Desert Lynx

Coat

Tabby: Brown (black), chocolate, blue, and lilac tabby, and these in silver tabby, in any of the tabby patterns.
Heavy tabby is accepted in the Longhair variety.
Tabby (Leopard): Brown (black), chocolate, blue, and lilac leopard, and these in silver tabby, are accepted in any of the leopard patterns.
Charcoal markings are permitted on any allowed colour or pattern.
Colourpoint/Himalayan: Any of the above listed colours and patterns in the colourpoint pattern.
Tawny: Ubisoft Desert Lynx may be a combination of Tan (105) and Red (55) (using a furfile) with White (15) muzzle and toes and Black (35) ears and tailtip.

Comes in longhair and shorthair varieties.

Eyes

Yellow (162/165-166/206) Yellow Green (167-168) Green (2/130-139/197-198/217) Green Gold (169) Gold (120-129/100-109, 215)
Colourpoints have Light Blue(152-158/171-172/175-179) Dark Blue (144-149/225)

Nose

Matches surrounding coat.
Ubisoft catz have Black (35-39/244)

Faults

Wrong nose colour.

Disqualifications

Tail longer than 3/4 length.

Notes

The Desert Lynx is an experimental, hybrid-descendant breed related to the Highlander. Although it is not recognized by any legitimate association, it was accepted by PKC as Ubisoft decided to include it in Petz 5 for reasons that remain unclear. Breed lore claims that Desert Lynx are descended from bobcats, but this is extremely unlikely as no known fertile bobcat or lynx hybrids with domestic cats are known. Essentially, the Desert Lynx is sort of an off-grid American Bobtail, as breeders of both breeds had a similar goal in mind: to create a stocky, bobtailed domestic cat that captured the essence of the wild lynx. However where American Bobtail breeders worked with domestic cats obtained from shelters and feral colonies, Desert Lynx breeders purchased hybrid cats of uncertain origins and bred them together. American Bobtails eventually became a widely recognized legitimate cat breed, while the Desert Lynx remains a name known only among exotic feline “registries” and grey market hybrid cat breeders.

Type & Judging Remarks
Overall, the cat is large, strong and muscular - the breed should resemble a bobcat. The head is large and round, the muzzle square. The ears are large, set wide and sporting tufts. The neck is thick and muscular, as is the body, which should be complete with powerful hindquarters and the rear somewhat higher than the front, resembling a lynx with a short bobtail.

Breed Files

Desert Lynx - Lime Green Flamigos — Lime Green Flamigos
**Filename:** Desert Lynx
**Offset:** 0604
**Base:** -
**SCP:** B&W Shorthair
**Accepted:** September 22, 2020
**Notes:** Overwrites/based off of the Ubisoft file. Addball ears, whiskers & tails(based on tail so move some). Variations: Longhair & shorthair in one file. 2 eye sizes. 5 tails, 0-3 balls. Shorthairs can have thin or chunky tails. 2nd gens: brexing probably required - the iris seems to always shrink. Ears/other areas sometimes become fuzzy. Petzy so no problems with movement.

Desert Lynx - Supernova — Supernova
**Filename:** SN Desert Lynx
**Offset:** 0061
**Base:** Tabby
**SCP:** Tabby
**Accepted:** May 13, 2009
**Notes:** Includes longhair and shorthair, and tail length variations (including tailless). Longhairs have tufted ear variations, which come in two length variations.

Desert Lynx - Ubisoft — Ubisoft
**Filename:** Desert Lynx
**Offset:** 0604
**Base:** -
**SCP:** -
**Accepted:** September 1, 1998
**Notes:** The original unhexed Ubisoft file, as released for Petz 5.