What a great big can of worms that post could open.



No you wouldn't be creating a hybrid or intergrade, you're breeding one L.t.hondurensis to another L.t.hondurensis. One just happens to exhibit a different, but normal, color variation.



In the broadest sense hyrids are the crossing of two different species... say L.getula with L.triangulum. Intergrades are the crossing of two different subspecies... say L.t.hondurensis with L.t.andesiana. I used those two as examples because in the wild their ranges overlap and are known to naturally intergrade. Technically breeding L.t.triangulum with L.t.hondurensis would still be an intergrade but since their ranges do not overlap in the wild and therefore can only be a man made pairing some would look at it as hybrid even though technically it's still an intergrade.



Your confusion is easily understandable and things may get even more confusing if the non-purist crowd jump in with their take on your concerns in order to justify muddying the genetic waters... oops... think some of my thoughts/opinions might have shown through there... should be an interesting post to follow on a day when the entire northeast seems to be shutting down, like my work place has, for the major storm coming our way.



Gerry

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