Yeah, its a pure Amaelco animal for sure.They look much different than the Tapalpa or the Jalapan animals.Yes, there is three lines of Ruthveni in the hobby.I think I am stil the only person with all three lines.If John can get lucky next year with my Animals we will have all three lines available.



The Tapalpa line is the farthest west they are known to accur and for many years where believed to be Jalisco Milks (arcifera).

They have a very different red color thats almost a cherry red.There inner bands are much more narrow and higher bands counts across the door.

Here is a couple pics of some Tapalpa animals.





I have produced some very interesting aberrant animals from my Tapalpa line as well.I call them Diablo's.







Here is a couple pics of some Amaelco animals including some red headed babies and some aberrants.





here is the w/c male that was collected in 1983 as a adult by Lloyd Lemke.This male along with a w/c female from the same rock piles started the whole aberrant line.This guy is still alive and is still breeding as far as I know? John?......he has to be well over 30 years old now.





here is one of the first aberrant females produced back in 91.I had her about ten years and produced many babies from her bred back to her dad and bred to albinos to make dbl-hets etc...





This is a clutch that my friend Mark Hazel produced last year from some dbl-hets I produced and sold him about ten years ago.







Here are a couple pics of some Jalapan animals.They are the farthest east population known.They where believed to be "smithi" way back in the mid 80's when they where first brought into the country by Dave Barker and some others.













hope you enjoyed the little history and pics.



L8r Shannon

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