Gene Request Form
Please fill the below form out to the best of your ability. Answers do not need to be lengthy. If appropriate you may forward this request to someone who is more able to supply the answers.
Facts
Species: Boaedon capensis
Name of Gene: T- Albino
First produced by whom: unknown
Year First Produced: unknown
Genetics Type (Incdom/Codom/Recessive/Polygenic/etc): recessive
In complex with other genes?: no
Other names/aliases for it?: Albino
Description: T- albinos have no melanin and no tyrosinase
Appearance; What it does/looks like?
- Head: the head has a white “mask” on the jaw, nose, and eyes. The top of the head is an orange or yellow colour. They have yellow or green eyes with red pupils
- Body: Orange or yellow with white patterning and sides
- Belly: pure white
- Tail: Orange or yellow on top. White on the bottom
Proven Lines:
Related Genes: T- yellow butter, T- orange butter, T- hypo albino “moonglow”, T- albino blue-eyed, extreme gene albino, KZN red T- albino, Oreo, KZN red extreme gene albino granite/speckled, Kenyan red T- albino, T- albino capensis x fuliginosus, Kenyan red T- albino hypo, T- and T+ albino “stacked”
Proven: To what degree it is proven out to not just be polygenic? This gene is fully proven to be recessive by many house snake breeders
Unique: Why do you believe this is a new morph and not an existing one? There are no morphs for house snakes on morph market yet
Problems: Any problems? No
History: The history behind its discovery? Unknown
Disagreement or Controversy: none
References here on the community:
- At least one link to community discussion (ie forums) to demonstrate community acceptance
Show me your unique animals! - #19 by elementalexotics
Elemental Exotic's 2020 Cape African House snake clutch(es)
Promoting House Snakes to a Top-Level Category - #3 by erie-herps
Breeding... How to start. (House Snakes and KSBs) - #4 by azjohn - Link to WOBP if one exists.
- Links to the wider web.
House Snake Morphs, Localities, and Line-Bred Traits (Boaedon capensis and Boaedon fuliginosus) | Our Reptile Forum
https://ultimateexotics.co.za/house-snakes-and-their-mutations-morphs-by-rolf-dennison/
https://www.housesnakemorphs.com/morphs.html#/
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