Amendment to the List of CITES Species (04/04/2017) (Cth)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Amendment to the List of CITES Species
I, Paul Murphy, Assistant Secretary, Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch, delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy pursuant to paragraphs 303CA(9)(b) and (c) of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, amend the List of CITES Species established under subsection 303CA(1) of that Act, as set out in Schedule 1 of this Instrument.
This Instrument commences on the day after it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
Dated this 4th day of April 2017
Paul Murphy
PAUL MURPHY
Assistant Secretary
Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and EnergyNotes:
CITES means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora made at Washington on 3 March 1973, in force for Australia and as amended from time to time.
Schedule 1 – List of CITES species for the purposes of the EPBC Act s303CA
Amendments to ensure the List of CITES Species is consistent with Appendices I, II and III of the Convention
Insert the following under the appropriate class and order:
| Taxon | Common Name | Appendix | Notation | First Listed |
| Neophocaena asiaeorientalis | Black Finless Porpoise | I | 28 Jun 79 | |
| Palleon spp. | II | 13 Feb 03 | ||
| Trioceros spp. | II | 4 Feb 77 | ||
| Hemicordylus spp. | II | 6 Jun 81 | ||
| Karusaurus spp. | II | 6 Jun 81 | ||
| Namazonurus spp. | II | 6 Jun 81 | ||
| Ninurta spp. | II | 6 Jun 81 | ||
| Ouroborus spp. | II | 6 Jun 81 | ||
| Smaug spp. | II | 6 Jun 81 | ||
| Dactylocnemis spp. | III | Listed by New Zealand | 28 May 03 | |
| Mokopirirakau spp. | III | Listed by New Zealand | 28 May 03 | |
| Rhoptropella spp. | II | 4 Feb 77 | ||
| Toropuku spp. | III | Listed by New Zealand | 28 May 03 | |
| Tukutuku spp. | III | Listed by New Zealand | 28 May 03 | |
| Woodworthia spp. | III | Listed by New Zealand | 28 May 03 | |
| Salvator spp. | II | 4 Feb 77 | ||
| Xenochrophis schnurrenbergeri | Asiatic Water Snake | III | Listed by India | 12 Feb 84 |
| Xenochrophis tytleri | Asiatic Water Snake | III | Listed by India | 12 Feb 84 |
| Micrurus ruatanus | Black-banded Coral Snake | III | Listed by Honduras | 13 Apr 87 |
| Amietophrynus channingi | Cameroon Toad | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
| Excidobates spp. | II | 22 Oct 1987 | ||
| Pandinus roeseli | Emperor Scorpion | II | 16 Feb 95 | |
| Sclerocactus brevispinus | Vinta Basin Hookless Cactus | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
| Sclerocactus wetlandicus | Vinta Basin Hookless Cactus | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
| Poicephalus fuscicollis | Brown-necked parrot, Cape parrot | II | 1 Jul 75 | |
| Class Coelacanthi (Coelacanths) | ||||
| Saara spp. | Spiny-tailed lizards | II | 4 Feb 77 | |
| Archaius spp. | II | 4 Feb 77 | ||
| Lissemys ceylonensis | Sri Lankan flap shell turtle | II | 16 Feb 95 | |
| Excidobates spp. | Poison frogs | II | 22 Oct 87 | |
| Family: Myobatrachidae | Gastric-brooding frogs | |||
| Rheobatrachus spp. | Gastric-brooding frogs | II | Except Rheobatrachus silus and Rheobatrachus vitellinus, which are not subject to the provisions of the Convention. | 1 Aug 85 |
Delete the following entries:
| Taxon | Common Name | Appendix | Notation | First Listed |
| Order: Rajiformes | ||||
| Family: Mobulidae | ||||
| Mammillaria solisioides | Pitayita | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
| Mauremys megalocephala | Chinese Pond Turtle, Chinese broad-headed Turtle | III | Listed by China. | 17 Feb 05 |
Change the following existing entries to reflect amendments to their notations, Appendix or genus:
| Taxon | Common Name | Appendix | Notation | First Listed | |
Change: | Ovis orientalis ophion | Cyprian Red Sheep | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
To: | Ovis aries ophion | Cyprian Wild Sheep | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
Change: | Ovis vignei | Urial | II | Except subspecies in App. I. | 19 Jul 00 |
