Crime script analysis of the illegal sales of spiny-tailed lizards on YouTube

Abstract The oil derived from the spiny-tailed lizards (STLs) is illegally sold as an alternative medicinal aphrodisiac that is claimed to cure male sexual dysfunction in addition to other bodily ailments. The high demand generated from this illegal trade is rapidly depleting the species from its na...

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Main Authors: Ulhas Gondhali, Antonia Merzon, Thanaphon Nunphong, Tzu-Ying Lo, Yu-Hsuan Liu, Gohar A. Petrossian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:Crime Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40163-024-00206-w