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Would anyone like to confirm the subspecies of the attached? I think it may be S. S. bernardezi (young male).
Thanks. Andrew.
 

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Should be bernardezi, but could be fastuosa. With no locality data it is not easy to say.
 
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I think so, yes.

You don´t have any locality data? Perhaps the breeder knows, it´s worth asking.
Have you bred them, if so, did the female deposit larvae or juveniles?
 
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Hi Azhael
Thanks for your reply (missed it before). I did not have a female so no breeding from this one. But have now acquired to new juvenile bernardezi s so hope to breed eventually. S. s. bernardezi male has been housed with S. s. terrestris (female) and looks like she is gravid, so may have some inter-sub-species offspring in due course. Not ideal I know, but as captive bred will not be altering wild gene pool.
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slatera said:
Not ideal I know, but as captive bred will not be altering wild gene pool.
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They won't be altering the gene pool as long as they are kept for yourself. The problem begins if they are given or sold to anyone else. They may either forget or don't care they are mixed and will breed them with other species and then they give away the offspring to some unknowging person who breeds them.
 
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Ditto what Justin said!
Intergrades are a serious thing, specially if it´s a combination that can´t happen naturally like this one. If you do indeed get hybrid offspring, PLEASE make absolutely sure to make it painfully clear to anyone that might buy them in the future and perhaps try to sell them only to people interested in a "pet" and not in breeding.
You have no idea how much damage something like this could cause if uncontrolled...:S
 
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