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Home / Morph Guide / Chocolate Crested Gecko

Chocolate Crested Gecko

A Chocolate crested gecko has deep brown ground coloration, often most apparent when fired up.

Chocolate is a descriptive base-color term. An animal can become lighter when fired down; retaining a fixed deep brown is not a requirement.

Inheritance: Polygenic. Category: Base color. Rarity: uncommon. Typical adult price: $150 to $400.

Key features

Deep brown base coloration
Color can lighten in a fired-down state
Can coexist with cream pattern and spotting

How to tell it apart

Buckskin: A Buckskin is a lighter warm tan or leather color; a Chocolate is a deep, rich brown.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a Chocolate crested gecko?

A Chocolate crested gecko has deep brown ground coloration, often most apparent when fired up.

What does a Chocolate crested gecko look like?

A typical Chocolate crested gecko shows these features: deep brown base coloration; color can lighten in a fired-down state; can coexist with cream pattern and spotting.

What is the difference between Chocolate and Buckskin?

A Buckskin is a lighter warm tan or leather color; a Chocolate is a deep, rich brown.

How is Chocolate inherited?

Chocolate is classified as polygenic. Trait controlled by many genes working additively. Cannot be Punnett-squared. Improved through selective breeding over generations.

How much does a Chocolate crested gecko cost?

A typical adult Chocolate crested gecko sells for $150 to $400. Quality, sex, age and lineage move an individual animal within that range.

What other morphs combine with Chocolate?

Chocolate is often combined with Harlequin, Cream, Dalmatian, Tiger and Brindle.

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