return to main index

  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research  
click here for Rodent Pro
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Chicks, Quail
Available Now at RodentPro.com!
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Chameleon . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Skink . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - May 18, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - May 19, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - May 21, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - May 24, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - May 25, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - May 25, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - May 27, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - June 01, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - June 04, 2024 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - June 07, 2024 . . . . . . . . . . 
Join USARK - Fight for your rights!
full banner - advertise here .50¢/1000 views
click here for Healthy Herp
pool banner - $50 year

RE: Hypos and Salmons?

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Morph Discussion ] [ Reply To This Message ]
[ Register to Post ]

Posted by: Paul Hollander at Sat Sep 25 17:31:44 2004  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Paul Hollander ]  
   

Here is my take.

As far as I know, nobody has named a boa constrictor mutant gene "hypomelanistic".

Hypo describes any boa constrictor that has less melanin than normal. Salmon is the name of the mutant gene that causes the hypo appearance in a line of boa constrictors that Rich Ihle established.

All salmons are hypos, but not all hypos are salmons. My belief is that Rich named his mutant "salmon" in part to distinguish it from the other hypos around. IMHO, this is good.

My understanding is that sunglow is the combination of salmon and albino. It sounds like that is what you want to produce. If so, pick out a pretty salmon.

Hope this helps.

Paul Hollander


   

[ Reply To This Message ] [ Subscribe to this Thread ] [ Show Entire Thread ]


>> Next Message:  RE: Hypos and Salmons? - b1r2s, Sun Sep 26 10:22:30 2004

<< Previous Message:  Hypos and Salmons? - scooby, Sat Sep 25 09:18:10 2004