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15-Jan-07, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by hornet  intergrades are basicly established natural hybrids | Why do you think this?
They are just one of many locality type Carpets on the east coast, look at them as the "transition" between Carpets and Diamonds, as they evolved to conform with enviromental pressures.
Just like Rednecks becomes more Metro-Redneck the closer to a City they move, Diamonds became Darker the futher south they went, just trying to fit into their habitat 
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15-Jan-07, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by hornet intergrades are basicly established natural hybrids | That dictates that diamonds and carpets at some stage became isolated from each other then joined up again to form intergrades. Unfortunately the DNA data doesnt support this and they are just Morelia spilota ssp regional variations or locality types. If what you say is the case then M.s.mcdowelli would be an integrade of M.s.spilota and M.s.cheynii wouldnt it?
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15-Jan-07, 01:15 PM
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They are gorgeous little snakes there.
Pav
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15-Jan-07, 02:21 PM
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Aint they cuties!!!!
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16-Jan-07, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by GARTHNFAY Hi Steve,
Great looking snakes.....but I was wondering....I have seen a lot of these x's....do they look more like diamonds if the mother is a diamond etc etc or it doesn't seem to matter??? Just curious! | i really don't know fay, these are the first diamond x coastals i've seen up close as hatchlings,
the father was diamond in their case,
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16-Jan-07, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Australis Why do you think this?
They are just one of many locality type Carpets on the east coast, look at them as the "transition" between Carpets and Diamonds, as they evolved to conform with enviromental pressures.
Diamonds became Darker the futher south they went, just trying to fit into their habitat | hey, we finally agree on something, things are looking up mate...............
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16-Jan-07, 12:01 PM
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thanks pav and tan, they are even better in person,
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