Aztec
Type: Incomplete Dominant
First Produced By: Herp Hobby Shop Reptile Breeding Center
Issues: Infertility, Wobble (Super Aztec).
First Produced In: Unknown
Availability: Rarest
Last Updated: 2022-02-15
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About
Aztec is an incomplete dominant colour and pattern mutation.
The combination of pigments expressed by melanophores (black pigments), xanthophores (yellow pigments), erythrophores (red pigments), and leucophores (white pigments), gives snakes their coloration. It appears that Aztec boas have an increased number of all of these pigmentations, resulting in an increase in grey, yellow, red, and pink pigmentation. [1]
Issues
History
The Aztec boa was first discovered by Bob and Andrew Potts after purchasing the original male from a school teacher that had it for some time as a classroom pet. [2]
Appearance
Body
Abberrant connected saddles with some kind of laddertail pattern and lots, lots of contrast. [3]
Aztecs have a side pattern that resembles Aztec pyramids, with a boxy shaped triangle pointing up towards the dorsal of the snake.
They also have a dorsal stripe that resemble a smear of wet paint, as though its stripe was painted on a moving snake and the paint smeared down towards the tail.
They have an inter-connected dorsal saddle pattern and blocked tail pattern, as they age they start to gain red and pink colouration. [4]
Proven Lines
No known proven lines
Related Traits
No known related traits
Combos
- Hytec (Aztec Hypo)
Hypo Aztec Motley Jungle Het Kahl Boa Constrictor by RJCompier.nl
Hypo Aztec Jungle 100% Het VPI T+ Albino 66% Het Anery Boa Constrictor by Andrej Švábik
Anery Aztec Jungle Motley Het VPI Boa Constrictor by Freek Nuyt / FNReptiles
IMG Aztec 66het Vpi Snow Boa Constrictor by DS reptiles
VPI Aztec Snowglow Boa Constrictor by Imperatormorphs GbR
