Great topic Joel. As far as 'trustworthy" sources I think everybodys opinions of who is or isn't is going to vary greatly. Just because you or I got a boa from somebody who said it was from a specific local, doesn't mean somebody else is going to believe our source of orgin.

I have several peruvians that both have traits of Iquitos and Pucallpa animals. I even had comments from individuals that some of the animals were produced from a "poster girl" of what an Iquitos should look like. But I choose to just label them as SIMPLY PERUVIANS.

I've done alot of work in trying to trace back the orgins of all my BCC as far as possible. With several of them I've made it back to the original animals that came in from Peru. I've also gotten pictures (whenever possible) to document all of the other generations of these animals too. I seriously doubt I'll be able to get much more accurate info on the animals I currently have. But I am extremely happy with all of them.

A friend of mine offered me 2 females not long ago that were imported a while back. They both look like Pucallpas hands down, especially some produced from a farm near the Ucayali River (where I SUSPECT these were produced) and I believe him to be a very trustworthy source. But he never got any paperwork on them. I'm pretty sure that I could easily contact the individual who brought them in and get copies of the CITES, only then would I label them as Pucallpas. I also wouldn't breed them to a male without paperwork on his linage, I think that would be taking a step back.

As far as labeling them Iquitos or Pucallpa "TYPE" boas I think it's a great idea but more of a marketing thing and will cause more confusion. Everybody who has been around for more than a few days has their own ideas of what they think a Pucallpa or Iquitos should look like. I think TYPE labeling is geared more towards newer uneducated individuals who could easily be mislead into believing that the animal has verifyable background info other than, "well it's parents looked Iquitos to me"

Sorry for rambling, but to wrap it up, I would like to say thanks for everybody who is so passionate about all BCC, I've been seeing some excellent pics of amazing animals lately. Also I personally would never label an animal from Iquitos or Pucallpa based on looks or word of mouth alone. I would only do so with paperwork and pictures involved. Take Care, Nick

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• Pucallpa vs Iquitos Hope you enjoy!! - Joel_Thomas, Thu Oct 2 19:32:00 2008
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