Table 3-B. Frequency of occurrence of animal items in six markets
---- by availability in the number of markets 

Nm.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
Gecko
10-20
+
23
2
10
4
>26
6
Centipede
10-30
+
5
+
+
+
>25
6
Abalone shell
+
+
+
+
+
+
>11
6
Oyster shell
+
+
+
+
+
+
>1
6
Pilose antler
15-20
+
10
+
60
-
>85
5
Many-banded krait
20-30
2-3
+
-
12
2
>36
5
Rat snake
2-3
2-3
4-5
-
18
3
29-32
5
sea horse
20-30
+
6-8
-
+
+
>26
5
Deer antler
10-20
+
10
+
+
-
>20
5
Scorpion
10-20
-
+
+
+
+
>10
5
Ground beetle
1-2
-
3-5
+
+
+
>4
5
Earthworm
+
+
-
+
+
+
>4
5
Cuttlefish's bone
2-3
+
-
+
+
+
>2
5
Saiga horn
30
10-20
5-6
-
6
-
51-62
4
Leech
2-3
+
-
-
+
+
>2
4
Pangolin scales
20-30
-
-
-
20-30
1
41-61
3
Aspongopus chinensis
2-3
+
-
-
-
+
>2
3
Cicada slough
-
1
-
-
+
+
>1
3
Viper
-
-
2-3
-
2
-
4-5
2
House lizard
3-5
+
-
-
-
-
>3
2
Forest frog's oviduct
-
-
15
-
-
-
15
1
Deer tail
-
-
10
-
-
-
10
1
Toad venom
-
-
-
-
3
-
3
1
Hawksbill turtle
-
-
-
-
2
-
2
1
Red coral pieces
-
-
-
-
2
-
2
1
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