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KJUN
at Thu Oct 18 20:21:29 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by KJUN ]
>>nice, ive never heard of thornscrub, ill have to check it out.
That has to be a made-up name (or one so old it shouldn't be used), and it only describes a PORTION of the habitat where they are found. Matter of fact, they are found in VERY different habitats over much of Mexico. Most people think where the come from in PART of Texas applies to all meahllmorums, but that is very mistaken.
Anyway, the actual accepted name is southwestern ratsnake. Many hobbyists use "southern plains ratsnakes" instead, and I have seen this name in some journals. It isn't the "officially accepted" common name, though.
KJ
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Bogus name - KJUN, Thu Oct 18 20:21:29 2007