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Posted by: rick millspaugh at Tue Oct 11 12:35:38 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rick millspaugh ] You would be hard pressed to convince me that Sinaloan and Nelsoni are different sub-species. I think the noted differences are just regional variation. Look at the variation in Cal Kings from the same localities. Rosy boas often look different (both in size and pattern) from the top of a valley (higher elevation) than they do from the bottom of a valley (lower elevation). My opinion (which isn’t worth a whole lot) is not scientific by any means, but without hard evidence (DNA), other than band count and supposed size difference, they are so close to each other I don’t see how they can be different sub-species. There is a huge amount of ambiguity in the actual differences too. Supposedly, there is a large area of intermingling of the two sub-species; if the area of integration is that wide spread, how can they warrant separate sub-species designation? | ||
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