Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora

CITES-listed Species Database
Fauna Search Results: Explanatory note

Class: MAMMALIA
Order: CARNIVORA
Family: CANIDAE

Species:Canis lupus
Common:Timber Wolf, Grey Wolf, Common Wolf, Wolf
Distribution:Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Austria (ex), Azerbaijan, Bangladesh (ex?), Belarus, Belgium (ex), Bhutan, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Denmark (ex), Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France (ex), Georgia (?), Germany (ex), Greece, Greenland, Hungary (ex), India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland (ex), Israel, Italy, Japan (ex), Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg (ex), Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar (ex?), Nepal, Netherlands (ex), North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea (?), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (ex), Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, USA, Ukraine, United Kingdom (ex), Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
II    04/02/1977   
II/r  SU  04/02/1977   
  28/06/1979  Popns of BT, IN, NP, PK  
I/r  CH  28/06/1979   
II    28/06/1979  All popns, except those listed on I  
II/w  SU  26/04/1995   


Family: FELIDAE

Species:Acinonyx jubatus
Common:Hunting Leopard, Cheetah
Distribution:Afghanistan (ex), Algeria (ex?), Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi (ex), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt (ex), Eritrea, Ethiopia, India (ex), Iran, Iraq (ex?), Israel (ex), Jordan (ex), Kazakhstan (ex), Kenya, Kuwait (ex), Kyrgyzstan (ex), Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco (ex?), Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan (ex), Saudi Arabia (ex), Senegal (ex?), Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria (ex), Tajikistan (ex), Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia (ex), Turkmenistan (ex), Uganda, Uzbekistan (ex), Western Sahara (ex?), Yemen (ex), Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
  01/07/1975  Annual export quotas for live specimens and hunting trophies are granted as follows: BW (5), NA (150), ZW (50). The trade in such specimens is subject to the provisions of Article III of the Convention.  
I/r  NA  18/03/1991   


Species:Caracal caracal
Common:African Caracal, Asian Caracal, Desert Lynx, Caracal
Synonyms:Syn. Felis caracal, Lynx caracal
Distribution:Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso (?), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire (?), Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea (?), Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho (?), Liberia (?), Libya, Malawi, Mali (?), Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland (?), Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo (?), Tunisia (?), Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
II    01/07/1975   
  28/06/1979  Asian popn  
I/r  CH  28/06/1979   
II    28/06/1979  Except Asian popn; now listed under Felidae spp.  


Species:Panthera pardus
Common:Leopard
Distribution:Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt (ex?), Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau (?), Hong Kong (ex), India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon (ex?), Lesotho, Liberia, Libya (ex), Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania (?), Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore (ex), Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland (?), Syria (ex), Tajikistan (?), Tanzania, Thailand, Togo (?), Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan (?), Viet Nam, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
  01/07/1975   


Family: MUSTELIDAE

Species:Lutra lutra
Common:Eurasian Otter, European River Otter, Old World Otter, Common Otter
Distribution:Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein (ex), Lithuania, Luxembourg (ex), Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland (ex), Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Western Sahara
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
III  TN  22/04/1976   
  04/02/1977   
I/r  SU  04/02/1977   


Order: SIRENIA
Family: DUGONGIDAE

Species:Dugong dugon
Common:Sea Cow, Dugong
Distribution:Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei (?), Cambodia, China, Comoros (?), Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives (ex), Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan (?), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
  01/07/1975  Popn of AU  
II    01/07/1975  All popns except those on I  


Order: ARTIODACTYLA
Family: CERVIDAE

Species:Dama mesopotamica
Common:Persian Fallow Deer, Mesopotamian Fallow Deer
Synonyms:Syn. Cervus dama mesopotamicus
Distribution:Iran, Iraq (ex?), Israel (ex), Jordan (ex), Lebanon (ex)
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
  04/02/1977   


