" I have a T neg Calvert Co coastal....pretty critter....no mate ,but he is still cool"


Again,...if your temporalis isn't ALL WHITE where the black normally was, it is a hypo, or "possibly" a t-positive(tyrosinaise some melanin possibly) which they are also commonly referred to, but NOT a t-negative AMELANISTIC temporalis. See what I mean??..LOL!

"T-neg"(tyrosinaise negative) means NO TYROSINASE to be converted into dark pigment(melanin), so they are pure white where the dark pigment would normally be. Whereas "t-plus"(tyrosinaise positive) means there is only the puplish/chocolate coloration where the tyrosinaise enzyme melanin precursor is present in the cell, but synthesizes very LITTLE to NO melanin, which gives the animal it's deep purple/lavender hue. Different amounts of tyrosinaise being synthesized into melanin by any given animal give different snakes their different unique looks, but the principle is the same regardless.

If you have an actual t-negative amel temporalis, you are sitting on the first one known to exist!..



~Doug
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