Bearded Dragon
Pogona vitticeps
Acronym: BD
Traits
Codominant(4)
- Leatherback
- Dunner
Reclassified from 'dominant' to 'codominant' to match current breeder consensus: Super Dunner (homozygous) is a distinct phenotype with stronger pattern disruption. Older references list Dunner as dominant.
- Silkback
- Genetic Stripe
Distinct from Dunner's stripe pattern. Codominant: heterozygotes show a clear lateral stripe; super (homozygous) shows a pronounced cleaner stripe with reduced lateral pattern.
Recessive(5)
- Hypo
- Zero
- Translucent
- Witblits
- Wero
Recently-described recessive in Pogona vitticeps; reduced/absent dorsal pattern. Distinct locus from Witblits and Zero; visual offspring only when both parents carry Wero.
Polygenic(3)
- Citrus
- Red
- German Giant
Unknown(1)
- Paradox
Non-genetic random expression — a phenotypic anomaly producing patches of unexpected colour/pattern that appear randomly during embryonic development. Cannot be predicted by Mendelian rules and is not heritable in the standard sense; the 'unknown' inheritance is honest. Common enough in marketplace listings (especially Paradox Albino) to warrant a catalog entry.