There has been a lot of confusion surrounding the various color mutations, how long they've been around, and their correct names. Here is a complete list of the known color mutations as cataloged by MCBA (Mutation Chinchilla Breeders Association), and reprinted from their archives courtesy of MCBA.
Mutation Chinchillas of the
World
Dominant Mutations
| Official Name of Color | Year Color Appeared | Breeder and Location |
| Wilson White Incomplete Dominant, Lethal Factor, Heterozygous Only |
1955 | Blythe Wilson, Redding, CA |
| Tower Beige | 1960 | Nick Tower, U.S.A |
| Gunning Black Lethal Factor, Heterozygous Only |
1960-1961 | Robert Gunning, Davenport, WA |
| Tasco | 1964 | Otto Munn, Texas |
| French Blue | 1970 | Jack French, Kansas |
| Busse | 1962 | Angle ranch |
Recessive Mutations
| Official name of color | Year color appeared | Breeder and Location |
| Wellman Beige (dark eyes) |
1954 | |
| Rzewski Beige (dark eyes) | 1958 | Poland |
| Beige Recessive (red eyes) |
1960's | L. Sullivan & C.J. Reynolds |
| Albino | 1960+ 1960-1961 |
Dennison Blackburn |
| Charcoals | Betty Broucke, California Wes Olson, California R. Somavia, California W. Pohl, California T. Ready, California |
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| Sakrison (Curly Brown Charcoal) |
1963 | Lloyd Sakrison, Minnesota |
| Stone White | 1963 | Paul Stone, Oklahoma |
| Larsen Sapphire | 1963-1965 | Merle Larson, Indiana |
| Lester Black (Midwest City Black) |
1970 | M.W. Lester, Midwest City, OK |
| Treadwell Black | 1962-1963 | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Young Lavender-Brown | 1969 | Bobby Young, Bartlesville, OK |
| Sullivan Violet (Lavender) | 1967 | Rhodesia, S. Africa, Sullivan, CA |
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