Exploited for pets: The harvest and trade of amphibians and reptiles from Indonesian New Guinea

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2899-2911

  Natusch, Daniel J D ^a   Lyons, Jessica A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; CITES; Exotic pets; Herpetofauna; Illegal wildlife trade; Monitor; Python

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; CITES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HARVESTING; SNAKE; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAFFICKING; WILD POPULATION;

INDONESIA; MALUKU [INDONESIA]; NEW GUINEA; WEST PAPUA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84866092322     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0345-8     Document Type: Article

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