The非洲脂肪尾壁虎是一种独特的壁虎，起源于西非，以其独特的球根尾巴而闻名。它们通常在野外的寿命为10-18岁，但众所周知，囚禁远远长时间，通常长7-10英寸。
Their fat tail serves an important function: It acts as a fat reserve when food is scarce. This can help the gecko go for days without eating when there is no food. Their tail is also a useful indicator of health: the fatter the tail, the healthier the gecko.
In the wild, these geckos typically have a brown base color and tan banding, with an off-white body and an occasional white stripe running the length of their bodies. Of course, selective breeding has brought out a variety of other colors, or morphs, from solid colors to even albino varieties. In this article, we look at 12 of the most beautiful African Fat-Tailed Gecko morphs and colors.
1.Albino
The albino morph has similar patterning and banding as wild varieties, but they have a white or pink base with orange bands. They can also be found with the characteristic white stripe running down their bodies and can come with several different colors of banding. These geckos are rare and highly sought-after due to this eye-catching coloration and are a truly unique morph indeed!
2.扎带
The banded gecko morph is often referred to as the normal or wild-type morph, as this is the typical coloration and patterning that you’ll find with these geckos in the wild. They have light and dark brown, contrasting bands running horizontally down their backs all the way to their tails. They occasionally have additional white markings, like dots or faint lines, and their bellies are usually white or pale pink.
3.鬼
Ghost变形是带状或野生型与白化物的组合。它们具有相同的绑定图案，但首先瞥了一眼，它几乎透明。它们可能具有棕色或橙色条带，甚至是白色条纹或斑点，但着色和图案中的透明，幽灵状外观是由于唯一的基因一致。
4.花岗岩
The granite morph is similar to the banded or wild-type morph, with the same patterns and coloration. The difference is that all the bands of color are speckled with a lighter color, making the skin look like granite rock.
5.奥利奥
Named after the delicious cookies that we all know and love, the Oreo morph is all black and white, with shades of grey in between. This gecko has a light grey, almost white base color, with thick bands of darker grey and black with spotting. All Oreo morphs are born with sharp contrasting black-and-white patterning that gradually fades into more subtle grey tones as they age.
6。无缝的
无缝的geckos are devoid of any patterning. This is caused by a recessive gene, and these geckos are often used in breeding programs to develop other morphs. They usually have a brown base color, but more and more colors are being developed by饲养员.
7。Starburst.
The starburst morph has a distinctly blushed head and feet, with small tints of orange throughout and all the way to the tail. They usually have a light base color of tan brown/orange and dark banding that can appear blotched and speckled like granite morphs.
8.刺
The stinger morph is a beautiful variety, with deeply contrasting bands that connect throughout their body. The bands at the bottom and toward the tail come to a point that resembles a stinger on a bee or wasp, giving this gecko their name. They are usually a deep brown, almost black color, with lighter banding and are a relatively new and rare variety.
9.有条纹的
条纹变形类似于带状或野生类型的品种，带有不同的棕色棕色的束缚，水平地沿着它们的身体延续。是什么让它们独特的是大型，醒目的白色条纹，从他们的头顶垂直奔跑到他们的尾巴。这种变形是相当普遍的，易于找到。
10。Whiteout
One of the most unique and eye-catching gecko morphs around, the white-out variety has patterning and coloring that can vary widely in appearance. The base colors can vary but are typically light colors, like white, cream, and orange, with dark patterns that are formed by spots, blotches, and stripes that change as the gecko gets older.
11.零
The zero is defined by having faint or no banding at all, but they can have varying patterning made up of connecting bands. They usually have a white stripe running down the length of their body and light brown or orange base coloring, with dark brown and black patterns. This is one of the more recently developed morphs, so they are fairly rare.
12.祖鲁语
https://www.instagram.com/p/cq4_bdhmfia.以独特的图案化在他们背上的独特图案中类似于祖鲁沃尔的盾牌或矛头，这些变形是最独特的品种之一。它们通常有浅棕色或奶油基颜色，较深的图案化由深褐色，黑色和橙色组成。它们具有与野生品种相同的着色，但没有偶尔在尾巴上没有带状。
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