A. Species
Scientific name: Mantella viridis
Common name(s): green mantella
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Madagascar
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Madagascar
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2013
End Year: 2013
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals
Lethal or non-lethal: Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Keeping/companionship/display, Learning and education and Recreation
Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community)
Is this use legal or illegal?: Illegal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, Non-local Internal, Non-local External, National / local government and National / local private sector
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Establishing a quota of any kind would be detrimental because: - It is currently difficult to identify the following species morphologically: M. viridis, M. ebenaui, M. cf. viridis, M. cf. ebenaui ; - Uncertainty about the taxonomy of these species leads to the exact distribution of a species such as M. viridis being restricted; - Most of the area of distribution currently known for the M. viridis species is located outside protected areas; - The sites on which collection may be authorized are located on the periphery of the protected areas, which means that collection could have an impact on the species conservation.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Non detriment findings; implicit
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: ecologically unsustainable
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
Systematic classification unclear; If this one species actually represents two, the taxonomy should be revised and the vulnerability of each species should be assessed before deciding on whether to reopen trade. The proposal for a new quota will be decided upon once the viability of the population has been assessed. A management strategy will be put in place once the results of these assessments are ready.
Record source
Information about the record source: formal_data_stats
Date of publication/issue/production: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+0000
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Date of record entry: 2023-09-21