Publication of Lists of Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable and Protected Species (No. R. 151 of 2007)

4 No. 29657 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 FEBRUARY 2007 No. R. 151 23 February 2007 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (ACT 10 of 2004): PUBLICATION OF LISTS OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, ENDANGERED, VULNERABLE AND PROTECTED SPECIES By virtue of the powers vested in me under section 56(1) of the National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004), I, Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, hereby publish lists of critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable and protected species as set out in the schedule hereunder. MARTHINUS VAN SCHALKWYK - MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFF'ATRS A N D TOURISM STAATSKOERANT, 23 FEBRUARIE 2007 No.29657 5 SCHEDULE Scientific Name Common Name PISCES Labeo seeberi I Clanwilliam Sandfish REPTILIA Caretta caretta I Loggerhead Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricate Hawksbill Sea Turtle AVES Grus carunculatus I Wattled Crane Hirundo atrocaerulea I Blue Swallow Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Poicephalus robustus Cape Parrot MAMMALIA Bunolagus monticularis I Riverine Rabbit Chrysospalax villosus Rough-haired Golden Mole FLORA Adenium swazicum 1 Swaziland Impala Lily Aloe pillansii False Quiver Tree Diaphananthe millarii Tree Orchid Dioscorea ebutsiniorum Wild Yam Encephalartos aemulans Ngotshe Cycad Encephalartos brevifoliolatus Escarpment Cycad Encephalartos cerinus Waxen Cycad Encephalartos dolomiticus Wolkberg Cycad Encephalartos heenanii Woolly Cycad Encephalartos hirsutus Venda Cycad Encephalartos inopinus Lydenburg Cycad Encephalartos latifrons Albany Cycad Encephalartos middelburgensis Middelburg Cycad

6 No. 29657 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 FEBRUARY 2007 Encephalartos nubirnontanus Blue Cycad Encephalartos woodii Wood’s Cycad CATEGORY: Endangered Species - Indigenous species facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future, although they are not a critically endangered species Scientific Name II Common Name INVERTEBRATA Colophon spp - All species I Stag Beetles I PISCES Barbus andrewi I Whitefish Barbus serra Sawfin Pristis microdon Largetooth Sawfish REPTILIA Chelonia mydas I Green Turtle Cordylus giganteus Giant Girdled Lizard Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Turtle Psarnrnobates geornetricus Geometric Tortoise Anthropoides paradiseus Blue Crane Balearica regulorurn Grey Crowned Crane Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Saddle-billed Stork Gypaetus barbatus I I Bearded Vulture I I Gyps africanus White-backed Vulture Gyps coprotheres Cape Vulture Necrosyrtes rnonachus Hooded Vulture Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican Scotopelia peli Pel’s Fishing Owl Torgos tracheliotus Lappet-faced Vulture Arnblysomus robustus Robust Golden Mole Damaliscus lunatus Tsessebe I Diceros bicornis I Black Rhinoceros Equus zebra Mountain Zebra STAATSKOERANT, 23 FEBRUARIE 2007 No. 29657 7 Lycaon pictus African Wild Dog Neamblysomus gunningi Gunning's Golden Mole Ourebia ourebi Oribi Paraxerus palliates Red Squirrel Petrodromus tetradactylus Four-toed Elephant-shrew Angraecum africae Tree Orchid Encephalartos arenarius Dune Cycad Encephalartos cupidus Blyde River Cycad Encephalartos horridus Eastern Cape Blue Cycad Encephalartos laevifolius Kaapsehoop Cycad Encephalartos lebomboensis Lebombo Cycad Encephalartos msinganus Msinga,Cycad Jubaeopsis caffra Pondoland Coconut Siphonochilus aethiopicus Wild Ginger Warburgia salutaris Pepper-bark Tree Newtonia hilderbrandi Lebombo Wattle CATEGORY: Vulnerable Species - Indigenous species facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future, although they are not a critically endangered Scientific Name Common Name Peripatopsis alba White Cave Velvet Worm PISCES Epinephelus andersoni Catface Rockcod Labeobarbus capensis Clanwilliam Yellowfish Labeobarbus kimberleyensis Vaal-Orange Largemouth Yellowfish Myxus capensis Freshwater Mullet Oreochromisplacidus Black Tilapia ~~ Serranochromis meridianus Lowveld Largemouth AVES Trigonoceps occipitalis I White-headed Vulture Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle A rdeotis kori Kori Bustard

8 No. 29657 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 FEBRUARY 2007 Ciconia nigra Black Stork Circaetus fasciolatus Southern Banded Snake Eagle Eupodotis caerulescens Blue Korhaan Falco fasciinucha Taita Falcon Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Geronticus calvus Bald Ibis Neotis ludwigii Ludwig’s Bustard Polemaetus bellicosus Martial Eagle Terathopius ecaudatus Bateleur Tyto capensis Grass Owl

