Thoughts on MEE or MEP or ???

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This specimen was purchased at a local store. So no history provided. But by the plastron can I get any opinions from anyone interested in commenting? Thanks
 

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Manouria emys phayrei
Wow that is super exciting to see this response. I kind of gathered that with my own research but having nobody I know that has real experience with Manouria I couldn’t be sure. Dang I wish there was 2 when I landed this deal , as I have 3 MEE
 

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Could I ask your opinion on this one?
I agree with Yvonne's assessment of the first one, but this one is sort of in-between. Its not distinctly either. Is it possibly an intergrade? Do you know the parents? Iv'e never seen one quite like this. I wonder if it will become more obviously one way or the other over time as it grows.
 
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I agree with Yvonne's assessment of the first one, but this one is sort of in-between. Its not distinctly either. Is it possibly an intergrade? Do you know the parents? Iv'e never seen one quite like this. I wonder if it will become more obviously one way or the other over time as it grows.
So I actually took that photo about a year ago. Will get an updated one ASAP for reference. As for the parents… blurry videos and spotty communication.. so no solid history but I got 3 initially this one is the only one out of those that looks like this. The other 2 look dead on MEE
 
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Gotcha. At what point should I be sure to separate them if I don’t want any more integrates? Are the intergrates ok or sought after at all or less so than a pure MEE or MEP?
 
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Grabbed some quick pics when I got home
 

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