"I don't see why he would price them so much higher if the albino trait didn't come from a sinaloae. He may think they're the same but he still keeps them separate. I have a hard time believing he's doing anything that shady or misleading for an extra buck"

Well, I'm not really saying he is doing anything "shady", or misleading, especially on purpose. I would like to see a picture of some of these to see how they actually "key-out" meristic-wise though. Several other's here know what the deal is on these too.

If these really ARE genuine amel Sinaloans, you can bet the farm they would be FAR more expensive than amel nelsoni are, that is always the case with a brand new morph in a coveted species/subspecies. The amel nelsoni were $2000 bucks when they were first introduced, amel Hondos were $3000, the new T positive nelsoni is WAY up there as well.

The reason I say this, is because there have been many so-called amel Sinaloans before in the hobby, but all these were was nelsoni x sinaloae crosses, simple as that.

There are a few people that are very familiar with the meristics of both these subspecies, and they will say the very same thing that I am.

Now if I where to examine one of these myself, I would be able to tell the difference. Another problem with these crosses though, is the fact that they are not good examples of either subspecies, and are basically intermediate between the two. It would be quite easy to pick one, or a few that looked more sinaloae, and call them just that. This is something that is also done quite often in the hobby.

Another thing that can easily be done, is back-breed these animals back to the "targeted" subspecies(sinaloae) which makes them look that much more like the genuine article, this is ALSO done very often.

Again, I'm not saying he did, or is doing anything bogus, but I have very strong suspicions about any amel sinaloae in the hobby.



~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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