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A leopard gecko I'd like to see is...

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A WILD leopard gecko. Preferably a pair or two, just to see what I could get if I crossed them into my own. It seems that the more and more morphs there are out there, the less and less common normal or wild type leopard geckos become.
 
Ramiro said:
A WILD leopard gecko. Preferably a pair or two, just to see what I could get if I crossed them into my own. It seems that the more and more morphs there are out there, the less and less common normal or wild type leopard geckos become.
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As per Steve Sykes @ GeckosEtc:

"The geckos posted on this page were not collected from the wild, however they are the captive bred offspring from a wild caught bloodline of leopard geckos. In 2006 we imported a group of captive bred leopard geckos from Europe that were offspring from parents that were originally wild caught in Pakistan. Imports of wild caught leopard geckos into the US were stopped in 2002, but it is legal to import captive bred offspring from a wild caught bloodline. The geckos offered below are F2 offspring from wild caughts (their grandparents were captured in the wild) and represent a completely new bloodline of leopard geckos that is not related to any other leopard geckos in the US. They are very useful for outcrossing, or provide a clean genetic slate (i.e. not het for albino, not carrying jungle genes, etc.) for proving out the genetics of a potential new trait."

Hope this helps! :)
 
just fyi, I saw some 'wild caught bloodline' leos at the san mateo reptile show last weekend, so I bet you can find some near you too. Look to the right of the giants:
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It's always a good idea to try to preserve the 'wild' or natural look of an animal, especially when there are so many morphs. Good luck with your projects!
-April
 
You might never see actual WC leopards, unless you get involved with someone you shouldn't be telling anyone about ;)

There are tons of WC offspring though, and two different subspecies, e. faciolatus and e. macularius, which both come from WC bloodlines. Personally, i'm a HUGE fan of facios.

Edit: I think I see a fascio off to the top right in April's photo. It's hard to see though.
 
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