Paul,

. I disagree with your use of the word identified. Snakes are not identified at those sites. Snakes are advertised at those sites. I have been keenly interested in Rainbow boas for over 35 years. For the last 15 years I have been seriously looking for Peruvian Rainbow Boas. I have seen hundreds advertised for sale but when I attempted to positively identify them as Peruvian Rainbow Boas they nearly all turned out to be Brazilian Rainbow Boas. Many of the people advertising them for sale honestly do not know the difference. Many others advertising them for sale know the difference but are dishonestly representing them because they can get more money if the customer thinks it is a Peruvian Rainbow Boa. For many years the government of Peru has banned the export of wildlife from their country. Their is one breeder who has a permit to export captive born boids from Peru. The last time I communicated with him he was producing and exporting Brazilian Rainbows but no Peruvian Rainbows. The range of the Brazilian Rainbow Boa extends across northen Peru. Peruvian Rainbow Boas are from the southern part of Peru. The Peruvian Rainbow Boa, Epicrates cenchria gaigei was identified by Stull in the 1930s. He described gaigei as having 41 to 44 scale rows at mid body. Brazilian Rainbow Boas have 45 or more scale rows at midbody. Peruvian Rainbows that I have seen have all been at least a little more heavy bodied than Brazilian Rainbow Boas. With the fewer scales the scales are noticeably larger. If you know something more about this subject or have actually identified any true Peruvian Rainbows being offered for sale I would appreciate it if you would let me know.

TIA,

Jeff

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