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arvensis
Senior Member Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Location: Hampshire Status: Offline Points: 493 |
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Posted: 05 Aug 2006 at 1:10pm |
Hi all,
How common are blue blotches on the head/ neck of female slowies? I think I read somewhere that it isn't too common- I could be wrong. I'm curious because I captured a female from one of my sites last week with the blotches on her head. I have piccies which I'll post if requested. Cheers, a curious Mark Edited by arvensis |
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Vicar
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Always post piccies ! .
I thought the blue blotches were only found on male Af...but with my colour-sight I have to rely upon reports :P, Would love to see the pics! |
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arvensis
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Here ya go..
Mark |
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herpetologic2
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Hi Mark Nice mating scars - these are from the male slowworm who grabs the female just where those marks are -they probably are not the same as the blue coloured scales found on males (as shown in this photo) I remember finding one with so much blue its entire back was a vivid blue but I had no camera d'oh! Jon |
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