by Bushviper » Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:17 am
Garth all the local Madagascan boas were imported just before CITES closed the trade down in 1976 and from there they were bred in reasonable numbers. Some new genetic material was obtained from Houston zoo about 10 years ago but other than that most of them originated from that original group which is rather disappointing. Some Dumerils crosses were also produced a number of years ago and these have been gone on to breed again and have contaminated the A. madagascariensis bloodlines.
The true Madagascan boas can almost all be traced back to Hennie Erasmus, Transvaal Snake Park, Port Elizabeth museum or Bill Branches private collection.
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