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RE: An I.D. Please?

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Posted by: CKing at Tue Jul 8 15:56:44 2008  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by CKing ]  
   

>>You guys are right, I was too hasty in my ID. Sorry for any confusion!>>

LOL. Your "confusion" lends support to the hypothesis that Ensatina is a "mimic" of the newts in the genus Taricha.

http://www.biol.lu.se/zooekologi/epb/people-en/es-en/Shawn/pdf downloads/2008 Kuchta et al Evolution.pdf

OTOH, here is a photo of what an owl did to a "coral-snake mimic." Being a "mimic" is of questionable value.





   

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