John,

There are so many variations or combinations of these morphs that are both poorly understood and inconsistent from species to species it is nearly impossible for us to be 100% accurate with our labels. I agree anery might not be the best label for that mutant or morph, but I certainly don't have any suggestions or a better term for it.



On a semi related note, I can tell you that these pigments go down in layers, and that there are at least two layers of melanin. Melanistic thayeri is a classic example and there are plenty of others. That's not to say that I completely understand it, I just know that it is.



The possibilities for color mutations are exponential so it's no wonder we are inconsistent and constantly misunderstanding them.



Even for Hypos, simply defined as reduction of dark pigment compared to a wild specimen. It doesn't have to have dark pigment expressed as purple or lavender to fit that description. Another no wonder we are inconsistent and confused.
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