New gene request

Species

Sonoran gopher snake

Name of Gene

Paradox leucistic

First produced by

Colby Billingslea

Year first produced

2003

Inheritence type

Recessive

In complex with other genes?

No

Other names/aliases

Whitesided

General description

Leucistic with blue/black eyes, pattern along back

Appearance - Head

White

Appearance - Body

White

Appearance - Belly

White

Appearance - Tail

White

Proven lines

Colby

Related genes

None

Proven

Proven to be recessive, although the hets seem to be light in color but normal

Unique

It’s new , from w/c . No other gopher snake is like this

Problems

None

History

Found in 2003 as a hatchling

References

Not many discussions, when it was found in posted it on ks

The last photo on the desert floor is the w/c male as an adult.

Upload at least 3 photos (including 1 with a normal/WT animal)




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Beautiful animals
I understand why you would want to separate the name from the all white blue eyed leucistic in other colubrids. I just feel the ‘paradox’ is a misnomer since they can still have some color like in the ball python BEL or BlkEL complex.

Absolutely love the WC adult’s color.

Hope it gets approved!

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