Maybe a question for kerby.
What morph of Cal king is this?
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What Cal kingf is this? (Vintage pic)
Bluerosy
Oct 26, 2011 11:30 AM
Replies (8)
rosspadilla
Oct 26, 2011 11:46 AM
It looks like either of these two. First one is a very light faded adult. Second is a Ghost Eiseni Morph. If yours had speckling on the side like the Ghost Eiseni, it could be one of those with a banded pattern. I see some aberrant markings on yours like it might be a Ghost Eiseni.
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Jlassiter
Oct 26, 2011 11:51 AM
I'm going with Ghost Einseni too.....
Do these Ghost Einseni hatch out black then lighten to the brownish coloration?
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John Lassiter
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rosspadilla
Oct 26, 2011 12:51 PM
I'm not sure, John. I've never seen one, but I imagine they start out a medium brown or slightly darker.
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Jlassiter
Oct 26, 2011 03:35 PM
>>I'm not sure, John. I've never seen one, but I imagine they start out a medium brown or slightly darker.
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I was just wondering if the gene is ontogenetic like these "ghost" calkings I have......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...
rosspadilla
Oct 26, 2011 06:13 PM
What does "ontogenetic" mean?
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Jlassiter
Oct 26, 2011 06:29 PM
>>What does "ontogenetic" mean?
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Here's my definition without looking it up....lol
A change in color or pattern as an animal matures......
Hypoerythristic Mex Mex hatch out with red saddles that lighten to pink/salmon through ontogenesis.......
These "ghost" Cali kings I have hatch out black and white and the black lightens to gray with age.......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...
rosspadilla
Oct 26, 2011 08:10 PM
OK yeah, it probably does lighten up like most Cal kings, but I don't know how much. I imagine that Ghost Eiseni lightened up quite a bit because of the color of its head.
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thomas davis
Oct 26, 2011 01:23 PM
thats just to easy... its the kind found in california... when i was out there all the ones i found like that i just snapped their necks... but i was after black&whites... still am!
nice jeans btw!
,,,,,,,,thomas davis
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Morphs... just like baseball cards BUT ALIVE, how cool is that???
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