EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Note to the Article 17 checklist - issues related to the species taxonomy The European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC/BD) is a consortium of nine organisations under a Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Environment Agency AOPK‐CR ECNC EPASA ILE‐SAS ISPRA JNCC MNHN SLU UBA‐V EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY TAXONOMIC ISSUES ................................................................................................................... 4 FISH ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Acipenser sturio x Acipenser oxyrinchus........................................................................................... 6 Alosa agone ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Alburnus albidus.................................................................................................................................... 7 Aphanius fasciatus................................................................................................................................7 Aphanius iberus..................................................................................................................................... 7 Barbus plebejus..................................................................................................................................... 7 Barbus meridionalis .............................................................................................................................. 8 Barbus albanicus and Barbus graecus............................................................................................ 9 Barbus spp (Annex V) .......................................................................................................................... 9 Chalcalburnus chalcoides.................................................................................................................... 9 Chondrostoma spp.............................................................................................................................. 10 Cobitis taenia ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Coregonus oxyrhynchus .................................................................................................................... 12 Coregonus spp. Annex V species ................................................................................................... 13 Cottus gobio......................................................................................................................................... 13 Eudontomyzon spp. ............................................................................................................................ 14 Gobio spp............................................................................................................................................. 14 Knipowitschia (Padogobius) panizzae ............................................................................................. 15 Leucicus souffia - Leuciscus keadicus............................................................................................. 16 Leucicus souffia - Leuciscus muticellus........................................................................................... 16 Phoxinellus spp. .................................................................................................................................. 16 Pomatoschistus canestrini ................................................................................................................. 17 Rhodeus sericeus amarus ................................................................................................................. 18 Rutilus alburnoides ............................................................................................................................. 18 Rutilus rubilio ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Rutilus pigus......................................................................................................................................... 19 Sabanejewia aurata ............................................................................................................................ 19 Salmo macrostigma ............................................................................................................................ 20 Zingel spp............................................................................................................................................. 21 AMPHIBIANS............................................................................................................................... 21 Bombina variegata .............................................................................................................................. 21 Hyla arborea......................................................................................................................................... 21 Mertensiella luschani (Salamandra luschani) ................................................................................. 22 Rana ridibunda .................................................................................................................................... 22 Salamandrina terdigitata .................................................................................................................... 23 Speleomantes italicus......................................................................................................................... 23 Triturus carnifex................................................................................................................................... 23 REPTILES.................................................................................................................................... 23 Chamaeleo chamaeleon .................................................................................................................... 23 Elaphe longissima............................................................................................................................... 24 Elaphe quatuorlineata......................................................................................................................... 24 Emys orbicularis .................................................................................................................................. 24 Lacerta bonnali .................................................................................................................................... 25 Lacerta danfordii.................................................................................................................................. 25 Lacerta viridis/L. bilineata .................................................................................................................. 26 Mauremys caspica .............................................................................................................................. 26 Podarcis erhardii ................................................................................................................................. 26 INVERTEBRATES ....................................................................................................................... 26 Carabus variolosus ssp. nodulosus (C.variolosus) ........................................................................ 27 Osmoderma eremita ........................................................................................................................... 27 Discus defloratus................................................................................................................................. 27 Unio crassus ........................................................................................................................................ 28 MAMMALS ................................................................................................................................... 28 Eptesicus serotinus............................................................................................................................. 28 Myotis nattereri .................................................................................................................................... 28 Rupicapra spp...................................................................................................................................... 29 Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Pipistrellus pygmaeus, Pipistrellus hanaki ............................................. 29 Aquilegia bertolonii.............................................................................................................................. 30 March 2011 Page 2/38 EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Armeria neglecta ................................................................................................................................. 30 Biscutella neustriaca........................................................................................................................... 30 Carex panormitana 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