In my opinion it is obvious that the Hypo has been mislabled.

Hypomelanistic cannot simply be a reduction in black or the Albino and the Sunglow (albino/hypo) would look the same.

Along the same lines tho, it cant also be an increase in red coloration, or the Anerythrystic and the Ghost (Hypo/Anery) would look the same.

The other color in boas is yellow (Xanthin i belive)

If the "hypo" caused an increase in the Xanthin(yellow), as well as a reduction in Melanin(black) then the resulting colors would show much more orange. That would make sense. ie... Sunglow.

Also... When the "hypo" gene is combined with the Anery gene.... if you added an increase in the Xanthin (yellow)... then the remaining Black and Yellow would combined to display a washed out grey color... ie... Ghost.


So in my amature opinion... the Hypomelanistic name is actually a misnomer, because the genetic trait is both reducing melanin and increasing Xanthin.


But Im no expert.

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• OK, the "snowglow" help a brotha out ... LOL - Ji_, Thu Jun 9 21:53:12 2005
• RE: OK, the "snowglow" help a brotha out ... LOL - Iaherper, Thu Jun 9 23:24:10 2005
• RE: OK, the "snowglow" help a brotha out ... LOL - gotboids18, Thu Jun 9 23:40:46 2005
• RE: OK, the "snowglow" help a brotha out ... LOL - mdc, Thu Jun 9 23:58:37 2005
• RE: OK, the "snowglow" help a brotha out ... LOL - neilm, Fri Jun 10 02:36:53 2005
• OK then, what about ... - Ji_, Fri Jun 10 08:38:01 2005
• RE: The way I see it... - sunshineboas, Fri Jun 10 09:27:38 2005
• Hmmm ... - Ji_, Fri Jun 10 12:10:29 2005
• RE: Hmmm ... - Mishkam, Fri Jun 10 12:14:17 2005
• RE: Hmmm ... - sunshineboas, Fri Jun 10 14:13:41 2005
• Hypo Snows...more - Hoppy, Fri Jun 10 13:59:51 2005
• Ive been asking the same question. - Mishkam, Fri Jun 10 11:53:01 2005
• Thats what I was originally thinking .... more - Ji_, Fri Jun 10 12:15:13 2005
• RE: Thats what I was originally thinking .... more - Mishkam, Fri Jun 10 12:24:44 2005
• RE: Ive been asking the same question. - Paul Hollander, Fri Jun 10 12:38:51 2005
• Wouldn't Snow ghost be a better name?.................More> - PanamaRed, Fri Jun 10 22:02:42 2005