Can anyone tell the subspecies of this L. zonata from what little info that I have? There are 41 triads on body The head is Black with no white spots the eyes have a little red at the top rim and The white tings have a little black tipping almost like someone marked the edges with an ink pen lightly. Anal plate is single and the only pic I have is a belly shot that I will post here if you can tell by the belly scale count which is harder than I thought to count with the snakes being alive and all. Sorry about the size of pic
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prpipes1
Oct 08, 2004 12:34 AM
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prpipes1
Oct 08, 2004 12:46 PM
Think I have it but thanks anyway. Here is alink to the photos that I compared my snake too.
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rhallman
Oct 09, 2004 10:18 AM
There are several factors in identifying zonata subspecies.
Count the number of triads on the body only.
Determine the percentage of those triads have the red completely dividing the black. This is expressed as either greater or lesser than 60%.
Determine the location of the forward edge of the first white ring in relation to the mouth.
Note the presence, if any, of red speckling on the head or snout.
Depending on the combination of these factors your snake is probably multicincta, multifasciata or perhaps parvirubra based on the number of triads you have indicated.
These criteria are not considered exact and geographical information is more important with zonata than with many species. Several of the subspecies look identical otherwise.
Randy
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