Boa c. imperator -
Mexiko
so called. "Boa c. mexicana"
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First of all it has to be made clear that the classification as subspecies "Boa c. mexicana" for Mexican Boa constrictor did not carry through in the taxonomy. Therefore we have to call it Boa c. imperator, distribution area Mexico.
If one reads the classified section of a German society of herpetoculturist journal, one gets tempted to believe that true Boa c. imperator from Mexico are available like water in the ocean. However, if one attemps to buy a true "Boa c. mexicana", whose ancestors (all, not just one) really came from Mexico, it gets difficult.
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In the Sonora desert region a very dark variation is found. By the
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When we decided to maintain this subspecies, we contacted a lot of people who claimed to breed "mexicanas". The result was shattering. At best these breeders offered imperators, of which just any ancestor (one at the most) really came from Mexico.
Everything else that has been offered to us has to with "mexicana" as much as a farmer´s cat with a Main Coon.
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Boa c. imperator from Cancun Quintana Roo, Mexico
This variation is the rarest Mexican
boa kept in captivity.
Irresponsible breeders often mixed it with the |
But finally our efforts were rewarded (though we had to buy in three countries), and we obtained true Boa c. imperator from different regions in Mexico.
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The
saddle-pattern of the dark Mexican
boas are
The "Sonoras" are relatively dwarfish
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The Boa
c. imperator from the region of
Vera Cruz/Mexiko
photo courtesy of Klaus Bonny,
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We like to thank Gus Rentfro www.riobravoreptiles.com for the
permission to publish these photo
His website is highly recommended!
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Boa c. imperator from Cancun Quintana Roo, Mexico These animals get
about 7 ft in length and have
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... and finally again a "Sonoraboa" |
