Hypo Borrego Rosy Boa
Hypo Borrego Rosy Boa – Blue Desert Ghosts of Southern California
The Hypo Borrego Rosy Boa originates from pure Borrego Springs locality stock (Lichanura trivirgata gracia), found across the arid desert basins of Southern California. This line-bred polygenic trait selectively reduces melanin and enhances the naturally pale tones of the Borrego population, producing boas with an elegant blue-gray body and a soft, reduced desert pattern unique to this line.
Babies begin life resembling a typical light-colored Borrego, but as they mature, their coloration transforms—developing enhanced blue and silver tones with scattered orange to brick-red speckling along the body. The result is a smooth, misted appearance that deepens with age, giving adults a distinctive, ghost-like presence that stands apart from any other desert locality.
Hypo Borrego Rosy Boas are hardy, calm, and dependable feeders, retaining the excellent temperament and resilience of their desert ancestry. Their gradual color enhancement, reduced patterning, and pure Borrego lineage make them one of the most visually captivating and refined polygenic lines in the rosy boa community.
Line origin: Borrego Springs, California, USA
Genetics: Line-bred polygenic trait (pure Borrego Springs base)
Species: Lichanura trivirgata gracia (Desert Rosy Boa)
Highlights: Blue-gray coloration • Reduced desert pattern • Orange to brick-red speckling • Color intensifies with age • Calm and hardy temperament
Hypo Borrego Rosy Boa – Blue Desert Ghosts of Southern California
The Hypo Borrego Rosy Boa originates from pure Borrego Springs locality stock (Lichanura trivirgata gracia), found across the arid desert basins of Southern California. This line-bred polygenic trait selectively reduces melanin and enhances the naturally pale tones of the Borrego population, producing boas with an elegant blue-gray body and a soft, reduced desert pattern unique to this line.
Babies begin life resembling a typical light-colored Borrego, but as they mature, their coloration transforms—developing enhanced blue and silver tones with scattered orange to brick-red speckling along the body. The result is a smooth, misted appearance that deepens with age, giving adults a distinctive, ghost-like presence that stands apart from any other desert locality.
Hypo Borrego Rosy Boas are hardy, calm, and dependable feeders, retaining the excellent temperament and resilience of their desert ancestry. Their gradual color enhancement, reduced patterning, and pure Borrego lineage make them one of the most visually captivating and refined polygenic lines in the rosy boa community.
Line origin: Borrego Springs, California, USA
Genetics: Line-bred polygenic trait (pure Borrego Springs base)
Species: Lichanura trivirgata gracia (Desert Rosy Boa)
Highlights: Blue-gray coloration • Reduced desert pattern • Orange to brick-red speckling • Color intensifies with age • Calm and hardy temperament