Otter Group (Tan: at-)
All four “shades” of otter became part of the official Rex standard inFeb. 2009
Full Color Concentration (C-)
Tan Patterns | |||||||
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Color | A | B | C | D | E | En | |
Black Otter | at- | B- | C- | D- | E- | enen | |
Chocolate Otter | at- | bb | C- | D- | E- | enen | |
Blue Otter | at- | B- | C- | dd | E- | enen | |
Lilac Otter | at- | bb | C- | dd | E- | enen |
Chinchilla: The Martens (Cchd- )
Marten | Currently, none of these are recognized in Rex. | ||||||
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Color | A | B | C | D | E | En | |
Silver Marten | at- | B- | cchd- | D- | E- | enen | |
Chocolate Silver Marten | at- | bb | cchd- | D- | E- | enen | |
Blue Silver Marten | at- | B- | cchd- | dd | E- | enen | |
Lilac Silver Marten | at- | bb | cchd- | dd | E- | enen |
This is the color you get when you combine the shaded gene (cchd) with the tan pattern (at-). It's an otter without the red color along the borders. The chinchilla also makes the 'black' parts look slightly less black.
Sable or Shaded (cchl-)
Sable Marten | Currently, none of these are recognized in Rex. | ||||||
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Color | A | B | C | D | E | En | |
Sable Silver Marten | at- | B- | cchl- | D- | E- | enen | |
Sable Chocolate Silver Marten | at- | bb | cchl- | D- | E- | enen | |
Sable Blue Silver Marten | at- | B- | cchl- | dd | E- | enen | |
Sable Lilac Silver Marten | at- | bb | cchl- | dd | E- | enen |
Californian or Himalayan (ch-)
Tan Himalayan | Currently, none of these are recognized in Rex. | ||||||
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Color | A | B | C | D | E | En | |
Black Tan Himalayan | at- | B- | ch- | D- | E- | enen | Possibly showable as a Californian (Black Himalayan) Would likely be faulted for poor point color. |
Chocolate Tan Himalayan | at- | bb | ch- | D- | E- | enen | |
Blue Tan Himalayan | at- | B- | ch- | dd | E- | enen | |
Lilac Tan Himalayan | at- | bb | ch- | dd | E- | enen |
Further Resources
Wild River Rabbitry has a lovely illustrated Shaded Mini Rex Guide.
Judith Graf, Color Basics 1991 (self-published booklet)
Glenna M.Huffmon, The Basics of Color Genetics in Rabbits (I have the 1995 third edition)