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Posted by Jeff Schofield on January 14, 2003 at 23:41:38:
In Reply to: First off its OBSOLETA... thank you... posted by Dwight Good on January 14, 2003 at 22:59:33:
:Hi, I have noticed a remarkable array of morphs around for a while but I am unsure of the "purity" and availability of some of these. I am not into arguing crosses here, just trying to create a definitive list of genetic morphs--and maybe the stories behind them. I will start, feel free to add or correct--
:Blacks--red albino, lavender albino, brindle,white sided
:For more info on the black rat morphs you have listed above, see Bechtel and Bechtel, 1985, Genetics of color mutations in the snake, Elaphe obsoleta, Journal of Heredity, 76:7-11. Or for a more genearal summary see Bechtel, 1995, Reptile and Amphibian Variants Colors Patterns and Scales, Krieger Publishing.
:If you contact George Miskimon he can give you the rundown on the history of the licorice stick morph.
:There are quite a few morphs of the black rat snake 'out there' if you look. Striped, motley, calico, patternless, xanthic, 'chocolate chip', paradox albino, etc. Good luck in your research.
::Yellow--(2?)red albino, lavender albino, (2?)aneryth
:This is a fun one... as you are probably aware there are a few yellow rat projects out there that are not pure quadrivittata. With that said, I'll add a few yellow rat morphs to your list: calico, snow, axanthic.
::Glades--whitesided(ghost), "HYPO"(albino)
:How about the 'blotchless' morph? Babies are born with broken stripes rather than the typical blotched pattern.
::Texas--red albino, lavender albino, leucistic,aneryth(?)
:I think TravisG nailed this one pretty well. That snow texas is sweet looking, ;))
::Bairds--albino
:NOT OBSOLETA, lol... therefore doesn't count!
:Did you forget about the lowly GREY RAT SNAKE?
:Morphs include albino, hypo, patternless, striped, and possible others?
:Later,
:dg
