Squamata (Animalia:reptilia) in the pet trade in Peninsular Malaysia

Maximilian Tariq Conrad

dc.contributor.author	Maximilian Tariq Conrad
dc.date.accessioned	2018-01-01T12:50:23Z
dc.date.available	2018-01-01T12:50:23Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7847
dc.description.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.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Terengganu: Kolej Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia	en_US
dc.subject	Maximilian Tariq Conrad	en_US
dc.subject	LP 24 FST 5 2006	en_US
dc.title	Squamata (Animalia:reptilia) in the pet trade in Peninsular Malaysia	en_US
dc.type	Working Paper	en_US