This morph was first produced by Steve Hammond of Exceptional Exotics in
1989. In 1993 the trait was proven genetic by Steve Hammond when he
produced a litter that included sixteen arabesque. In 1997 Steve Hammond
discovered that the morph was co-dominant when he bred it into his
"Sunburst" line, which was totally unrelated to the original
arabesque bloodline. The following year Peter Kahl bred and arabesque
female to an albino male, the result being nearly half of the babies
exhibiting the arabesque trait, making them heterozygous for albinism.
The original arabesque line shows hyper-melanistic (increased melanin)
traits. There is typically intense black speckling throughout the body,
the belly is strongly marked in black as well as the head and the tail
blotches are black. The linear pattern is typically connected by narrow
saddles. The ground color is generally a light cocoa with a highly
contrasting dark pattern. Steve Hammond has also produced a line of
arabesque boas known as "sunburst" arabesque that have little to no
black speckling and intense orange, pink and gold hues. In the very near
future we should also see "albino arabesques".
Article compliments of: Chris Romine and Steve
Hammond
Photos compliments of: Jeremy Stone, Chris
Romine, John Skipper and Gary Mirone.
Reptile and amphibian expos, symposiums, zoo and museum exhibitions and other educational events are great
places to ask questions, get answers and network with other herp keepers. Upcoming Reptile and Amphibian Events:
Our gallery allows registered users to upload their favorite reptile and
amphibian photos to the topic galleries and personal photos to the member galleries. Photos can be used on our forums, classifieds,
and Connect, or shared with friends and family.
Looking for a reptile or amphibian related business? A reptile store, breeder, importer,
maunfacturer or supplier? Our business directory lists some of the most popluar herp businesses in the world.
kingsnake.com's Connect is a beta project being developed to let the herp community stay in touch with
their friends and fellow hobbyists, keep each other up to date on legislative issues as they develop, and to build and strengthen
the herp community network. Registered users of kingsnake.com can use it to share photos, links, information, alerts, updates and more. log infind connections
Check out these reptile and amphibian submitted by staff, volunteers, and users of the kingsnake.com community.
Our system supports videos hosted on YouTube. If you have a favorite YouTube video, please submit it here.
Are you registered?
To advertise here using a business name you must have your legal business name registration verified. Click here for details on the program or to register your business FREE!
Glossary
Search reptile or amphibian businesses by keyword:
