1. Like the Het Ivory, the belly on TRPs seems to be the most important thing.  You can just look at the stomach of a TRP and see the difference from a normal. So here it is in detail. First notice the clear belly scales. Second you will see off to the sides of the stomach, the scales are also clear but with a yellow color to them as shown with the PURPLE circles. Another thing you will notice is that the only mark showing on the stomach is the Black banding that starts on the back shown with the BLUE circles and arrows. The last trait of the TRP from the bottom or side view is the yellow coloration on the lower sides of the animal. This color is usually between the black banding shown with the GREEN arrow. This animal is a TRP and is unproven at this time.

2. Here is a fantastic example of the stomach of a TRP. Once again you can see the yellow coloration of the side stomach scales shown in PURPLE. The Black banding that touches the belly is shown in BLUE. This animal is a TRP

                                                                                                                                                        Photo by John Berry Reptiles

3. Here is a top view of a GRP or Genetic Reduced Pattern, this animal is a Ralph Davis Line. Another key trait I have noticed is a faded head as shown with the GREEN arrow. Also TRP and GRP have no "Alien Head" markings and have a Banded or Banded aberrant Pattern as shown with the BLUE arrows. This is where the animals get their name from. They have less pattern so termed "REDUCED PATTERN" or "BANDED" Sometimes you will see animals with spots on their sides. This is a GRP from a proven line.

                                                                                                        Photo by Ralph Davis    

4. This is a top view of a TRP and has not been proven genetic yet. Notice the similarities between her and the Proven line above. Once again The faded head is shown in GREEN and the "REDUCED PATTERN" or Banding is shown with the BLUE arrows. Another trait I have noticed with the TRP and the GRP is that most of them have a Bronze color to them.

5. This snake is the top view of the first picture on the page. You can see the bronze color well on this one. Also the yellow lower sides shows in the PURPLE circles. The faded head is shown with the GREEN arrow.

Variations and Examples:

Variation 1- This is in my opinion a fantastic TRP. It has amazing color and great banding. This is the top view of the second stomach picture on this page. Last time... You can see the banding and the bronze color with the BLUE arrows and the faded head with the GREEN arrow.

                                                                                                           Photo By John Berry Reptiles         

Variation 2- This one is a no brainier and has one of the best stomachs I have seen on a TRP.

Variation 3- Here are 2 very nice Genetic Reduced Patterns, from the Ralph Davis Line.

 
                                                                    Photo By Ralph Davis Reptiles 

There are many more variations to the True Reduced Patterns and the Genetic Reduced Patterns, but they follow the same rules.

1. Clear Stomach with the only markings showing are the black bands that start on the back
2. Yellow lower sides that wraps around onto the stomach.
3. Faded Head
4. The "Reduced Pattern" and the bronze color (not all animals have the bronze color but most do)

Hope this helps
The Guide

Jon Dvoretz
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