HerpDigest - Complete list of CITES Decions on Land Reptile Proposals

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HerpDigest - Complete list of CITES Decions on Land Reptile Proposals
Concerning CITES Appendices

Proposals voted on Tuesday October 12, 2004

Malagasy spider tortoise: Pyxis arachnoids was uplisted from
Appendix II to Appendix I (Prop.15).

Malayan snail-eating turtle: Malayemys subtrijuga was listed in
Appendix II (Prop.17).

Malayan flat-shelled turtle: Notochelys platynota was listed in
Appendix II (Prop.19).=20

Southeast Asian softshell turtle: Amyda cartilaginea was listed in
Appendix II (Prop.20).

Pig-nosed turtle: Carettochelys insculpta was listed in Appendix II
(Prop. 22).

American crocodile: Cuba's populations of Crocodylus acutus were
transferred from Appendix I to Appendix II (Prop.24).

Nile crocodile: Namibia's populations of Crocodylus niloticus were
transferred from Appendix I to Appendix II (Prop.25), while Zambia
withdrew its proposal to subject its Appendix II-listed Crocodylus
niloticus to an annual export quota (Prop.26).

Leaf-tailed geckos: Uroplatus spp. was listed in Appendix II
(Prop.27).

Leaf-nose and Arboreal snakes: Proposals to list Langaha spp.
(Prop.28) and Stenophis citrinus in Appendix II (Prop.29) were
withdrawn.

Mt. Kenya bush viper and Kenya horned viper: Proposals to include
Atheris desaixi (Prop.30) and Bitis worthingtoni in Appendix II
(Prop.31) were withdrawn.


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