A. Species
Scientific name: Salvator merianae
Common name(s): Black and White Tegu Lizard
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Least Concern
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Argentina
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Argentina
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2022
End Year: 2022
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: Lethal and Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism and Only parts or products of the organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Food and feed, Medicine and hygiene, Decorative and aesthetic and Monetary
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence, Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
Is this use legal or illegal?: Legal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people
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 sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Livelihood Case Study findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The CITES requirement for ongoing monitoring of harvested populations has facilitated the collection of robust longitudinal data and the necessary scientific evidence to demonstrate the sustainability of commercial harvest and trade
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out: CITES Livelihood Case Study Findings
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: In Argentina, wages in rural areas are often less than US$ 5/day, unemployment is common, and many rural communities depend heavily on natural resources. The tegu harvest represents an accessible source of income for indigenous communities and the rural poor
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: While the record
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
Making controlled trade legal as a deterrent for illegal trade Ensuring the trade is indeed controlled by having specific amounts to not surpass
Record source
Information about the record source: formal_data_stats
Date of publication/issue/production: 2022-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
Patrick Aust, Daniel Natusch and Tomas Waller, Edited by Dilys Roe
Date of record entry: 2024-07-10