Hi Russ,

> Personally I think that you should be able to see the difference in a
group of  1 or 2.

Naah. The subspecies rank is great for populations that "look different" but
whose characteristics overlap. Genetic analysis helps a lot (some characters
that "look different" are far less important than characters that are
invisible, what a surprise!), but there will remain cases that are not
clearcut. As to naming individuals, every individual is genetically unique,
except of course for those that aren't, such as twins.

Thanks for the entertainment. Sorry I can't help you with the
identification.

Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama

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