Mack Super Snow Common Leopard Gecko
peer reviewedPAX7
Ullgate-Agote and Tzika (2024) investigated skin colour pattern changes in leopard geckos: hatchlings present with a banded pattern which changes to spots in adults. As part of this reserach they investigated the Mack Super Snow color morph and identified "that this morph lacks xanthophores and iridophores due to a genetic mutation in the PAX7 transcription factor."
Offspring odds
No numbers for this one.
No inheritance mode has been recorded for Mack Super Snow, 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 in the gene PAX7.
- The dynamic behavior of chromatophores marks the transition from bands to spots in leopard geckos. — Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024