Albino:

Lacking all or almost all pigment, including eye pigments.

Amelanistic:

Lacking black pigment.

Anerythristic:

Lacking red pigment.

Aposematic:

Marked with bright or contrasting colors as a warning that the animal is venomous or noxious.

Axanthic:

Lacking yellow pigment.

Cryptic coloration:

Colors and patterns which obscure, making an animal difficult to see.

Cyanomorph:

Having an unusual amount of blue pigment.

Dichromatism (sexual):

A difference in coloration between the males and females of the same species.

Dimorphic:

Morphological differences between members of the same species. e.g.)color phases.

Disruptive coloration:

Colors and patterns which disrupt body shape and outline. Camouflage.

Erythristic:

Having an unusual amount of red pigment.

Hypomelanistic:

Lacking some but not all black pigment.

Leucistic:

Lacking all or almost all pigment, but with varying eye colors.

Melanistic:

Having an unusual amount of black pigment.

Morph:

A color pattern.

Reticulated:

A pattern of color resembling a net.

Xanthic:

Having an unusual amount of yellow pigment.

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