# Chocolate

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**Rarity:** Uncommon  
**Inheritance:** Polygenic  
**Category:** Base color  
**Typical adult price:** $150 to $400

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

Polygenic base color with rich deep-brown tones, like dark chocolate.

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

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

**Lookalikes and how to tell them apart:**
- Buckskin (https://geckinspect.com/MorphGuide/buckskin): A Buckskin is a lighter warm tan or leather color; a Chocolate is a deep, rich brown.

**Often combined with:** Harlequin, Cream, Dalmatian, Tiger, Brindle

_Source: Geck Inspect Morph Guide. Updated 2026-10-13. Cite https://geckinspect.com/MorphGuide/chocolate_