Family: BOVIDAE

Species:Oryx leucoryx
Common:Arabian Oryx, White Oryx
Distribution:Egypt (ex), Iraq (ex), Israel (ex), Jordan (ex), Oman [int], Saudi Arabia (ex), Syria (ex), United Arab Emirates (ex), Yemen (ex)
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
  01/07/1975   


Class: AVES
Order: STRUTHIONIFORMES
Family: STRUTHIONIDAE

Species:Struthio camelus
Common:Ostrich
Distribution:Algeria (ex), Angola, Bahrain (ex), Botswana, Burkina Faso (?), Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti (?), Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan (ex), Kenya, Kuwait (ex), Libya (ex), Mali, Mauritania, Morocco (ex), Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman (ex), Saudi Arabia (ex), Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia (ex), Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
  29/07/1983  Popns of BF,CF,CM,DZ,MA,ML,MR,NE,NG,SD,SN,TD  
I/r  AT  29/07/1983   
I/w  AT  06/01/1989   


Order: CICONIIFORMES
Family: THRESKIORNITHIDAE

Species:Geronticus eremita
Common:Waldrapp, Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis
Distribution:Algeria (ex), Austria, Cape Verde, Egypt (ex), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece (ex), Iraq, Israel, Jordan (?), Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal (ex), Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Turkey (ex), Western Sahara, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
III  TN  22/04/1976   
  01/07/1977   
  28/06/1979   


Order: FALCONIFORMES
Family: ACCIPITRIDAE

Species:Aquila heliaca
Common:Imperial Eagle
Distribution:Afghanistan, Albania (?), Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
  04/02/1977   
I/r  SA  10/06/1996   


Family: FALCONIDAE

Species:Falco pelegrinoides
Common:Barbary Falcon
Synonyms:Syn. Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides
Distribution:Afghanistan, Algeria, Cameroon, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy (?), Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Libya (?), Mali, Malta, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia (?), Spain, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
II    01/07/1975  Listed under Falconidae spp.  
  04/02/1977   
I/r  SA  10/06/1996   


Species:Falco peregrinus
Common:Duck Hawk, Peregrine, Peregrine Falcon
Synonyms:Includes F. kreyenborgi, F. madens
Distribution:Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla (?), Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana (?), Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon (?), Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti (?), Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador (?), Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia (?), Faeroe Islands, Falkland Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana (?), Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe (?), Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary (?), Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan (?), Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon (?), Lesotho (?), Liberia, Libya (?), Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Martinique (?), Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia (?), Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique (?), Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands (?), Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay (?), Peru (?), Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal (?), Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia (?), South Africa, South Korea (?), Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Pierre and Miquelon, St Vincent, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo (?), Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, USA, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam (?), Virgin Islands (British) (?), Virgin Islands (US), Western Sahara (?), Western Samoa, Yemen (?), Yugoslavia, Zaire (?), Zambia, Zimbabwe
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
II    01/07/1975   
  04/02/1977  All sspp.  
I/r  SA  10/06/1996   


Order: GRUIFORMES
Family: OTIDIDAE

Species:Chlamydotis undulata
Common:Houbara Bustard
Distribution:Afghanistan (?), Algeria, Armenia (ex), Bahrain, Belgium, China, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait (ex), Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen (?)
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
II    01/07/1975   
  28/06/1979   
I/r  CH  28/06/1979   


Order: CHARADRIIFORMES
Family: SCOLOPACIDAE

Species:Numenius tenuirostris
Common:Slender-billed Curlew, Long-billed Curlew
Distribution:Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan (?), Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen, Yugoslavia
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
II    01/07/1975   
  29/07/1983   
I/r  AT  29/07/1983   
I/w  AT  06/01/1989   


Class: REPTILIA
Order: SAURIA
Family: VARANIDAE

Species:Varanus griseus
Common:Baghdad Small-grain Lizard, Grey Monitor, Agra Monitor, Agra Lizard, Bengal Lizard, Desert Monitor
Distribution:Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara, Yemen
Appendix Country Date listed Notes
  01/07/1975   
I/r  JP  04/11/1980   
I/w  JP  22/10/1987   


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