Many breeders use unregistered domestic cats which have feral appearance or the more natural-looking breeds of domestic cats in their breeding programs. The leopard pattern is the most common. Spots may be either rosette or thumbprint spots. Tawny is a ticked pattern similar to that of a wild rabbit. Some bobcats also come in this pattern.
Marble is essentially the domestic classic tabby pattern which has been modified by feral genes.
Desert Lynx come in all eumelanistic colors. On a leopard spotted cat, for example, the spots may be ebony, bronze, blue, chocolate, sorrel, lilac or fawn. The cats also come in the entire range of silver colors and snow colors. The snow leopards, with their vivid blue eyes and striking marking on light tan bodies, are the most difficult to find. The average Desert Lynx male will usually weigh sixteen to eighteen pounds at maturity.