Being that there have been very few, if any population surveys which measured the abundance of varanids in a particular area (much less an entire species), it would therefore be impossible to even make an accurate inference on what percentage is collected for the pet trade.

While the numbers of animals taken for the pet trade do exist (listed as CITES quotas), numbers which accurately represent wild populations simply don't, due to a general lack of studies.

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