# Luwak

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**Rarity:** Rare  
**Inheritance:** Incomplete dominant  
**Category:** Combination

**Definition.** A Luwak crested gecko carries one Cappuccino copy and one Sable copy, which sit on the same gene in the widely reported model, so a Luwak is never a super.

Cappuccino plus Sable on the same gene. Widely reported, not settled; never a super itself.

Luwak is the name for a gecko with one Cappuccino copy and one Sable copy. Under the widely reported one-gene model, Cappuccino and Sable are two versions of the same gene, so a gecko holds at most two copies between them: a Luwak has one of each and is never a Super Cappuccino or a Super Sable. Cappuccino x Sable gives about 25% Luwak and can never make a super, which is why it is the safer way to combine the two. Luwak x Luwak is different: about 25% Super Cappuccino, 25% Super Sable and 50% Luwak. MorphMarket's Morphpedia still lists Sable's place on the Cappuccino gene as suspected, so Geck Inspect badges Luwak Emerging. Looks vary, and dark color alone does not identify one; the parents do.

**Key features:**
- One Cappuccino copy plus one Sable copy
- Never a super itself
- Appearance varies, so lineage identifies it

**How to identify it:**
- Needs one Cappuccino-carrying parent and one Sable-carrying parent
- Dark or coffee tones alone do not prove it

**Lookalikes and how to tell them apart:**
- Cappuccino (https://geckinspect.com/MorphGuide/cappuccino): A Cappuccino has one Cappuccino copy and no Sable; dark color alone cannot tell them apart.
- Sable (https://geckinspect.com/MorphGuide/sable): A Sable has one Sable copy and no Cappuccino; the parents say which.

**Often combined with:** Lilly White, Axanthic

**Notes.** Do not pair a Luwak to another Luwak or to a Cappuccino: both can make Super Cappuccinos. A Luwak bred to a normal gives Cappuccinos and Sables, about half each, under the one-gene model.

**Sources:**
- https://www.morphmarket.com/morphpedia/crested-geckos/sable/
- https://reptidex.com/genetics/crested-gecko

_Source: Geck Inspect Morph Guide. Updated 2026-10-17. Cite https://geckinspect.com/MorphGuide/luwak_