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Color & pattern variations in cornsnakes

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There are a ton of color and pattern variations in cornsnakes. Certain looks that vary from the standard ‘normal’ look of cornsnakes, resulting from either mutations, combinations of mutations, or selective breeding, are called morphs. This section is designed to list corn morphs, the genetics necessary to create them, and hopefully give you an idea of what they look like. For a more complete guide to the morphology and genetics of cornsnakes, check out my Cornsnake Morph Guide.

For more information on how to breed corn snakes for the traits you want, see the Genetics section.

I don’t plan to list every combination of pattern + color  (for example, motley+amel, zigzag+amel, etc.) as these do not generally affect each other in any major way, and would make the listing a bazillion items long. :).

Index of listed morphs:


Genes affecting:
Melanins (black pigments)
Amelanism
Ultra
Hypomelanism
Sunkissed
Lava
Dilute

Names of color mutations explained
Erythrins (red pigments)
Anerythrism
Charcoal
Caramel
Lavender
Kastanie
Golden

Names of color mutations explained
Pattern
Motley
Stripe
Diffusion
Pied-sided
Terrazzo
Masque
*Sunkissed


Other:
Selectively bred morphs
Okeetee
Miami Phase
Upper Keys/Rosy Rat
Kisatchie
Aztec/zigzag
Reverse Okeetee
Candycane
Sunglow
Creamsicle
Bloodred
Combinations
Snow
Ghost
Phantom
Butter
Pewter
etc...
Oddities
Stargazing
Short-tail
Calico
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