Species Use Database

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Target species scientific name Common name(s) Geographic location IUCN Red List status Purpose(s) of end use Practice of use Record considered ecologically sustainable / unsustainable Publication date Entered
Chelonoidis denticulata Yellow-footed tortoise Brazil
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2015 2 years 3 months ago
Crocodylus porosus Saltwater crocodile Australia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2018 2 years 3 months ago
Eunectes notaeus Yellow anaconda Argentina
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2023 1 year 10 months ago
Crocodylus niloticus Nile crocodile, Mamba Kenya
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Leather Ranching, farming or cultivation or wild species Yes, considered sustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Cuora amboinensis Southeast Asian box turtle, Kura Katap Malaysia
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Furcifer angeli Angel's chameleon Madagascar
LC
Least Concern
 Keeping/companionship/display, Learning and education, Recreation Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2013 1 year 5 months ago
Lepidochelys olivacea Olive ridley Costa Rica
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Other -- Ceremony and ritual expression Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 3 months ago
Malacochersus tornieri Pancake tortoise, Kobe Kenya
CR
Critically Endangered
 Keeping/companionship/display Other -- Ranching, with breeding stock from wild; closed-cycle captive breeding; and illegal wild harvesting. No, sustainability not determined 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Cuora amboinensis Southeast Asian box turtle, Kura Kura Indonesia
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Keeping/companionship/display, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2008 1 year 5 months ago
Gekko gecko Tokay gecko Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2023 1 year 6 months ago
Furcifer angeli Angel's Chameleon Madagascar
LC
Least Concern
 Other -- Keeping / Companionship / Display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2020 1 year 9 months ago
Alligator mississippiensis American alligator United States
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Conservation Management, Other -- Principally the use of skins, traded in the leather industry Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered sustainable 2021 2 years 2 months ago
Crocodylus novaeguineae New Guinea crocodile, Irian freshwater crocodile Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
 Keeping/companionship/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Adults hunted from wild for skins, hatchlings taken live and sent to ranching farms. Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2020 2 years 2 months ago
Astrochelys yniphora Ploughshare tortoise Madagascar
CR
Critically Endangered
 Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered unsustainable 2020 2 years 3 months ago
Carettochelys insculpta Pig-nosed turtle Palau
EN
Endangered
 Food and feed Targeted fishing harvesting/exploiting or collecting wild aquatic resources Yes, considered unsustainable 2011 2 years 3 months ago
Varanus salvator Asian water monitor, Common water monitor Malaysia
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 2 years 3 months ago
Python regius Ball python Togo
NT
Near Threatened
 Keeping/companionship/display Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals No, sustainability not determined 2020 2 years 4 months ago
Crocodylus Acutus Crocodile ( NNg'wena or Ng'na) in local Cibemba or Cinyanja Languages respectively. Zambia
VU
Vulnerable
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Collection/display, Learning and education, Scientific Research, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2013 9 months 4 weeks ago
Gekkonidae Common geckos China
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 8 months 2 weeks ago
Dopasia harti Hart's Glass Lizard China
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2001 8 months 2 weeks ago
Naja naja naja Black Cobra Pakistan
VU
Vulnerable
 Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 8 months 1 week ago
Saara hardwickii Indus Valley spiny-tail ground lizard Pakistan
VU
Vulnerable
 Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 8 months 1 week ago
Vulpes spp. Foxes Pakistan
VU
Vulnerable
 Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 8 months 1 week ago
Ursus spp. Bear Pakistan
VU
Vulnerable
 Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 8 months 1 week ago
Lissemys punctata Indian Flapshell Turtle, Lissemys punctata andersoni Pakistan
VU
Vulnerable
 Medicine and hygiene Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals not recorded 2020 8 months 1 week ago
Malayopython reticulatus Reticulated Python Indonesia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) not recorded 2022 8 months ago
Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile Zimbabwe
LC
Least Concern
 Collection/display, Decorative and aesthetic, Recreation, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2019 8 months ago
Varanus salvator Asian Water Monitor Malaysia
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Collecting or harvesting parts or products from wild animals (e.g., eggs, wild honey, vicuna fibre) Yes, considered sustainable 2022 8 months ago
Salvator merianae Black and White Tegu Lizard Argentina
LC
Least Concern
 Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2022 8 months ago
Euphorbia antisyphilitica Candelilla Mexico
LC
Least Concern
 Materials and construction, Other -- Monetary Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2022 7 months 3 weeks ago
Eunectes notaeus Yellow Anaconda Argentina
LC
Least Concern
 Decorative and aesthetic, Other -- Monetary Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals Yes, considered sustainable 2022 8 months ago
Panax quinquefolius American Grinseng United States
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene, Ceremony, religious, and ritual expression, Other -- Monetary Cultivation No, sustainability not determined 2022 7 months 3 weeks ago
Bulnesia sarmientoi Guaiacwood, Holy Wood Paraguay
LC
Least Concern
 Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction, Other -- Monetary Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild Yes, considered sustainable 2022 7 months 3 weeks ago