Northern and southern twoline hybred?

[geganewt]

this may be a stupid question but can northern and southern two-lines hybredtize?
though i may just have a male and female southern, but i think there different because one is smaller and darker (almost the color of gun metal), the other is bigger and almost bright orange (and they're both pretty plump:happy and the second one can't be a blue-ridge two-line cause i live in south-eastern VA, but back to the main question, could they?

 

[Otterwoman]

I wonder that myself, though I don't know. But from the books I've been reading lately, I would guess and say yes. You mean E. bislineata and the southern one, (can't remember the sci. name of the southern one right now)right? Though I don't know if it would be a good idea.

 

[Andy Avram]

Yes they can hybridize. At least one hybrid was captured in Ohio pre-1989. Also, both the Southern (cirrigera) and the Northern (bislineata) usually look identical, especially near their contact zones. One of their few differences is the costal groove count. I hear the Southerns in the deep south look a bit different. As for the Blue Ridge (wilderae?) can look identical to the Southern and Northern or look VERY different, even from each other under the same rock.

Andy

 

[Slimy2]

I've had bright, yellow Southern Two-lineds and darker Southern Two-lineds too. The color doesn't determine the gender. I've had bright males and dark males as well as with females.