Reptiles sold as traditional medicine in Xipamanine and Xiquelene Markets (Maputo, Mozambique).

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dc.citation.doi10.17159/sajs.2016/20150416en_ZA
dc.citation.issue7/8en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, V.L.
dc.contributor.authorMoshoeu, T.J.
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, G.J.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-22T14:07:59Z
dc.date.available2016-09-22T14:07:59Z
dc.date.issued2016-07
dc.description.abstractZootherapy plays a role in healing practices in Mozambican society. Although several studies have focused on ethnobotany and traditional medicine in the country, little research has been conducted on the use of reptiles in zootherapy. The aim of this study was therefore to fill this gap by assessing the reptile species traded for traditional medicine in the Xipamanine and Xiquelene Markets in Maputo, Mozambique. We found that few reptile species are traded domestically for traditional medicine and that their use appears to be in decline in Mozambique. Our findings also suggest that the domestic trade of reptiles for traditional medicines in Maputo markets is unlikely to have a significant impact on the conservation of reptiles in Mozambique. However, we suggest that international trade with South Africa is likely having a larger impact, given observations of Mozambican nationals selling a diverse range of fauna in urban traditional medicine markets in Johannesburg and Durban.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianSP2016en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, V.L., Moshoeu, T.J. and Alexander, G.J. 2016. Reptiles sold as traditional medicine in Xipamanine and Xiquelene Markets (Maputo, Mozambique). South African Journal of Science 112 (7/8), pp. 1-9.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0038-2353 (Print)
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/21088
dc.journal.titleSouth African Journal of Scienceen_ZA
dc.journal.volume112en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)en_ZA
dc.rights© 2016. The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.en_ZA
dc.subjectCrocodylusen_ZA
dc.subjectEthnoherpetologyen_ZA
dc.subjectPythonen_ZA
dc.subjectWildlife tradeen_ZA
dc.subjectZootherapyen_ZA
dc.titleReptiles sold as traditional medicine in Xipamanine and Xiquelene Markets (Maputo, Mozambique).en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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