Enigma Eyes: What Exactly IS Going On?

[paulnj]

Sorry, I am of no help when it comes to genetic abnormalities, but have seen plenty of eyes like those and the eyes are one of the cool things about enigmas if you ask me.

 

[yellermelon]

I second the eyes being the cool thing about the enigmas! It almost seems as if one could line breed the eye color as many have the tangerines in years past. As Matt said I did notice the more colorful the geckos skin puigment the more colorful the eyes tend to be. Dunno what the hecks goin on, but cant wait to see what is in the future!

 

[Grinning Geckos]

To me, it looks like overlaying pigment (the red/orange) rather than an absense of pigment in those areas. It has a very solid pigmented look, where as blood would be more transparent looking, and I doubt it would show up as orange. It's not a perfect way of explaining it, but I tend to look at colors in terms of layers, and that's what it looks like to me. :main_robin:

 

[Gregg M]

To me, it looks like overlaying pigment (the red/orange) rather than an absense of pigment in those areas. It has a very solid pigmented look, where as blood would be more transparent looking, and I doubt it would show up as orange. It's not a perfect way of explaining it, but I tend to look at colors in terms of layers, and that's what it looks like to me. :main_robin:

You must be an artist too...
Thats exactly how I see it as well... There does not seem to be any lack of pigmentation at all. Infact it seems to be the complete opposiste...
I am pretty bent on them not being ocular albinos... I do agree that the eyes are amazing all the same no matter what is causing the color to be what it is... In my opinion Enigmas have limmitless potential once everything is worked out...

Killer pics by the way Kelli... That one with the REALLY orange eyes is so beautiful.

 

[spykerherps]

don't mean to highjack... but

I was just checking this thread out and realized. he's mine.or rather I am getting him. don't have him yet. I feel very lucky. Thanks a million kelli.

Look at this ones eyes! Almost completely red! He's gorgeous too.

 

[Lottiz]

-What a beauty!!!

Interesting thread by the way. I love enigma eyes and I really hope you can find out what the nice orange eyes depend on.

 

[boutiquegecko]

Could we be overthinking the eyes? I look at it as people have different shades of eye color and some color is dominant right? So could it be the same as in the enigmas? If you look at other morphs, they have varying shades of eye color too. I'm thinking of bells at the moment-I've seen eyes super red and others with hardly no red.
Am I reading right-the mack enigmas have no red/orange pigment? I would think the mack gene has something to do with that?

 

[Felix]

Those eyes are gorgeous o.o

 

[hondawingsfly]

could you explain more abou the Oculocutaneous Albinism kelli? i googled and it and most of it seemed to deal more with mammals and didnt find much searching the forum either. thanks!

 

[Lena]

Does anyone have good pictures of albino enigma eyes? I'm curious to see..

 

[paulnj]

The best I can do without breaking out a camera....
tremper enigmas..

 

[SaSobek]

here ya go two new babies. i guess a "dream" clutch :main_thumbsup:
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opps. i guess you wanted to see just plain albino enigma eyes with out the red
Tremper enigma

snow tremper enigma

Tremper patternless enigmas

 

[rich07]

this is my mack snow enigma het albinos eye.

 

[Lena]

I just got a bell enigma last week, I'll post a picture of his eyes tonight. They are INCREDIBLE!