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Post-occipital scutes, variation in number Siamese crocodile

This is an inherited trait, not a morph. Nobody breeds for it.

peer reviewed

Offspring odds

No numbers for this one.

No inheritance mode has been recorded for Post-occipital scutes, variation in number, so no offspring odds are given. Guessing one would be worse than saying nothing: a breeder would plan a season on it.

What this rests on

A peer-reviewed paper identifies the variant behind this morph.

  • Should the identification guidelines for Siamese crocodiles be revised? Differing post-occipital scute scale numbers show phenotypic variation does not result from hybridization with saltwater crocodiles.Biology (Basel) 2023

Entry in Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals