Scale counts do vary among BCI. That is why the taxonomy defines a range. You will notice clusters of identifying traits when you look at boas with known histories.



The Panamanian BCI will not differ much from other Imperator of Central American descent. However, the Sabogae will be different.



BCI:Taxonomic data: Daudin 1803; fewer than 253 ventral scales; mid-body scale count 55-79 (Colombians have been found to have 80-84); 21 or more dorsal blotches (to vent)



BCS:Taxonomic data: Barbour 1906; scale count 65-67 dorsal rows; 214-247 ventrals; 49-70 subcaudals.



You can see from the above data that BCI have a wide range as it is, this is due to their wide natural distribution. I would like to see the numbers for specific locales.
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• Pearl Island Boa (Saboge) - balls4all, Thu Dec 27 00:25:21 2007
• RE: Pearl Island Boa (Saboge) - johnberry, Thu Dec 27 11:45:01 2007
• RE: Pearl Island Boa (Saboge) - balls4all, Thu Dec 27 12:36:45 2007
• Pure Sabogae fetch between $2000-$3000/e - JaredHorenstein, Thu Dec 27 16:13:59 2007
• RE: Pure Sab fetch between $2000-$3000/e - TnK, Thu Dec 27 17:45:35 2007
• Who was that??? - Sun_King, Thu Dec 27 18:26:25 2007
• RE: Who was that??? - TnK, Thu Dec 27 19:43:42 2007
• Soooooooo - Sun_King, Thu Dec 27 22:14:31 2007
• RE: Soooooooo - ChrisGilbert, Thu Dec 27 22:46:41 2007
• I think you might... - ChrisGilbert, Thu Dec 27 20:45:14 2007
• RE: I think you might... - balls4all, Thu Dec 27 22:45:45 2007
• RE: I think you might... - ChrisGilbert, Thu Dec 27 22:47:53 2007
• RE: I think you might... - JaredHorenstein, Fri Dec 28 10:15:17 2007
• RE: I think you might... - TnK, Fri Dec 28 15:01:43 2007
• RE: I think you might... - TnK, Fri Dec 28 07:40:17 2007
• Actually - JaredHorenstein, Fri Dec 28 10:17:14 2007
• RE: Actually - TnK, Fri Dec 28 15:04:53 2007
• RE: Actually - wstreps, Fri Dec 28 17:46:37 2007
• RE: Actually - TnK, Fri Dec 28 18:26:34 2007
• RE: Actually - ChrisGilbert, Fri Dec 28 18:32:56 2007
• off topic question - jscrick, Fri Dec 28 18:46:30 2007
• Not me. n/p - ChrisGilbert, Fri Dec 28 19:35:32 2007
• I got it. - JaredHorenstein, Fri Dec 28 20:26:04 2007
• That's what I figured. - jscrick, Fri Dec 28 20:34:00 2007
• RE: Actually - PBM, Fri Dec 28 19:39:58 2007
• RE: Actually - ChrisGilbert, Fri Dec 28 20:09:27 2007
• RE: Actually - Ophidia_Junkie, Fri Dec 28 20:08:29 2007
• RE: Actually - TnK, Fri Dec 28 21:13:22 2007
• RE: I think you might... - ChrisGilbert, Fri Dec 28 11:15:24 2007