Bearded Dragon

Pogona vitticeps

Acronym: BD

13 traits

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.