Here is a SMALL sample of
the morphs available to the leopard gecko enthusiast. Every year, more and
more patterns, colors, and even eye mutations are being developed and
released. I myself, have given up trying to keep track, as EVERY time I
start doing searches, I find new morphs! I am very glad to see this tho!
Aberrant:
A Leopard Gecko with an unusual pattern on the body with broken rings but
normal rings on the tail, not to be mistaken for a Jungle morph, which has
broken rings.
Albino/Amelanistic:
A Leopard Gecko of any morph that lacks black pigment (melanin) and has pink
eyes.
APTOR:
The APTOR is Carrot-head,
Carrot-tail, Hypo-Tangerine, Patternless, and Tremper Albino, available in
both normal and giant strains.
APTOR stands for Albino
Patternless Tremper ORange.
Please see
this link
for more info.
Blizzard:
A Leopard Gecko that has an almost pure white body. Hatchlings appear grey
with a faint yellow hue and white tail, the ultimate Leucistic.
Banana Blizzard:
The blizzard morph, but
with a yellow body, white head and tail.
Blazing Blizzard:
An albino blizzard with pink or red eyes. Usually pure white body
Carrot Tail:
Leopard Geckos with a large amount of orange in their tail usually over 15%.
Ghost/Pastel:
Leopard Geckos of any morph with extremely faded colors. Always look like
they are going into a shed. Not to be confused with an over bred or old
Leopard Gecko.
Giant:
These geckos are
genetically bred to be larger. Reaching weights of over 100 grams on
average, they are literally giant sized Leopard geckos. See
Ron Tremper's
website
Golden:
Any morph that has a golden yellow background rather than the normal light
yellow of the high yellow.
HET (or Heterozygous):
HET refers to the fact that the geckos carries 2 genes. One is the dominant
and visible gene, the other is the recessive and hidden gene such as Albino,
Patternless or Blizzard
High Yellow:
This Leopard Gecko has fewer spots than normal with a yellow rather than a
cream/beige background.
Hyglo:
An albino with at least 90% of its body Tangerine in Color. These are line
bred geckos and are not considered Hyglo unless they are of Hyglo bred
lines. See A&M
Geckos for details.
Hypo:
A Leopard Gecko with little spotting on the body. They generally have spots
on the head and tail
Jungle:
A Leopard Gecko of any pattern though usually not banded. The true jungle
has broken rings on the tail as well as the body. The body and tail rings
usually form teardrop or hourglass shapes.
Leucistic:
A Leopard Gecko with no pattern on the body distinctive due to its jet black
eyes. Its truest form is the blizzard morph but is usually seen with either:
a yellow head and body with a white tail, or as an olive type color all
over.
Lavender:
This Leopard Gecko's dark bands and spot are broad, prominent and have a
purple/lavender hue. These Leos seem to have more purple/lavender than any
other color.
Melanistic/Midnight/Black:
A leopard gecko that is predominately black that can be of any pattern
morph. Hatchlings and juveniles usually have white lips and black hind legs.
The color between the body markings usually turns yellow. Some breeders are
developing a completely black morph where the color remains black.
Normal:
A leopard gecko with two dark body rings and 3-4 tail rings. With its head
and body almost completely covered in spots. The background is usually cream
or a light beige color.
Patternless:
A leopard gecko that normally has a yellow body with no spotting or banding.
The main contrast to the Leucistic is the normal colored eyes. Hatchlings do
have some spotting but no bands. These fade whilst they are growing.
Rainbow:
This leopard gecko has a full stripe on the tail with a broken or no neck
ring. It can also be void of any patterning on its body. Can be yellow or
orange.
RAPTOR:
The RAPTOR is a Red-eyed, Carrot-head,
Carrot-tail, Hypo-Tangerine, Patternless, and Tremper Albino, available in
both normal and giant strains.
RAPTOR stands for Red-eyed
Albino Patternless Tremper ORange.
Please see
this link
for more info.
Red Stripe:
These geckos have a bright
red tint to them and have a stripe going from head to tail that is red in
color.
Reverse Stripe:
Just as the stripe but in reverse with a black stripe from the head to the
tail tip. Lighter colored stripes follow either side of the black stripe.
Snow/White:
Any pattern morph that has a grey or white background color.
Stripe:
A leopard gecko with a light colored stripe from the head to the tail tip.
It is flanked by two darker stripes down either side.
Sunglow:
An Albino Tangerine! Definitely a very cool looking morph.
Super Hypo/Baldy:
A Leopard Gecko with no spots anywhere on is head body or tail.
Tangerine:
The yellow background has been replaced with an orange overtone. The color
may be in blotches or all over the body. The darkest oranges have come to be
known as the red or blood red line.