1 Acinonyx jubatus Chrysospalax trevelyani Giant Golden Mole I Cricetomys gambianus Damaliscus pygargus pygargus Bontebok Dendrohyrax arboreus Tree Hyrax Hippotragus equinus Roan Antelope Manis temminckii Pangolin Neamblysomus julianae Juliana’s Golden Mole I Neotragus moschatus - . I Otomops martiensseni Large-eared Free-tailed Bat I Panthera le0 I lAon Panthera pardus Leopard Philantomba monticola Blue Duiker Aloe albida Grass Aloe Encephalartos eugene-maraisii Waterberg Cycad Encephalartos ngoyanus Ngoye Dwarf Cycad Merwilla plumbea Blue Squill Zantedeschia jucunda Yellow Arum Lily STAATSKOERANT, 23 FEBRUARIE 2007 No. 29657 9 CATEGORY: Protected Species - Indigenous species of high conservation value or national importance that require national protection Scientific Name 1 Common Name INVERTEBRATA Aloeides clarki I Coega Copper Butterfly Ceratogyrus spp - All species Horned Baboon Spiders Echinodiscus bisperforatus Pansy Shell Dromica spp - All species Tiger Beetles Graphipterus assimilis Velvet Ground Beetle Xadogenes spp - All species Flat Rock Scorpions Haliotis midae South African Abalone Xarpactira spp - All species Common Baboon Spiders Ichnestoma spp ~- -A ll species Fruit Chafer Beetles I Manticora spp - All species I Monster Tiger Beetles I Megacephala asperata I Tiger Beetle Megacephala regalis I Tiger Beetle Nigidius auriculatus I StagBeetle I I Oonotus adspersus I Stag Beetle Oonotus interioris Stag Beetle Oonotus rex Stag Beetle Oonotus sericeus Stag Beetle Opisthacanthus spp - All species Creeping Scorpions Opistophthalmus spp - All species Burrowing Scorpions Platychile pallida Tiger Beetle Prosopocoilus petitclerci Stag Beetle Prothyma guttipennis Tiger Beetle Pterinochilus spp - All species Golden Baboon Spiders AMPHIBIA Pyxicephalus adspersus Giant Bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis Afiican Bullfrog PISCES Anchichoerops natalensis I Natal Wrasse Biycinus lateralis I Striped Robber Carcharodon carcharius I Great White Shark I I Epinephelus lanceolatus 1 Brindle Bass G07-019181-6

10 No. 29657 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23 FEBRUARY 2007 Epinephelus tukula Potato Bass Hydrocynus vittatus Tigerfish Latimeria chalumnae Coelacanth Lithognathus lithognathus White Steenbras ~ Nothobranchius orthonotus Spotted Killifish Nothobranchius rachovii Rainbow Killifish Polysteganus undulosus Seventy-four Seabream Pristis zijsron Longcomb Sawfish Varicorhinus nelspruitensis Incomati Chiselmouth REPTILIA Bitis gabonica I Gaboon Adder Bitis schneideri Namaqua Dwarf Adder Bradypodion taeniabronchum Smith’s Dwarf Chameleon Cordylus cataphractus Armidillo Girdled Lizard Crocodylus niloticus Nile crocodile Python natalensis African Rock Python AVES Bucowus leadeateri Southern Ground-Hornbill Circus ranivorus Afiican Marsh Harrier Neotis denhami Denham’s Bustard Spheniscus demersus Jackass Penguin Atelerix frontalis South African Hedgehog Ceratotherium simum White Rhinoceros Connochaetes gnou Black Wildebeest Crocuta crocuta Spotted Hyaena Felis nigripes Black-footed Cat Parahyaena brunnea Brown Hyaena Leptailurus serval Serval Loxodonta africana African elephant I Lutra maculicollis I Spotted-necked Otter Mellivora capensis Honey Badger Raphicerus sharpei Sharpe’s Grysbok STAATSKOERANT, 23 FEBRUARIE 2007 No. 29657 11 Redunca arundinum Reedbuck Vulpes chama Cape Fox FLORA Adenia wilmsii No common name Aloe simii No common name Clivia mirabilis “Oorlogskloof‘ Bush Lily ~~ Disa macrostachya No common name Disa nubigena No common name ~~ Disa physodes No common name Disa procera No common name Disa sabulosa No common name Encephalartos altensteinii Bread Palm Encephalartos caffer Breadfruit Tree Encephalartos dyerianus Lowveld Cycad Encephalartosfriderici-guilielmi No common name Encephalartos ghellinckii No common name Encephalartos humilis No common name Encephalartos lanatus No common name Encephalartos lehmannii No common name Encephalartos longifolius No common name Encephalartos natalensis Natal Giant Cycad ~ -~ Encephalartos paucidentatus No common name Encephalartosprinceps No common name Encephalartos senticosus No common name Encephalartos transvenosus Modjadje Cycad Encephalartos trispinosus No common name ~~ Euphorbia clivicola No common name Euphorbia meloformis No common name Euphorbia obesa No common name Harpagophytum procumbens Devil’s Claw Harpagophytum zeyherii Devil’s Claw ~~ Hoodia gordonii Ghaap Hoodia currorii Ghaap Protea odorata Swartland Sugarbush Stangeria eriopus No common name