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Thank you all for your responses on my last post. I'm very curious about/interested in getting into boa morphs. I have a pretty good grasp on the basic genetics of the morphs, but I still have many questions.

I was wondering, what is the difference between Salmon and Hypomelanism? Is it simply a different bloodline?

Thank you for your patience with me.

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The way I was told is "All Salmons are Hypos, but not all Hypos are Salmons.

Salmon is a term coined by Rich Ihle who originally started the line of Hypos called Salmon Hypos.

www.salmonboa.com

Its like the name Salmon is a brand name of Hypo, the actual Genetic morph is called Hypomelanism.

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Amanda Kingsbury & David Kendrick
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You are exactly right. To add, Hogg Island Boas are considered a location specific natural hypo. but not considered a salmon hypo. I've never seen Nicaraguan hypos referred to as salmons either. Caramels fall under the definition of hypo, but would never be called a salmon. They have something totally different going on.

Almost all salmon hypos started from Richs' blood line which I believe is a combination of Panamanian and columbian blood among others. Salmons are generally not thought of as a local specific animal, but more of a selective breeding project for factors like color, contrast , and overall appeal.

>Caramels fall under the definition of hypo, but would never be called a salmon. They have something totally different going on.

In other words, salmon is a morph, and hypo is a grab bag containing salmon and several other morphs and locale snakes that all have less melanin than normal.

Paul Hollander

I was just taking the scenic route.