Abstract:
The pet trade is defined as the buying and selling of animals as pets. Squamatas have a
growing market in the Peninsular Malaysian pet trade. This study surveys the snakes and
lizards available in pet and aquarium shops in Penang Island, Ipoh, Johor Bahm and
Kuala Lumpur. Informal interviews and visual surveys was conducted. A total of 22 pet
shops out of 88 had at least one squamata species. A total of I 07 individuals from 33
species of snakes and 438 individuals from 24 species of lizards were recorded
throughout the survey.
