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I was reading some gentics stuff online the other night and i posted this question in the RatSnakes forum but havent gotten a response yet. I was reading that with LTR Snakes when they are purely Leucistic have very dark contrasting eyes. But if the Gene For Amelanism is introduced than their eyes brighten up. My question is my snake has light blue-gray eyes, does this mean she is Amelanistic as well as Leucistic? Is there anyway to tell short of a DNA Test? Thanks!
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-Doug Daly

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0.1.0 Leucistic Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe Obsoleta lindheimerii)

From the description of the eyes, I do not think that it is amelanistic. Amelanistics have lost all the melanin in the eyes as well as the skin, leaving the pupils a bright pink, even in fairly low light. Leucistics have only lost some of the melanin in the retinas and irises, so the pupils are black to reddish black and the irises are some shade of gray.

Paul Hollander

I'm not an expert or anything at all, but in the pictures of the leucesitic ball pythons there are two varieties, black eyed leucies and blue eyed leucies.

And as far as what I understand the term leucisitic it is complete and utter white (no pattern or any yellow or black pigment in the body) with eyes retaining either blue or black pigment, and not amelanistic. Although it is possible for an animal to be leucisitic and albino (amelanistic) at the same time.

Goodluck,
Dan

my luecistic toad has one solid black eye with a red look in the pupils and one eye is 50%black 50%gold. whats the diff. in the solid black eyes if the leu. balls and the light iris of the LTR????