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01-21-2008, 05:17 AM
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It's easier to tell by holding it. BCC's are much smoother, due to a higher scale count. If you handle one of each-- BCC and BCC-you can tell the difference.
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01-21-2008, 05:42 AM
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I believe you have mixed up "saddle count" with "scale count" I have a chart somewhere .... let me look for it......
I think that this was originally posted at another froum by Tom McCarthy
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Hi,
Here are the scale counts for you.
BCC
scale counts - 75 to 95 dorsal rows.
227 to 250 ventrals.
49 to 62 subcaudals.
Average 15 to 21 saddles.
BCI
scale counts - 56 to 79 dorsal rows.
225 to 253 ventrals.
47 to 65 subcaudals.
Average 22 to 30 saddles.
BCA ( Amaral Boa)
scale counts - 71 to 79 dorsal rows.
226 to 237 ventrals.
43 to 52 subcaudals.
Average 22 saddles.
BCL (Longicauada)
scale counts - 60 to 76 dorsal rows.
243 to 247 ventrals.
50 to 67 subcaudals.
Average 19 to 21 saddles.
BCO (Occidentalis)
scale counts - 65 to 87 dorsal rows.
242 to 251 ventrals.
45 subcaudals.
Average 22 to 30 saddles.
Take care
Tom
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But there is you chart....you can see that even here there is some overlap.
Withouth a history on that boa's lineage you will probably never know exactly what you have. I hope that gives some help though. |
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01-21-2008, 05:46 AM
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Does anyone actually count the scales?
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01-21-2008, 05:48 AM
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Does anyone actually count the scales?
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I have done it with mine....The easiest way to do it is to wait for a shed and count from the ventral on one side, around to the ventrals on the other. It is pretty easily done if you don't have the animal moving around on you  |
01-21-2008, 05:55 AM
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Didn't the OP just post a picture of the tail? I must be going crazy again. Looked like BCI to me.
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LMAO I knew I found a good man when I came home from work and found him with Molotov's (one of our BCIs) fresh shed in his hands, furiously counting the scales, looking up at me going "I think she's part BCC!" all super-excited with his "super-scientific-findings". He still waits for sheds and then does his little scale-counts. I just do "cute" evaluations, though. :glare: |
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LMAO I knew I found a good man when I came home from work and found him with Molotov's (one of our BCIs) fresh shed in his hands, furiously counting the scales, looking up at me going "I think she's part BCC!" all super-excited with his "super-scientific-findings". He still waits for sheds and then does his little scale-counts. I just do "cute" evaluations, though. :glare:
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Wow he is a good man!!! lmao this picture in my head just cracked me up I can imagine the look on your face. He probably got the how cute evalutation that time!!!
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