Albino?

[ReptiGuy]

What exactly does albino mean?

Doesn't it just mean the lack of the black pigment in skin?

 

[Shiari]

Albino in the mammalian world often means a lack of all pigmentation, ie the red-eyed white critters. In the reptile world, it is a lack of melanin, the pigment which creates black. These are also known as amelanistics, or amels.

 

[Cornsnake124]

Albino in the mammalian world often means a lack of all pigmentation, ie the red-eyed white critters. In the reptile world, it is a lack of melanin, the pigment which creates black. These are also known as amelanistics, or amels.

exactly correct. amels are SAID to be the first captive bred morphs. about every morph has some basis from the amel gene.

 

[ReptiGuy]

Albino in the mammalian world often means a lack of all pigmentation, ie the red-eyed white critters. In the reptile world, it is a lack of melanin, the pigment which creates black. These are also known as amelanistics, or amels.

Thanks!!! I understand now.

 

[Drizzt80]

Sorry, but technically wrong . . .

Albino indicates lack of pigment . . . any pigment. Be it missing black, red, or yellow, albino would indicate that "it" is lacking pigment. This is why I find calling an Amel a Red Albino as a ton more accurate than just calling it an albino (same with Anerys being called Black Albino). Most people get confused on the usage of the word Albino because they assume it means a white animal.

Hope that makes sense,
D80

 

[ReptiGuy]

Sorry, but technically wrong . . .

Albino indicates lack of pigment . . . any pigment. Be it missing black, red, or yellow, albino would indicate that "it" is lacking pigment. This is why I find calling an Amel a Red Albino as a ton more accurate than just calling it an albino (same with Anerys being called Black Albino). Most people get confused on the usage of the word Albino because they assume it means a white animal.

Hope that makes sense,
D80

Yeah it makes sense.

Thanks for clearing that up!!!

 

[tyflier]

...Most people get confused on the usage of the word Albino because they assume it means a white animal....

That confusion comes from mammals, as well. Because mammals only have melanin as a skin pigment, albino mammals are the "pink eyed white" we all know and love. But as Brent pointed out...albino is, technically, lacking pigmentation...any pigmentation...