Rare and Exotic Feline Registry

Article V - Breed Recognition

Section 1 - Recognition of Established Breeds

REFR accepts all recognized breeds from all recognized registries for registration.

Section 2 - Recognition of New Breeds

REFR accepts new breeds for registration if they are phenotypically different from other established breeds and if requirements have been met for establishment of the breed.

Section 3 - Application for Registration of New Breeds

A. Applications may be made for new domestic breeds of cats following the guidelines of the approved application form.

B. Applications may be made for new feral/domestic hybrid breeds of cats following the guidelines of the approved application form.

Section 4 - Registration Limitations

It is understood that REFR provides registration services for the purpose of maintaining a stud book and foundation book of registered cats and breeder listings to facilitate the development and promotion of each breed.

Section 5 - Breeds Accepted for Registration

REFR accepts the following breeds of cats for registration.

Desert Lynx - DLX

Devon Rex - DRX

Donskoy - DSK

Egyptian Mau - EGM

Exotic Shorthair - ESH

Fishing Cat - FCT

Gao Taem - GTM

Geoffroy's Cat - GRY

Havana - HAV

Hemingway Curl - HCL

Highland Fold - HFD

Highland Lynx - HLX

Himalayan - HIM

Japanese Bobtail - JBT

Javanese - JAV

Jungala - JLA

Jungle Cat -JCT

Jungle Curl - JCL

Jungle Lynx - JLX

Khao Manee - KMN

Korat - KOR

LaPerm - LAP

Maine Coon - MCN

Manx - MNX

Mojave Spotted - MJS

Munchkin - MUN

Napoleon - NAP

Niebelung - NBL

Norwegian Forest Cat- NFC

Ocicat - OCI

Ojos Azules - OJA

Oriental Longhair - OLH

Oriental Shorthair- OSH

Abyssinian - ABY

American Bobtail -ABT

American Curl - ACL

American Keuda - AKE

American Lynx - ALX

American Polydactyl - APD

American Longhair - ALH

American Shorthair - ASH

American Wirehair - AWH

Asian - ASN

Australian Mist - AMS

Balinese - BAL

Bengal - BGL

Birman - BIR

Bobcat - BCT

Bombay - BOM

Brazilian Shorthair - BZS

Bristol - BRI

British Longhair - BLH

British Shorthair - BSH

Burmese - BUR

Burmilla - BML

California Spangled - CSP

California Toyger - CTO

Caracal - CRL

Chartreux - CHX

Chausie - CHA

Chinese Harlequin - CHQ

Color Point Shorthair - CSH

Copper - COP

Cornish Rex - CRX

Cymric - CYM

Pantherette -PAN

Persian - PER

Peterbald - PET

Pixiebob - PXB

Puppykat - PPK

Ragdoll - RGD

Ragamuffin - RGM

Ruffle - RUF

Russian Blue - RBL

Safari - SAF

Savannah - SAV

Scottish Fold - SFD

Scottish Longhair - SLH

Scottish Shorthair - SSH

Selkirk Rex - SRX

Serengeti - SGT

Serval - SER

Siamese - SIA

Siberian - SIB

Singapura - SGP

Skookum - SKO

Sokoke - SOK

Snowbob - SNB

Snowshoe - SNS

Somali - SOM

Sphynx - SPX

Tiffany - TIF

Tonkinese - TON

Traditional Siamese - TSI

Turkish Angora - TKA

Turkish Van - TVN

Vienna Woods - VNW

Viverral - VIV

York Chocolate - YKC