I read on another site that there was no such thing as a leucistic bearded dragon. Is this true, or was someone just stating their opinion? Thanks in advance to those who respond.
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Leucistic Question
dragonlovers
Oct 12, 2004 10:51 PM
Replies (2)
heartmountain
Oct 12, 2004 11:07 PM
Yes it's true. By the true definition of leucistic they do not exist in beardies. What have been termed "leucistic" are a form of really extreme hypo/snow. It is a simple recessive trait and can be bred for it's just not a true leucistic.
Sean
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brdfreak
Oct 14, 2004 03:46 PM
That is not true either really. The marketed leusistic is a clearnailed hypomelanistic animal like the hypo-pastel. These two traits are the same because they have been bred together and produced clearnailed animals. So they are the same gene, just one is whiter and the other holds color.
Hypo/Snow has nothing to do with hypo-pastel OR leusistic unless they have been bred into the clearnailed lines.
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