by the Animals Committee with regard to species and subspecies listed in the CITES Appendices1 and two additional recommendations added by the Nomenclature Specialist of the Animals Committee (marked with grey background) as explained in main report (Required changes in the Appendices are marked in bold; changes referring to Appendix III taxa require the decision of the listing country of origin) Taxon concerned App Type of change Changes necessary in Appendices? MAMMALIA - ARTIODACTYLA - BOVIDAE Change Ovis orientalis ophion to Ovis aries Ovis orientalis ophion BLYTH, 1841 I Change to Ovis aries ophion Blyth, 1841 Yes ophion in App. I Change Ovis vignei vignei to Ovis aries Ovis vignei vignei BLYTH, 1841 I Change to Ovis aries vignei Blyth, 1841 Yes vignei in App. I Change Ovis vignei (Except the subspecies included in Change to Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 Appendix I) in App. II (Except for the domesticated form Ovis aries to Ovis vignei BLYTH, 1841 aries, the subspecies included on Appendix I Ovis aries (Except the subspecies included in Appendix II Yes and the subspecies isphahanica, laristanica, (Except for the domesticated form Ovis I) musimon, and orientalis which are not aries aries, the subspecies included on covered by CITES) Appendix I and the subspecies isphahanica, laristanica, musimon, and orientalis which are not covered by CITES) MAMMALIA - CETACEA - DELPHINIDAE Species split from Sousa plumbea (G. CUVIER, 1829) I No Covered by Sousa spp. in App. I Sousa chinensis (OSBECK, 1765) 1 For a few recommendations regarding the higher level taxonomy of fish species see main report paragraph 13 CoP17 Doc. 81.1 Annex 8 - p. 1 Taxon concerned App Type of change Changes necessary in Appendices? Sousa sahulensis JEFFERSON & ROSENBAUM, I New species No Covered by Sousa spp. in App. I 2014 Tursiops australis CHARLTON-ROBB, GERSHWIN, THOMPSON, AUSTIN, OWEN II New species No Covered by Cetacea spp. in App. II &MCKECHNIE, 2011 MAMMALIA - CETACEA - INIIDAE Inia araguaiaensis HRBEK, FARIAS, DUTRA & II New species No Covered by Cetacea spp. in App. II DA SILVA, 2014 MAMMALIA - CETACEA - PHOCOENIDAE Species split from Neophocaena asiaeorientalis PILLERI&GIHR, Neophocaena asiaeorientalis I Neophocaena phocaenoides(G. CUVIER, Yes 1972 to be added to App. I 1829) MAMMALIA - CETACEA - ZIPHIIDAE Species split from Mesoplodon hotaula DERANIYAGALA, 1963 II Mesoplodon gingkodens NISHIWAKI & KAMIYA, No Covered by Cetacea spp. in App. II 1958 MAMMALIA - PRIMATES - ATELIDAE Change Ateles geoffroyi panamensis to Ateles geoffroyi ornatus GRAY, 1870 I Change from Ateles geoffroyi panamensis Yes Ateles geoffroyi ornatus GRAY, 1870 MAMMALIA - PRIMATES - CEBIDAE No longer a species of its own, lumped with Mico marcai (ALPERIN, 1993) II Callithrix manicorensis VAN ROOSMALEN, VAN No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II ROOSMALEN, MITTERMEIER & RYLANDS, 2000 Species split from Saguinus ursulus HOFFMANNSEGG, 1807 II No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II Saguinus niger (E. GEOFFROY, 1803) Species split from Saimiri collinsi OSGOOD, 1916 II No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II Saimiri sciureus (LINNAEUS, 1758) MAMMALIA - PRIMATES - CERCOPITHECIDAE Cercopithecus lomamiensis HART, DETWILER, GILBERT, BURRELL, FULLER, EMETSHU, HART, II New species No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II VOSPER, SARGIS & TOSI, 2012 CoP17 Doc. 81.1 Annex 8 - p. 2 Taxon concerned App Type of change Changes necessary in Appendices? MAMMALIA - PRIMATES - CHEIROGALEIDAE Cheirogaleus lavasoensis THIELE, I New species No Covered by Cheirogaleidae spp. in App. I RAZAFIMAHATRATA & HAPKE, 2013 Microcebus gerpi RADESPIEL, RATSIMBAZAFY, RASOLOHARIJAONA, RAVELOSON, I New species No Covered by Cheirogaleidae spp. in App. I ANDRIAHOLINIRINA, RAKOTONDRAVONY, RANDRIANARISON & RANDRIANAMBININA, 2012 Microcebus marohita RASOLOARISON, WEISROCK, YODER, RAKOTONDRAVONY & I New species No Covered by Cheirogaleidae spp. in App. I KAPPELER, 2013 Microcebus tanosi Rasoloarison, WEISROCK, I New species No Covered by Cheirogaleidae spp. in App. I YODER, RAKOTONDRAVONY & KAPPELER, 2013 MAMMALIA - PRIMATES - LORISIDAE Nycticebus kayan MUNDS, NEKARIS & FORD, I New species No Covered by Nycticebus spp. in App. I 2013 MAMMALIA - PRIMATES - PITHECIIDAE No longer a species of its own, Cacajao ayresi BOUBLI, DA SILVA, AMADO, I lumped with Cacajao melanocephalus No Covered by Cacajao spp. in App. I HERBK, PONTUAL& FARIAS, 2008 (HUMBOLDT, 1812) No longer a species of its own, Cacajao hosomi BOUBLI, DA SILVA, AMADO, I lumped with Cacajao melanocephalus No Covered by Cacajao spp. in App. I HERBK, PONTUAL & FARIAS, 2008 (HUMBOLDT, 1812) Species split from Cacajao melanocephalus Cacajao oukary (SPIX, 1823) I No Covered by Cacajao spp. in App. I (HUMBOLDT, 1812) Callicebus miltoni DALPONTE, SILVA & SILVA II New species