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Mexican or western?

cochran May 17, 2008 07:37 PM

When determining whether a hog is a mexican or a western what scales on the head should I focus on.I've heard it's the small ones under the eye next to the labials.Is this correct?If so,what numbers am I to look for. Thanks in advance. Jeff

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Joe Forks May 18, 2008 03:15 PM

>>When determining whether a hog is a mexican or a western what scales on the head should I focus on.I've heard it's the small ones under the eye next to the labials.Is this correct?If so,what numbers am I to look for. Thanks in advance. Jeff

Jeff,
see this paper by Hobart et al...
www.cnah.org/pdf_files/76.pdf

Here is a loreal and azygous scales on one of my kennerlyi.

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Photography by Joseph E. Forks

cochran May 18, 2008 04:21 PM

Thanks Joe! I saved those images to "my pictures" for reference!! Jeff

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