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T-2 albinism = amel or hypo?????

ChristopherD Apr 23, 2004 07:04 AM

having many pigments and blk eyes, this other albino appears to only have reduced black ,just a thought buggin me. Chris

Replies (3)

shannon brown Apr 23, 2004 12:09 PM

T- is amelanistic (albino) the t is dark eyed albino with some pigments also called lavender/caramel super hypo etc.

shannon

rtdunham Apr 23, 2004 11:39 PM

>>having many pigments and blk eyes, this other albino appears to only have reduced black ,just a thought buggin me. Chris

a snake with reduced melanin would be (hypo)melanistic; a snake with no melanin would be (a)melanistic. hypo=less; a=lacking

td

ChristopherD Apr 24, 2004 07:43 AM

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