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Here is a shot that I got last night of my Hypo Harlequins. I didn't want to move the hide box for a full body shot so all I got was close up tail shots like this one. Maybe they will become less shy for more photo oppertunities in the future.
I am pretty excited about this pair so hopefully I will get nice babies from them.
Thanks for looking.
Milo
P.S. Please excuse the dirty cage.

Hey Milo do you have any other picks of your hypo harlequin? I don't know what they look like (harlequin) but bcijoe posted a couple not to long ago and now I see yours. The definition in Designer Morphs says it produces highly aberrant animals and I understand that means anything that deviates from normal or is unusual looking. It also goes on to say that harlequins CAN have a variety of tail stripes and connected dorsal saddles. That sounds a lot like a jungle and I know exactly what a jungle looks like but didn't see any striping or connected saddles on any of the so-called harlequins. So no disrespect intended by any means but I was just wondering what made a harlequin a harlequin? I know it is multiple genes and co-dominant and then I'm lost. Please tell me how to identify a harlequin when I see one? Thanks in advance too.
Bob

A lot of information there that should help!

That's the hot spot all right for harlequins thanks a million Chris.
Bob

The best source for info and pictures is harlequinboa.com. The trait is named after a bloodline not a specific morph. While they do often show abberancies, not all harlequins will show abberancies but because of the bloodline will have the capacity to pass this trait on. Pigment is also affected by the bloodline and this is what I notice most with mine. Mine do not have abberant patterns, other than the typical butterfly saddles associated with hypos, but have remained a lighter color than my other hypos and show a alot of color, especially in their sides, ranging from greys and blues to pinks and purples. I ma excited to see a litter from mine since the bloodline holds the possiblities of some many different looks with both the color and pattern.
Milo