Do all melanoids have white tummys?

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One week ago i received my lovely melanoid gfp juvenile in the mail. The breeder said his/her parents are both wild type and one of them is GFP. Im not very educated on axolotl genetics but from what i understand it is possible to have melanoids from both wildtype parents. Her eyes would be all black except the middle looks green, im guessing from the gfp? there is no shiny ring around the black of the eye either.

my main question is regarding their stomach surface, is it normal for axolotls to be one color pattern on top and another at the bottom? she is greyish melanoid up top and completely leuc/white on the ventral surface. Also do most gfps or half gfps have the greenish "pupil" looking part in the middle of their eyes?
 

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Yes. Gfp animals have green pupils. And melanoids as well as other dark wild types have lighter stomachs usually and may darken as they get older or depending on lighting/substrate. Melanoids do not have the shiny ring around the eyes and while yours is gfp even under uv light your axolotl won't really glow not that it's advised to subject them to that.
 
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