IDENTIFICATION SHEETS FOR WILDLIFE SPECIES TRADED IN English (Restricted version) (No national legislation included) SOUTHEAST ASIA James Compton/TSEA Chris Shepherd/TSEA WWF-Malaysia/Stephen Hogg TRAFFIC Southeast Asia REACH/Amran Chris Shepherd/TSEA Mark Auliya/TSEA Mark Auliya/TSEA Ocean Park Hong Kong Chris Shepherd/TSEA TRAFFIC Southeast Asia Chris Shepherd/TSEA Chris Shepherd/TSEA Chris Shepherd/TSEA Mark Auliya/TSEA sia 2008 Chris Shepherd/TSEA A FFIC Southeast A TR Chris Shepherd/TSEA WWF-Canon / Frédéric MONNOT Claire Beastall Chris Shepherd/TSEA Chris Shepherd/TSEA TRAFFIC Southeast Asia TRAFFIC Southeast Asia © Contents These identification sheets have been prepared by TRAFFIC Southeast Asia to assist enforcement officials in the identification of wildlife species that are commonly found in trade in Southeast Asia. These were prepared in 2008 and 2009 and feature 87 sheets. RESOURCES CITES and the IUCN Red List REPTILES Crocodylia spp. Hides CITES Management and Scientific Authorities Alligators & Caiman Alligator & Caiman species Guide to Verification of CITES Permits Crocodylus novaeguinea & C. mindorensis Philippine & New Guinea Crocodiles Measurements and Glossary Crocodylus porosus & C. siamensis Siamese & Estuarine Crocodiles *Common Smuggling Techniques - On the Person Tomistoma schlegelii False Gharial *Not included in *Common Smuggling Techniques - Hidden in Luggage Uromastyx spp. Spiny-tailed Lizards species this version *Common Smuggling Techniques - Hidden in Cargo Phelsuma spp. Day Gecko species *Common Smuggling Techniques - Mixed with Lookalike Species Gekko gecko Tokay Gecko *Common Smuggling Techniques - Under the Guise of Captive Breeding Varanus spp. Monitor Lizard species *Detecting Fraudulent Permits Ptyas mucosus Oriental Rat Snake *Situations where Fraudulent Permits are often Found Ophiophagus hannah, Naja spp. Cobra species MAMMALS Bos gaurus & Bos javanicus Gaur and Banteng Pythons Python species Capricornis spp. Serow spp. Carettochelys insculpta Pig-nosed Turtle Pantholops hodgsonii Tibetan Antelope - Shatoosh Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae Marine Turtle Saiga tatarica Saiga Antelope Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle Deer and Antlers Multi-tined Antlers Batagur spp. Batagur species Moshus spp. Musk Deer spp. Felidae (1) Cats Cuora spp. Asian Box Turtle species Felidae (2) Southeast Asian CITES I Cat species Orlitia borneensis Malaysian Giant Turtle Felidae (3) Parts & Derivatives commonly found in Trade Trachemys scripta elegans Red-eared Slider Southeast Asian Otters Southeast Asian Otters Testudinidae spp. Tortoise species Helarctos malayanus Sun Bear Astrochelys (Geochelone) radiata Radiated Tortoise Ursus thibetanus Asiatic Black Bear Hemigalus derbyanus & Chrotogale owstoni Banded Palm Civet & Owston’s Civet Astrochelys yniphora Ploughshare Tortoise Prionodon pardicolor & Prionodon linsang Spotted Linsang & Banded Linsang Geochelone elegans Indian Star Tortoise Arctictis binturong Binturong Geochelone platynota Burmese Star Tortoise Rhinocerotidae Rhinoceros spp. Geochelone (Stigomochelys) pardalis Leopard Tortoise Manis spp. Pangolin spp. Malacochersus tornieri Pancake Tortoise Primates Primate spp. Nycticebus spp. Loris spp. Manouria emys Asian Brown Tortoise Macaca fascicularis Long-tailed Macaque Manouria impressa Impressed Tortoise Elephas maximus & Loxodonta africana Elephants Amyda cartilaginea Asiatic Softshell Turtle Pelodiscus sinensis Chinese Softshell Turtle BIRDS Dendrocygna javanica & D. arcuata Lesser Whistling & Wandering Whistling Ducks Leptoptilos spp. Adjutant Stork spp. Dyscophus antongilii Tomato Frog Bucerotidformes spp. Hornbill spp. AMPHIBIANS Copsychus malbaricus White-rumped- Shama Falconiformes Birds of Prey FISH Scleropages formosus Asian Arowana Pycnonotus zeylanicus Straw-headed Bulbul Cheilinus undulatus Humphead Wrasse Gracula religiosa Hill Mynah Hippocampus spp. Seahorse species Psittaciformes spp.. Parrots Asia 2008 Cacatua spp. White Cockatoo spp INVERTEBRATES Tridacnidae spp. Giant Clam species Probosciger aterrimus Palm Cockatoo Eos spp. Indonesian Lorikeet spp. Nepenthaceae Pitcher Plants Loriculus galgulus Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot PLANTS Orchidaecae (1) CITES Appendix I species Lorius garrulus Chattering Lory Orchidaecae (2) Identification of Wild Orchids TRAFFIC Southeast Lorius lory Black-capped Lory © Gonystylus spp. Ramin species Strigiformes Owl spp. CITES & The IUCN Red List CITES IUCN Red List CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species For over 40 years the IUCN has through its Species Survival of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between Commission (SSC) been assessing the conservation status of species, governments (member States). It aims to ensure that international subspecies, varieties and even selected subpopulations on a global trade in specimens of wild animals and plants (or their parts and scale to highlight those which are threatened with extinction. derivatives ie. anything made from even parts of them) does not threaten their survival. