02072naa a2200241 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000210006024501300008126000090021152013630022065000190158365000120160265000120161465000140162665300170164065300140165770000250167170000200169670000220171670000280173877300640176620863372021-12-22       2017    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aCRISTO, S. S. de  aThe trade of Kinosternon scorpioides on Marajó island, Brazilian Amazonbfrom hunting to consumption.h[electronic resource]  c2017  aWe studied the trade network of the Scorpion Mud Turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides, on Marajó Island, Brazil, from hunting to the final product consumption. We conducted semi-structured interviews at the urban centers of the cities of Soure, Salvaterra and Cachoeira do Arari, where we investigated: A) the socioeconomic profile of the merchants and their activity; B) the origin, form and the frequency of marketing K. scorpioides; and C) the demand for the product. Scorpion Mud Turtle hunting was carried out using the following methods: hand-collection (100%), probing (62%) and burning (54%). They were hunted for two reasons: personal consumption and sale, which was conducted in urban centers. The hunters knew the empirical aspects of the species biology in the wild: habitat, trophic ecology, and reproduction, among others. The trade of K. scorpioides is still a strong activity on Marajó Island, and the legal regulations are not enough to inhibit this practice, which poses a threat to the future of this species in this area. The establishment of educational efforts and captive breeding programs of this species will contribute to employment, to local family income, and to the conservation of this genetic resource. These efforts also be important for that the local population could produce and consume this species in a more sustainable way.  aBiodiversidade  aCaçada  aConsumo  aTartaruga  aEtnobiologia  aQuelônio1 aBAÍA JÚNIOR, P. C.1 aSILVA, J. S. da1 aMARQUES, J. R. F.1 aGUIMARÃES, D. A. de A.  tHerpetological Journalgv. 27, n. 4, p. 361-367, Oct. 2017.