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Everyone of these leticia boas I see on the classifids looks like nothing more than a decent columbian. Don't get me wrong columbians are some of my favorites, they are so variable. I was just wondering if this is a real local/subspecies. I can tell no difference in them, except for the price.

Well one reason is because they come from the same place!
Well, more or less...

There is a big difference between Colombian BCI and Colombian BCC.

Now some have hinted towards the idea that Leticia are BCC, others that it is just a 'nicer' locality.

Yes, most of those posted as Leticia Boas do appear to look like the bci.

There are many different exportation sites in Colombian, some being Baranquilla, Bogota, Leticia and although i've heard of them coming from other areas, I don't know for sure.

If you look at a map, Leticia lies in the far southeast corner of Colombia, and it looks as though it is literally on the border of Colombia, Brazil, and Peru.

Now sometimes bci may be exported from Leticia, and so therefore labeled as such.
Sometimes Leticia Boas are exported from Peru abd Brazil as Peruvians, Amazon Boas, and Brazilians... but who can accurately deny or confirm that?

One of those fine/invisible lines we all talk about here and there... lol

Well, that's all for me... gotta get back to work.

Take care, Bci Joe

Sold to me as Leticia Boa

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Thanks and take care - Joe Rollo
'Tis not the stongest of the species that will eventually survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change' Charles Darwin

First let me make the disclaimer that although I do possess some minimal knowledge on Boa constrictor ssp. I certainly do not consider myself an expert.

After careful gathering of information on the boas occuring naturally around Leticia, I can confidently say that the boas that came in a few years back listed "Leticia boas" most definately are NOT indicative of wild animals from Leticia. Everyone I've seen listed as "Leticia" do appear to be B.c.i. This of course doesn't mean that they didn't come from Leticia. There could well be a breeder down there working with Colombian B.c.i. I know of people breeding boas in Florida but we don't call them Florida boas (though there is a viable population living in the wilds of Florida).

Leticia is smack on the Amazon. I have spoken with several people who have collected boas near Leticia & all agree that they look just like Iquitos Peruvians. This only makes sense as Iquitos is only 250 miles or so up the Amazon. Whereas B.c.i. range is over 1000 miles from Leticia. There are no natural integrades anywhere close to Leticia. A small mountain range known as the Andes seperates the two subspecies. The only area where they truly integrade is the very northern part of Venezuela. Roughly 1500 miles from Leticia.

Therefore, all Leticia boas I've seen for sale may come from a breeder in Leticia, but they certainly do not represent wild Leticia stock. Maybe someday the narcotrafficers will mellow out & it will once again be safe for Americans to travel there. If that happens I may have to go back down there & check it out as last time I was still 100 miles upriver from Leticia.

Hope this helps & doesn't through anyone into too much of a frenzy.

Lee

From what I know all the Laticia boas that you see in the clasifieds are farm bred imports. As Lee said they do not represnt what comes from that region, but were only shipped out of Leticia, and even that I don't know if I would take without a grain of salt. It very well could just be like "pastels". Give it a name and people will pay more for it.

Now on the up side. I have bought 4 of these Laticias and have to admit out of my normals, all 4 Laticias are better looking that my best normal. I'm very happy with them.
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Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown Reptiles