What kind of leo do I have?

[Tassalat]

My daughter and I just got this little sweety on Monday. She (looks to be a girl to us) was labeled as a tangerine, but she looks no where close in color to the tangerines I've seen here. She does have some orange near the base of her tail. The guy at the pet store where we bought her said she has her "baby colors" and will get more tangerine as she grows up. It doesn't matter much to me, I love the way she looks now just fine. I'm just curious if the more experienced here could shed some light on her background/markings. I love the stripes with hints of lavender and the lavender tail. She's just lovely to me! And btw her name is Eureka.

 

[Tassalat]

Oops, I just saw that there is a morph and genetics area. Maybe this should have gone there...
...we'll just say I'm showing off Eureka here... but with a question too!

 

[Sol]

She looks like a E. m. afghanicus to me. how big is she?

 

[Tassalat]

I haven't measured her, but I'd estimate 6"-7" total. Probably closer to 7".

 

[reptinut]

Looks a lot like a Afghanicus

 

[Tassalat]

Do their colors change as they become adults?

Oh yeah, and when you measure do you include tail?

 

[goReptiles]

They may loose some of the spots or the lavender. Could be a hybrid. She looks like a wild caught/normal to me with maybe a little Afghanicus.

 

[pkrtech]

Part of the fun is the way they change, it is a fun time!

 

[gothra]

She looks like a nice normal to me; the colors and spotting may have very slight changes over time.

 

[gixxer3420]

Looks like a nice normal leo

 

[Tassalat]

Normal works for me. I think she is so beautiful! I wonder why they were calling her a tangerine? Maybe to charge a little extra? Or maybe they really thought she was going to turn orange.

 

[Wandering Paddle]

i would call it a normal. I dont think this has any recent afghan lineage.

 

[gothra]

Maybe they can charge a bit higher, I don't know. When I started this hobby, a shop also sold me a high yellow/normal as a tangerine; it costs twice as much as the other high yellows. Tangerine or not, she is still very beautiful! Trust me, you'll have your 2nd 3rd leo very soon!

 

[rawson5084]

She is very pretty