Yeah, from what I can see, and the locale in which it was found, there does seem to be some Yellow Rat geneflow involved there.

I don't know exactly how recent that photo is, but if it is recent, it still has a very substantial amount of maturing and ontogenesis to go through still. So you should see a big difference as it further matures.

Only time will tell, but I would bet the yellow will intensify a good bit more, and the lateral striping as well. No telling about the exact percentage of either subspecies in that particular specimen, but You could very well end up with a decent "williamsi" phenotype when it fully matures.


Nice animal!



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