I have spent a significant amount of time in all three countries you listed in your second paragraph. In Thailand, there is not even a rumor of someone ever producing eggs from G. radiata, yet alone producing offspring. I would think that would be very big news here if that were to happen and there would at least be a rumor of that happening.

Singapore would have a very rough time doing anything with captive bred progeny, if they did have any, since there are no exotic reptiles allowed in Singapore. Of course, some make it in, but to get it in, it has to be a very small specimen, like a hatchling, and they take a long time to sexually mature. Did the Singapore Zoo produce these G. radiata offspring? I did not remember them having G. radiata last time I was there.

Those baby G. radiata coming into Japan are most probably being smuggled in, as Japan launders more illegal reptiles for shipment into the US and EU than anyone, by making them legitimate- giving them false paperwork- like they were captive bred. Many Australian reptiles have been taken (smuggled) into Japan and sold to the US with the "appropriate" paperwork. If you look into the origin of some of the rarer Australian reptiles in the US, you will find many came from Japan, but things get fuzzy from there, there is no trail- no real trail.

G. yniphora young that are making it to the markets (there are not too many) in Asia are coming from Madagascar, not from anyone captive breeding them.

I have looked a great deal into how some of these animals are making their way into the pet trade. Where are you getting your information from?

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