Joe I think you were typing to fast bro. The root word for the pigment doesn't change to fit the concentration of the pigment.

Xanthin I believe is yellow, melanin is black, and erythrin red .

the prefix is what changes the concentration, a or an being (as in Amelanistic) none, hypo (as in hyomelanistic) less, hyper more.

I solid yellow boa would be xanthic, a high yellow boa would be hyperxanthic.
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Davey Giltner

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• Nice Common Boa photo from today. - RioBravoReptiles, Thu Jul 14 10:12:58 2005
• I think you should breed them to Davey's high yellow line and throw - topnotchboas, Thu Jul 14 11:54:33 2005
• What? ............................................. - RioBravoReptiles, Thu Jul 14 13:00:44 2005
• Whatever you decide to do its a killer line, no doubt! I want a piece of it - topnotchboas, Thu Jul 14 13:50:36 2005
• RE: What? ............................................. - boids-n-more, Thu Jul 14 15:38:11 2005
• RE: What? (and a whole lot more) ..................................... - RioBravoReptiles, Thu Jul 14 17:10:58 2005
• RE: What? (and a whole lot more) ..................................... - boids-n-more, Thu Jul 14 21:27:54 2005
• RE: What? ..................IS THAT ONE!!!!........................... - ajfreptiles, Thu Jul 14 17:43:12 2005
• I like that idea..I don't like "line" - DaveyFig, Thu Jul 14 17:22:03 2005
• RE: I like that idea..I don't like "line" - AbsoluteApril, Thu Jul 14 18:17:20 2005
• RE: I like that idea..I don't like "line" - DaveyFig, Thu Jul 14 18:21:27 2005
• RE: Nice Common Boa photo from today. - bcijoe, Thu Jul 14 12:05:38 2005
• RE: Nice Common Boa photo from today. - DaveyFig, Thu Jul 14 17:44:14 2005
• I can't brain today... I have the stupid. Thanks Davey -Joe n/p - bcijoe, Fri Jul 15 11:01:52 2005
• I second topnotchboa's thoughts on that - VolcomHerp, Thu Jul 14 13:14:03 2005