Commercially breed amphibians for the pet trade

Overall effectiveness category No evidence found (no assessment)
Number of studies: 0
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Background information and definitions

Global aquaculture of amphibians for the pet and food trade grew from 3,000 tonnes in 1999 to 85,000 tonnes in 2008 (Food and Agriculture Organization 2009). Commercially breeding amphibians for the pet trade can help to reduce the number of animals collected from wild populations.

Food and Agriculture Organization (2009) Aquaculture Production 2008- by species groups. In: Yearbooks of Fishery. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy

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We found no evidence for the effects of commercially breeding amphibians for the pet trade on wild amphibian populations.

'No evidence' for an action means we have not yet found any studies that directly and quantitatively tested this action during our systematic journal and report searches. Therefore we have been unable to assess whether or not the action is effective or has any harmful impacts. Please get in touch if you know of such a study for this action.

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Studies are not directly comparable or of equal value. When making decisions based on this evidence, you should consider factors such as study size, study design, reported metrics and relevance of the study to your situation, rather than simply counting the number of studies that support a particular interpretation.

Please cite as:

Smith, R.K., Meredith, H. & Sutherland, W.J. (2020) Amphibian Conservation. Pages 9-64 in: W.J. Sutherland, L.V. Dicks, S.O. Petrovan & R.K. Smith (eds) What Works in Conservation 2020. Open Book Publishers, Cambridge, UK.

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This Action forms part of the Action Synopsis:

Amphibian Conservation

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Actions	Effectiveness	Studies	Category
Reduce impact of amphibian trade Action Link	Likely to be beneficial	1	Synopsis Link
Commercially breed amphibians for the pet trade Action Link	No evidence found (no assessment)	0	Synopsis Link
Use legislative regulation to protect wild populations Action Link	Unknown effectiveness (limited evidence)	2	Synopsis Link