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Is there a way to tell the difference between the two different locals? Like, say someone was selling a pine island chahoua.... How do you know if it is really a pine island chahoua and not a mainland???? I have been trying to find the answer to this forever but I can't find anything!
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1.0 savannah monitor
0.4 leopard geckos
2.2.5 crested geckos 2 eggs
0.1 common boas (BCI)
1.0 ball python
0.0.1 western hognose
0.1 kenyan sand boa
0.0.1 golden tree frog
0.0.1 fire belly toad
0.0.1 Sulcata tortoise
0.0.1 desert hairy scorpion
0.0.1 texas millipede
1.2 sugar gliders 2 joeys in pouch
0.1 chinchilla
2.0 cats
0.0.1 African Giant Black Millipede
0.0.1 Pac Man frog
10 gallon freshwater
LOTS of roaches

Matt Smith
Exotic-Adventure

Went though my Rhac book about the differences between Grand Terre and Pine Isle' Chahouas and there doesn't seem to be any easy way to tell them apart. In the book it indicates the Pine's Isles version tends to be more patterned than the mainland with a tendancy to grow slightly larger in captivity. Other than that, no real distinct way to tell them apart.

With both having a variety of variations within each population, it just makes it more difficult. Even looking at the pictures in the Rhac book, if it wasn't labeled Pine Isles and Mainland, I wouldn't be able to tell which was which. The pattern to me, in the Pine isles seems to be a bit more 'busy' than in the mainland versions but this isn't consistent, as other pictures, the pattern looks more 'blotchy'.

I think the only way you will know for sure which version you have is to send good clear pictures to the big breeders of these geckos or you can just post them here and we can all give our best opinions (not that there aren't experts here too, as many of the big breeders do post or read these forums on a regular basis).
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PHLdyPayne

>>Went though my Rhac book about the differences between Grand Terre and Pine Isle' Chahouas and there doesn't seem to be any easy way to tell them apart. In the book it indicates the Pine's Isles version tends to be more patterned than the mainland with a tendancy to grow slightly larger in captivity. Other than that, no real distinct way to tell them apart.
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>>With both having a variety of variations within each population, it just makes it more difficult. Even looking at the pictures in the Rhac book, if it wasn't labeled Pine Isles and Mainland, I wouldn't be able to tell which was which. The pattern to me, in the Pine isles seems to be a bit more 'busy' than in the mainland versions but this isn't consistent, as other pictures, the pattern looks more 'blotchy'.
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>>I think the only way you will know for sure which version you have is to send good clear pictures to the big breeders of these geckos or you can just post them here and we can all give our best opinions (not that there aren't experts here too, as many of the big breeders do post or read these forums on a regular basis).
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>>PHLdyPayne

Alright, well I'm definately getting it now, I'm just waiting on it. I live in New York and the weather sucks right now and the person I am getting it from keeps getting snowed in. So hopeful for tomorrow.
thanks
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1.0 savannah monitor
0.4 leopard geckos
2.2.5 crested geckos 2 eggs
0.1 common boas (BCI)
1.0 ball python
0.0.1 western hognose
0.1 kenyan sand boa
0.0.1 golden tree frog
0.0.1 fire belly toad
0.0.1 Sulcata tortoise
0.0.1 desert hairy scorpion
0.0.1 texas millipede
1.2 sugar gliders 2 joeys in pouch
0.1 chinchilla
2.0 cats
0.0.1 African Giant Black Millipede
0.0.1 Pac Man frog
10 gallon freshwater
LOTS of roaches

Matt Smith
Exotic-Adventure

Ok, here's a couple pics of the guy, I just got him today... What do you think on local? The guy says Isle of Pines, he weighs 45 grams as of now...