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Pit_fan
at Sat Feb 6 18:38:26 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Pit_fan ]
Generally deserticola and sayi are separated along either side of the continental divide (Pacific slope and Great Basin vs. Mississippi Drainage) I've seen some including this one that suggest intergrade but I'll bet the intergrade in this case was the result of manipulation (breeder). Always more difficult to tell from a photo than from one in your own hands...
Even some wild caught's are suspect these days with the number of individuals either escaping captivity or otherwise being liberated well outside of their typical ranges...
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