Fired up!

[Gregg M]

So what is she???

 

[WftRight]

I've never seen that color pattern. I might call her a "smoke" or the more descriptive "hyper melanistic."

 

[spykerherps]

A Granite morph Crested or how bought Slate

 

[WftRight]

Granite would be a better term to match with what the rest of the herp world uses. Forget my first post.

 

[Gregg M]

So you guys think it may be a "new morph"??? I posted a pic over at Pangea as well. It would be cool if it is something different...

 

[Mel&Keith]

That thing is funky (in a neat way)! It almost looks like a hybrid.

 

[Gregg M]

That thing is funky (in a neat way)! It almost looks like a hybrid.

Thats what I thought at first. I did some research and it does not look quite like a hybrid and it has a full crest. So I think a hybid is ruled out for this one.

I am still looking at crested photos to see if I can find anything similar.:main_robin:

 

[LadyGecko]

Cool Gecko Greg !

Very very interesting
Keep us updated on that one

Sandy

 

[Mel&Keith]

The head structure just reminded me of one a little. It definitely looks different that the one Lance posted, but maybe there can be a lot of variation? Do you know what the parents were supposed to be? Let us know what the members at Pangea have to say.

 

[Gregg M]

Ya know Mel, I am not a Rhac expert so I could be wrong but I have seen a bunch of Crested x Chahoua hybrids and they have no crests and even the 25% Chahoua/75% Crested hybrids have very diminished crests that do not extend down the dorsal. Another thing seen in the hybrids is that they all have that velvet skin like R. chahoua.

 

[Bodon]

I never saw one like that before, id say its a hybrid of some sort but if not, that is an awesome new morph!

 

[Gregg M]

She did not look like this a few days ago. This is after her 2nd good shed since she has been in my care. Up until 3 days ago, I thought she was going to be a patternless brown/olive crested. She fired up after her shed and looked like this ever since..

 

[Valley Reptiles]

That's not a hybrid. It looks like it has tiger markings, just not like the normal tigers.

 

[spykerherps]

not a new morph but probable a rarely seen color variety, or combo of colors our eyes are seeing . not a new morph unless you can test breed it to see if it replicates.IMO

 

[Lunar Gecko]

IMO, Thats a brindle w/ different looking color. Nice gecko. =)

 

[tap1974]

Someone posted some cresteds for sale on kingsnake not long ago that looked kind of like this one and they called them camo. I kind of think it is a very dark brindle. Awsome gecko. I want one.:main_cool3: