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Boa c. sabogae
is a naturally hypomelanistic There is a theory
that breeders in the U.S. unknowingly (?)
produced their first |
Boa c. sabogae
Pearl Island Boa"
(Barbour, 1906)
Distribution area:
"Pearl Islands" and Cha Mar, Taboga und Tabogilla off the coast of PanamaSize:
We think that the females can reach almost 6 ft in length
Particularity:
It is rather
dubious whether there are any healthy populations left
in the distribution area
Taxonomy:
Boa c. sabogae is a valid subspecies in accordance with the CITES law
Boa c. sabogae is the most scarce and most expensive pure Boa constrictor subspecies worldwide.
Before acquiring such an animal you should make sure that the
offered
boa is actually a Boa c. sabogae.
The only captive kept Boa c. sabogae worldwide whose origin from the distribution area is 100% proven (legally taken from the wild and equipped with the corresponding paperwork) are the wildcaught specimens from a zoo in Costa Rica and the offspring of these animals.
There is another breeder of alleged Boa c. sabogae in
Costa Rica, though. But so far no
evidence has been presented that these animals are Pearl Island Boas as well.
These boas have been exported in 2004 with the help of the runner of the
aforementioned zoo.
We don't
know if further exports have taken place in the meantime.
Therefore it is fallacious to
assume, that every boa who had been exported from Costa Rica
and labelled as Boa c. sabogae is from the proven wildcaught bloodline
True Boa c. sabogae – The proven bloodline
Boa c. sabogae – already extinct on the Taboga complex
Read Jeff Murrays report
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Boa c. sabogae
is a naturally hypomelanistic There is a theory
that breeders in the U.S. unknowingly (?)
produced their first |
Boa c. sabogae (Pearl Island boa) occurs (occurred?) on islands of only a few acres in size off the coast of Panama.
Back in 1999 a reptile zoo in Costa Rica got the permission to catch 6 specimens of this rare Boa constrictor subspecies. Despite several trips to the islands, the runner of the zoo was able to find only 5 subadult specimens.
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The wonderful orange color in the eyes of these |
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He reported that the natives kill on sight any snake that they encounter, which results in most specimens being unable to reach sexual maturity. Due to the small size of these islands, the sabogae boas barely have a chance to avoid detection by the natives.
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In addition, one of the Pearl Islands was recently devastated by a wild fire and another fell victim to a fish processing plant, which destroyed much of the natural habitat of the Pearl Island boas.
It is therefore rather dubious whether there are currently any healthy populations of this rare boa subspecies in existance.
To our knowledge, there is only this wildcaught bloodline whose origin from the distribution area is proven and can be documented.
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