Patternless 'Warrior' - Dorothy (Cicada Hollow) 'Nero' - Sarah (Crested Lady) Funnily enough, the patternless morph refers to a gecko with no pattern! It can be found in any colour that the gecko can! Flame Courtesy of WORLD REPTILES Courtesy of Derek (DDreptiles) In a flame morph, the gecko has patterning down its dorsum, but none on its sides. It is often combined with other traits such as dalmation spotting and pinstriping. Harlequin 'Silas' - Dorothy (Cicada Hollow) 'Ladybug' - Dorothy (Cicada Hollow) The harlequin morph is in essence, a flame morph with patterning on the sides also. The trait has been refined into a separate morph called 'Extreme Harlequin' which has an increased amount of side patterning.       The trait comes in all colours, and is often combined with other morphs such as damation spotting and pinstriping. Dorothy from Cicada Hollows 'Silas' and 'Ladybug' (left) are beautiful examples of the morph, with 'Ladybug' also displaying a beautiful pink colour which shows the huge range of colours and tones these geckos come in! Tiger 'Raja' - Nicole (www.stickytoedgeckos.com) The tiger morph is often overlooked but can be a truely beautiful trait! It is characterised by the lateral stripes, which resemble those of a tiger (hence the name). The stripes can be present in any colour, but are often most striking when they are dark. Quite a few projects are attempting to produce orange and black, and white and black tigers, which will look amazing once they do it! Bicolour 'Asophel' -Derek (DDreptiles) The bicolour morph is basically a variation of the patternless morph. A bicolour gecko is patternless, and the dorsum is a different colour or shade to the sides. It can be found in any colour that the gecko comes in, but is quite common in red. Pinstripe 'Matrix' - Dorothy (Cicada Hollow) 70% pinner -Derek (DDreptiles) The pinstripe morph is one of the most highly sought after qualities in a gecko at present as it tends to highlight the other colouration and pattern on the gecko.   The 'pinstripe' refers to the stripe of colour running down the dorsum. It is normally seen in a cream or light colour although other colours can be found.   The pinstripe does not have to be solid in order for it to qualify as the morph. The level of continuity in the pinstripe is often judged by a percentage, with a full pinstripe being 100%. These are normally very expensive! 'Matrix' from Dorothy at Cicada Hollow (left) probably qualifies as a 95% pinstripe, due to the small gaps towards its tail. Dalmation Courtesy of WORLD REPTILES The dalmation morph is characterised by the presence of spots of pigment on the gecko. These are most often black, but can also be found in red. The number and size of spots on a gecko develops through its life and it can be very hard to predict how 'spotty' it will be in adulthood!   This morph is nearly always found in addition to other morphs. Super-Dalmation 'Jackpot' -- Dorothy (Cicada Hollow) The super-dalmation morph does exactly what it says on the tin! It is a dalmation with an excessive amount of spots. This morph is highly sought after and the qualities that make a 'super-dal' are hard to define- some believe it is the number of spots, whereas other believe it also has to do with the size of the spots. Creamsical 'Quidditch' -- Dorothy (Cicada Hollow) Courtesy of WORLD REPTILES The creamsical is one of the most sought after morphs at present, and can run at extremely high prices! It was given its name as the colouration is said to resemble a creamsical!  It is characterised by a creamy orange body, with a light coloured flame. What constitutes a true 'creamiscal' is often under dispute, as some believe the sides must not show too much orange or red, whereas others believe it is simply an orange flame, regardless of shade. Snow Camo 'Cheetah' - Dorothy (Cicada Hollow) Sarah (Crested Lady) The 'snow-camo' morph was created by Sarah of Crested Lady! It is basically a white or grey coloured gecko, with dark coloured tiger striping. The colouration progresses significantly with its age, with the background for the stripes lightening significantly and any red colouration disappearing. It is a morph not often seen. Olive Although Crested geckos don't have any green pigmentation in their skin, they can show a greenish-tinge which can often look surpsringly green!! This has been called 'Olive'.   This morph/colour is the subject of much interest as scientifically it shouldn't be possible!! Blusher 'Amelia' - Sarah (Crested Lady) A 'blusher' is any gecko which displays a red or pink colouration under the chin. This gives the effect of it blushing as the name suggests!   As Crested gecko colouration changes dramatically when fired-up, the blusher trait often only shows up when the gecko is fired. Moonglow True 'moonglow' geckos are pretty hard to find. A mooglow is a patternless gecko which displays a white colour with a slight yellowish tinge- like the colour of glow-in-the-dark paint!!   Most so-called 'moonglows' show too much yellow or orange colouration to be considered truely a moonglow. Buckskin Buckskin refers to a 'dirty' brown colouration, like a male deer (a buck). Crowned and Furry FURRY - 'Stoopid' - Max and Frances (StickytoedGeckos) Crowned and Furry are structural morphs that refer to the length of the crests on its head and shoulders.   Crowned refers to an increased length in the crests on the head, these can often be so long they look floppy!   Furry geckos have crests which extend further down the dorsum than normal. In a regular Crested gecko, the crests decrease in size from the head, diminishing by about shoulder height. In the furry morph, these stay noticable down some of the dorsum, and can also be present in more than one row!! If you look closely at 'Stoopid' from Max and Frances at StickytoedGeckos, you can actually see the multiple rows of 'crests' running the entire length of his dorsum. Near the base of his tail he actually has 3 rows!! Pepper The pepper morph is not often seen. It refers to a gecko whose pattern is speckled. It can be hard to see in photos and hard to define as the spotting can be in any colour that the pattern is! Brindle Add your content here Lavendar Add your content here

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