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Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora

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[F1 [F2ANNEX IV U.K. ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES OF COMMUNITY INTEREST IN NEED OF STRICT PROTECTION

The species listed in this Annex are indicated:

  • by the name of species or subspecies, or

  • by the body of species belonging to a higher taxon or to a designated part of that taxon.

The abbreviation spp. after the name of a family or genus designates all the species belonging to that family or genus.

(a) ANIMALS U.K.

VERTEBRATES U.K.

MAMMALS U.K.
INSECTIVORA U.K.
Erinaceidae U.K.

Erinaceus algirus

Soricidae U.K.

Crocidura canariensis

Crocidura sicula

Talpidae U.K.

Galemys pyrenaicus

MICROCHIROPTERA U.K.
All species U.K.
MEGACHIROPTERA U.K.
Pteropodidae U.K.

Rousettus aegyptiacus

RODENTIA U.K.
Gliridae U.K.

All species except Glis glis and Eliomys quercinus

Sciuridae U.K.

Marmota marmota latirostris

Pteromys volans (Sciuropterus russicus)

Spermophilus citellus (Citellus citellus)

Spermophilus suslicus (Citellus suslicus)

Sciurus anomalus

Castoridae U.K.

Castor fiber (except the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Finnish and Swedish populations)

Cricetidae U.K.

Cricetus cricetus (except the Hungarian populations)

Mesocricetus newtoni

Microtidae U.K.

Dinaromys bogdanovi

Microtus cabrerae

Microtus oeconomus arenicola

Microtus oeconomus mehelyi

Microtus tatricus

Zapodidae U.K.

Sicista betulina

Sicista subtilis

Hystricidae U.K.

Hystrix cristata

CARNIVORA U.K.
Canidae U.K.

Alopex lagopus

Canis lupus (except the Greek populations north of the 39th parallel; Estonian populations, Spanish populations north of the Duero; Bulgarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak populations and Finnish populations within the reindeer management area as defined in paragraph 2 of the Finnish Act No 848/90 of 14 September 1990 on reindeer management)

Ursidae U.K.

Ursus arctos

Mustelidae U.K.

Lutra lutra

Mustela eversmanii

Mustela lutreola

Vormela peregusna

Felidae U.K.

Felis silvestris

Lynx lynx (except the Estonian population)

Lynx pardinus

Phocidae U.K.

Monachus monachus

Phoca hispida saimensis

ARTIODACTYLA U.K.
Cervidae U.K.

Cervus elaphus corsicanus

Bovidae U.K.

Bison bonasus

Capra aegagrus (natural populations)

Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica

Ovis gmelini musimon (Ovis ammon musimon) (natural populations – Corsica and Sardinia)

Ovis orientalis ophion (Ovis gmelini ophion)

Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata (Rupicapra rupicapra ornata)

Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica

Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica

CETACEA U.K.
All species U.K.
REPTILES U.K.
TESTUDINATA U.K.
Testudinidae U.K.

Testudo graeca

Testudo hermanni

Testudo marginata

Cheloniidae U.K.

Caretta caretta

Chelonia mydas

Lepidochelys kempii

Eretmochelys imbricata

Dermochelyidae U.K.

Dermochelys coriacea

Emydidae U.K.

Emys orbicularis

Mauremys caspica

Mauremys leprosa

SAURIA U.K.
Lacertidae U.K.

Algyroides fitzingeri

Algyroides marchi

Algyroides moreoticus

Algyroides nigropunctatus

Dalmatolacerta oxycephala

Dinarolacerta mosorensis

Gallotia atlantica

Gallotia galloti

Gallotia galloti insulanagae

Gallotia simonyi

Gallotia stehlini

Lacerta agilis

Lacerta bedriagae

Lacerta bonnali (Lacerta monticola)

Lacerta monticola

Lacerta danfordi

Lacerta dugesi

Lacerta graeca

Lacerta horvathi

Lacerta schreiberi

Lacerta trilineata

Lacerta viridis

Lacerta vivipara pannonica

Ophisops elegans

Podarcis erhardii

Podarcis filfolensis

Podarcis hispanica atrata

Podarcis lilfordi

Podarcis melisellensis

Podarcis milensis

Podarcis muralis

Podarcis peloponnesiaca

Podarcis pityusensis

Podarcis sicula

Podarcis taurica

Podarcis tiliguerta

Podarcis wagleriana

Scincidae U.K.

