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First off...Thank you to all breeders, big and small, for the AMAZING art you all of created throughout only the last 10-15 years with ball pythons. I have created a list of all the mutations I have been able to find. There are sooo many different names for some morphs it is very confusing, and out of boredom and insomnia I'm trying to get it all organized. I would GREATLY appreciate your input, as I admittedly am not familiar with many of these. My list is composed from the websites of Ralph Davis Reptiles, The Snake Keeper, Bob Clark, Graziani Reptiles, NERD, Peter Kahl Reptiles, and others...

GENETICALLY PROVEN SIMPLE RECESSIVE MORPHS
T-minus Albino (Regular, Hi Contrast, Faded)
T-plus Albino (Xanthic Albino, Carmel Albino)
Lavender Albino
Hypomelanistic (Ghost)
Lemon-Lime Hypo (Desert Ghost)
Burgundy Hypo (Burgundy Ball)
Orange Hypo (Orange Ghost)
Green Hypo (Green Ghost)
Yellow Hypo (Yellow Ghost)
Axanthic (VPI, Joliff, Snake Keeper)
Clown
Genetic Stripe
Genetic Gold Striped
Pieballed

GENETICALLY PROVEN DOMINANT MORPHS
Spider
Platinum
Pinstripe
Spot Nosed
Phantom
Cinnimon Pastel
Coral Glow (Whitesmoke, Banana Ball)
Calico
Ivory
Banded (Ralph Davis line only)
Mojave

GENETICALLY PROVEN CO-DOMINANT MORPHS, HETEROZYGOUS MUTATIONS
Pastel
Woma Tiger
Genetic Black Back (Corey Woods line only)
Fireball
Red Axanthic (Homozygous mutation of Genetic Black Back X Genetic Black Back)
Het. Black Eyed Leucistic (Bob Clark/Eric Davies line)

GENETIC DESIGNER MORPHS (Including Homozygous Co-Dominant, Double Recessive, Crosses, and Species Crosses)
Super Pastel (Pastel X Pastel)
Bumble Bee (Spider X Pastel)
Killer Bee (Spider X Super Pastel)
Wanna Bee (Woma Tiger X Pastel)
Woma Spider Pastel (Woma Tiger X Bumble Bee)
Ghost Pastel (Hypomelanistic X Pastel)
Pewter Pastel (Cinnimon Pastel X Pastel)
Lemon Blast (Pinstripe X Pastel)
Pastel Platinum (Platinum X Pastel)
Albino Spider (T-minus Albino X Spider)
Ghost Spider (Hypomelanistic X Spider)
Woma Spider (Woma Tiger X Spider)
Axanthic Spider (Axanthic X Spider)
Pearl (Woma Tiger X Woma Tiger)
Snow Ball (Axanthic X Albino)
Carmel Glow (T-plus Albino X Hypomelanistic)
Phantom Platinum (Phantom X Platinum)
Blue Eyed Leucistic (Fireball X Fireball)
Black Eyed Leucistic (Het. Leucy X Het Leucy -- Bob Clark)
Angolan Ball (Angolan Python X Ball Python)

GENETICALLY UNPROVEN MUTATIONS
Jungle
Congo Jungle
Melanistic (Hypermelanistic)
Increased Melanin Gene (IMG)
Patternless
Burgundy Albino
Paragon
Bengal
Granite
Reduced Pattern
Unproven Black Backed
Green Headed
Paradox
Paradox Albino
Labyrinth
Tiger
Ringer
Jaguar
Goblin
Extreme Hypomelanistic
Chocolate Fade
Coffee Ball
Shatter Pattern
Black Stripe
Yellow Stripe
Anerythristic
Arctic

Well...that's all I've found so far. Like I said, I know that I'm not the expert, so please correct me where I'm wrong. And let me know what you think. Is it helpful? Waste of time? Some of these unprovens should be on the list? I'd really appreciate any and all opinions!

Thanks!
Jeremy

These ar not the combinations these are just the morphs.
stonewashed
busy
spider
blushing
ringer
caramel
butterscotch
harlequin
goblin
bengal
yellow ghost
butterscotch ghost
orange ghost
desert ghost
fading
lemon
burgandy
pastel
bullseye
flaming
fungi (no kidding, that's the name)
bumble bee
High Gold albino
axanthic
clown
ghost
melanistic
striped
piebald
arctic
granite
banded
reduced pattern
chocolate hypo
black back
jungle
pastel jungle
IMG (increasing melanin gene)
labyrinth
blurry
tiger
paradox albino
mojave
leucistic
platnium
lesser platnium
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0.1 Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 ball python (felix)
1.1 feral cats (Fuzzy, and Bear; it used to be fuzzy, wuzzy, bear)

Here's what you've added, and how I think they may fit:

Stonewashed----unproven
Busy Patterned----unproven
Blushing Ball----unproven
Butterscotch Ghost----recessive
Harlequin----unproven
Butterscotch----unproven(same as butterscotch ghost?)
Fading----unproven
Bullseye----unproven
Flaming----unproven
Fungi----unproven
High Gold Albino----unproven(or hi yellow albino)(recessive?)
Blurry----unproven
Lesser Platinum----(is this a het mutations of co-dom platinum?)

Thanks! Let me know about some of these!

Stonewashed is a pastel gene so co-dom
not sure about the others though
You could e-mail the guy at arbreptiles.com and ask him because that is where i got that list.
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0.1 Albino Leopard gecko (Lex)
0.0.1 ball python (felix)
1.1 feral cats (Fuzzy, and Bear; it used to be fuzzy, wuzzy, bear)

The lesser platinums seem to be the het form of platinums...making them co-dom. But the Platinum genetics, combined with the Phantom have created Leucistics for Ralph, yet the genetics are unsure of as of this time. Regardless his Platinum has produced Platinums, Lesser Platinums, and Leucistics. Hope this helps...

