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Originally Posted by R&TB
So a black tail cribo and the indigo are really the same species just a different name.
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Cribos and indigos are the same genus (Drymarchon), but I'm not sure of the current taxonomy. I believe that they all used to be considered different subspecies of Drymarchon corais - with the black tail cribo being
melanurus, and the eastern indigo being
couperi . I'm fairly certain, though, that there were some efforts to separate the group into different species. I don't work with the group, so I haven't paid attention to the status.
I had the pleasure of keeping a few cribos short term (baby sitting, if you will) about 12 yrs ago - great animals. Enjoy!