Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Axanthic - Classic Black and White

So today I feel like talking about the Axanthic morph of the ball python. Now, why did I say black & white in the title? Axanthic means the opposite albinism. So in other words, an axanthic python is missing it's red and/or yellow pigments, and usually has just black, white, and brown pigments. This morph is only a morph of colour, so it's pattern follows the same pattern as the normal ball python. Though most axanthics "brown-out" later on in life, the best lineages can maintain their colours for a good while.

4 comments:

  1. had no idea what Axanthic was before this.

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  2. I hadn't heard of that either. Interesting. Does it apply to other species?

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  3. I have no clue. I would assume that it does occur in other species, but I can't be sure. Let me check.

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  4. Ok, so it seems that Axanthic only occurs in reptiles, like snakes, lizards, and axolotls.

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