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Cinnamon

Cinny · Cinnamon Pastel
incomplete dominantBlack Pastel (8-Ball) complexhealth cautiontext read from the page's sources

First produced: Greg Graziani, 2002

Complex: Black Pastel (8-Ball). Complex membership is as reported by breeders and community lists; most memberships have not been proven in a lab.

How to recognise it

HeadDark brown crown fading toward the neck; lip scales usually bright pink or white.
PatternLarge alien heads/keyholes joined or closely spaced into chains along the body; tail carries the chained pattern either side of a thick dorsal stripe.
ColourDeep red-brown on a chocolate ground; browns and cream where a normal has yellow and orange.
BellyBright white, usually clear; may show light patterning and mild spotting at the edges.
EyesNot yet verified against a source.
With ageNot yet verified against a source.

Rows marked "not yet verified" are withheld until they can be cited. Inheritance is the trade's usage unless a source below states it.

Visible in a single copy?

This IS the visible heterozygous form; reliable.

Super form (two copies)

Super Cinnamon
Not yet verified against a source.

Easily confused with

Normal (dark)
A dark normal still has yellow/gold blotches, two-eyed alien heads and a patterned belly edge; Cinnamon has the clean white belly and red-brown cast.

Photos

No photo yet. We only show photos submitted by members, sellers' photos used with permission, or photos with a verified free licence and credit, never borrowed or AI-generated images. The sources below link to reference galleries.

Health and welfare

Reported issue. Evidence for the main finding: breeder consensus. Other points in this paragraph are breeder reports unless a source below says otherwise.
Super Cinnamon: duckbill common, kinking slightly elevated.

DNA test

A test is listed for Rare Genetics Inc: Cinnamon (list read 2026-11-13 on MorphMarket's page for that lab). All listed tests

Sources for this page