Ablepharus kitaibelii

Chalcides bedriagai

Chalcides ocellatus

Chalcides sexlineatus

Chalcides simonyi (Chalcides occidentalis)

Chalcides viridianus

Ophiomorus punctatissimus

Gekkonidae U.K.

Cyrtopodion kotschyi

Phyllodactylus europaeus

Tarentola angustimentalis

Tarentola boettgeri

Tarentola delalandii

Tarentola gomerensis

Agamidae U.K.

Stellio stellio

Chamaeleontidae U.K.

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Anguidae U.K.

Ophisaurus apodus

OPHIDIA U.K.
Colubridae U.K.

Coluber caspius

Coluber cypriensis

Coluber hippocrepis

Coluber jugularis

Coluber laurenti

Coluber najadum

Coluber nummifer

Coluber viridiflavus

Coronella austriaca

Eirenis modesta

Elaphe longissima

Elaphe quatuorlineata

Elaphe situla

Natrix natrix cetti

Natrix natrix corsa

Natrix natrix cypriaca

Natrix tessellata

Telescopus falax

Viperidae U.K.

Vipera ammodytes

Macrovipera schweizeri (Vipera lebetina schweizeri)

Vipera seoanni (except Spanish populations)

Vipera ursinii

Vipera xanthina

Boidae U.K.

Eryx jaculus

AMPHIBIANS U.K.
CAUDATA U.K.
Salamandridae U.K.

Chioglossa lusitanica

Euproctus asper

Euproctus montanus

Euproctus platycephalus

Mertensiella luschani (Salamandra luschani)

Salamandra atra

Salamandra aurorae

Salamandra lanzai

Salamandrina terdigitata

Triturus carnifex (Triturus cristatus carnifex)

Triturus cristatus (Triturus cristatus cristatus)

Triturus italicus

Triturus karelinii (Triturus cristatus karelinii)

Triturus marmoratus

Triturus montandoni

Triturus vulgaris ampelensis

Proteidae U.K.

Proteus anguinus

Plethodontidae U.K.

Hydromantes (Speleomantes) ambrosii

Hydromantes (Speleomantes) flavus

Hydromantes (Speleomantes) genei

Hydromantes (Speleomantes) imperialis

Hydromantes (Speleomantes) strinatii (Hydromantes (Speleomantes) italicus)

Hydromantes (Speleomantes) supramontis

ANURA U.K.
Discoglossidae U.K.

Alytes cisternasii

Alytes muletensis

Alytes obstetricans

Bombina bombina

Bombina variegata

Discoglossus galganoi (including Discoglossus jeanneae )

Discoglossus montalentii

Discoglossus pictus

Discoglossus sardus

Ranidae U.K.

Rana arvalis

Rana dalmatina

Rana graeca

Rana iberica

Rana italica

Rana latastei

Rana lessonae

Pelobatidae U.K.

Pelobates cultripes

Pelobates fuscus

Pelobates syriacus

Bufonidae U.K.

Bufo calamita

Bufo viridis

Hylidae U.K.

Hyla arborea

Hyla meridionalis

Hyla sarda

FISH U.K.
ACIPENSERIFORMES U.K.
Acipenseridae U.K.

Acipenser naccarii

Acipenser sturio

SALMONIFORMES U.K.
Coregonidae U.K.

Coregonus oxyrhynchus (anadromous populations in certain sectors of the North Sea, except the Finnish populations)

CYPRINIFORMES U.K.
Cyprinidae U.K.

