Somaliland police, working with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, have detained an Austrian national in the port city of Berbera. Officers allege he was caught trying to buy and collect spiny-tailed lizards, a reptile known locally as caasho-badhi. Berbera handles most of the region's seaborne trade, which makes the harbor a familiar exit point for smuggled wildlife. Rare reptiles from the Horn of Africa attract buyers among private collectors abroad, so the species sought here is no great surprise. Neither the man's name nor the number of animals involved has been made public. The joint response by police and environment officials suggests the case is being treated as a wildlife crime rather than a minor offense. Somaliland has no formal international recognition, so any prosecution would proceed through its own courts. What happens next will depend on the evidence gathered during questioning.