Is this C. Melanosoma?

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Is this C. Melanosoma? I have my doubts because it says the tail is supposed to be mostly black surrounded by yellow, but it doesn’t seem to be the case here. C.Dimidiatus has a much more limited range and the tail is solid yellow which doesn’t seem to be the case either. C.Vanderloosi is very rare and pretty much restricted to PNG. And from the color of its body I don’t think it’s C.Caeruleopunctatus.

(The Chinese says this is a captive bred specimen of whichever species it is)

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It looks like a melanosoma to me. Looking at pictures online, there seems to be some variation of tail color from individual to individual. For example, this one has an all yellow tail.
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