Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby warbot » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:44 am

Dumeril's Boa - Boa dumerili vs Madagascar Ground Boa - Acrantophis madagascarensis

Hi everyone I found a site selling both of these, as far as my knowledge goes it is the same thing but now I found myself pondering!?
are they the same or not?
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby Westley Price » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:49 am

No they're not the same.

Do a google search and compare the images and size info etc.
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby Mitton » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:49 am

No, they are not the same and also, the Dumerils Boa is Acrantophis dumerili, not Boa dumerili.
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby warbot » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:00 am

...that means that some petshops are selling them under the incorrect name, I have found a couple being sold as dumeril's and Madagascan ground boas.

this can cause some upset, are both available here in SA, cause this site says that Madagascar ground boas are very rare...
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby Serpy » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:00 am

Like Mitton said your scientific names were wrong. But regardless, the parts that were right proved they were different species in any case. Who told you they were the same thing?
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby warbot » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:13 am

those are the name that I copied from the site, as is, a lot of petshops has said that, hence the reason me being so confused and opening this topic.
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby froot » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:20 am

They are different species but have been known to hybridise in captivity so be careful of this, you don't want to end up with a bastard on your hands.
A. dumerili occur in the drier southern regions of Madagascar while A. madagascariensis prefers jungle habitat from central to further north.

I cannot remember the numbers but A. dumerili have larger clutches than it's counterpart which can very easily only produce one baby in a season. A. madagascariensis babies are the largest when born of any other boa, or snake for that matter. Around 230 grams for a baby is par for the course.
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby warbot » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:24 am

So how would you know your specimen is the real deal between the dumeril and the M. ground boa?
and if it is a bastard as froot called it?
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby froot » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:32 am

Google some photos, you'll soon see the difference.
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby warbot » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:35 am

I did, they look the same the one is bigger than the other that is all difference I can distinguish
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby froot » Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:42 am

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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby warbot » Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:25 pm

Nice pics, and yes now I can see the difs thanx for clearing that up, and by looking at those I'm sure the ones at the petshops are all dumirels.
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby warbot » Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:21 pm

Hi guys found this site where it says dumeril and M. ground boas are the same snake...
http://www.arkive.org/dumerils-boa/acrantophis-dumerili/description.html

check this out!
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby Mitton » Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:50 pm

That site does not even look like a reptile website and that info is wrong. Don't believe everything you read on the internet.
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Re: Demeril vs Madagascar Ground Boa

Postby warbot » Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:18 pm

No its not, its a list of endangered species around the planet...
What I'm saying here how can so many misconception be going around?

what I am trying to say is that it is very commonly mistaken, the 2 species...
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