Enigma

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Enigma

An Enigma is a Leopard Gecko which is a dominant morph. When classifying an Enigma, there are a few common features which all Enigmas seem to have. When they hatch out, their spots tend to be blotches rather than bands. When looking at their tails, the tails are almost all white. As they grow older, the spotting increases and sometimes turns into speckles.

Genetics

Enigma: dominant

History

The Enigmas are considered a random genetic mutation. In 2006, Mark Bell produced the first Enigma when it randomly hatched out of one of his Leopard Gecko groups.

Enigma Crosses

Tangerine

Albey from Albey's "Too Cool" Reptiles and Matt Baronak from A&M Geckos have crossed the Enigmas into the Tangerine Lines producing some different looking Tangerines.

Tangerine Enigma
tangerine enigma, notice spotting on tail.
This is a comparision of a Tangerine Enigma and a Mack Snow Tremper Albino Enigma (Baronak).

Blizzard

Albey Scholl from Albey's "Too Cool" Reptiles has hatched the World's first Tremper Albino Blazing Blizzard Enigma. It can be seen below. With the Tremper Albino Blazing Blizzard, there are two recessive traits in play, Albino and Blizzard, and a dominant trait, Enigma.

This is a Tremper Albino Blazing Blizzard Enigma from Albey (Scholl).
This is an eye shot of a Tremper Albino Blazing Blizzard Enigma from Albey (Scholl).

Murphy Patternless

The Murphy Patternless Enigma is a combination morph: one dominant trait (Enigma) and one recessive trait are in play (Murphy Patternless). In the case of the the Murphy Patternless Albino Enigmas, there are two recessive traits (Albino and Murphy Patternless) in play and one dominant trait (Enigma). A&M Geckos was the first to produce an Albino Murphy Patternless Enigma on June 27, 2008.

this is the world's first murphy patternless tremper albino enigma. it was hatched on june 27th by alberto cadolini from a&m geckos.
This is an eye shot of a Murphy Patternless Enigma (Cadolini).

Images

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