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Main Menu Home The Forums Photo Gallery Video Forum Tegu Chat (IRC) Helpful Info Messaging Your Account Contact Admin      Of Interest      Earn Revenue Add targetted ads and earn free income!      Tegu Books theTegu.com: Forums  Forum FAQ   Search   Usergroups   Profile   Login  melanistic tegu          theTegu.com Forum Index -> Breeding & Genetics View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message fwlion New Member Joined: Oct 23, 2007 Posts: 1 Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:47 pm    Post subject: melanistic tegu has there ever been one I would REALLY be interested in an all black tegu or could it be accomplished through selective breeding Back to top tupinambis Respected Member Joined: Dec 09, 2004 Posts: 574 Location: Earth Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:43 am    Post subject: Yes, as a matter of fact there are. At our Brazilian facility we used to have an all black male as well as a nearly completely white (non-albino, non-leucistic) male Tupinambis merianae. Back to top DaveDragon Respected Member Joined: May 16, 2007 Posts: 549 Location: Connecticut Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:09 am    Post subject: Can you get any pictures??? _________________ 1.1.0 Bearded Dragons, 1.0.0 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 Tokay Gecko 1.1.0 Ball Pythons, 0.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa, 1.0.0 Suriname Boa, 0.1.0 Dumeril Boa 0.1.0 B&W Argentine Tegu, 1.1.0 Blue Tegu, 1.0.0 Red Tegu Back to top tupinambis Respected Member Joined: Dec 09, 2004 Posts: 574 Location: Earth Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:50 pm    Post subject: If you re-read my post, the operative words in there were "used to have". At the time of their existence, I didn't have a digital camera, and since then they have passed on. Back to top DaveDragon Respected Member Joined: May 16, 2007 Posts: 549 Location: Connecticut Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:56 pm    Post subject: I don't have to re-read it. I assumed you were studying them, so wouldn't you have taken pictures?? Or were they "farmed" for scientific experiments and what they looked like didn't matter?? _________________ 1.1.0 Bearded Dragons, 1.0.0 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 Tokay Gecko 1.1.0 Ball Pythons, 0.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa, 1.0.0 Suriname Boa, 0.1.0 Dumeril Boa 0.1.0 B&W Argentine Tegu, 1.1.0 Blue Tegu, 1.0.0 Red Tegu Back to top tupinambis Respected Member Joined: Dec 09, 2004 Posts: 574 Location: Earth Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:07 pm    Post subject: Like I said, I didn't have a digital camera with me at that time. Truth be told, they died of old age. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         theTegu.com Forum Index -> Breeding & Genetics All times are GMT - 5 Hours Page 1 of 1 Translate to English using Google Language Tools:   Jump to: Select a forum General Site Forums----------------Site NewsWelcomeFun & GamesSuggestion BoxBusiness Ratings & ReviewsMembers LoungeHelpful Information Tegu Forums----------------Normal DiscussionGeneral CareHealth IssuesTegu HousingClassifiedsBreeding & GeneticsShow & Tell (Picture Forum)Lights! Camera! Action! (Video Forum) Feeder Discussion----------------RoachesCricketsRodentsOther Feeders Other Pets & Discussion----------------AmphibiansReptilesBirdsMammalsInvertebratesFish & ReefField Herping  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Forums © Welcome to theTegu.com, Tupinambis merianae, Argentine Black & White Tegu, Giant Tegu, Tupinambis teguixin, Columbian Black Tegu, Columbian Black & White Tegu, Common Tegu, Black Banded Tegu, Golden Tegu, Schw.-Weiss oder Bänderteju, Tupinambis rufescens, Argentine Red Tegu, Red Tegu, Paraguay Red Tegu, Roter Teju, Tupinambis quadrilineatus, Four-striped Tegu, Tupinambis palustris, Tupinambis duseni, Yellow Tegu, Tupinambis longilineus, Rondonia Tegu, Blue Tegu, Tupinambis Teguixin ssp., Reptile, Reptiles, Lizard, Lizards, Alligator Lizards, Anoles, Bearded Dragons, Chameleons, Chuckwallas, Collared Lizards, Crocodilians, Cyclura & Ctenosaura, Frilled Dragons, Gecko Forum, Geckos Leopard, Geckos Rhacodactylus, Geckos Uroplatus, Gila & Beaded Lizards, Horned Lizards, Iguanas, Lacertids, Monitors, Mountain Tree Dragons, Plated Lizards, Skinks, Spiny Fence Lizards, Tegu, Tegus, Uromastyx, Water Dragons & Basilisks, crickets, feeders, mice, superworms, mealworms, cage, aquarium, enclosure, dealers, breeders, pet store, pet shop.....