cover image: March 2022 ILLUMINATING AMPHIBIANS - THE AMPHIBIAN TRADE IN JAPAN

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March 2022 ILLUMINATING AMPHIBIANS - THE AMPHIBIAN TRADE IN JAPAN

2 Aug 2022

The designations of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of TRAFFIC or its supporting organisations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] IMPROVE THE For reducing the negative impact of the Japanese market ACCOUNTABILITY The MOE should consider the merits of extending the coverage of the Act on Welfare and Management of Animals, which imposes various requirements on registered businesses trading in mammals, OF businessES birds and reptiles, to amphibians. [...] Data collected included the names of species for sale (usually the common names in Japanese), the identity of sellers, the origin and source of specimens, and the number of animals available. [...] Figure 5 large reptile and amphibian fair held in Tokyo shows the genus-level breakdown of the was used as a proxy measure of the relative observed specimens, and the top 20 most abundance and popularity of amphibian groups frequently encountered species are listed in in the Japanese market. [...] About 81% amphibians in overseas markets were detected of the species encountered were not listed for the subset of Japanese species surveyed in the CITES Appendices, while one in four in this study.
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