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Is the rufescen a morph or something found in the wild? Are they even a kenyan sand boa?

Thanks.

Eryx colubrinus rufescens was originally described as a separate subspecies of Eryx colubrinus (East African Sandboa). But it was quickly realized that it is nothing more than a dark-backed form of the widespread East African Sandboa.

Actually Kenyan Sandboa is really just another old name for a subspecies that was shown to be invalid as well. Although that subspecies (Eryx colubrinus loveridgei) is no longer valid, hobbyists seem to like the name Kenyan over the more descriptive name East African Sandboa.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

They breed with Kenyans....that's how you get the stripes and tigers.

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Mark Huntley
Sand Boa Morphs

Kenyan Sand Boa's
4.1 Rufescens
1.2 Albinos
0.5 Dodoma
2.1 Flame
2.5.8 Normal (orange)
3.4.10 Anery
0.1 Snow
2.2 Hopeful Yellow Snow
0.1 Splash Albino
1.0 Splash Anery
1.0 Orange Stripe 100% Het Anery
1.0 High Orange Stripe
1.0 Yellow Stripe
0.4 High Orange Tiger
2.2 High Orange
2.3 Boston Terriers
0.2 Sooners
8.30 Rhode Island Reds
0.0.15 Tropical Fish
0.1 Moody Wives
1.1 On the fence in-laws
2.1 Rug Rats

http://sandboamorphs.blogspot.com/

Thanks Chris!

Hey, You know...I have heard of you before. Somewhere.. What species do you keep?

Chris H., also known as Chris Harrison, is the creator of "The Sand Boa Page"

www.kingsnake.com/sandboa/sandboa.html

He knows his stuff!

Cheers,

Chris S.
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Christopher E. Smith
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