GOVERNMENT NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND TOURISM No. 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 AFFAIRS AND TOURISM
SCHEDULE CATEGORY: Critically Endangered Species Indigenous species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future Scientific Name Common Name PISCES Labeo seeberi Clanwilliam Sandfish REPTILIA Caretta caretta Dermochelys coriacea Eretmochelys imbricate Loggerhead Sea Turtle Leatherback Sea Turtle Hawksbill Sea Turtle AVES Grus carunculatus Hirundo atrocaerulea Neophron percnopterus Poicephalus robustus Wattled Crane Blue Swallow Egyptian Vulture Cape Parrot MAMMALIA Bunolagus monticularis Chrysospalax villosus Riverine Rabbit Rough-haired Golden Mole FLORA Adenium swazicum Aloe pillansii Diaphananthe millarii Dioscorea ebutsiniorum Encephalartos aemulans Encephalartos brevifoliolatus Encephalartos cerinus Encephalartos dolomiticus Encephalartos heenanii Encephalartos hirsutus Encephalartos inopinus Encephalartos latifrons Encephalartos middelburgensis Swaziland Impala Lily False Quiver Tree Tree Orchid Wild Yam Ngotshe Cycad Escarpment Cycad Waxen Cycad Wolkberg Cycad Woolly Cycad Venda Cycad Lydenburg Cycad Albany Cycad Middelburg Cycad 2
Encephalartos nubimontanus Encephalartos woodii Blue Cycad 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 Common Name INVERTEBRATA Colophon spp All species PISCES Barbus andrewi Barbus serra Pristis microdon REPTILIA Chelonia mydas Cordylus giganteus Lepidochelys olivacea Psammobates geometricus AVES Anthropoides paradiseus Balearica regulorum Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Gypaetus barbatus Gyps africanus Gyps coprotheres Necrosyrtes monachus Pelecanus rufescens Scotopelia peli Torgos tracheliotus MAMMALIA Amblysomus robustus Damaliscus lunatus Diceros bicornis Equus zebra s Whitefish Sawfin Largetooth Sawfish Green Turtle Giant Girdled Lizard Olive Ridley Turtle Geometric Tortoise Blue Crane Grey Crowned Crane Saddle-billed Stork Bearded Vulture White-backed Vulture Cape Vulture Hooded Vulture Pink-backed Pelican Pel s Fishing Owl Lappet-faced Vulture Robust Golden Mole Tsessebe Black Rhinoceros Mountain Zebra 3
Lycaon pictus Neamblysomus gunningi Ourebia ourebi Paraxerus palliates Petrodromus tetradactylus FLORA Angraecum africae Encephalartos arenarius Encephalartos cupidus Encephalartos horridus Encephalartos laevifolius Encephalartos lebomboensis Encephalartos msinganus Jubaeopsis caffra Siphonochilus aethiopicus Warburgia salutaris Newtonia hilderbrandi African Wild Dog Gunning s Golden Mole Oribi Red Squirrel Four-toed Elephant-shrew Tree Orchid Dune Cycad Blyde River Cycad Eastern Cape Blue Cycad Kaapsehoop Cycad Lebombo Cycad Msinga Cycad Pondoland Coconut Wild Ginger Pepper-bark Tree 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 species or an endangered species Scientific Name Common Name INVERTEBRATA Peripatopsis alba PISCES Epinephelus andersoni Labeobarbus capensis Labeobarbus kimberleyensis Myxus capensis Oreochromis placidus Serranochromis meridianus AVES Trigonoceps occipitalis Aquila rapax Ardeotis kori White Cave Velvet Worm Catface Rockcod Clanwilliam Yellowfish Vaal-Orange Largemouth Yellowfish Freshwater Mullet Black Tilapia Lowveld Largemouth White-headed Vulture Tawny Eagle Kori Bustard 4
Ciconia nigra Circaetus fasciolatus Eupodotis caerulescens Falco fasciinucha Falco naumanni Falco peregrinus Geronticus calvus Neotis ludwigii Polemaetus bellicosus Terathopius ecaudatus Tyto capensis MAMMALIA Acinonyx jubatus Cercopithecus mitis Chrysospalax trevelyani Cricetomys gambianus Damaliscus pygargus pygargus Dendrohyrax arboreus Hippotragus equinus Manis temminckii Neamblysomus julianae Neotragus moschatus Otomops martiensseni Panthera leo Panthera pardus Philantomba monticola FLORA Aloe albida Encephalartos eugene-maraisii Encephalartos ngoyanus Merwilla plumbea Zantedeschia jucunda Black Stork Southern Banded Snake Eagle Blue Korhaan Taita Falcon Lesser Kestrel Peregrine Falcon Bald Ibis Ludwig s Bustard Martial Eagle Bateleur Grass Owl Cheetah Samango Monkey Giant Golden Mole Giant Rat Bontebok Tree Hyrax Roan Antelope Pangolin Juliana s Golden Mole Suni Large-eared Free-tailed Bat Lion Leopard Blue Duiker Grass Aloe Waterberg Cycad Ngoye Dwarf Cycad Blue Squill Yellow Arum Lily 5
