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PUBLISHER.................................................................................................................................................................................
FOREWORD................................................................................................................................................................................
PREFACE.....................................................................................................................................................................................
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..........................................................................................................................................................
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE ![]()
Message to customs officers and other inspectors responsible
for enforcing CITES......................................................
What species are illustrated in the guide?................................................................................................................................
What is CITES?.............................................................................................................................................................................
I have to verify the identification of a crocodilian
declared on a CITES permit: what do I do?........................................
How to determine the validity of a CITES permit.....................................................................................................................
I have to identify a crocodilian that is not accompanied
by a CITES permit: what do I do?.............................................![]()
Example of the identification
process.........................................................................................................................................
What is the purpose of the colored tabs?..................................................................................................................................
What is the purpose of the key pages?......................................................................................................................................
What is the purpose of the descriptive pages?.........................................................................................................................
What do the pictograms of products and derivatives
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What do the presentations of families describe?......................................................................................................................
What is the purpose of the orange section?..............................................................................................................................
What is in Index A?........................................................................................................................................................................
What is in Index B?........................................................................................................................................................................
Symbols............................................................................................................................................................................................
KEY PAGES ![]()
Features used in keys.....................................................................................................................................................................
Fast key for adult specimens.........................................................................................................................................................
Identification key for adult specimens.........................................................................................................................................
Identification key for untanned hides..........................................................................................................................................
BLUE SECTION Easily recognizable species.................................................................................................................................
YELLOW SECTION Species requiring closer observation...........................................................................................................
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ORANGE SECTION Subspecies that should be referred to a specialist....................................................................................
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INDEX A..............................................................................................................................................................................................
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INDEX B .............................................................................................................................................................................................