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  • 05-13-2017, 12:18 PM
    Oxylepy
    What colorations exist within ball pythons?
    Ball pythons have extreme genetic variation within them, which is a very interesting trait among animals. However it is unlikely that the scientific community will take them up because it is unlikely to be profitable or useful, not to mention the time it takes to study them over generations (they aren't very quick for breeding out and studying).

    This leaves the task of studying ball pythons up to the community. OWAL has collected a lot of useful information, however there is a lot more out there that could be gathered to help better understand the species we love.

    So, I bring this before the community, can we compile a useful list of color information on ball pythons?

    The goal is to get together a number of base colorations and how those interact to produce other colors.
  • 05-15-2017, 08:17 AM
    asplundii
    There are only two pigment types in balls: melanin and some variant(s) of pteridine. So the only colours we will see are variants of brown and yellow/orange
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