Eastern? Northern? Intergrade?

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What subspecies?

Northern
2
6%
Eastern
14
42%
Northern/Eastern intergrade
9
27%
Australian mixed with Irian Jaya
8
24%
 
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Eastern? Northern? Intergrade?

Postby Edward » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:54 pm

Just wondering what everyone's opinion is on what subspecies we're looking at here

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Postby Ryan » Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:58 pm

:woo: First vote!

I guessed Eastern because umm.....my amazing gut instincts. :uhhhh:

Pretty cool lookin skink though.
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Postby Trogdor » Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:22 pm

Nice looking skink! Let's see if my vote goes the way of the masses.




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Postby Chase » Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:24 pm

I'm gonna be all loser like and vote for australian/irian jaya because no one else did.....
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Postby Zach » Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:50 pm

Don't do that, that ruins the voting :doh:

It looks more Eastern than anything else to me, but purely scincoides just the same. I don't see a whole lot of Northern at all, so unless it's 100% proven that there is Northern in it, I'll say Eastern. You'll probably tell me that it is an intergrade though.... :whatever:

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Postby Morgan so cal » Fri Sep 30, 2005 4:58 pm

yeah... pointy head and bands that stay all the way to the belly
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Postby Chase » Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:06 pm

Zach wrote:Don't do that, that ruins the voting :doh:

It looks more Eastern than anything else to me, but purely scincoides just the same. I don't see a whole lot of Northern at all, so unless it's 100% proven that there is Northern in it, I'll say Eastern. You'll probably tell me that it is an intergrade though.... :whatever:



That was just part of the reason. It also looks irian jaya....I am going option 3 or 4.
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Postby NomadOfTheHills » Fri Sep 30, 2005 8:26 pm

Have you guys seen the new heat rocks they are making? Supposed to be thermostat controlled, and habe no hot spots.
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Postby Edward » Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:00 pm

Chase wrote:It also looks irian jaya....I am going option 3 or 4.


What IJ features do you see in it?

ZACH: I actually don't know about the parents. Someone is selling it and I was just curious what it really is. :?
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Postby Tyler » Fri Sep 30, 2005 9:30 pm

looks like a northern/IJ mix.
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Postby Trogdor » Fri Sep 30, 2005 11:47 pm

Eastern.
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Postby Johan » Sat Oct 01, 2005 1:12 am

Australian mixed with IJ.
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Postby AndrewSeike » Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:44 am

Never seen an Eastern with that color in real life but I'd say Eastern.

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Postby Pike » Sat Oct 01, 2005 5:53 am

maybe eastern from cairns, otherwise a cross
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Postby Zach » Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:11 pm

Where are you guys seeing the IJ?

+ 2.2 Irian Jaya (Slurpy, Nona, Sassy, Cool Moe Dee)
+ 1.1 Eastern (Eugene, Enzo)
+ 1.2 Northern (Niko, Pearl, Peach)
+ 1.0 Tanimbar Island (TQ)
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Postby Trogdor » Sat Oct 01, 2005 7:04 pm

Zach wrote:Where are you guys seeing the IJ?


I don't see any.. in the legs, tail, or head.. :noknow:
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Postby AndrewSeike » Sat Oct 01, 2005 10:56 pm

I dont personally see any IJ qualities to it myself.
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scincoides.scincoides

scincoides.intermedia

scincoides.chimaerea

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multifasciata

gigas.gigas

gigas.evanescens

gigas.keyensis

sp - Irian Jaya
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Postby Pike » Sun Oct 02, 2005 4:33 am

Looks too long in the body for an eastern, though i cant see it anymore.
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Postby Edward » Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:56 pm

Johan wrote:Australian mixed with IJ.


Johan: I'd really appreciate your comments on this. I guess I just don't see IJ, but I'm open-minded. Thanks.

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Postby Tiliquagirl » Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:53 pm

I think eastern x northern just because it looks like it's got both in it, I can't see the IJ.
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