You summed it up pretty well there, Herman! I only use Burbrink's proposal as an example. I agree that he seems to have over-analyzed a lot, but he makes some good points as to which localities/regions may be more closely related. I still tend to think of obsoletus as one species.

-Toby Brock



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Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

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• ID this snake - Redmoon, Wed Mar 12 23:22:29 2008
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• thanks for responses . . . - Redmoon, Thu Mar 13 23:14:12 2008
• RE: thanks for responses . . . - tbrock, Fri Mar 14 06:54:24 2008
• yes, exactly........... - DMong, Fri Mar 14 08:33:02 2008
• yeah! . . . - Redmoon, Fri Mar 14 09:23:07 2008
• RE: yeah! . . . - DMong, Fri Mar 14 09:37:53 2008
• RE: thanks for responses . . . - DMong, Fri Mar 14 09:20:59 2008
• RE: thanks for responses . . . - Redmoon, Fri Mar 14 10:17:53 2008
• RE: thanks for responses . . . - DMong, Fri Mar 14 12:53:09 2008
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• In all honesty............ - DMong, Fri Mar 14 16:11:39 2008
• I concur, as well . . . - Redmoon, Fri Mar 14 17:02:18 2008
• Exactly! - tbrock, Fri Mar 14 18:06:24 2008
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