Isn't a "hypo" floridana really a hyperxanthic?

I don't see reduced melanin but I do see exaggerated xanthin in most "hypos".



The black pattern is reduced but the that black pattern isn't reduced melanin. It's black in a smaller area...not gray/silver



Some hypos I've seen have no dark pigmentation at all except in the eyes...Maybe the layer where the black was, is absent...?



Wouldn't a true hypomelanistic floridana have a normal floridana pattern where the black is grayish as well as the normal yellow bars/pattern?



I think the term "hypo" has been mis used for years for many snakes. And....I am by no means trying to 'change' anything, just wanted to know what everyone's thoughts are on this. I know hypo is the accepted term when describing these floridana and will be forever....
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