Very nice man, I think the Philippines have the nicest granulatus hands down. I have seen many examples of other ranges, granulatus are very variant depending on range and the Philippnes blue have to be my favorite. Indian animals, (furthest west range) seem to have a unique brown and yellow color. I found an old 1953 Indian Reptile guide, which was printed in India. Its color pictures were of good quality and I was stunned by the difference. Since I have found many other examples from other areas and conclude a. granulatus are the most variant acrochords and rank among one of the most variant of snakes (there are exceptions of course such as many corrallus). Of course Shines research on the matter states it far more eliquently, but that man is a master of both words and science of which I am not. If I have the time later on I will try to better illustrate what I mean by variance. If you get a chance read what Shine had to say about this species. I have two binders of papers on just granulatus and I really find them the most fascinating of the Acros, its good to see anther fan.
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