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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22/02/2011 : 12:49:50
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Was anyone aware that there are over 9 species of rainbow boa's ?  |
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Welly
Hatchling
United Kingdom
164 Posts |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 14:45:28
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| I did, but ironically was only looking the other day. Until then i was aware of 5 |
0.1.0 Royal Python
0.0.1 Mexican Black King
1.0.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
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reptiledanny
New Member
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 15:45:07
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| i new there was about 8 or 9, but i have never seen more than 4 species lol |
 
My collection (so far)
1.1.0 het pied royal python-bullet and bow
1.0.0 ghost corn snake-monty
1.0.0 dog-jake
location: whitefield, manchester
wish list:
normal royal python, het pied female, lesser female, mojave male and every other morph + plus a brazilian rainbow boa |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 22/02/2011 : 17:51:17
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| They just reclassified a year or two back. I'll have to check my notes, but it's lower now. |
Cliff Earle
Living Gems Reptiles
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
845 Posts |
Posted - 23/02/2011 : 23:11:44
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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  |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 23/02/2011 : 23:23:15
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| 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.... |
Cliff Earle
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
845 Posts |
Posted - 24/02/2011 : 17:59:00
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Hey Cliff , I have made new thread in Morphs section on most of the Subspecies.  |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 24/02/2011 : 18:08:29
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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. |
Cliff Earle
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