Table 3-A. Frequency of occurrence of animal items in six markets
---- by number of stalls

Name of Animal Item XA CD GZ YZ AG BZ TOTAL AVAL.
Tortoise carapace & plastron 40 + 10 + 23 26 >99 6
Fresh-water turtle shell 40 + 4-5 + 26 18 >88 6
Pilose antler 15-20 + 10 + 60 - >85 5
Saiga horn 30 10-20 5-6 - 6 - 51-62 4
Pangolin scales 20-30 - - - 20-30 1 41-61 3
Many-banded krait 20-30 2-3 + - 12 2 >36 5
Rat snake 2-3 2-3 4-5 - 18 3 29-32 5
Gecko 10-20 + 2-3 2 10 4 >26 6
Sea horse 20-30 + 6-8 - + + >26 5
Centipede 20-30 + 5 + + + >25 6
Deer antler 10-20 + 10 + + - >20 5
Forest frog's oviduct - - 15 - - - 155 1
Abalone shell 10 + 1-2 + + + >11 6
Scorpion 10-20 - + + + + >10 5
Deer tail - - 10 - - - 10 1
Viper - - 2-3 - 2 - 4-5 2
Ground beetle 1-2 - 3-5 + + + >4 5
Earthworm + + - + + + >4 5
House lizard 3-5 + - - - - >3 2
Toad venom - - - - 3 - 3 1
Leech 2-3 + - - + + >2 4
Cuttlefish's bone 2-3 + - + + + >2 5
Aspongopus chinensis 2-3 + - - - + >2 3
Hawksbill turtle - - - - 2 - 2 1
Red coral pieces - - - - 2 - 2 1
Oyster shell + + + + + + >1 6
Cicada slough - 1 - - + + >1 3
Elephant skins 1 - - - - - 1 1
Hedgehog skins - 1 - - - - 1 1
Sea dragon - - + - - - 1 1
Notes:
1."XA"=Xi'an,"CD"=Hehuachi of Chengdu,"GZ"=Qingping of Guangzhou,"YZ"=Yuzhou,"AG"=Anguo and "BZ"=Bozhou;
2."-"=not found,"+"found but the number of stalls were not recorded;
3."Aval."=available in the number of markets.