# Super Dalmatian

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**Also called:** Super Dal  
**Rarity:** Uncommon  
**Inheritance:** Polygenic  
**Category:** Pattern  
**Typical adult price:** $300 to $800

**Definition.** Super Dalmatian is used for heavily spotted crested geckos and, in some breeder models, for a homozygous Dalmatian; the meanings cannot be equated by counting spots.

Heavy spotting; ask whether super denotes appearance or a documented genetic claim.

Describe the visible spot density, size and distribution first. Sellers use different standards for super Dalmatian, and a fixed threshold such as 100 spots is not a genetic test. Age, firing state, other traits and which parts of the animal are visible affect a count.

**Genetics models.** Foundation Genetics models Dalmatian as a dominant trait with a homozygous Super Dalmatian form. In that model, inheritance predictions follow the documented genotype. They must not be applied automatically to every heavily spotted animal sold as super.

**History.** The "super" designation came with breeders tightening selection pressure on spot count through the 2010s.

**Key features:**
- Extensive or dense spotting in the visual usage
- Spot sizes and distribution remain variable
- A genetic super claim needs lineage or breeding evidence

**How to identify it:**
- Compare multiple photographs rather than counting one side
- Ask how the breeder uses the term super

**Lookalikes and how to tell them apart:**
- Dalmatian (https://geckinspect.com/MorphGuide/dalmatian): The visual distinction is the degree of spotting; a single cutoff does not establish gene dosage.

**Often combined with:** Harlequin, Extreme Harlequin, Pinstripe, Lilly White, Axanthic

**Current asking prices (Geck Inspect Price Index, 2026-10-06).** Asking prices on public crested gecko listings, converted to USD, not sale prices. Full dataset: https://geckinspect.com/data/price-index.json

| Market | Listings | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 390 | $200 | $360 | $500 |
| South Korea | 41 | $186 | $410 | $969 |

**Notes.** This is a visible-feature description. A sale label or photograph alone does not establish genotype. Breeders use some names and inheritance models differently.

**Sources:**
- https://acreptiles.com/new_store/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=67
- https://lmreptiles.com/fg-pt2-1/

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