![]() ![]() ![]() Low colored translucent veiled chameleons don't have a "blend" of translucence and "normalcy" they have parts of them that are translucent, and parts of them that aren't. (If you put blueberries and strawberries in a blender, the result would be purple.) Meanwhile, in codominance, both traits show simultaneously and separate from one another. In incomplete dominant alleles, they'll blend w/ another dominant/recessive trait resulting in offspring w/ a blend of both. Another big (and very important) difference between the two is how they show up w/ another trait. Why is this? The difference between codominance and incomplete dominance are important here: although both alleles aren't fully dominant, an incomplete dominant allele is recessive, whereas a codominant allele is neither dominant nor recessive. Another thing to note is that hypomelanosis varies from recessive to incomplete dominant depending on the case, whereas the translucent gene in veiled chameleons is fully codominant, meaning the translucent gene is not directly related to hypomelanistic traits in a veiled chameleon. Some trans beardeds are hypomelanistic, but some aren't. ![]() I personally, however, think that it's probably closer to translucent bearded dragon morphs. Is the translucence a form of hypomelanosis?įew sources site the translucent veiled chameleon as being hypomelanistic, meaning they have melanin, but much less than a typical veiled chameleon. Again the most common areas for translucence will be on their feet, although some low translucents have faint hints of translucence on their face aswell. They'll typically have "normal" bold colors on their body w/ a few patches and areas that have a translucence to them. Because the translucent trait is codominant, low-end translucents will show both translucence and normalcy in their appearance. I'll talk about that a bit later)Ī low end (or low color) translucent chameleon is 50% high translucent and 50% non mutated normal baby. (Side note: if a chameleon lacks pigment on its entire body it might have hypomelanosis as well as translucence. Although the most translucent parts of a high translucent chameleon will be its feetsies and face, a true high-end chameleon will have much paler/pinker/more faded colors on their entire body. This misconception comes from the fact that even high ends can have some pretty typical chameleon colors on the rest of their body. In reality, however, a true high end is fully translucent all over its body. It's a common misconception that high ends just have translucent accents on their feet and face. This means they have no non-mutated alleles that would affect their colorations. so w/o further ado, this is what I know: What's the difference between high color/end translucent and low end/low color translucent?Ī high end (or high color) translucent is a chameleon w/ 100% translucence. My point in posting this is to hopefully reduce any misinformation or confusion as to what the morph is, and I can't do that if I inadvertently share something incorrectly. I'd like to preface this by saying that this is what I know to be true, if something I say is incorrect or if you have information to add please don't hesitate to tell me. In my very best attempt to remedy this I decided to compile everything I've found/learned that's been backed up. From what I've seen you have to dig in countless different sources anywhere online to find snippets of random information that sometimes isn't backed up at all. (Assuming this is the right place to post this~) I've been lurking these forums for admittedly too long and noticed a common theme, there doesn't seem to be a lot of information about translucent veiled chameleons. ![]()
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