Leucism in deep

[Pigiama]

Hi all

I'm quite triggered by leucism in reptiles. Reading on the internet the infos are quite confusive. Some say that is a mendelian genetic condition, some say that it isn't; some refers to it as "partial albinism" (and i think it's not), while some others say that is a "skin defect" where there is no migration of melanocytes in the skin during embriogenysis.

Is there anyone with detailed infos that can share them to me (with some bibliography will be perfect)

Thank you so much

[paulh]

Welcome to the ball-python.net forums!

Genetics of color mutations in the snake, Elaphe obsoleta
H. Bernard Bechtel, Elizabeth Bechtel
Journal of Heredity, Volume 76, Issue 1, 1 January 1985, Pages 7–11, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a110026

https://owlcation.com/stem/Stunning-Albino-Animals

I like leucism, too. The above may help.

I am not surprised that you are confused. As far as I know, there are probably a number of conditions that have been lumped together under the term. Some definitely are genetic, such as the leucistic rat snakes in the Bechtels' paper. Other conditions may not be. And there it is no reason that a given type of leucism cannot be both genetic and a skin defect where there is no migration of melanocytes in the skin during embryogenesis.

I must shut down now.

[Danger noodles]

I hate the word triggered with every bone in my body!

[Skyrivers]

I hate the word triggered with every bone in my body!

This statement triggered me...…. kidding.

[asplundii]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27529988

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23583561

[LGSnakes]

I hate the word triggered with every bone in my body!

I was thinking the same.

[Pigiama]

thank you all guys, you're ecxellent as always.

Yeah i don't like that term neither, but did't find another one to describe how bad i fell into this thing lol