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A real close- up of KONG ! John E will hate it because Kong has battle scars, He hates IMPERFECTION, LOL TOO BAD, I SAY, KONGS my BEAUTIFUL BIG BABY What a PRETTY FACE hehehhe scars and all John !!!! LOL Eve

Is that a term for a color variation of C. Collaris? What about Bluestars, are they just color variations of C. Collaris or are they C Dickersonae?
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott

Yes, just a name given to the bluish green guys with nice yellowheads and orangey dewlaps, bluestars also is a name given to the very pretty light blues, but yea they are all considered C. Collaris, Even the old, C. auriceps, or Utah yellowhead is NOW considered C. Collaris in answer to you previous question, down page, there are some hybrids running around out there, but for the most part each species is from a certain locale and stays fairly pure breed C. Vestiguim or C. dickersone, C. collaris seems to be very variegated as far as color. Eve

But can they crossbreed in captivity?
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott

species? C. Vestiguim is awesome they way it is, or c. dickersone, sure they would mate but what a shame to start messing with a perfect looking lizard. Easier put would you mate a collie and a german shepard ? Brock will give you a more scientific approach to your question. LOL Don't do it !

I meant, if you put two together, but you dont want to crossbreed, and you don't know for sure it they are the same subspecies, will they mate, or no?
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott

simply don't keep opposite genders of different species in the same enclosure! LOL... Eve is right, there is really no reason to be breeding collareds across species to begin with. By the way, with a little reading, it is generally fairly easy to determine the species of any given individual specimen of Crotaphytus, especially when observed first-hand...

Brock

I've done a lot of research today. When I wrote that first post about crossbreeding, I didn't know they were separate species. And I didn't know how to determine gender (other than colors) untill 2 minuets ago. (I looked at Joes last post.) You are right about there being no reason to cross breed them, I have no intensions to, I was just wondering. (I feel the same way you do. And I am also dead set against the way Cornsnakes and other reptiles are crossbred and inbred over and over just for colors.)
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott

as I imagine there are quite a few other folks confused by some of the non-scientific names for collared lizards being bandied about these days. "Aquaflame" and "Bluestar" are nothing more than trade names coined by certain individuals to describe a variety of C. collaris they were/are breeding in captivity. While the orginal "aquaflames" and "bluestars" no doubt came from very attractive parent stock, the colorful terms were probably intended more as a marketing tool, and not meant to define a unique population or species of collared lizard...

Brock