[Lix_Leos]

Hello!

My husband and I recently got into gargoyle geckos (Rhacodactylus auriculatus). (We have ball pythons, boas, cresties, leo's, and AFT's)...And we were wondering if there are specific names for the coloring or patterns that we have. I know there are reticulated and striped, but are any colors specific? We bought 4 and have no clue if they are male or female yet, but we believe 3 to be reticulated and 1 striped. We have also heard that the striped are more desirable on the market than the retics and that the "blotched" are "rare" is this true? Please let us know what we have and if what we have been told is true. Thank you so much for helping!

Garg- 1A - (Not in shed in these pics)




Garg- 1B - (Not in shed in these pics)




Garg - 1C (Before, during, and after shed)




Garg- Big Red (Not in shed in these pics)




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[Dragoon]

there are really no definitive morphs like ball pythons have. the genetics is more complicated than simple dominant co-dom and recessive. big red would just be called a red, b would be a striped, c a red bloched maybe. people just use descriptive terms.

[Hannibal]

The best way to tell morph in gargs is when they are completely fired-up and when they are about 20+ grams. Gargs can go through base color changes as they grow and are usually at their final color around 20+grams...color can still intensify through their sheds into adulthood.

The pattern morphs consist of: stripe, super stripe, retic, mottled retic, banded, mosaic, and blotch. The colors can consist of: black & white, white, yellow/cream, orange, brown, red, pink/salmon, Black/melanistic, high orange or high red.