CATEGORY: Protected Species Indigenous species of high conservation value or national importance that require national protection Scientific Name Common Name INVERTEBRATA Aloeides clarki Ceratogyrus spp All species Echinodiscus bisperforatus Dromica spp All species Graphipterus assimilis Hadogenes spp All species Haliotis midae Harpactira spp All species Ichnestoma spp All species Manticora spp All species Megacephala asperata Megacephala regalis Nigidius auriculatus Oonotus adspersus Oonotus interioris Oonotus rex Oonotus sericeus Opisthacanthus spp - All species Opistophthalmus spp All species Platychile pallida Prosopocoilus petitclerci Prothyma guttipennis Pterinochilus spp All species AMPHIBIA Pyxicephalus adspersus Pyxicephalus edulis PISCES Anchichoerops natalensis Brycinus lateralis Carcharodon carcharius Epinephelus lanceolatus Coega Copper Butterfly Horned Baboon Spiders Pansy Shell Tiger Beetles Velvet Ground Beetle Flat Rock Scorpions South African Abalone Common Baboon Spiders Fruit Chafer Beetles Monster Tiger Beetles Tiger Beetle Tiger Beetle Creeping Scorpions Burrowing Scorpions Tiger Beetle Tiger Beetle Golden Baboon Spiders Giant Bullfrog African Bullfrog Natal Wrasse Striped Robber Great White Shark Brindle Bass 6
Epinephelus tukula Hydrocynus vittatus Latimeria chalumnae Lithognathus lithognathus Nothobranchius orthonotus Nothobranchius rachovii Polysteganus undulosus Pristis zijsron Varicorhinus nelspruitensis REPTILIA Bitis gabonica Bitis schneideri Bradypodion taeniabronchum Cordylus cataphractus Crocodylus niloticus Python natalensis AVES Bucorvus leadeateri Circus ranivorus Neotis denhami Spheniscus demersus MAMMALIA Aonyx capensis Atelerix frontalis Ceratotherium simum Connochaetes gnou Crocuta crocuta Felis nigripes Parahyaena brunnea Leptailurus serval Loxodonta africana Lutra maculicollis Mellivora capensis Raphicerus sharpei Potato Bass Tigerfish Coelacanth White Steenbras Spotted Killifish Rainbow Killifish Seventy-four Seabream Longcomb Sawfish Incomati Chiselmouth Gaboon Adder Namaqua Dwarf Adder Smith s Dwarf Chameleon Armidillo Girdled Lizard Nile crocodile African Rock Python Southern Ground-Hornbill African Marsh Harrier Denham s Bustard Jackass Penguin Cape Clawless Otter South African Hedgehog White Rhinoceros Black Wildebeest Spotted Hyaena Black-footed Cat Brown Hyaena Serval African elephant Spotted-necked Otter Honey Badger Sharpe s Grysbok 7
Redunca arundinum Vulpes chama FLORA Adenia wilmsii Aloe simii Clivia mirabilis Disa macrostachya Disa nubigena Disa physodes Disa procera Disa sabulosa Encephalartos altensteinii Encephalartos caffer Encephalartos dyerianus Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi Encephalartos ghellinckii Encephalartos humilis Encephalartos lanatus Encephalartos lehmannii Encephalartos longifolius Encephalartos natalensis Encephalartos paucidentatus Encephalartos princeps Encephalartos senticosus Encephalartos transvenosus Encephalartos trispinosus Euphorbia clivicola Euphorbia meloformis Euphorbia obesa Harpagophytum procumbens Harpagophytum zeyherii Hoodia gordonii Hoodia currorii Protea odorata Stangeria eriopus Reedbuck Cape Fox Oorlogskloof Bush Lily Bread Palm Breadfruit Tree Lowveld Cycad Natal Giant Cycad Modjadje Cycad Devil s Claw Devil s Claw Ghaap Ghaap Swartland Sugarbush 8