T.s. parietalis Coloring: Whats the Norm and whats Not

[GarterGuy17]

Well mine was captive born picked her up at 5 months , she is very orange/red actually.

[ConcinusMan]

Well mine was captive born picked her up at 5 months , she is very orange/red actually.

Of course, high red is pretty typical of captive born or captive breeders. That can give the false impression that it is the norm. Just like bright orange headed concinnus' or blue pugets. That's what you'll normally see in the hobby but it's not necessarily typical of the subspecies a whole, in the wild.

From what I can tell, high red or anything more than just a little red, actually isn't typical of parietalis' in the wild. People also get the impression that pugets are blue when that's actually not very typical of the subspecies. Blue is the exception, and generally only occurs in a small portion of their range. I suppose it's probably the same for parietalis. There may be some populations with very nice high red individuals, and captive breeding selects for that.

[InsanePirateDragon]

And Kansas is known for its pretty redsided so I was expecting, but what has me curious is how far her coloring is going down her sides, this is one of the best pictures as she was about to shed in the most recent pictures I have of the strange red fade that she has. I've tried seeing if I could find anything similar in others but I haven't had much luck so I'm not sure if its something in Kansas strains or something different entirely. Thats mainly what I'm trying to find out about.