Solid/Snake eyed gecko question

[RampantReptiles]

I was wondering from the different dark eyed morphs aka eclipse, SS eyes, and blizzards. What are the differences?
Like I heard that in one of the eyes you can/cannot see the pupil but in the others you can/cannot? Just want to clarify this for future reference.
I know that SS will always be solid while the others can be partial/snake eyed so no need to get into that.

 

[neubauer geckos]

Well,I have a blizzard male with solid black eyes,but you can still faintly see the pupil.so blizzards pupil can be seen.I believe ss pupils can't be seen.

 

[neubauer geckos]

Oh,and the eclipse gene is not what gives blizzards and super snows their eyes.

 

[Tony C]

The best way to tell if it is an Eclipse is to look at the nose, in addition to the black eyes the Eclipse gene always presents with a white nose. A speckled tail is also common, but can be masked by other genes, but the white nose is always there.

 

[Taquiq]

Tony does that include het Eclipses?

 

[Tony C]

I'm not aware of any visual markers for a het Eclipse. Ron Tremper often points to a speckled tail as a marker, but it is such a variable trait that I would not consider it to be definitive.

 

[Taquiq]

Ok because I have a Mack Tremper poss het Eclipse so it would be good if I knew if it was het Eclipse. But I will test breed.

 

[Sol]

speckles on the underside of the tail are always indicative of the animal being het eclipse... just a good way to make sure your poss het eclipse are het or not.

 

[Tony C]

All of the following geckos are het Eclipse, and none display speckled tails:

 

[Taquiq]

Tony, I think Sol said the underside of the tail.

 

[Tony C]

Their undersides are clear as well. I'm not saying it absolutely is not a marker, just not something that is consistent enough to really rely on in my opinion. Hopefully Kristi sees this thread, she works with a lot of Eclipses and may be able to shed some light on the matter.

 

[Taquiq]

Ok, yeah I'm hoping mine is het Eclipse and he doesn't have speckles under the tail.

 

[Kristi23]

I've had many het eclipses with no tail speckles. My eclipses don't always have speckled tails either, so I really don't look at that as a deciding factor. Hope that helps.