Both the common and scientific names of this group of snakes can get confusing, so I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "Royal Diadem".

I have kept both the "cliffordi" subspecies as well as the "atriceps" subspecies. I don't know if that terminology is still up to date.

The cliffordi are the common Diadems and are small with fairly plain coloring. I just googled this picture and it's pretty close to what mine look like, although this one has more of an orange tone to it.



The atriceps might be what you're calling the Royal. I do know I have seen cliffordi being sold as Royals so I'm not sure. The atriceps are larger snakes with a lot of variation and bright pink and orange colors. They are fantastic snakes and I believe more people would keep them if there was not the confusion between the two forms.

I only found this one picture and both of the two specimens I kept looked much better than this one. I could not find a picture that did them justice. Mine were bigger, about 5' long.



Both types are very easy to keep. I never tried to breed either type but understand they are very easy to breed.
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Currently keeping a small collection of various Gonyosoma. Both G. janseni and G. oxycephala.

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