Reticulated Python
Malayopython reticulatus
Big, intelligent, and increasingly designer. Alongside colour and pattern genes, retics carry dwarf and super-dwarf localities that cap adult size — a key thing to read before you buy.
Recessive4
Needs two copies to show. One copy is a hidden 'het' carrier — visually normal, but it passes the gene on.
Albino
Comes in Purple, Lavender and White lines — striking pattern, no black.
Motley
Connected, aberrant pattern that clears the sides.
Genetic Stripe
A clean dorsal stripe running the length of the body.
Pied
PiebaldRandom patches of pure white across a patterned animal.
Incomplete dominant5
Shows with one copy, and shows differently with two (the 'super' form). Commonly — if loosely — called 'co-dom' in the hobby.
Tiger
Elongated, banded pattern; the super is a bold high-contrast animal.
Super form: Super Tiger
Sunfire
Brightens and intensifies colour with a warm glow.
Super form: Super Sunfire
Platinum
Pattern reduction and silvering; supers trend toward white.
Super form: Lineback / white
Phantom
Subtle darkening and pattern change; powerful in combos.
Super form: Super Phantom
Golden Child
Reduced pattern with a clean golden ground colour.
Super form: Super Golden Child
Polygenic1
Built by selectively breeding many small genes over generations, not a single switch. Results vary by line.
Dwarf / Super Dwarf
LocalitiesIsland-locality bloodlines (Kalatoa, Selayar, Jampea…) that keep adults far smaller than mainland retics.
This is the basic guide. Combos, allelic complexes, het probability math and full morph history live in Codex.