Caramel Tiger (pure Coastal)

The Caramel Tiger (pure Coastal) combines the intermediately inherited Caramel with the polygenically inherited Tiger pattern, both from documented pure Coastal lineage (M. s. mcdowelli). This is a subspecies-pure combination.

Caramel reduces dark pigmentation and shifts the palette toward warm bronze and gold. Tiger replaces the irregular saddle markings with longitudinal striping along the dorsal and lateral surfaces. Together, the warm Caramel reduction makes Tiger striping more visually prominent against a softened background – bronze-gold stripes on a lighter warm ground.

Tiger is polygenic – there is no het Tiger, no Super Tiger, and no associated neurological issues. Expression quality depends on cumulative selection across generations. Caramel is intermediately inherited (one copy = visual).