My clutch of perfect little hatchling easterns gave me hope for the species also.
It might be informative if Professor Matt Rand still follows this forum for him to chime in. Just a few years back he requested samples of recently shed skins to look at the DNA of captive couperi. He wanted samples from anyone willing to send them to him. He could inform us of how many distinct lines he found. As well as who has the least represented blood lines.