Lynx Point Siamese: The Tabby Who Joined the Aristocracy
Tabby-striped points, an M on the forehead, and two official names: Lynx Point in TICA, CFA and Canada, Tabby Point in the UK's GCCF and Australia's ACF. The whole file, by registry.
Published August 21, 2026 3 min read
Contents
First line, both names. The cat this page describes is called a LYNX POINT by , and Canada's , and a TABBY POINT by the UK's and Australia's : the same tabby-patterned points under two official words. What you are looking at is the tabby pattern expressed through the pointed mechanism. Striped mask with a clear "M" on the forehead, barred legs, a ringed tail, over a pale unstriped body. Every base color can carry it (a seal point, a blue lynx point, and onward through the whole deck).
Where the two words come from
The split is dated and documented in the registries' own histories. Britain's breeders developed the "tabby point", and 's own Colorpoint Shorthair history states plainly that "the English 'tabby points' crossed the Atlantic and were renamed ' points.'" Even 's own 1970s breed introduction still said "tabby points" before its modern standard settled on "lynx points". The older word is British, the newer word American, and both are current official registry vocabulary today. 's live standard never uses the word lynx once. CFA's and 's standards head their color lists LYNX POINT in capitals.
And where the paperwork goes
The naming split and the breed split are two DIFFERENT axes, which is what every competitor page mangles. and register a tabby point as a Siamese, on the same registration policy as a seal point. also keeps one breed (all pointed colors are Siamese) while using the American word. and Canada's register the identical striped cat as a COLORPOINT SHORTHAIR: their separate extended-color breed, with its own standard and show classes (the red point page carries that story, including CFA's own note that unshowable classic-colored kittens from those litters "may be available at lower prices").
Reading a lynx point
The registry standards' own markers: the forehead "M", "spectacle" markings around the eyes, spotted whisker pads, broken rings on the front legs, solid-colored backs of the hind legs, a ringed tail. Body stripes are a FAULT ('s standard withholds for "tabby markings on the torso"). A good point wears its stripes only where the points live. Blue eyes, always, like every Siamese.
Money
No cattery we read in four markets prices points differently from solid points (the price page). If a listing charges a "rare lynx" premium, the paperwork question above is the better conversation.
Two names, five registries, one card
| Registry | Its word | Files the cat as |
|---|---|---|
| Lynx Point | Siamese (one breed) | |
| Lynx Point | Colorpoint Shorthair (separate breed) | |
| (Canada) | Lynx Point | Colourpoint Shorthair (separate breed) |
| (UK) | Tabby Point | Siamese (one breed) |
| (Australia) | Tabby Point | Siamese (one breed) |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a lynx point Siamese?
A Siamese wearing the tabby pattern in its points: striped mask with an M, barred legs, ringed tail, pale unstriped body, blue eyes. Any base color can carry the pattern.
Is a lynx point the same as a tabby point?
Yes: Lynx Point is the TICA/CFA/CCA-AFC word, Tabby Point the GCCF/ACF word, for the identical pattern. CFA's own history records the rename as the cats crossed the Atlantic.
Is a lynx point a purebred Siamese?
At GCCF, ACF and TICA, yes. At CFA and Canada's CCA-AFC the same cat registers as a Colorpoint Shorthair, a separate breed created for the extended colors.
Are lynx point Siamese rare or more expensive?
Neither, at any cattery we read: no color pricing exists in any of our four markets, and no registry ranks color rarity.
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