Thanks Daz....they look great mate.
I know of a breeder that has produced some CT's the last two seasons.....
He had eight juv's from eight eggs this season; and nine last year.
The female is quite small; very much the jungle....
I'm hoping he will allow me to get some shots to put up.
IMO....this is how it works;
True jungles, such as Palmerston's....short squat, small clutches etc are associated with the escarpments (found on and around the great dividing range).
Follow the water sheds; falling to the west from the top of the great divide; they mostly begin to look more Atherton jungle like......larger, mostly duller; with some influence i believe is associated the larger dry country, open forest cape york morphs.
If you now look to the eastern water sheds falling from the escarpments to the coast....the further away from the ranges the jungles can and often do appear larger; as i believe they at one time or another had some coastal influence....even though they appear jungle inregards colour and pattern.....and i feel are jungles; just different forms....(open forest morphs; or intermediates)
It's interesting to note; that most jungles found on the escarpments; weather they are black and gold, yellow or white; found to the north or found to southern range.....are generally speaking....small stocky types. The further you move away from this range in any westerly or easterly direction they tend to take on size and colour traits that can appear to be associated with either cape yorks to the west or Coastal's to the east.
Now given the fact that some of these forms are very jungle like......look like a jungle in every way other then size; i prefer to call them a open forest, or area form jungles....why? because their more jungle then coastal, or cape york. If they looked or produced sibling's that appeared coastal, or cape york (dry land forms - large snakes; skull and cross bones...often appear Darwin like the further west you go) well then by all means call them as such.
Regardless i believe this line has some great potential; as we can already see....stunning.
I can only imagine what some line breeding will produce.....a great project; which i carnt wait to see what the future holds. If possible can you or Shane please post some of the breeders that produced these hot looking juv's.....thanks in advance.