Luke

Okay...I tried studying Ralph's site, and I got really confused. Let me try to get this straight....

Platinum is a combination of the Co-Dominant Lesser Platinum Mutation and another homozygous recessive trait...probably Leucistic? or Ghost?

So if you take The Platinum X Normal you get:
Lesser Platinum
Het. for ?
Normal

And then take the Lesser Platinum X Lesser Platinum you get:
Super Lesser Platinum
Lesser Platinum
Normal

And you also take Het. for ? X Het. for ? and should get:
Homo. ?
Normal

And to recreate the grandfather you take Super Lesser Platinum X Homo ? and should get:
PLATINUM?

And it may be possible to breed Platinum X Platinum and get:
SUPER PLATINUM

I'm dizzy and don't really know if this makes sense or not. Matter of fact, I think I'm just spewing out nonsense. I wish Ralph would come help me out....

I'm not sure if this has been proven yet.

black and white balls from what i know do not stay that color as adults they gain more yellow kinda like the img ball from waht i know. thanks and i dont know if the black and white ball is genetic

I have heard that Gulf Coast Reptiles has proven this new line, but I can't find any info on it. Has anybody heard of it before?

GENETICALLY PROVEN SIMPLE RECESSIVE MORPHS
T-minus Albino (Regular, Hi Contrast, Faded)
T-plus Albino (Xanthic Albino, Carmel Albino)
Lavender Albino
Hypomelanistic (Ghost)
Lemon-Lime Hypo (Desert Ghost)
Burgundy Hypo (Burgundy Ball)
Orange Hypo (Orange Ghost)
Green Hypo (Green Ghost)
Yellow Hypo (Yellow Ghost)
Citric Ghost (proven by Gulf Coast Reptiles???)
Axanthic (VPI, Joliff, Snake Keeper)
Clown
Genetic Stripe
Genetic Gold Striped
Pieballed

GENETICALLY PROVEN DOMINANT MORPHS
Spider
Platinum
Pinstripe
Spot Nosed
Phantom
Cinnimon Pastel
Coral Glow (Whitesmoke, Banana Ball)
Calico
Ivory
Banded (Ralph Davis line only)
Mojave
Black Head

GENETICALLY PROVEN CO-DOMINANT MORPHS, HETEROZYGOUS MUTATIONS
Pastel (Regular, Lemon?)
Blonde Pastel (proven by Mike(Matrix) and Matt Turner?)
Woma Tiger
Genetic Black Back (Corey Woods line only)
Fireball
Red Axanthic (Homozygous mutation of Genetic Black Back X Genetic Black Back)
Het. Black Eyed Leucistic (Bob Clark/Eric Davies line)
Lesser Platinum
Butter Ball

GENETIC DESIGNER MORPHS (Including Homozygous Co-Dominant, Double Recessive, Crosses, and Species Crosses)
Super Pastel (Pastel X Pastel)
Bumble Bee Spider (Spider X Pastel)
Killer Bee Spider (Spider X Super Pastel)
Wanna Bee (Woma Tiger X Pastel)
Woma Spider Pastel (Woma Tiger X Bumble Bee)
Ghost Pastel (Hypomelanistic X Pastel)
Pewter Pastel (Cinnimon Pastel X Pastel)
Lemon Blast (Pinstripe X Pastel)
Pastel Platinum (Platinum X Pastel)
Albino Spider (T-minus Albino X Spider)
Ghost Spider (Hypomelanistic X Spider)
Woma Spider (Woma Tiger X Spider)
Axanthic Spider (Axanthic X Spider)
Pearl (Woma Tiger X Woma Tiger)
Snow Ball (Axanthic X Albino)
Carmel Glow (T-plus Albino X Hypomelanistic)
Phantom Platinum (Phantom X Platinum)
Blue Eyed Leucistic (Fireball X Fireball)
Black Eyed Leucistic (Het. Leucy X Het Leucy -- Bob Clark)
Leucistic (Produced from Platinum and Phantom combo?)
Angolan Ball (Angolan Python X Ball Python)

GENETICALLY UNPROVEN MUTATIONS
Jungle
Congo Jungle
Melanistic (Hypermelanistic)
Increased Melanin Gene (IMG)
Patternless
Burgundy Albino
Paragon
Bengal
Granite
Reduced Pattern
Unproven Black Backed
Green Headed
Paradox
Paradox Albino
Labyrinth
Tiger
Ringer
Jaguar
Goblin
Extreme Hypomelanistic
Chocolate Fade
Coffee Ball
Shatter Pattern
Black Stripe
Yellow Stripe
Anerythristic
Arctic
Chain Link
Bumble Bee (not Bumble Bee Spider)
Killer Bee (not Killer Bee Spider)
Patternless Sided
Jungle Stripe
Stonewashed
Busy Patterned
Blushing Ball
Butterscotch
Butterscotch Ghost
Harlequin
Fading
Bullseye
Flaming
Fungi
High Gold Albino
Blurry
Black and White Ball

you have three errors I have noticed.
First granties....rick elvin produced granites about two years ago from granite to granite. So ralphs isnt the only line out there that is genetic.
I know of three other people who have proven theirs out.
Second, butterscotch ghosts have eben recesseive as long as I can remember.
Thirdly, Coffe Balls are not genetic according to the sutherlands strain.
Mike
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Thanks Mike. I don't know if I should repost the list, but I've made the corrections on the list on my computer. I moved Butterscotch Ghost to recessive. If granite to granite produced granites, does that make it a recessive gene also? And I have Coffee Ball in the unproven list, so I just left it there. Did you mean perhaps that Coffee has been proven by the Sutherlands?

Regardless, thank you for your input.

Jeremy