ever inter- mingle? Desert bandeds to Central american..... so forth?
Have any of you ever breed 2 different locales of bandeds ?
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Just wondering, do you guys think banded gecko sub-species >
PHEve
Oct 10, 2005 02:38 PM
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chris_mcmartin
Oct 10, 2005 09:17 PM
>>ever inter- mingle? Desert bandeds to Central american..... so forth?
I think your example refers to C. variegatus and C. mitratus, in which case I'd say "no," at least for wild populations. As far as subspecies of variegatus goes, I'd venture a guess that they do, i.e. intergradation zones between subspecies are probably larger than the normal schools of thought estimate.
Personally, I wish "they'd" do away with variegatus subspecies, since for the most part the distinctions between said subspecies are almost entirely based on subtle variations in pattern, and I've seen specimens from locales supposedly belonging to one subspecies which look more like a different subspecies etc.
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