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RioBravoReptiles
at Wed May 26 20:50:58 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by RioBravoReptiles ]
The point in the discussion is whether or not Boas in Suriname share close characteristics with those in the drainage of the Amazon river.. if Suriname was closely linked geologically with the Amazon basin, allowing easy and frequent exchange of genetics, that would make it easier to say YES they are.. but it is not.
I think the term Amazon Forest as used is about the nature of the forest, plant families, rainfall amounts and patterns and has little to do with terrestrial vertebrate fauna. As an example of what I'm saying, similar remnants of northern Boreal forest exist in Chihuahua, Mexico and in Arizona, a short distance away. Both have kingsnake populations, but they do not readily exchange genetics, nobody confuses them, mistakes one for the other or denies the differences.
.. If we had as much good information on the origins of boas as we do on the pyromelana we would likely see this argument go away very quickly.. But just because we have little real info about the differences in these boas and where the differences occur on the map doesn't mean they are all the same.
Gus
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RE: Actually....MORE .. or less.. - RioBravoReptiles, Wed May 26 20:50:58 2004