Rainwater Albino

What Rainwater Albino looks like

Homozygous recessive at the Rainwater Albino locus (rain/rain). Also known as Las Vegas Albino. The lightest and most washed-out of the three albino strains. Pale yellow to pink body with faint brown spotting. Eyes are dark silver to pinkish. Not the deep ruby of Bell Albino. Animals tend to be slightly smaller and more refined in build. Hatchlings are distinctly pale, often appearing almost pink. Discovered by Tim Rainwater in 1998. The least common of the three albino strains commercially.

The Rainwater Albino locus (also known as Las Vegas Albino) is one of three independent albino loci in leopard geckos. Homozygous recessive (rain/rain) animals are characterized by an overall lighter, more washed-out appearance compared to the other two albino strains. Body coloration is typically pale yellow to light pink with subtle brown spots. Eyes are lighter than normal but not as distinctly red as Bell Albino. Typically dark silver to light pink. Rainwater Albinos tend to be smaller and more delicate in build than the other albino strains, and hatchlings are often noticeably paler and pinker than Tremper or Bell hatchlings.

How to identify it: Rainwater Albino (rain/rain): Lightest and most washed-out of the three albino strains. Pale yellow to pink body with faint brown spotting. Eyes are dark silver to pinkish. NOT the deep ruby-red of Bell Albino and not as variable as Tremper. Overall build tends to be slightly smaller and more refined. Hatchlings are distinctly pale, often appearing almost pink. Can be difficult to distinguish from Tremper Albino in adults. Eye color and overall intensity are the best indicators. Some breeders consider parentage the only reliable identification method. Heterozygous carriers appear phenotypically normal.

How Rainwater Albino is inherited

Rainwater Albino follows a recessive inheritance pattern, carried on the Rainwater Albino allele (locus RainAlb).

Combo morphs with Rainwater Albino

• Super Snow Rainwater Albino

  Combination of Super Snow (homozygous Snow) with Rainwater Albino (homozygous). Both traits lighten the animal. Super Snow removes yellow, Rainwater Albino removes melanin and produces an overall washed-out look. The result is an extremely pale, almost ethereal white gecko. The least common of the three Super Snow Albino combinations due to Rainwater being the rarest albino strain.