Anaecypris hispanica

Phoxinus percnurus

ATHERINIFORMES U.K.
Cyprinodontidae U.K.

Valencia hispanica

PERCIFORMES U.K.
Percidae U.K.

Gymnocephalus baloni

Romanichthys valsanicola

Zingel asper

INVERTEBRATES U.K.

ARTHROPODS U.K.
CRUSTACEA U.K.
Isopoda U.K.

Armadillidium ghardalamensis

INSECTA U.K.
Coleoptera U.K.

Bolbelasmus unicornis

Buprestis splendens

Carabus hampei

Carabus hungaricus

Carabus olympiae

Carabus variolosus

Carabus zawadszkii

Cerambyx cerdo

Cucujus cinnaberinus

Dorcadion fulvum cervae

Duvalius gebhardti

Duvalius hungaricus

Dytiscus latissimus

Graphoderus bilineatus

Leptodirus hochenwarti

Pilemia tigrina

Osmoderma eremita

Phryganophilus ruficollis

Probaticus subrugosus

Propomacrus cypriacus

Pseudogaurotina excellens

Pseudoseriscius cameroni

Pytho kolwensis

Rosalia alpina

Lepidoptera U.K.

Apatura metis

Arytrura musculus

Catopta thrips

Chondrosoma fiduciarium

Coenonympha hero

Coenonympha oedippus

Colias myrmidone

Cucullia mixta

Dioszeghyana schmidtii

Erannis ankeraria

Erebia calcaria

Erebia christi

Erebia sudetica

Eriogaster catax

Fabriciana elisa

Glyphipterix loricatella

Gortyna borelii lunata

Hypodryas maturna

Hyles hippophaes

Leptidea morsei

Lignyoptera fumidaria

Lopinga achine

Lycaena dispar

Lycaena helle

Maculinea arion

Maculinea nausithous

Maculinea teleius

Melanargia arge

Nymphalis vaualbum

Papilio alexanor

Papilio hospiton

Parnassius apollo

Parnassius mnemosyne

Phyllometra culminaria

Plebicula golgus

Polymixis rufocincta isolata

Polyommatus eroides

Proserpinus proserpina

Proterebia afra dalmata

Pseudophilotes bavius

Xylomoia strix

Zerynthia polyxena

Mantodea U.K.

Apteromantis aptera

Odonata U.K.

Aeshna viridis

Cordulegaster heros

Cordulegaster trinacriae

Gomphus graslinii

Leucorrhinia albifrons

Leucorrhinia caudalis

Leucorrhinia pectoralis

Lindenia tetraphylla

Macromia splendens

Ophiogomphus cecilia

Oxygastra curtisii

Stylurus flavipes

Sympecma braueri

Orthoptera U.K.

Baetica ustulata

Brachytrupes megacephalus

Isophya costata

Isophya harzi

Isophya stysi

Myrmecophilus baronii

Odontopodisma rubripes

Paracaloptenus caloptenoides

Pholidoptera transsylvanica

Saga pedo

Stenobothrus (Stenobothrodes) eurasius

ARACHNIDA U.K.
Araneae U.K.

Macrothele calpeiana

MOLLUSCS U.K.
GASTROPODA U.K.

Anisus vorticulus

Caseolus calculus

Caseolus commixta

Caseolus sphaerula

Chilostoma banaticum

Discula leacockiana

Discula tabellata

Discula testudinalis

Discula turricula

Discus defloratus

Discus guerinianus

Elona quimperiana

Geomalacus maculosus

Geomitra moniziana

Gibbula nivosa

Hygromia kovacsi

Idiomela (Helix) subplicata

Lampedusa imitatrix

Lampedusa melitensis

Leiostyla abbreviata

Leiostyla cassida

Leiostyla corneocostata

Leiostyla gibba

Leiostyla lamellosa

Paladilhia hungarica

Patella ferruginea

Sadleriana pannonica

Theodoxus prevostianus

Theodoxus transversalis

BIVALVIA U.K.
Anisomyaria U.K.

