I think they are referring to the work published by Fritz et al. 2010. Here's a quote from the paper summarizing their thoughts on the subspecific clasifications within Stigmochelys pardalis.
"The recent revalidation of the two subspecies of S. pardalis was based on such a chimerical sequence...
Thanks for the reply! I totally agree, if you were making hybrids to release in native populations obviously wrong, but we live an ocean away from their native ranges.
Don’t even get me started on sub species, I personally do not think subspecies are valid taxonomically like what species...
Thank you for the response, various species of herpetofauna are cohabitated in captivity inside of enclosures that are certainly undersized compared to the wild. I totally understand that many people do create hybrids as a way to make more money and thats gross, but hybrids occur in nature all...
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I have always been genuinely curious about this topic and it seems to cause a lot of immediate emotions. Given that Mediterranean tortoises (Genus: Testudo) have overlapping ranges in the wild why is so controversial to cohabitate them. I understand not wanting them to breed but just...