Entry 33Structure
Quadstripe
A line along the middle of the side, between the legs.
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What it looks like
A Quadstripe has four lengthwise lines: the two pinned rows along the edges of the back, plus a well-defined line along the middle of each side. FoxReptiles' guide asks for the side lines to run as a continuous line across most of the space between the front and back legs.
Foundation Genetics describes Quadstripes as geckos where pinning strongly organises the pattern into clean lengthwise lines with few jagged edges, and notes the side line often twists where tiger banding is strong. The same layout with a muted back and darker scales along the back edges is called a Phantom Quadstripe.
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.
On an Empty Back
The dark dorsal throws the pin rows forward, and the quadstripe holds the middle of the side.
Notes
How it is inheritedNo one has shown that Quadstripe is a separate gene of its own, or how many four-lined babies to expect from a pairing. The side lines are their own feature, and a Quadstripe isn't a sign that a gecko has two copies of Pinstripe.
Where it came fromNo single founder is on record for this name. It is shared hobby vocabulary.
In Gecktopia
Quadstripe is its own dominant gene in the game, inherited separately from Pinstripe, and it only shows on a gecko that also has the pin rows. That separate gene is the game's choice; the reference does not claim a Quadstripe gene exists.
- Passed on in the game as dominant.
Sources
Crested Gecko Morph / Trait Guide
Michelle / FoxReptiles, with contributed photographs, 11 July 2021
Pinstripe collection description
Pangea Reptile, date not established
Anthony and Jessica Vasquez, Tom Favazza and breeder collaborators, date not established
Entry 33 of 33. Every gecko on this page was drawn from its own genes just now, by the renderer that draws them in the game.