Question about "True red tails" and Boa constrictors...

[RealDeal24]

Ok so i kno this is asked alot but..basicly the bright red tails like super bright red for example a suriname i belive? is a true red tail boa constrictor? and if its the dull red not super bright its a regular boa contrictor right? can anyone post some pics explaning the two that would be apreciated =).

[BonafideHerps]

Peruvian BCC..



Colombian BCI...




Rich

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

[morti]

Basically, any animal of the subspecies Boa constrictor constrictor is a "true redtail". That is really a petshop name though... They are all boa constrictors.

[DynastyGeckos]

Nice, thanks for explaining that one

[luker3232]

petshops add exciting names alot

[X-Factor]

Yes they do...

in addition to what BayArea said, the Suriname locale Red Tail is also a BCC. Check out the site below, there is GREAT info there to help you figure this out, and much easier to understand.

Boa-Constrictors.com

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

[RioBravoReptiles]

The 'True Redtail' name was given to the BCC redtails to clarify the issue in response to the pet industry naming every boa a redtail boa. I even hear people calling Argentine boas, Boa c. occidentalis "Argentine redtails". No group of boas has less of a chance of having a red tail than those.. A decade or so ago no one confused the two (BCC and BCI), much less the other subspecies. The current crop of keepers, breeders and herpers in general seem much smarter on things such as the comparative market values of certain MORPHs or phases of boas and even in many cases they know more about keeping and breeding some boas.. yet they are (mostly) less well-founded in the natural history and taxonomy of the Boa.
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Be safe.

	Boa Constrictor Constrictor Red Tail Boa Constrictor (Boa constictor constrictor). Refers to "true" red tail boas such as the Guyana and Suriname locales.

	Boa Constrictor Imperator Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor imperator). Most common is the Colombian Boa.

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[Tom]

Hi RealDeal24,

Most B.C.C you see are Suriname's or Guyana's but there are a few others too. Most of your B.C.C have some widow peaks / bat wings on there saddles, kind of looks like this <) (> and they will have nicer looking tail color mostly red and sometimes orange. Suriname's tend to be more pink / red in body color and Guyana's tend to be red / purple in body color. Now B.C.I will all most never have widow peaks / bat wings on there saddles but there are a few that will have small widow peak / bat wings. There saddles will look like this ) ( most of the time. Also B.C.C will grow slower than the B.C.I but they will get bigger. Here are the scale counts for B.C.C and B.C.I. Boas.

B.C.C
scale counts - 75 to 95 dorsal rows.
227 to 250 ventrals.
49 to 62 subcaudals.
Average 15 to 21 saddles.

B.C.I
scale counts - 56 to 79 dorsal rows.
225 to 253