Gene
Cryptic is a recessive ball python pattern gene, a different variant of the same gene as Clown (MC1R). A snake needs two copies to show it, and one Cryptic copy with one Clown copy makes a visual combination called a Crypton. It is also sold as Amur.
Ball pythons show Cryptic only with two copies. One copy makes a het, which looks normal but can pass Cryptic on.
Amur and Gizmo are treated as other names for Cryptic: one reference lists them as aliases and a 2025 study reports that Amur animals carry the Cryptic variant. The other reference lists Amur as a separate allele at the same locus.
Example: het × het gives about 1 in 4 Cryptic per egg (1/4).
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