REPTILE CULTURE

MORPH PROFILE / Leopard geckos

Tangerine

A selectively bred color trait that gives leopard geckos warm orange to reddish-orange tones.

Line-bred

Tangerine leopard gecko illustration with a reddish-orange body, a pale spotted tail tip, and a normally pigmented eye
Tangerine example with a normally pigmented eye. · Reptile Culture · AI-generated illustration

Appearance

The amount and intensity of orange vary among animals and breeding lines. The Scaled Art Reptiles example shows rich orange on the head and body, a paler tail tip and a normally pigmented eye with a slit pupil.

Strong breeder evidence Gecko Daddy · Scaled Art Reptiles

Genetics

Breeders select for orange coloration across generations. Tangerine can occur alongside traits such as Tremper Albino that have their own inheritance. The Tangerine label alone does not identify a single locus or support an exact offspring probability.

Strong breeder evidence Gecko Daddy · Steven Kirby

Breeding lines

Breeders use Tangerine for several projects, including Blood, Electric and Tornado. Gecko Daddy documented developing its Tango Crush line through eight years of selection. A specific line name describes breeding history beyond the general orange appearance.

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Related morphs

Sources & references