Lithophaga lithophaga

Pinna nobilis

Unionoida U.K.

Margaritifera auricularia

Unio crassus

Dreissenidae U.K.

Congeria kusceri

ECHINODERMATA U.K.
Echinoidea U.K.

Centrostephanus longispinus

(b) PLANTS U.K.

Annex IV (b) contains all the plant species listed in Annex II (b) (1) plus those mentioned below:

PTERIDOPHYTA U.K.

ASPLENIACEAE U.K.

Asplenium hemionitis L.

ANGIOSPERMAE U.K.

AGAVACEAE U.K.

Dracaena draco (L.) L.

AMARYLLIDACEAE U.K.

Narcissus longispathus Pugsley

Narcissus triandrus L.

BERBERIDACEAE U.K.

Berberis maderensis Lowe

CAMPANULACEAE U.K.

Campanula morettiana Reichenb.

Physoplexis comosa (L.) Schur.

CARYOPHYLLACEAE U.K.

Moehringia fontqueri Pau

COMPOSITAE U.K.

Argyranthemum pinnatifidum (L.f.) Lowe subsp. succulentum (Lowe) C. J. Humphries

Helichrysum sibthorpii Rouy

Picris willkommii (Schultz Bip.) Nyman

Santolina elegans Boiss. ex DC.

Senecio caespitosus Brot.

Senecio lagascanus DC. subsp. lusitanicus (P. Cout.) Pinto da Silva

Wagenitzia lancifolia (Sieber ex Sprengel) Dostal

CRUCIFERAE U.K.

Murbeckiella sousae Rothm.

EUPHORBIACEAE U.K.

Euphorbia nevadensis Boiss. & Reuter

GESNERIACEAE U.K.

Jankaea heldreichii (Boiss.) Boiss.

Ramonda serbica Pancic

IRIDACEAE U.K.

Crocus etruscus Parl.

Iris boissieri Henriq.

Iris marisca Ricci & Colasante

LABIATAE U.K.

Rosmarinus tomentosus Huber-Morath & Maire

Teucrium charidemi Sandwith

Thymus capitellatus Hoffmanns. & Link

Thymus villosus L. subsp. villosus L.

LILIACEAE U.K.

Androcymbium europaeum (Lange) K. Richter

Bellevalia hackelli Freyn

Colchicum corsicum Baker

Colchicum cousturieri Greuter

Fritillaria conica Rix

Fritillaria drenovskii Degen & Stoy.

Fritillaria gussichiae (Degen & Doerfler) Rix

Fritillaria obliqua Ker-Gawl.

Fritillaria rhodocanakis Orph. ex Baker

Ornithogalum reverchonii Degen & Herv.-Bass.

Scilla beirana Samp.

Scilla odorata Link

ORCHIDACEAE U.K.

Ophrys argolica Fleischm.

Orchis scopulorum Simsmerh.

Spiranthes aestivalis (Poiret) L.C.M. Richard

PRIMULACEAE U.K.

Androsace cylindrica DC.

Primula glaucescens Moretti

Primula spectabilis Tratt.

RANUNCULACEAE U.K.

Aquilegia alpina L.

SAPOTACEAE U.K.

Sideroxylon marmulano Banks ex Lowe

SAXIFRAGACEAE U.K.

Saxifraga cintrana Kuzinsky ex Willk.

Saxifraga portosanctana Boiss.

Saxifraga presolanensis Engl.

Saxifraga valdensis DC.

Saxifraga vayredana Luizet

SCROPHULARIACEAE U.K.

Antirrhinum lopesianum Rothm.

Lindernia procumbens (Krocker) Philcox

SOLANACEAE U.K.

Mandragora officinarum L.

THYMELAEACEAE U.K.

Thymelaea broterana P. Cout.

UMBELLIFERAE U.K.

Bunium brevifolium Lowe

VIOLACEAE U.K.

Viola athois W. Becker

Viola cazorlensis Gandoger] ]

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