Ball Python morph
Ball Python (Python regius)
Homozygous Cinnamon. Extremely dark, near-solid black. Also called 8-Ball. Caution: homozygous form may have health issues.
Dark pigment enhancing locus with two core alleles. Cinnamon (het): deepens and darkens coloration, produces warm brown/cinnamon tones. Black Pastel (het): similar darkening effect with cooler, more charcoal tones. Homozygous forms (Super Cinnamon, Super Black Pastel) are extremely dark, near-solid black animals sometimes called "8-Balls." Cinnamon x Black Pastel compound het also produces a very dark "acts-like-super" animal. Some sources include additional alleles at this locus (Enchi, Het Red Axanthic, Huffman, GHI). The core Cinnamon/Black Pastel allelism is well-proven; extended membership is disputed.
How to identify it: Cinnamon: warm dark brown, darkened overall. Black Pastel: cooler dark tones, charcoal/gunmetal. Both produce keyhole-shaped alien head pattern elements. Super forms: extremely dark, near-solid black or very dark brown.
Super Cinnamon follows a incomplete dominant inheritance pattern, carried on the Cinnamon / Black Pastel Complex allele (locus CinnyBP).
Homozygous (Super Cinnamon, Super Black Pastel, and Cinnamon x Black Pastel "acts-like-super") animals frequently exhibit health issues including kinking (spinal deformities), "bug eyes" (abnormally protruding eyes), duckbill (malformed jaw), and failure to thrive. Not all super animals are affected, but the incidence is significant enough that many experienced breeders avoid producing super forms of this complex intentionally.
Pewter
Pastel + Cinnamon combination.
Panda Pied
Black Pastel + Piebald combination.
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