Jorge, it may appear to be stretch based on the geography we see today, but at one time it may have been an integrade that became separated from the parental species entirely for quite some time before being able to come back into contact with them as they are today. Over time while isolated, these relict integrades may have developed their own unique and stand alone phenotype. Similar to OBX kings and coastal plains milksnakes. Meani appears to refer to the patternless and striped animals found in the eastern portion of the range, while goini refers to the animals to the west. I think the split between meansi and goini is a bit ridiculous and I wonder if any DNA testing has been done to confirm this split in the types.

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