Well, like you stated, specimens from a more northern locale further away from peninsular Florida, will have a greater tendency to have possible intergradation with others of the complex.

That's not to say they can't get fairly dark in Florida also though,....but as a general rule, they are a "cleaner" animal with more prominant stripes and the futher down the peninsula they are from the less influence the have from another source.

I have seen some average ones with brownish/wheat coloration throughout Florida, with some retaining the juvenile blotching as adults, and on the same token, have seen some mind-blowing vivid yellow individuals as well.

These are a couple pics of a nice example of "quadrivittata" I captured recently in Brevard County in Central Florida along the Atlantic coast.

best regards, ~Doug






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