Can't it simply be said that they are a polymorphic animal from a broad range? The gene pool was set long before modern man came on the scene. The gene pool knows no borders. We've got plenty of reptile examples like that here in the States. Don't we? They are not differentiated Taxonomically by "Country of Origin" are they?

The best we can do is say, where they came from to the best of our knowledge, or qualify them into characteristic based categories, as in -- "Guyana Type has these features", "Suriname Type has these features", etc. They're all classified as Boa constrictor constrictor as far as I know. Aren't they?

Why not create a "club" or peer group, to get together, compare notes, do the vetting, and come up with a standard consensus on identification and nomenclature? Most would rather just have this discussion periodically here, I'll bet.

I'm of the opinion personally, that some examples that have been so inbred over so many captive generations, that they look nothing like the wild type, are nothing more than "Morphs", no matter how pure and precise the origin. They have in effect been genetically altered phenotypically to the point or no return.

jsc
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