No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II JÚNIOR, 2014 Callicebus vieira GUALDA-BARROS, II New species No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II NASCIMENTO & AMARAL, 2012 Pithecia cazuzai MARSH, 2014 II New species No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II Species split from Pithecia irrorata GRAY, 1842 II No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II Pithecia vanzolinii HERSHKOVITZ, 1987 Pithecia isabela MARSH, 2014 II New species No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II Pithecia mittermeieri MARSH, 2014 II New species No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II CoP17 Doc. 81.1 Annex 8 - p. 3 Taxon concerned App Type of change Changes necessary in Appendices? Species split from Pithecia monachus É. Pithecia hirsuta SPIX, 1823 II No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II GEOFFROY ST.-HILAIRE, 1812 Species split from Pithecia monachus É. Pithecia inusta SPIX, 1823 II No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II GEOFFROY ST.-HILAIRE, 1812 Species split from Pithecia monachus É. Pithecia milleri J. A. ALLEN, 1914 II No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II GEOFFROY ST.-HILAIRE, 1812 Species split from Pithecia monachus É. Pithecia napensis LONNBERG, 1938 II No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II GEOFFROY ST.-HILAIRE, 1812 Pithecia pissinattii MARSH, 2014 II New species No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II Pithecia chrysocephala I. GEOFFROYST.- Species split from II No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II HILAIRE, 1850 Pithecia pithecia (LINNAEUS, 1766) Pithecia rylandsi MARSH, 2014 II New species No Covered by Primates spp. in App. II MAMMALIA - SCANDENTIA - TUPAIIDAE No longer a species of its own, lumped with Tupaia moellendorffi MATSCHIE, 1898 II No Covered by Scandentia spp. in App. II Tupaia palawanensis THOMAS, 1894 Generic change to Urogale everetti (THOMAS, 1892) II No Covered by Scandentia spp. in App. II Tupaia everetti Thomas, 1892 AVES - PSITTACIFORMES - PSITTACIDAE Species (including Poicephalus fuscicollis Poicephalus fuscicollis (KUHL, 1820) suahelicus) split from Poicephalus robustus No Covered by Psittaciformes spp. in App. II (GMELIN, 1788) REPTILIA - SAURIA - CHAMAELEONIDAE Bradypodion caffer (BOETTGER, 1889) II Spelling correction No Covered by Bradypodion spp. in App. II Generic change to Rhampholeon spinosus to be added in App. Bradypodion spinosum (MATSCHIE, 1842) II Yes Rhampholeon spinosus (MATSCHIE, 1842) II Generic change to Brookesia lolontany RAXWORTHY & II Palleon lolontany (RAXWORTHY & NUSSBAUM, NUSSBAUM, 1995 1995) Yes Palleon spp. to be added in App. II Generic change to Brookesia nasus BOULENGER, 1887 II Palleon nasus (BOULENGER, 1887) Calumma linotum (MÜLLER, 1924) II Spelling correction No Covered by Calumma spp. in App. II No longer species of its own, lumped with Chamaeleo quilensis BOCAGE, 1866 II No Covered by Chamaeleo spp. in App. II Chamaeleo dilepis (MÜLLER, 1924) CoP17 Doc. 81.1 Annex 8 - p. 4 Taxon concerned App Type of change Changes necessary in Appendices? Synonymized with Chamaeleo tremperi (NECAS, 1994) II No Covered by Trioceros spp. in App. II Trioceros ituriensis (SCHMIDT, 1991) Resurrected from Furcifer major (BRYGOO, 1971) II No Covered by Furcifer spp. in App. II Furcifer lateralis (GRAY, 1831) Furcifer viridis FLORIO, INGRAM, Species split from RAKOTONDRAVONY, LOUIS & RAXWORTHY, II No Covered by Furcifer spp. in App. II Furcifer lateralis (GRAY, 1831) 2012 Synonymized with Furcifer monoceras (BOETTGER, 1913) II No Covered by Furcifer spp. in App. II Furcifer rhinoceratus (GRAY, 1845) Kinyongia gyrolepis GREENBAUM, TOLLEY, II New species No Covered by Kinyongia spp. in App. II JOMA & KUSAMBA, 2012 Kinyongia mulyai TILBURY & TOLLEY, 2015 II New species No Covered by Kinyongia spp. in App. II No longer species of its own, lumped with Trioceros eisentrauti (MERTENS, 1968) II No Covered by Trioceros spp. in App. II Trioceros quadricornis (TORNIER, 1899) Trioceros kinangopensis STIPALA, LUTZMANN, MALONZA, WILKINSON, GODLEY, NYAMACHE & II New species No Covered by Trioceros spp. in App. II EVANS, 2012 REPTILIA - SAURIA - CORDYLIDAE No longer a species of its own, lumped with Cordylus barbertonensis (VAN DAM, 1921) II Smaug warreni (BOULENGER, 1908) Generic change to Cordylus breyeri (VAN DAM, 1921) II Smaug breyeri (VAN DAM, 1921) Generic change to Cordylus giganteus A. SMITH, 1844 II Smaug giganteus (SMITH, 1844) No longer a species of its own, lumped with Cordylus depressus (FITZSIMONS, 1930) II Smaug warreni (BOULENGER, 1908) Yes Smaug spp. to be added to App. II Generic change to Cordylus mossambicus FITZSIMONS, 1958 II Smaug mossambicus (FITZSIMONS, 1958) Generic change to Cordylus regius BROADLEY, 1962 II Smaug regius (BROADLEY, 1962) Generic change to Cordylus
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