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| hiper2009 |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 12:49:50
Was anyone aware that there are over 9 species of rainbow boa's ?  |
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| Snakesitter |
Posted - 24/02/2011 : 18:08:29
The paper I referred to above was “Revision of the Epicrates Cenchria Complex (Serpentes: Boidae),” a 2008 study authored by Paulo Passos and Ronaldo Fernandes. It narrowed the existing epicrates cenchria complex from nine to five subspecies, as follows: E. c. cenchria (including E. c. gaigei and E. c. hygrophilus), E. c. crassus (including E. c. polylepis), E. c. maurus (including E. c. barbouri), E. c. alvarezi, and E. c. assisi. Note, however, that taxonomy is a field subject to constant revision and tinkering. As such, I would take these conclusions with a grain of salt until they have withstood the test of time (like, say, ten or more years), and in the meantime not cross-breed. Were the subspecies to be separated again (as has happened before in taxonomy history), it’s a move you can’t “undo.”
I will cross-post this info on the other topic, too. |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 24/02/2011 : 17:59:00
Hey Cliff , I have made new thread in Morphs section on most of the Subspecies.  |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 23/02/2011 : 23:23:15
I find it interesting what people will call a "morph" these days. Color and pattern differences are typically lineage-derived variants, *not* real morphs. I guess people chase dollars with cool marketing terms.... |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 23/02/2011 : 23:11:44
Well the book i was telling you about has the brb that ppl say is a "bullseye morph" which in fact in this book i have its called a different name  , when i have finished reading the whole book twice over i will add all the species from the book here see if it rings a bell to any of you  |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 17:51:17
They just reclassified a year or two back. I'll have to check my notes, but it's lower now. |
| reptiledanny |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 15:45:07
i new there was about 8 or 9, but i have never seen more than 4 species lol |
| Welly |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 14:45:28
I did, but ironically was only looking the other day. Until then i was aware of 5 |