To: | Ovis aries | Urial | II | Except subspecies in App. I, subspecies O. a. isphahanica, O. a. laristanica, O. a. musimon and O. a. orientalis which are not included in the Appendices, and the domesticated form Ovis aries aries which is not subject to the provisions of the Convention. | 19 Jul 00 |
Change: | Ovis vignei vignei (formerly included as Ovis vignei) | Ladakh Urial | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
To: | Ovis aries vignei | Ladakh Urial | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
Change: | Ateles geoffroyi panamensis | Black-handed Spider Monkey, Panama Spider Money, Red (-bellied) Spider Monkey | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
To: | Ateles geoffroyi ornatus | Panama Spider Monkey, Red Spider Monkey | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
Change: | Phelsuma spp. (includes generic synonym Rhoptropella) | day geckos | II | 4 Feb 77 | |
To: | Phelsuma spp. | Day geckos | II | 4 Feb 77 | |
Change: | Cuora spp. | Asian box turtles | II | 19 Jul 00 | |
To: | Cuora spp. | Asian box turtles | II | Zero quota for wild specimens for commercial purposes for Cuora aurocapitata, C. bourreti, C. flavomarginata, C. galbinifrons, C. mccordi, C. mouhotii, C. pani, C. picturata, C. trifasciata, C. yunnanensis and C. zhoui. | 19 Jul 00 |
Change: | Testudinidae spp. | land tortoises | II | All species in family except those in App. I or with earlier listed date in App. II. | 4 Feb 77 |
To: | Testudinidae spp. | land tortoises | II | Except the species included in Appendix I. A zero annual export quota has been established for Centrochelys sulcata for specimens removed from the wild and traded for primarily commercial purposes. | 4 Feb 77 |
Change: | Allobates rufulus | Chimantá Poison Frog; Gorzula's Poison Frog; Tepui Poison Frog | II | 22 Oct 87 | |
To: | Anomaloglossus rufulus | Chimantá Poison Frog; Gorzula's Poison Frog; Tepui Poison Frog | II | 22 Oct 87 | |
| Change: | Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes) | ||||
To: | Class: Actinopteri (Ray-finned fishes) | ||||
Change: | Class: Sarcopterygii (Lungfishes) | ||||
To: | Class: Dipneusti (Lungfishes) | ||||
Change: | Chigua spp. | I | 4 Feb 77 | ||
To: | Zamia restrepoi | I | 4 Feb 77 | ||
Change: | Chrysalidocarpus decipiens | Manambe Palm | I | 4 Feb 77 | |
To: | Dypsis decipiens | Butterfly Palm | I | 4 Feb 77 | |
Change: | Neodypsis decaryi | Triangle Palm | II | Refer to Plantae listing for general exclusions. | 1 Jul 75 |
To: | Dypsis decaryi | Feather Palm, Triangle Palm | II | All parts and derivatives, except: a) seeds (including seedpods of Orchidaceae), spores and pollen (including pollinia). The exemption does not apply to seeds from Cactaceae spp. exported from Mexico, and to seeds from Beccariophoenix madagascariensis and Dypsis decaryi exported from Madagascar; b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; c) cut flowers of artificially propagated plants; d) fruits, and parts and derivatives thereof, of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genus Vanilla (Orchidaceae) and of the family Cactaceae; e) stems, flowers, and parts and derivatives thereof, of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genera Opuntia subgenus Opuntia and Selenicereus (Cactaceae); and f) finished products of Euphorbia antisyphilitica packaged and ready for retail trade. | 1 Jul 75 |
Change: | Sclerocactus glaucus (includes synonyms Ferocactus glaucus, Sclerocactus brevispinus, Sclerocactus wetlandicus and Sclerocactus wetlandicus ilseae; also referenced in Pediocactus) | Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
To: | Sclerocactus glaucus (includes synonym Ferocactus glaucus, also referenced in Pediocactus) | Vinta Basin Hookless Cactus | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
Change: | Mammillaria pectinifera (includes synonym Solisia pectinata) | Conchilinque | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
To: | Mammillaria pectinifera (includes synonym Solisia pectinate and ssp. solisioides ) | Conchilinque | I | 1 Jul 75 | |
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