Wamena

Type: Locality

Issues: N/A

First Produced In: Unknown

Availability: Rarest

Last Updated: 2022-12-05

Locality Wamena Region

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History

The Wamena derived from chondros found high in the mountains of Irian Jaya. Most founder animals came from Karubaga which is close to the town of Wamena situated in the Baliem Valley. These Highland chondros share their environment with the elusive Boelens Pythons and it gets quite cool at night (as low as 55 F). They do not like being kept too warm. They prefer a cool night temp too.

Appearance

Body

They are distinguished from the Sorong and Jayapura types by unique small tear drop shaped dorsal markings. Generally speaking, blue scales on these animals tend to be less bright than other mainland types. Some specimens also display black pigment on the edges of their scales.

Controversy

A large amount of keepers believe that there are no true Wamena locality GTPs, but rather that due to the town of Wamena in the Jayawijaya region of Indonesia supporting a large airport for the surrounding areas, many earlier imported animals were simply named after the town they were imported from, rather than the surrounding location in which they were originally found.