NOTIFICATION TO THE PARTIES
No. 2023/005
Geneva, 12 January 2023
CONCERNING:
Amendments to Appendices I and II of the Convention
adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its 19th meeting
(Panama, 14 – 25 November 2022)
1. In accordance with the provisions of Article XV of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties
to the Convention, at its 19th meeting, held in Panama City, Panama, from 14 to 25 November
2022, considered the amendments to Appendices I and II proposed by the Parties. These
proposed amendments were communicated to the contracting States of the Convention by
Notification to the Parties No. 2022/052 of 8 July 2022.
2. At its 19th meeting, the Conference of the Parties took the following decisions (the abbreviation
'spp.' is used to denote all species of a higher taxon):
a) The following taxa are transferred from Appendix I to Appendix II of the Convention:
FAUNA
CHORDATA
MAMMALIA
PERISSODACTYLA
Rhinocerotidae Ceratotherium simum simum (The population of Namibia of Ceratotherium
simum simum is included in Appendix II for the exclusive purpose of allowing
international trade in live animals for in-situ conservation only, and only within
the natural and historical range of Ceratotherium simum in Africa. All other
specimens shall be deemed to be specimens of species included in Appendix
I and the trade in them shall be regulated accordingly.)
RODENTIA
Sciuridae
Cynomys mexicanus
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AVES
PASSERIFORMES
Anatidae
Branta canadensis leucopareia
PROCELLARIIFORMES
Diomedeidae
Phoebastria albatrus
REPTILIA
CROCODYLIA
AlligatoridaeCaiman latirostris (The population of Brazil of Caiman latirostris is included in
Appendix II subject to zero annual export quota for wild specimens traded for
commercial purposes.)
CrocodylidaeCrocodylus porosus (The population of the Palawan islands, Philippines, of
Crocodylus porosus is included in Appendix II subject to a zero annual export
quota for wild specimens traded for commercial purposes.)
SERPENTES
Boidae
Chilabothrus inornatus 1
b) The following taxa are transferred from Appendix II to Appendix I of the Convention:
FAUNA
CHORDATA
AVES
PASSERIFORMES
Pycnonotidae
Pycnonotus zeylanicus <Entry into effect delayed by 12 months, i.e. until
25 November 2023>
REPTILIA
TESTUDINES
Geoemydidae
Batagur kachuga
Cuora galbinifrons
Trionychidae
1
Nilssonia leithii
Name of species changed from that used in the original proposal (Epicrates inornatus) in order to bring it into line with
the appropriate standard nomenclatural reference adopted by the Conference of the Parties.
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c) The following taxa are included in Appendix I of the Convention:
FAUNA
CHORDATA
REPTILIA
SAURIA
Scincidae
Tiliqua adelaidensis
TESTUDINES
Kinosternidae
Kinosternon cora and Kinosternon vogti
d) The following taxa are included in Appendix II of the Convention:
FAUNA
CHORDATA
AVES
PASSERIFORMES
Muscicapidae
Copsychus malabaricus 2
REPTILIA
SAURIA
AgamidaePhysignathus cocincinus
GekkonidaeCyrtodactylus jeyporensis
Tarentola chazaliae
Phrynosomatidae
Phrynosoma spp.
TESTUDINES
ChelidaeChelus fimbriatus 3 {Includes Chelus orinocensis} 4
ChelydridaeChelydra serpentina and Macrochelys temminckii
EmydidaeGraptemys barbouri, Graptemys ernsti, Graptemys gibbonsi, Graptemys
pearlensis and Graptemys pulchra
2Name of species changed from that used in the original proposal (Kittacincla malabarica) in order to bring it into line with
the appropriate standard nomenclatural reference adopted by the Conference of the Parties.
3Name of species changed from that used in the original proposal (Chelus fimbriata) in order to bring it into line with the
appropriate standard nomenclatural reference adopted by the Conference of the Parties.
4According to the appropriate standard nomenclature reference adopted by the Conference of the Parties, Chelus
orinocensis is not considered as a separate species from Chelus fimbriatus.