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naturexchange
at Sat Sep 16 09:49:59 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by naturexchange ]
Hi,
I would say that all three of the hognose species should be able to hybridize.
There's one pubished report of a wild animal that was found that was a hybrid between a Southern hognose and an Eastern hognose. It was on a coastal Island. The island had both species, and this baby had characteristics of both species. Whether it was fertile or not is another story. And I think this was found before the real "rise" of captive breeding.
I would bet that the "Westerns" where they overlap have naturally hybridized.
Best,
Kenny
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