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Got this pair in last week..already taking thawed rat pups! Much debate as to what exactly they are....Gemmicinta where they'll eventually fade to solid black, or Multicinta which have a high band count. Doubtful as to the latter as they hail from the Philippines and legal export is difficult to say the least ..or from a surrounding island perhaps...or exported out as another ssp.??Thought I'd throw it out here and see who has an educated opinion. Notice one has a head pattern while the other's is solid black. Sorry about the resolution, new cam I'm still not too spiffy with!

Bill

They look like gemmicinta to me.
Randal

Bill,
I would say that they're gemmicinta. I wish they kept that banding throughout their lifespans, but even as solid black adults they are stunning.
I hope they fare well for you.
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Roy Blodgett
Green Man Herpetoculture
royreptile@yahoo.com

1.1 Spilotes pullatus
2.2 Pseustes sulphureus
1.1 Pseustes poecilonotus poecilonotus
1.1 Lystrophis pulcher
1.1 Boiga dendrophila dendrophila
1.2 Crotaphytus collaris
1.3 Crotaphytus bicinctores
2.3 Pogona vitticeps (snow and red/gold)
1.0 Iguana iguana

Thanks Roy! I already have a slightly larger black female so even if they do change, I'll have 1.2 which is what I want for all the B.D. subspecies I currently have. But it sure would be stunning if they didn't!

Bill