Re: "Blue Diamond Iguanas"

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Posted by Tim on November 22, 1998 at 19:33:00:

In Reply to: Re: "Blue Diamond Iguanas" posted by Dustin on November 10, 1998 at 20:34:09:

Well folks, here are a few things to think about:
First of all,it is quite possible,and,natural to have individuals,or,sometimes entire isolated populations of "blue" animals, that are normally green, iguanas,monitors,tree pythons,and,frogs,to name a few,as we all remember, blue,and,yellow combine to make green, so of course an animal lacking yellow pigment,(axanthic) would appear to us as blue,(cyanthic,or,cyanomorphic) This is by no means limited to any specific geographic locale. secondly,it is also possible to affect chromatiphoric display to some extent,in some lizards, through diet. I'm not a big fan of commecial lizard diets,but,I do think that they can be very benificial when used in conjunction with fresh fruits,and,vegetables. I don't know if Fluker's claims are valid,however,it's not outside the realms of scientific possibility,nor does it mean they're using dyes,or,food coloring.

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: Well folks, here are a few things to think about: : First of all,it is quite possible,and,natural to have individuals,or,sometimes entire isolated populations of "blue" animals, that are normally green, iguanas,monitors,tree pythons,and,frogs,to name a few,as we all remember, blue,and,yellow combine to make green, so of course an animal lacking yellow pigment,(axanthic) would appear to us as blue,(cyanthic,or,cyanomorphic) This is by no means limited to any specific geographic locale. secondly,it is also possible to affect chromatiphoric display to some extent,in some lizards, through diet. I'm not a big fan of commecial lizard diets,but,I do think that they can be very benificial when used in conjunction with fresh fruits,and,vegetables. I don't know if Fluker's claims are valid,however,it's not outside the realms of scientific possibility,nor does it mean they're using dyes,or,food coloring.

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