Amendment to the List of CITES Species (10/01/2017) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Amendment to the List of CITES Species

I, Nathan Hanna, Acting 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 to this Instrument.

This Instrument will commence on the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Dated this  10thday of            January             2017

Nathan Hanna

NATHAN HANNA

Acting Assistant Secretary
Wildlife Trade and Biosecurity Branch
Delegate of the Minister for the Environment and Energy

Notes:

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.

Amendments to ensure the List of CITES Species is consistent with the Appendices of the Convention

Insert under the appropriate class, order and phylum:

Taxon	Common Name	Appendix	Notation	First Listed
Family: Loricariidae
Hypancistrus zebra	Zebra pleco	III	Listed by Brazil	3 Jan 2017
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Potamotrygon spp.	Freshwater stingray	III	Population of Brazil	3 Jan 2017
Potamotrygon constellata	Thorny river stingray	III	Listed by Colombia. Brazil has also listed its national population.	3 Jan 2017
Potamotrygon magdalenae	Magdalena river stingray	III	Listed by Colombia. Brazil has also listed its national population.	3 Jan 2017
Potamotrygon motoro	Ocellate river stingray	III	Listed by Colombia. Brazil has also listed its national population.	3 Jan 2017
Potamotrygon orbignyi	Smooth-back river stingray	III	Listed by Colombia. Brazil has also listed its national population.	3 Jan 2017
Potamotrygon schroederi	Rosette river stingray	III	Listed by Colombia. Brazil has also listed its national population.	3 Jan 2017
Potamotrygon scobina	Arraia river stingray, Raspy river stingray	III	Listed by Colombia. Brazil has also listed its national population.	3 Jan 2017
Potamotrygon yepezi	Maracaibo river stingray	III	Listed by Colombia. Brazil has also listed its national population.	3 Jan 2017
Paratrygon aiereba	Discus river stingray	III	Listed by Colombia. Brazil has also listed its national population.	3 Jan 2017
Order: Myliobatiformes
Class: Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order: Nautilida