A Quarter of All Reptile Species, Many of Them Endangered, Are Sold Online

A new study finds 75 percent of the species sold are not regulated by any trade agreement

The study found that the average time between a new species being described and it appearing for sale online was only eight years, with some species appearing for sale online less than a year after becoming known to science. According to one study cited by the authors, more than 20 newly described species had their entire wild population collected after description.

Source: despazito

😬reptile keeping is Problematic unfortunately i wouldnt have my lad if it wasnt keep him or figure out a way to euthanize him (he snuck into my building on a shipment of plants from florida and no one else wanted him)