Purple Head Leopard Geckos
Because of selective breeding instead of one proven gene, the look of a Purple Head comes from specific breeding. This line-bred tangerine is chosen for a lavender undertone across the body that pushes the orange toward deep red. Ask about the breeding line behind any animal sold under the name.
About the Purple Head gene
Since 2010, GeckoBoa has bred the Purple Head, which is a tangerine line chosen for a lavender undertone across the body. This undertone pushes the orange toward a deeper red than a standard tangerine carries. That colour is why keepers buy it. A proven Purple Head is separated from a tangerine that happens to look purplish by the purple wash under the orange.
Appearance
The name describes the line and does not guarantee the markings because not every animal in the line has an obvious purple cast on the head. A Purple Head is a deep red-orange over a lavender-toned body, and the undertone is what takes the colour past a plain tangerine's orange toward red. As they mature, hatchlings usually start out duller and colour up, and the line holds that colour well into adulthood.
Genetics
Because Purple Head is polygenic, no single proven gene is involved. Breeders select parents based on their own colour, which means there is no het to track and no super form. It sits in no complex and has no allelic partner. Within the wider group of line-bred tangerines, it is a proven line alongside Atomic, Electric and Blood. Pos Purple Head is the name for an animal offered as a possible before it is confirmed against the line. Ask what breeding history stands behind any animal offered as Purple Head.