Nova,, another green tree python

This is a good picture I got of this little green tree python, Morelia viridis , this week. She is a Jayapura x Lereh cross, farm bred by Bushmaster Reptiles. If that sounds like complete greek, green tree pythons are commonly referred to by the locality they come from, as the evolutionary differences in animals coming from different islands in indonesia, different parts of Papaua/New Guinea, & different parts of the cape york peninsula in Australia are amazing, and lead to different animals. So this little one is a cross of animals from Jayapura & Lereh, both are localities from the mainland area (Papaua/New Guinea), Lereh being in. the central highlands, Jayapura being near the coast. Here is a site with a bit of information on the different localities . Farm bred generally means that the animal was bred in an overseas facility. Bushmaster Reptiles is a fairly highly respected company with a large breeding facility in indonesia. So there is a bit more credibility in where the animal & it's parents are actually from.

So this pretty little one should hopefully develop blues all along the red dorsal stripe, and a rich green colour.





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