Table of Contents — English Section

TITLE PAGE................................................................................................................................................................................
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 signify?...............................................................................................
    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...........................................................................................................
ORANGE SECTION Subspecies that should be referred to a specialist....................................................................................
INDEX A..............................................................................................................................................................................................
INDEX B .............................................................................................................................................................................................

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 Message to Customs Officers & Inspectors
 What species are illustrated
 What is CITES
 How to verify identification
 How do I verify CITES permit
 How to identify croc without CITES permit
 Identification process
 Purpose of coloured tabs
 Purpose of green section
 Purpose of descriptive pages
 Significance of pictograms
 Family presentations
 Orange section
 Purpose of Index A
 Purpose of Index B
 Symbols

 Adult features
 Fast key to adults
 Key to identification of adults
 Key to identification of hides
 American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
 American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus
 Subspecies to be referred to a specialist
 Index A
 Index B


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