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Jungle Carpet Python Typing
    All of these pattern and color elements were taken from pictures of Australian jungle carpets (jungles that are in collections in Australia), and may be used to designate a typical pattern element or color found in jungles in US collections.  More pattern elements and examples may be added, but these cover a range of pattern elements.  Different descriptive terms are used.  Some definitions follow the pictures.  Happy typing.

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black/white, high tipping, white
Striped, wild-type Atherton, cream/tan
Super-stripe, clean, lemon yellow
Tr-color, banded, high tipping, butter/cream
Melanistic, black tipping, butter/cream
Striped, fishnet tipping, butter yellow
Tri-striped, brown/butter/cream
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banded, wild-type, black/white, white
Tweener, light tipping, lemon yellow Classic banded, clean, lemon yellow 50/50, black/white, cream
Banded, tipping, butter/cream
Banded, clean, lemon yellow/butter Tweener, tipping, butter yellow
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Blushing, striped, butter yellow
High black, black tipping, lemon yellow Reduced pattern, black/white, cream/white
Pinstripe banding, butter/cream
Tweener, clean, lemon yellow High black, black tipping, butter/cream
Fishnet, wild-type, tan/butter

Pattern Elements:
Tipping=Yellow or light pattern elements within areas that are normally dark or black
Fishnet Tipping=Tipping that is present in the majority of the black area, giving a fishnet appearance
Black tipping=black spots within areas that are normally light or yellow
Clean=No or small amounts of tipping
Striped=Dorsal stripe that runs the majority of the snakes length.  May be partial.
Tweener=Animal that is between the banded and striped, with a more random pattern
50/50=Animals with roughly equal light and dark pattern elements
Reduced pattern=Animals with >60% light pattern elements
Tri-color=3 different colors alternatively present
Wild-type=Animals that are generally more brown and black typical of wild-caught animals
Tri-striped=Animal with dorsal and lateral stripes that run the length of the snake.
Pinstripe=Thin light bands within large dark bands.

Color:
White
Cream=offwhite or smudged white
Tan=Darker white
Brown
Butter=lighter, vivid yellow
Lemon=Vivid bright yellow
These colors may be mixed and the description of the animal should reflect any mixture of colors