Albino: Simple
recessive gene, when bred to a normal, produces normal
looking offspring that will be heterozygous for that
mutation. The morph that started it all! We are working
with the Kahl line albino, he produced the first albino
offspring proving this morph to be simple recessive!
A beautiful morph that grows into many different shades
of pink, orange and yellow. This original line of
albinos promises to remain popular for many years
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Arabesque:
Is both a strange looking and unique mutation produced
in 1989 and proven to be dominant in 1993. It’s
distinctive linked dorsal pattern and body freckles
along with an unusual but interesting head-marking
make the Arabesque a boa morph with an endless capacity
for new mutation combos. |
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Snow:
A double recessive power house mutation and the
results of the perfect blending of two of the
first and still very popular recessive boa mutations
even today. In this case the Kahl line albino and
the Type 1 anerythristic boa, Snows can be used
to make many other beautiful boa morphs. |
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Hypomelanistic:
( Salmon Hypo ) is a co-dominant mutation, basically
the morph that makes everything look better. Hypomelanism
meaning reduced melanin (black pigment), when bred
with other morphs such as anerys and albinos can have
amazing results such as ghosts and Sunglows. |
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Ghost: ( Anery
Salmon Hypo) This is a perfect combination of the
co-dominant Salmon Hypo and the recessive Anerythristic
genes. The resulting Ghost morph is one of the most
beautiful boa mutations out there, producing a boa
that is both Hypomelanistic and Anerythristic at the
same time. |
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Motley Boa:
This is one of the most perfect examples of the
co-dominant mutation; motley's have not only an
interesting and unique pattern, but an unusual
nuance of color as well. Making motley's a favorite
platform for some of the most spectacular mutation
combos out there. When bred with other morphs such
as albinos, anerythristic and hypomelanistic
mutations, making Motleys some of the most sought
after boas.
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Pastel: The
genetics surrounding these boas tend to be a little
more complex and seem to be the product of line and/or
selective breeding, with varying results. With brighter
and cleaner examples being produced with every generation.
Pastels play an important part in producing top-notch
albinos (corals) and hypos, as well as some of the
cleanest looking anerys. |
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Sunglow:
(Albino Salmon Hypo) This morph is a perfect combination
of the co-dominant Salmon Hypo and the recessive Albino
genes. The resulting Sunglow morph is one of the most
beautiful boa mutations out there, producing a boa that
is both Hypomelanistic and Albino at the same time, many
more beautiful combos are possible with this mutation. |
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Anerythristic: Simple
recessive gene, when bred to a normal, produces normal
looking offspring that will be heterozygous for that
mutation. Type 1, Black, silver &
White, this is what characterises an anerythristic
basically meaning lacking red pigment. This morph
is also simple recessive in its inheritance. Combined
with the Albino genes, these make SNOWS and with the
hypomelanistic genes, GHOSTS! |
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Sharp Albino: Simple recessive gene, when bred to a normal, produces normal looking offspring that will be heterozygous for that mutation. This form of albino is totally different and not compatible with the Kahl line, they generally have more intensive color and bolder markings. They are also noticeably smaller in overall size than their Colombian counterparts, most likely due to their Central BCI lineage and are the forerunners of many exciting new combinations.
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Nicaraguan Boas:
(Central American boas)
Nicaraguan
Boas are a small species from Central America. These
animals attain a smaller size compared to Colombian
boas. Adult females usually reach no more than 5-6
feet in length and can be housed in much smaller
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Anerythristic:
Simple recessive gene, when bred to a normal, produces
normal looking offspring that will be heterozygous
for that mutation. Type 2, considerably
different than Anerythristic Colombian Boas, these
Nicaraguans are from a different recessive line. This
morph will be a very important ingredient on many
future designer Central American Boa projects! |
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Motley Nicaraguan:
This is another perfect combination of the co-dominant Motley and the recessive T+ Albino genes. The resulting morph is one of the most beautiful boa mutations out there, producing a boa that is both Motley and Caramel Albino at the same time, all this in a Central American boa locality. |
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T+ Nicaraguan:
(Tyrosine + Albino) This recessive Boa mutation is one of the most beautiful and spectacular of all the Nicaraguan boa morphs. We are lucky to be working with both captive born and WC import lines of these gorgeous boas. |
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Hypomelanistic:
( Central Salmon Hypo ) is a co-dominant mutation,
again the morph that makes everything look better.
