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YAY..
I got my first Leo Today...
I dont really kno what morph it is..
but its tan with some spots and a little bit or orange on the tail..
i have it in a 30 gallon tank..with a UTH and a Lamp for the day..

I am so excited!!!

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that would be a lueistic morph.

Congrats it's a cutie

There is no such thing as a Leucistic leopard gecko yet - just a common misconception.

He looks like a nice little patternless. Very cute!

Congratulations and enjoy the "pattern" while it lasts because it will soon fade but he will still be a very good looking little guy. Pattys rock!
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Too many Leos
1.0 feline "Spot"
0.1 canine "Tika"

a leucistic and patternless are the same thing. The people in the leopard gecko world just call them patternless.

In relation to leopard geckos, the term "leucistic" needs to be abolished as no one has (yet!) hatched out a leucistic gecko. Leucism is a mutation. The "Leucistic Leo" is imaginary because our community has yet to discover one.

Leucism is the TOTAL absense of skin pigment. None. Nada. Nil.
The leo would be pure Alabaster White with Blue or Black eyes.

Albino means inability to produce black pigment. Albinos can be neon yellow, caution-sign orange, red, tan, etc. They can produce this pigmentation. Check out the top breeders' Sunglows or Hybinos...wild coloration in albinos!!

The Leucistic condition differs from Albinism(Amelanistics) is that the pigment cells responsible for creating color do not exist at all. Patternless leos and Albinos can all produce pigment and do not exhibit the correct iris-pupil color(s).

The "Blazing Blizard" apparently does not qualify either, although I suppose that is similar to what a true leucistic would look like. Here, I get a bit confused!! Anyways, BB's are a double recessive morph from blizzard X albino, with a nice even white body and red eyes.

Hope This Helps!
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Too many Leos
1.0 feline "Spot"
0.1 canine "Tika"