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I did specify "the non-melanistic locales of L. micropholis", which means L.t.micropholis (Ecuadorian) and L.t.andesiana (Andean), but that's admittedly a funny way to have to put things.
I agree that subspecies are really useful for hobby purposes. I kind of miss the old taxonomy of rosy boas, too, for the same reason. All the more motivation to keep locales pure -- so we know what animal we're talking about.
I like the 'analogue world' comment. Back in my academic days, I thought a fair amount about the idea of 'carving nature at its joints' and whether that is at all possible (I'm pretty sure it is not). The idea first comes up in Plato's Phaedrus (I had to look this up just now, but I shouldn't be surprised he had Socrates say it first), and it turns out the issue is still with us.
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