Leopard Gecko Morph Visualization Library Project

[ribbbit]

I'm working on a leopard gecko morph visualization library based on morph information from the leopard gecko wiki and around the web. The first post is the tangerine morph, and it just went live. I will be touching on every known legitimate morph.

So far I've designed 20 morphs, and will be posting these on my blog and creating new designs until all morphs have been touched on.

All feedback and suggestions are welcome and greatly appreciated. If you notice something incorrect, or if you think I missed anything worth mentioning on a morph, please say so. The goal of this project is to accurately catalog every known leopard gecko morph in a visual way. I'll post new visualizations in this thread until completion. I'm also taking requests here if you'd like to see a specific morph sooner.

Here is a link to the first morph visualization: Tangerine

and...a thumbnail peek at the first visualization.

 

[indyana]

Wow, that's a really neat idea. Sort of like a field marks guide to gecko morphs. I think you're probably going to get some that start having the same marks eventually (but different genetics). Seems like a great idea to introduce new people to what visual indicators to look for on different morphs though.

For the above graphic, those are all Super Hypo Tangerine... there is a huge array of Tangerine morphs since you can pretty much add Tangerine to anything. Maybe make the title more exact and expand upon other Tangerines that are not Super Hypo later?

 

[ribbbit]

Wow, that's a really neat idea. Sort of like a field marks guide to gecko morphs. I think you're probably going to get some that start having the same marks eventually (but different genetics). Seems like a great idea to introduce new people to what visual indicators to look for on different morphs though.

For the above graphic, those are all Super Hypo Tangerine... there is a huge array of Tangerine morphs since you can pretty much add Tangerine to anything. Maybe make the title more exact and expand upon other Tangerines that are not Super Hypo later?

What a great idea indyana, thanks for the feedback! I'll break things down more specifically per your suggestion, that makes more sense. Then, once all of the variations have been touched upon, perhaps group them together under the encompassing trait.

The field marks guide actually served as part of the inspiration for this project. :main_thumbsup:

 

[ribbbit]

Updated the original image for tangerine, added the basic tangerine and tangerine carrot tail morphs. As I get deeper into this, I'm realizing how many variations and possibilities of this morph exist. I think approaching this from indyana's idea will be the most logical and easy to understand method moving forward. Does anyone else have additional ideas or resources on morph variations?

 

[ribbbit]

Added three new morphs today:

Sunglow



Blizzard


Black Pearl


As always, feedback and/or criticism is more than welcome.

 

[babyjann]

Wow, this is amazing. I just joined here and found this. Looking foward to your next post. Great work!

 

[ribbbit]

Thanks for the feedback babyjann! Welcome to the community

 

[ribbbit]

I'm looking for more information on the Black Pearl morph. Does anyone know if it has been proven to be co-dom or recessive? Also, would you consider a dark hyper-melanistic to be considered a Black Pearl?

 

[Neon Aurora]

It is neither co-dominant or recessive. It's line bred (polygenic), just like tangerine.

I would not consider a dark hyper-melanistic to be a black pearl. To be a black pearl, the gecko must come from original black pearl lines. Worth mentioning, I've never actually seen someone with a hyper melanistic. They always turn out to be dark because they're cold. Not saying they don't exist, as I'm pretty sure they do. I just mean that could cause some confusion when trying to identify a gecko visually.

 

[ribbbit]

Thanks so much for the feedback and information Neon Aurora! That makes more sense. I've made the change on the Black Pearl morph sheet, and included the information you've provided on the blog post. Would you be open to me quoting you as the source of this information on the blog? If yes, let me know how you'd like me to reference you as the source (your website, name, your source of the information, etc).

Sorry about the errors guys! This is an ongoing project and I want it to be as accurate as possible. If you feel I misrepresented anything or if anything else should be mentioned pertaining to a specific morph, I'd be incredibly grateful for you to let me know.

 

[Neon Aurora]

You're welcome to quote me if you like. You can just put my name. Kirsten Dimmler - Hobby Breeder. I wish I had a website for you to post. =P Eventually (soon) I do hope to have a website.

I don't really have a source of information to cite. My source is just my experience in the hobby and on this forum.

Let me see what I can find in the way of sources. A source would be better than the word of a random hobby breeder like myself. =)