The negative impacts of international wildlife trafficking are well known, and such negative impacts can be even more pronounced for insular species. This dynamic market needs close monitoring, and when novel species appear in the commercial trade relevant authorities should be able to react in order to reduce negative impacts on wild populations. Here we describe a novel case where an insular endemic form of the Iguana iguana complex has entered the international commercial trade, likely stimulated by efforts to elevate the form taxonomically. Despite the absence of authorized export permits from the relevant CITES authority, we identify animals that are sold in a range of countries and the likely pathway and methods of importation. We provide recommendations to prevent future illegal collection and trafficking that could be implemented for other taxa. We call for increased awareness of the higher economic value of taxa considered for future taxonomic elevation, and increased monitoring of the commercial trade in order to act promptly when illegal activity is detected.

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在分类学评估和抬高之前，形态上不同的种群的非法贸易，以及对未来预防的建议

国际野生动植物贩运的负面影响是众所周知的，而这些负面影响对于岛屿物种甚至更为明显。这个动态的市场需要密切监测，当新物种出现在商业贸易中时，有关当局应能够做出反应，以减少对野生种群的负面影响。在这里，我们描述了一个新颖的案例，其中鬣蜥鬣鳞蜥复合体的一种岛状特有形式已进入国际商业贸易，这可能是由于在生物分类学上努力提高这种形式的刺激。尽管没有相关CITES当局的授权出口许可证，我们仍可以识别在多个国家/地区出售的动物以及可能的进口途径和方法。我们提供建议，以防止将来可能对其他分类单元实施的非法收集和贩运。我们呼吁人们提高对未来分类标准考虑中的分类生物更高经济价值的认识，并加强对商业贸易的监控，以便在发现非法活动时迅速采取行动。