One threat that is notoriously difficult to quantify is the illegal pet trade.

一个众所周知的难以确定的威胁来自非法宠物交易。

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But the little chameleon has a threatened conservation status, after being subject to illegal harvesting for the pet trade and loss of habitat.

但是，在遭受到非法捕捉被当成宠物买卖，和丧失栖息地之后，小型变色龙被保护的地位受到威胁。

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Nearly one and a half times the size of California, the world's fourth-largest island boasts over 12, 000 plant species, nearly 10, 000 of them not found anywhere else, and 346 species of reptile, including 66 varieties of chameleon threatened by a largely illegal international pet trade.

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