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Meaning of "leucistic"
leucistic: describing an animal, particularly birds or mammals, that has a partial loss of pigmentation, resulting in white or pale-colored patches on the skin, feathers, or fur. It is different from albinism, as leucistic animals retain normal eye color
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- Affected by leucism.
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Another is the leucistic texas rat snake.
I am not sure if this one is albino or leucistic.
Melanistic as well as leucistic individuals have been noted.
Leucistic animals are not to be confused with albino animals.
The white cygnets have a leucistic gene.
Abnormal leucistic plumages have been recorded.
A young male convict cichlid showing the leucistic colouration.
Abnormally leucistic or near albino birds have been reported.
White lions are not albinos, but leucistic.
Leucistic individuals have been noted.
Albino animals have red eyes, whereas leucistic animals do not.
Leucistic birds have been recorded.
Rather, they have a recessive leucistic gene, which means a partial loss of pigmentation.
Leucistic sugar gliders have white fur with black eyes.
White panthers also exist, these being albino or leucistic individuals of the same three species.
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Albino and leucistic peacocks do not comprise a different species.
White lions are not albinos, but they are Leucistic.
Albino or leucistic individuals of the same species are known as white panthers.
There are different types of albinism, pure albino, partial albino, and leucistic.
Albinos and leucistic specimens are seen with some frequency in the aquarium trade.
This is a white fallow deer, also called Leucistic ( not an albino ).
Leucistic peafowl can produce pigment but not deposit the pigment to their feathers.
The Leopard Gecko has yellow, brown, white and most recently, leucistic phases.
Leucistic hedgehogs on the island of Alderney.
In contrast, leucistic animals have normally coloured eyes.
Leucistic or ' blonde ' hedgehogs occasionally occur.
Although extremely rare, leucistic specimens are occasionally discovered in wild populations.
A leucistic rock pigeon . Both the eyes and legs are still of the normal colour.
Unlike albinos, leucistic individuals have dark-colored eyes.
The Leucistic Texas Rat Snake is lissom, long found primarily within the state of Texas.
In contrast, leucistic animals usually have normal-colored eyes.
Leucistic nurse sharks, for example, tend to be heavily spotted.
They are known as leucistic axolotls, not albinos, and have black eyes, not red.
Leucistic ( sometimes mistakenly called " albino " ) turkey vultures are sometimes seen.
The terms leucistic and leucism are derived from medical terminology leuc - + - ism.
A leucistic Coragyps atratus brasiliensis was observed in Piñas, Ecuador in 2005.
