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    Re: Red Tail, Id Help?

    Quote Originally Posted by Pals BP View Post
    If I understand your explanation correctly, that is not 100% true. The boa constrictor subspecies are as follows:
    B. c. amarali
    B.c. constrictor
    B.c. imperator
    B.c. longicauda
    B.c. melanogaster
    B.c. nebulosus
    B.c. occidentalis
    B. c. orophias
    B.c. ortonii
    B.c. sabogae

    Longicauda is a separate subspecies and is not a "locality specific BCI". The Peru Longtail Boa is a locality specific BCL. While the Hog Island and the Nicaraguans are locality specific BCIs.

    Here is a couple helpful links for more information about Boa Constrictor Longicauda with pictures:
    http://www.riobravoreptiles.com/boas_long.htm
    http://www.cuttingedgeherp.com/boaco...torlongicauda/

    For the OP, it is very difficult to determine what subspecies you have without breeding records. There has been a lot of cross breeding between subspecies and many boas on the market today cannot be identified as pure subspecies or localities. Nice looking boas though.
    Oh lord, I need more sleep, lol. Thanks for clarifying! I meant exactly this in my post, but I did misspeak. I meant to say they were all BCI and to go on to say BCL was a subspecies just as BCI is and NOT "locality specific" like the nics or hogs. Geez, guess it's an earlier bedtime for me........

    Thanks again for clarifying and also for listing all the subspecies - that's helpful to everyone!

    To the OP, Yes, I do believe all your babies are common columbian boas or BCIs. But Pals is right that there has been so much cross breeding between the subspecies that a 100% accurate identification is impossible without paperwork from the original breeder. I do think your new male is a nicaraguan though (that's a locality specific BCI, lol!), or at least a nic cross - he's so dark! They are all really nice!
    Last edited by Evenstar; 11-26-2011 at 11:56 PM.
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