Hypomelanism simply meaning reduced melanin (black
pigment). We are privileged to be working with 2 different
lines of Central hypos, we are looking forward to
producing even more interesting combos in the near
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Central American Boa
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T+ Central:
(Tyrosine + Albino) This recessive Boa mutation is one
of the most beautiful and spectacular of all the boa morphs.
T+ Central boas express the warmer hews of orange and red.
Whereas T+ Nicaraguan boas display more suttle tones of
caramel and amber. |
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Insular Boas:
(As of yet unconfirmed WC locality, BCI ssp)
Imported
in the fall of 2004 this small group of boas consisted
of adults and sub-adult animals, from which we selected
2 pairs of the stronger, healthier looking animals.
They all had to some extent the typical signs of
being wild caught; scars mouth rot and aggression
all the basic signs of being totally stressed out.
These are small boas; our females are barely 4 1/2
ft in length, with the males weighing in at only
1200 grams. The small adult size they are expressing
is most likely do to with their insular origins.
Their overall size even after 2 years has basically
remained unchanged; they were then and as far as
we can tell already adult or sub-adult boas when
they arrived. After several months of being quarantined,
they settled in nicely and fed well, their body
weights increased dramatically but not their overall
length. The males are defiantly mature and showing
interest in the larger of the 2 females, courtship
and breeding followed. Our first litter of F1’s
was produced in 2006 consisting of 8 beautiful healthy
babies; we parted with 3 of the new baby insulars.
Again insular which simply means “ Island
“ and kept the other 5. We agree that more
study and breeding is required to properly evaluate
these boas, who know perhaps they will eventually
be identified and named. But until that time we
are very happy to be working with these beautiful
boas, as they are most certainly part of a completely
new bloodline.
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F1 cbb from WC
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Boa Constrictor Longicauda:
(Tumbes boa)
Boas
from Tumbes, Peru, are unique and were described
as a new subspecies in 1991 by Price & Russo
and recognized as a valid subspecies. The long-tail
boa is probably one of the rarest localities of
boa in Captivity. This is due to the fact that Ecuador
and Peru have had a long time border dispute over
the Tumbes area. It is very dangerous to travel
to this part of the world and therefore research
is impossible. Secondly since this area is under
dispute – it is impossible to get permits
to collect boas in this area from the local government.
It has been noted by Peruvian Herpetologists that
the Long-tail boa is rare in its natural habitat.
So any available captive bred specimens are always
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Boa Constrictor Amarli:
(Short tail boas)
Short
tail boas originate from both Brazil and Bolivia,
animals form both these areas show a level of similarity
as far as overall patterns, however their overall
colours can vary greatly depending on their origins,
with some animals showing characteristics from both
localities. The short tail boas we are working with
are prime examples of what is referred to as the
Barnett Blood line. These boas show a silver grey
base colour with varying amount of pink and orange
hues. They have a short and stout body structure,
very similar to that of a ball or blood python.
They are slow growers compared to Columbian boas,
and reach an average length 5 feet, with females
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Panama Boas: (Reverse
Striped)
Another
interesting locality boa, with many individuals
having a striped or reversed striped tail pattern
and a low saddle count, Panama boas usually average
20 saddles or less from snout to vent which rarely
connect to each other. Hypomelanistic animals have
also been found to occur in this locality of boas. |
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Caulkers Cay Boa:
Originate
form a small island of the coast of Belize, the
first Caulkers Cay boas were imported in 1990 and
all captive bred animals available today are descendants
from these originally imported boas. These are small
lean boas that can reach up to 5 feet in length
for females with males being much smaller, their
background color usually a bluish/grey gives them
an anerythristic appearance although they are not
true anery boas they retain some reddish pigmentation
in the tail area. |
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Sonora Desert Boas:
We are working with both the Marcia Lincoln line of Hypo Sonorans, as well as the recessive Leopard Boa mutation developed by Hans Winner of Germany.
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Boa Constrictor Sabogae:
Saboga boas are probably one of the rarest boa constrictor in captivity today. A naturally occurring hypomelanistic dwarf that is known to be semi arboreal. Our boas are descendants of Saboga boas found in the Pearl Island chain. These babies are from some of first breeding in the U.S. Boa's from this island, have a very distinguishable look to them. Many of them lack varying amounts of the typical dorsal pattern, while others show very faded patterns, with some having no dorsal pattern at all! |
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