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I just bought a sub-adult blacktail and mine is almost completely black. I was hoping to get one of the ones that is golden over most of its body and eventually blends with the black near the tail (like most of the D. c. melanurus I've seen in pictures). What is the normal range of color which can be expected for a blacktail? Will my guy ever lighten up over time?
 
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Integrdient..

That is certainly no pure D. melanurus, as the coloration of the head and ventral scales do not correlate with such.
Now that I have seen accurate photos of the ventral scales, I am inclined to believe what you have is a D. unicolor X D. m erebennus or D. couperi.
There are supposed to be some D. unicolor X D. couperi floating around out there, which would be the age and size of the one you have posted as of this time.
As I have mentioned a couple of times, it should make for an excellent and attractive pet, though breeding should be avoided at all costs…


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Jeff Snodgres
 
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Holy cow! I don't believe I have ever seen one go through such a color change, during ecdysis, and I have several of them.
That is certainly a D. melanurus, though the ventral scales indicate D. m unicolor influence, but that is a common trait, as the natural ranges of the two ssp. overlap and they commonly integrate within the wild.
I take back my earlier comment: Feed it and breed it, just make sure it’s to another D. melanurus… ;0)


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