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information for animals and plants CITES works by subjecting the international trade in specimens of that have been evaluated. The assigned Catagories and Criteria are selected species to certain controls. All import, export, re-export and designed to determine the relative risk of extinction. introduction of any of the 30,000 species covered by the Convention has to be authorised through a licencing system. Animals and plants Species listed CR (Critically Endangered), EN (Endangered) and VU listed under CITES appear within one of three Appendices meaning that (Vulnerable) have a higher risk of global extinction than those listed as their trade is tightly regulated through a standardised permit system: NT (Near Threatened) or LC (Least Concern). Appendix I includes species threatened with extinction. Trade in these More information is available at www.redlist.org is allowed only in exceptional circumstances. Appendix II includes species in which uncontrolled trade could threaten their survival. These species are not necessarily threatened at the current time. Appendix III contains species which are protected in at least one country that has requested other member States for help in controlling the trade. There is no formal link between CITES and the IUCN Red List. CITES: determines which procedures are followed with respect to A specimen of a CITES-listed species can only be imported into or international trade in listed animals and plants. exported (or re-exported) out of a member State if the appropriate IUCN Red List: determines biological status of animals and plants. Asia 2008 documents have been obtained in advance and are presented for clearance at the port of entry or exit. In some cases your national law may be stricter and it is this which should be applied in such cases. TRAFFIC Southeast Further information is available at www.cites.org © CITES Management and Scientific Authorities CITES works by subjecting international trade in specimens of selected species to certain controls. All import, export, re-export and introduction of the species covered by the Convention has to be authorised by a licensing system. Each country which is party to CITES must designate one or more Management Authorities to be in charge of administering that licensing system and one or more Scientific Authorities who advise them on the effects of trade on the status of the species. MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY SCIENTIFIC AUTHORITY Asia 2008 TRAFFIC Southeast © GUIDE TO VERIFICATION OF CITES PERMITS CITES permit accompanying shipment APPENDIX I Export permit or re-export certificate and import permit APPENDIX II Export permit or re-export certificate APPENDIX III Export permit or certificate of origin Appropriate permit Failure to produce DENY produced appropriate permit ENTRY Original copies of permit Photocopy or counterfeit DENY permit ENTRY Permit was NOT modified Permit modified after issue DENY after issue ENTRY Permit has NOT expired Permit has expired DENY ENTRY Permit contains NO errors Permit contains errors or DENY or omissions omissions ENTRY Permit is signed by the Permit is NOT signed by DENY official CITES Authority the official CITES authority ENTRY Permit has a validated Permit has NO CITES CITES stamp* stamp* or stamp* is NOT DENY validated ENTRY Content of shipment is in Content of shipment NOT compliance in compliance DENY (number and species) (number and species) ENTRY ALLOW * Where applicable (not all countries use CITES stamps) Adapted from Environment Canada ** Check to see if species is subject to any other form of control ENTRY** Measurements and Glossary Measurements Head and Body Length Carapace (Top Shell) Length Tail Length Radiated Tortoise Credit: Chris Shepherd/TSEA Total Length is measured Total Length from the tip of the beak to the end of the tail. Credit: CITES MA, Switzerland Shoulder Lay the bird gently on its Height back to measure. CM Image Credit: Vincent Nijman Glossary Carapace Scute: Carapace: Plastron: Horny or bony external Top part of a turtle's shell, Bottom part of a turtle's plate, scale on a crocodile covering its back. Usually shell, covering its or the shell of a turtle covered with scutes stomach. Scute Plastron (scales) or soft skin Image Credit: Environment Canada © TRAFFIC Southeast Asia 2008 TRAFFIC Southeast © Credit: CITES MA, Switzerland June 2008 Bos gaurus (now B. frontalis) - Gaur and Bos javanicus