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jlassiter
at Sun Jul 10 20:16:48 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jlassiter ]
Lampropeltis Ruthveni are from the Mexican state of Queretaro.
These snakes were once thought to be milksnakes (triangulum), then they were grouped together with Lampropeltis Mexicana. At the present taxonomists are deciding wether or not to make Ruthies a separate subspecies.
I can't wait to see the striped albino Ruthveni. I am working on getting a pair of double hets this year.
And yes the albino Ruthveni is amelanistic. There are different types of albinism depending on which pigmentation is absent. Amelanistic means no melanism (dark pigment).
John Lassiter
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- RUTHVENI - JETZEN, Sun Jul 10 17:42:51 2005

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RE: RUTHVENI - jlassiter, Sun Jul 10 20:16:48 2005 
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