Ray,
I have a few concerns regarding your recent taxonomic papers that I hope you can clear up. First of all I would also like to see the mtDNA studies you continuously refer to!!

With respect to morphological characters, you have failed to include your sample sizes (perhaps important when refering to scale anomolies & colour and pattern as distinguishing characters)- re: Morelia mippughae & M. macburniei. Could you please supply the data. These extremely vague descriptions do not help the reptile keeping community easily distinguish like specimens for the purposes of captive breeding. Maybe if the species names had some descriptive quality about them the papers would be more "user friendly"
Regards,
Chris Hay.

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