Scaless Okeetee Corn snake #4 in Dubai

Description

The scaleless mutation was born on October 4, 2002 in the breeding center of Richard Dijoux: Colubiasnake.

The name scaleless means « without scales ».

The first scaleless offspring was born by chance from a reproduction between a specimen of Pantherophis guttatus and a Pantherophis emoryi (Great plain rat snake). This mutation is therefore from hybridization and should be indicated as Pantherophis sp.

At that time, Elaphe guttata was still the accurate name of the species, and emoryi was considered a subspecies of Elaphe guttata: Elaphe guttata emoryi.

During this reproduction between these two species in October 2002, there were 3 live eggs, two of which produced emoryi-typed babies, and the last one produced the first Scaleless.

The birth of this first specimen led Richard Dijoux to wonder if this was the result of an incubation error or a new gene. The scaleless is a recessive gene, and perfectly reproducible. Scaleless were less fertile, there were fewer eggs probably because of the ancestry of emoryi, which is a less prolific species. Today, scaleless have been reproduced mainly with Corn snakes, and litters seem more fertile.

The scaleless’ particularity is the almost absence of scales, notably on the back and flanks. In fact, the ventral scales are still there, which allows the animal to move. This absence of scales plays on the colors, which are often more vivid. The pattern is also less precise, arranged more in large spots. Scaleless have so far perfectly combined with other color genes.

The incision of scaleless eggs is almost indispensable. Indeed, young use a scale called « egg tooth » to pierce the shell. This is often absent in young scaleless, which caused higher mortality at the start of this mutation.

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