Re: [gecko]Phyllodactylus xanti

[Jon & Stacy Boone]

Ask the CA guy who traveled to Mexico procuring so called legal Abronia whether or not Mexican herps are protected.  If you can find him down there, he'll give you a different perspective for sure. Mexico protects all of their flora and fauna.  While US officials may not have jurisdiction over Mexican laws, and they may not necessarily apply here, there can certainly be other arising problems due to the Lacy act.  It's really not much different than Aussie, New Caledonian, Indian, Moroccan and other countries that protect their animals.  However, the species in question, Phyllodactylus xanti, does occur and is protected in the US, and that is close enough to home - is it not?  To the wrong agent, technicalities (i.e. subspecies, etc.) may be ignored, and the burden of proof put back on the herp owner.  It would be a tough one to prove for any owner of this species.    Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Colacicco To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [gecko]Phyllodactylus xanti Hey,   P. xanti noticlus is the only one in the states and it is protected in the states. They are found also in northern Baja, where they wouldnt be protected. So if the stock you have is from mexico, you should be fine, but if from california, you may want to pass. Xanti xanti is from southern Baja, and if you've found a source for them, you should also be fine, as far as i know, mexico has no laws over this species.   Frank   ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! Login To Lycos Mail