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RE: Wetar Island Bamboo Pit Viper ?
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by FlaSnakeHunter on March 26, 2011
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I have produced CBB Wetar Island Tree vipers and in my experience the babies can start off as lime green and as they age they can become more and more yellow.
I currently have 8-2009 CBB's, born on 16 June 2009, 2 are now sold, I'll probably retain the remaining babies. When first born, all of the babies were alike in color, i.e. lime green, however, they are progressing towards yellow, although not not at the same rate from individual to individual. So perhaps not all of them will end up truly yellow, but even at a yellowish lime-green, they are truly stunning animals. In reality, I prefer the brilliant yellowish lime green, which, unfortunately, cannot be seen in Gumprecht's work, "Asian Pitvipers", although the other color morphs can be seen.
These tree vipers are incredible, in my opinion, and, although they are essentially an offshoot of albolabris, they do have species status as insularis; thus, they are not "identical" to albolabris.
They are incredibly hardy animals, fairly easy to breed and drop-dead gorgeous.
The only tree vipers that I would trade for them would be either Parias mcgregori or Parias schultzei, either of which would run 5 or 6 times more expensive, but if anyone wishes to trade.....
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Marty
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RE: Wetar Island Bamboo Pit Viper ?
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by lanceheads on March 26, 2011
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Marty,
Do the scale count on a sheds from albolabris and insularis.
You will find that they are indentical.
Randal Berry
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RE: Wetar Island Bamboo Pit Viper ?
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by FlaSnakeHunter on March 27, 2011
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According to the paper by Malhotra, A. & R.S. Thorpe as published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 32:83 - 100, entitled "A phylogeny of four mitochondrial gene regions suggests a revised taxonomy for Asian pitvipers (Trimeresurus and Ovophis)", albolabris and insularis fulfill the requirement of genetic distinction such that they enjoy separate species status. Whereas their scale counts may be the same (scale counts can vary from individual to individual, that's why there is a range of counts), apparently these experts in the science of taxonomy have determined through analysis of their mitochondrial DNA that they are indeed separate species.
Additionally, the scale counts on both Viridovipera stejnegeri and Viridovipera vogeli are overlapping - I only mention this because I have both species and I have personally observed the similarity, and they enjoy separate species status also.
Personally, I'll leave the taxonomical science to the experts, I'll just enjoy the beauty of each species.
Thanks,
Marty
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