Entry 23Pattern
Pixel
Scatters the pattern into static, with no smooth edges left.
pixWhat it looks like
Pixel is not a marking of its own. It takes the white and orange pattern already on the gecko and scatters it scale by scale, so what was a shape becomes a field of separate specks, like static.
Its edges are the giveaway. A Pixel never has a smooth pattern boundary: everything ends in discrete steps.
How much it breaks up depends on how heavy the pattern is. A thin pattern scatters all the way through; a very dense one may only break up around its edges.
It is recessive, so a gecko needs two copies to show it and one copy is carried invisibly.
It is not Dalmatian and it is not Snowflake. Those add marks of their own; Pixel adds no colour at all. It can sit alongside Snowflake, though heavy flecking can bury the effect.
No Pinstripe Pixel has been produced, and the two may not be compatible, so the pin rows are left alone here.
The series
Same animal, same seed. Only this gene changes. Open any one in the builder.
With another gene
The same gecko before and after.
One copy shows nothing
Pixel is recessive. A gecko with one copy looks exactly like a gecko with none, and can still pass it on.
Notes
In the genetics dataRecessive pattern disruptor/modifier that fractures and scatters white and orange patterns into a pixelated appearance. Scatters the white and orange pattern across the dorsum and laterals. Tiger and Pixel coexist, and the breaks Tiger makes read as part of the disruption. No Pinstripe Pixel has been produced, and the two may be incompatible. Creates distinctly jagged, pixelated edges on patterns rather than smooth pattern boundaries. Not related to Dalmatian spotting or Snowflake patterning. Pixel and Snowflake can coexist but Snowflake may obscure Pixel visibility through pattern blending.
Telling it apartPixel animals show fractured, pixelated pattern edges. Dense pattern may only scatter at its edges, while thinner pattern breaks up throughout. Pattern elements have distinctly jagged rather than smooth boundaries. Distinct from Dalmatian (spots) and Snowflake (soft flecking). Expression modifies how existing color and pattern traits display.
On the evidenceAutosomal recessive confirmed: visual x visual = 100% visual offspring; visual x het = 50% visual, 50% het. Pangea Reptile has documented breeding data from multiple breeding groups since 2018. Independent confirmation by LIL MONSTERS Reptiles / Foundation Genetics. Source: Pangea Reptile (pangeareptile.com/blogs/blog/the-pangea-pixel-story, 2018-present), LIL MONSTERS Reptiles (lmreptiles.com/fg-pixel/).
HistoryPixel project documented by Pangea Reptile (Matt Parks) beginning 2018 with extensive multi-group breeding data confirming recessive inheritance.
Entry 23 of 32. Every gecko on this page was drawn from its own genes just now, by the renderer that draws them in the game. For the written reference and a pairing calculator, see the crested gecko morph guide on ReptiDex.