EU Wildlife Trade Regulation

Protecting species of wild fauna and flora by regulating the trade therein.
Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 (9 December 1996)

EU Wildlife Trade Reference Database - Taxonomic Sources

Nomenclature and taxonomy follow the CITES appendices but, for taxa listed above the species level in the appendices, the following references have been used:

FAUNA

Mammals:

Wilson, D. E. and Reeder, D. M. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington. For mammalian nomenclature.

Birds:

Morony, J. J., Bock, W. J. and Farrand, J., Jr. 1975. A Reference List of the Birds of the World. American Museum of Natural History. For order and family level names of birds.

Sibley, C. G. and Monroe, B. L., Jr. 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven; and

Sibley, C. G. and Monroe, B. L., Jr. 1993. Supplement to the Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven. For generic and species names of birds.

Amphibians:

Frost, D. R., ed. 1985. Amphibian Species of the World. Allen Press, Inc. and The Association of Systematics Collections, Lawrence, Kansas; and

Duellman, W. E. 1993. Amphibian Species of the World: additions and corrections. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 21. For amphibian nomenclature.

Reptiles:

World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1999. Checklist of Reptiles and Amphibians listed in the CITES Appendices. Sixth edition. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. For nomenclature of the reptilian taxa listed in the CITES appendices.

Campbell, McDiarmid, and Touré. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Volume 1. For nomenclature of the snake families included in this volume.

Cei, J. M. 1993. Reptiles del noroeste, nordeste y este de la Argentina - Herpetofauna de las selvas subtropicales, puna y pampa. In Monografie XIV, Museo Regionale de Scienze Naturali. For species names of the genus Tupinambis found in Argentina and Paraguay.

Invertebrates:

World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1999. Checklist of Fish and Invertebrates listed in the CITES Appendices. Third edition. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. For nomenclature of fish and invertebrate taxa listed in the CITES appendices. Note that this reference does not contain a comprehensive list of all living species of the coral taxa listed in the CITES appendices.

FLORA

General:

Mabberley, D. J. 1990. The Plant Book. Reprinted edition. Cambridge University Press. For the generic names of all CITES plants, unless superseded by standard checklists.

Willis, J. C. 1973. A Dictionary of Flowering Plants and Ferns. 8^th edition, revised by H. K. Airy Shaw. Cambridge University Press. For generic synonyms of all plants not mentioned in Mabberley or the standard checklists.

Standard Checklists:

Note that these may be subject to updates accepted by the CITES Nomenclature Committee

Stevenson, D. W., Osborne, R. and Hill, K. D. 1995. A world list of cycads. Pp. 55-64 in P. Vorster (Ed.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cycad Biology. Cycad Society of South Africa, Stellenbosch. For the nomenclature of Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae.

Carter, S. and Eggli, U. 1997. The CITES Checklist of Succulent Euphorbia Taxa (Euphorbiaceae). German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. For the nomenclature of succulent Euphorbia species.

Roberts, J. A., Beale, C. R., Benseler, J. C., McGough, H. N. and Zappi, D. C. 1995. CITES Orchid Checklist. Volume 1. For the nomenclature of Cattleya, Constantia, Cypripedium, Laelia, Paphiopedilum, Paraphalaenopsis, Phalaenopsis, Phragmipedium, Pleione, Sophronitella, Sophronitis.

Roberts, J. A., Allman, L. R., Beale, C. R., Butter, R. W., Crook, K. R. and McGough, H. N. 1997. CITES Orchid Checklist. Volume 2. For the nomenclature of Cymbidium, Dendrobium (selected sections only), Disa, Dracula, Encyclia.

Hunt, D. (compiler) 1997. CITES Cactaceae Checklist. 2^nd edition. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Unpublished. For the nomenclature of Cactaceae species.

Davis, A. P., Grey-Wilson, C., Mathew, B. and McGough, H. N. 1997. CITES Bulb Checklist. For the genera Cyclamen, Galanthus, Sternbergia. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Unpublished. For the nomenclature of Cyclamen, Galanthus and Sternbergia species.

