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Dragon Breeder · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:17 am Post subject: Lamprophis capensis morphs

hey folks, just want to direct you to the following post on the Lamprophis forum.
it shows most of the morphs of Lamprophis capensis available today
some awesome stuff in there!
http://lamprophis.proboards62.com/index.cgi?board=housies&action=display&thread=229

i love the anery/"blue albino" awesome looking snake

Erik
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Scott W · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:04 am Post subject:

some stunners there, I really love the african house snakes, next time I see some I think I'll treat myself Laughing

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Dragon Breeder · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:23 am Post subject:

i think you should and i think het amels are up there on your list... partly because i will have them available soon lol
they are very cool wee snakes
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Ailurus · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:51 am Post subject:

wow thanks for the post erik. i love the green and red morphs, they look amazing
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Dragon Breeder · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:07 am Post subject:

yea, those greens are just intense! particularly that green x amel hatchling, what an amazing little snake!

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Ailurus · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:18 am Post subject:

yes they are gorgeous. you planning n getting any greens erik?
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Dragon Breeder · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:23 am Post subject:

unfortunately, the greens were bred in South Africa, as most of the morphs in the post originally were, and as far as i know no import has or is being arranged, so for the time being - no.

but the blue albinos and amelanistics and the supposed hypo that captaincaveman has, i may be getting those but I'm not sure yet, amels definitely though

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RonW · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:37 am Post subject:

Some nice snakes in there, I particularly like the green.
BTW the statement that the green is capensis because it breeds with capensis and produces fertile offspring is a bit too simplistic. We have all seen lots of clearly different species producing fertile offspring for that to be an argument.
But, whatever they are, I wouldn't mind a pair of those greens.
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Scott W · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject:

Dragon Breeder · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:09 am Post subject:

Nah, Jack Spirko has done a fair bit of research into the lamprophis species and he has bred the 3 together numerous times and got no fertile eggs. Thus coming to the conclusion that capensis fuliginosus and maculatus do not "hybridize" they reportedly successfully breed with certain other lamprophis species, the fact that the green crossed with the capensis would suggest that it was indeed a cape.
the head stripes & lack of pattern would also suggest that it is lamprophis capensis.
fuliginosus lacking the head stripes, or having very light, almost un-noticeable head stripes & maculatus having a dotted pattern.

Erik
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