Bearded Dragons by Tundra Dragons

The Hypo Morph

The word hypo is taken from hypomelanistic, meaning diminished dark pigment. hypo dragons appear lighter in color than a standard bearded dragon. some dragons can look like a hypo and not carry the gene, we call them pastels.

The best way to recognize a true hypo is to look at the nails, a true 100% hypo dragon will have 20 clear nails, one on every toe. even one black nail implies a standard, non-hypo dragon. The white nails are also accompanied by lightly colored or grey shoulder pads, a normal animal will have black shoulder pads.

the hypo gene is recessive, meaning it can be transfered to offspring without a visible sign. the schedule below will show probabilities of offspring produced with the gene