For further information please contact:
CITES Sector, European Commission DG ENV.B.2., Rue de la Loi 200 (BU-9 05/106), B - 1049 Brussels, Belgium.
Tel: +32 2 296 64 01
Fax: +32 2 296 95 57

Document URL: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/trade/eu/footer.html
Revision date: 07-08-2008
Current date: 21-08-2008

FAUNA

Mammals:	Wilson, D. E. and Reeder, D. M. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington. For mammalian nomenclature.

Birds:	Morony, J. J., Bock, W. J. and Farrand, J., Jr. 1975. A Reference List of the Birds of the World. American Museum of Natural History. For order and family level names of birds.

	Sibley, C. G. and Monroe, B. L., Jr. 1990. Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven; and

	Sibley, C. G. and Monroe, B. L., Jr. 1993. Supplement to the Distribution and Taxonomy of Birds of the World. Yale University Press, New Haven. For generic and species names of birds.

Amphibians:	Frost, D. R., ed. 1985. Amphibian Species of the World. Allen Press, Inc. and The Association of Systematics Collections, Lawrence, Kansas; and

	Duellman, W. E. 1993. Amphibian Species of the World: additions and corrections. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 21. For amphibian nomenclature.

Reptiles:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1999. Checklist of Reptiles and Amphibians listed in the CITES Appendices. Sixth edition. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. For nomenclature of the reptilian taxa listed in the CITES appendices.

	Campbell, McDiarmid, and Touré. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Volume 1. For nomenclature of the snake families included in this volume.

	Cei, J. M. 1993. Reptiles del noroeste, nordeste y este de la Argentina - Herpetofauna de las selvas subtropicales, puna y pampa. In Monografie XIV, Museo Regionale de Scienze Naturali. *For species names of the genus Tupinambis* found in Argentina and Paraguay.**

Invertebrates:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1999. Checklist of Fish and Invertebrates listed in the CITES Appendices. Third edition. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. For nomenclature of fish and invertebrate taxa listed in the CITES appendices. Note that this reference does not contain a comprehensive list of all living species of the coral taxa listed in the CITES appendices.

FLORA

General:	Mabberley, D. J. 1990. The Plant Book. Reprinted edition. Cambridge University Press. For the generic names of all CITES plants, unless superseded by standard checklists.

	Willis, J. C. 1973. A Dictionary of Flowering Plants and Ferns. 8^th edition, revised by H. K. Airy Shaw. Cambridge University Press. For generic synonyms of all plants not mentioned in Mabberley or the standard checklists.

Standard Checklists:	Note that these may be subject to updates accepted by the CITES Nomenclature Committee

	Stevenson, D. W., Osborne, R. and Hill, K. D. 1995. A world list of cycads. Pp. 55-64 in P. Vorster (Ed.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cycad Biology. Cycad Society of South Africa, Stellenbosch. For the nomenclature of Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae and Zamiaceae.

	Carter, S. and Eggli, U. 1997. The CITES Checklist of Succulent Euphorbia Taxa (Euphorbiaceae). German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. *For the nomenclature of succulent Euphorbia* species.**

	Roberts, J. A., Beale, C. R., Benseler, J. C., McGough, H. N. and Zappi, D. C. 1995. CITES Orchid Checklist. Volume 1. For the nomenclature of Cattleya, Constantia, Cypripedium, Laelia, Paphiopedilum, Paraphalaenopsis, Phalaenopsis, Phragmipedium, Pleione, Sophronitella, Sophronitis.

	Roberts, J. A., Allman, L. R., Beale, C. R., Butter, R. W., Crook, K. R. and McGough, H. N. 1997. CITES Orchid Checklist. Volume 2. For the nomenclature of Cymbidium, Dendrobium (selected sections only), Disa, Dracula, Encyclia.

	Hunt, D. (compiler) 1997. CITES Cactaceae Checklist. 2^nd edition. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Unpublished. For the nomenclature of Cactaceae species.

	Davis, A. P., Grey-Wilson, C., Mathew, B. and McGough, H. N. 1997. CITES Bulb Checklist. For the genera Cyclamen, Galanthus, Sternbergia. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Unpublished. *For the nomenclature of Cyclamen, Galanthus* and Sternbergia species.**