Dark wild or a melanoid?

[Hannahlotl2987]

What color is Murphy? Dark wild? Melanoid? Something different?

 

[Nachtmare]

I think more melanoid than wildtype. But who knows maybe my eyes are bad :happy:
Either way looks great!

 

[Hannahlotl2987]

Thank you XD MY eyes are kinda bad so that's why I asked. I'm not sure of the requirements for melanoid either :/

 

[Hannahlotl2987]

This pic has better lighting

 

[rachel1]

Looks like a pretty melanoid to me. Melanoid is generally defined in this forum as lacking irridiphores, the shiny pigments in axolotl skin. It is easiest to tell by looking at the eyes. A wild type will have shiny rings around their eyes in bright light, a melanoid will not. You can shine a flashlight on them to see the irridiphores easily.

 

[Hannahlotl2987]

Ohhhhh okay! Thanks so much guys! She's definitely a melanoid then XD I got her from Margie indirectly ( we think she sold her to the person who supplied my local pet store).

 

[Bette]

Ohhhhh okay! Thanks so much guys! She's definitely a melanoid then XD I got her from Margie indirectly ( we think she sold her to the person who supplied my local pet store).

Well, that explains why she is so pretty! I have a black melanoid from Margie, and she has those amazing gills too... and super cute!