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and synonym entries refer to the main entry, where CITES-related information is provided. The
main entry
is either the scientific name adopted by the Conference of the Parties or, when the Conference
has not
adopted a standard nomenclatural reference for the species concerned, a scientific name
extracted from a
scientific publication. All the names adopted by the Conference are indicated in bold. Other
names are in
Roman case.
Scientific name
The Checklist contains the scientific names, in alphabetical order, of all animal and plant taxa
listed in the
CITES Appendices. The only exception are the species of Appendix-II listed orchids not covered
by the
four volumes of the CITES Orchid Checklist published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and
the
Checklist for Bulbophyllum and allied taxa (Sieder, Rainer & Kiehn, 2007), for which only the
name of the
genus is included, e.g.: Aa spp.
A record follows this format:
1) The scientific name (in bold for those adopted by the Conference of the Parties);
2) Where available, the English (E), French (F) and Spanish (S) common names;
3) For species of flora only, and where relevant, the annotations #1 to #11 (see Abbreviations and
annotations below for details);
4) The Appendix or Appendices in which the taxon is listed (I, II or III), or 'NC' for taxa that are
not, or
only partly, covered by CITES listings*. Some taxa may be split-listed, that is they may be
included
partly in one Appendix and partly in another. For a taxon listed in both Appendix I and II, for
instance,
this would be indicated by 'I/II'. In other cases only certain populations are listed, whilst others are
not covered by the provisions of the <strong>Convention</strong>. For a taxon partly listed in Appendix I and partly
not
listed, for instance, this would be indicated by 'I/NC';
5) Where relevant, the superscript annotations 1 to 23 (see Abbreviations and annotations below
for
details);
6) The family in capital letters.
7) For species of fauna only, a two-letter code for the class in which the species is included. The
following codes are used:
Ac = Actinopterygii Ga = Gastropoda
Am = Amphibia Hi = Hirudinoidea
An = Anthozoa Hy = Hydrozoa
Ar = Arachnida In = Insecta
Av = Aves Ma = Mammalia
Bi = Bivalvia Re = Reptilia
El = Elasmobranchii Sa = Sarcopterygii
* Only one non-listed species is the object of a separate entry in the Checklist: Aloe vera. The reason for its inclusion is
that it is
the only species of aloe not covered by CITES provisions.
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Examples
Acinonyx jubatus: (E) Cheetah, Hunting Leopard, (S) Chita, Guepardo, (F) Guépard I 10
FELIDAE Ma
Hoodia spp.: #9 II APOCYNACEAE