Hi,
I have a Northwestern Alligator Lizard(Elgaria coerulea principis) from Southwest Oregon. I have had him for five years, and I have not found a mate for him until now. A man is selling some, but they are from Washington. Would it be okay for me to get a female or two from him to breed with my male? jrbl
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Cross breeding between different localities of the same subspecies...
jrbl
Oct 25, 2004 12:56 AM
Replies (3)
aliceinwl
Oct 26, 2004 08:27 PM
I don't think that it would be a problem. In the wild there are integrade zones where different subspecies interbreed so I don't think you'd have any problem breeding different localities of the same subspecies. Just make sure you have a plan in place for the babies.
-Alice
sisuitl
Dec 21, 2004 01:41 AM
If the man selling them is from washington make sure they are the same species. There is a Northern alligator lizard and a Southern alligator lizard. Both species are found in Washington, and if you got yours in southwestern Oregon chances are he's a Southern. They are a distinct and separate species from the Northern.
jrbl
Dec 23, 2004 04:14 AM
I am quite certain that they are the same species. I am also quite certain that mine is a northern. thanks anyway
