>>I know we have a hodge-podge of localities that may just be crosses between different subspecies....But not all of the subspecies are recognized as subspecies yet.....They may never be......


The way conservation genetics is going they will make "species" out of these "subspecies". Just look at getula for proof and an example of "conservation genetics". Who knows, both leonis and thayeri could be elevated to species status. They are lacking samples from some key localities though and no telling how long it will take them to acquire those samples.
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