Skin colour Keria Toadhead Agama
peer reviewed
Tong et al. (2023) "identified the MC1R gene and its association with intraspecific color variation in the lizard Phrynocephalus erythrurus. Analysis of the MC1R sequence in 143 individuals from dark South Qiangtang Plateau (SQP) and light North Qiangtang plateau (NQP) populations, revealed two amino acid sites that were differentially fixed. One SNP, corresponding to Glu183Lys residue, was found to be a highly significant outlier."
Offspring odds
No numbers for this one.
No inheritance mode has been recorded for Skin colour, 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.
- Association of a single amino acid replacement with dorsal pigmentation in a lizard from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. — Int J Biol Macromol 2023