All Angles Creatures

Hypomelanistic Leatherback Central Bearded Dragon

One animal carrying both genes. Each one is inherited separately, so this combination is made by bringing them together rather than being a gene of its own.

Documented health finding on one of these genes

Leatherback. Two copies of this gene produce a Silkback, an animal with essentially no scales. Silkbacks are widely documented to shed with difficulty, to be prone to skin damage and retained shed around the toes and tail, to lose moisture faster than a scaled animal, and to be more sensitive to handling and to UV exposure. Many keepers and welfare bodies consider the combination one that should not be produced.

The two genes

Hypomelanistic
recessive
Reduced dark pigment, giving lighter colour and clear, unpigmented nails.
Leatherback
co-dominant
Greatly reduced scale size, giving a smooth back and brighter colour.

How one is made

Both genes have to come together in the same animal. The pairing that does it most directly is Hypomelanistic × Leatherback, which works out every outcome and its odds.

Every Central Bearded Dragon combination