Alright, alright Frank.....I was just playing your game.....LOL
It was just a guess.....It 'appears' to be a Splendida with Califorinia influence....That does not mean that it is.....

Maybe years before even you were born the influencial californiae was there.....Ever think about that?
Relict Populations Frank......Now isolated and breeding within themselves for populations.....

If this is not believed then you are indeed a splitter.....
Would you say this snake you picture should be a new species if it was derived from Splendida but is not a Splendida? Then what is it? I guess all the intergrade zones should have their own subspecies name now? Again the ranges of each species could have overlapped long before we even thought about this cool little hobby we got......

I respect your enthusiasm Frank.....And yes I was just guessing as this was "Another name that king, question, type and local" game we we playing.....Not "let's bash the first person who guesses."........LOL

Please explain better why you think your finds ARE some new subspecies and not intergrades.......If this is the case there should be at least 10 new subspecies in the getula complex....

John Lassiter

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