Sphynx Standard

Category III	SPH	Sphynx Standard
General	Size	medium, surprising weight for its size
Head	Shape	modified wedge with rounded contours, slightly longer than wide
	Skull	skull slightly rounded with a flat plane on the forehead
	Profile	slight to moderate stop at bridge of a straight nose
	Cheeks	prominent cheekbones
	Muzzle/chin	strong rounded muzzle and a firm chin
	Whiskers	whole or broken, coarse
Ears	Shape	large, broad at base and open, slightly rounded tips Interior is totally hairless slight amount of hair allowed on lower outside edges and on the back of the ear
	Placement	upright, set at a slight angle on the head, not flaring
Eyes	Shape	lemon shaped, large, slanting to outer edge of ear slightly more than an eye width between eyes
	Colour	ideally to conform to skin colour
Neck		medium length, shape is rounded and well muscled arches from shoulders to base of skull powerfull, especially in males
Body	Structure	medium long, hard and muscular, not delicate full rounded abdomen, but not fat broad rounded chest
Legs		length in proportion with body, medium long hind legs slightly longer than front front legs widely set medium boning, firm and muscular
	Paws	oval with long slender, prominent toes pads thicker than in other breeds, giving the cat the appearance of walking on “air cushions”
Tail		slender, broader at the base and tapering to the tip length in proportion to body lion tail (puff of hair on tip) acceptable
Coat and skin	Texture	appears hairless, may be covered with short, fine down chamois-like, a feeling of resistance may be felt when stroking the skin of some cats
	Wrinkles	wrinkled skin desirable especially around the muzzle, between the ears and around the shoulders, although wrinkling should not be so pronounced that it affects the cat’s normal functions short, soft, fine hair is allowed on the feet, across the bridge of the nose and cheekbones, at the back of the ears, the scrotum and the tip of the tail
	Colour	all colour varieties and patterns are permitted, including those with white. Any amount of white is permitted for colour varieties refer to tables below
Remarks		the cat should not be small or dainty males may be significantly larger so long as proper proportions are maintained the Sphynx is sweet-tempered, lively, intelligent and amenable to handling
Faults	Head	straight profile narrow head lack of wrinkles on the head
	Body	overall small cat body that is too thin frail appearing or delicate or fine boned too cobby or Oriental
	Coat	significant amounts of hair anywhere else as described under coat any indication of wavy hair or suggestion of the DRX or SPH in molt any means of hair removal

Sphynx Standard scale of points

Scale of Points			Points
Total			100
Head	shape	5	25
	profile	5
	muzzle and chin	5
	cheekbones	5
	shape of eyes	5
Ears	shape, size and placement		10
Body	chest	10	35
	abdomen	10
	neck	5
	legs and paws	5
	tail	5
Coat	quality, texture and wrinkles		25
Condition			5

Sphynx Standard colour varieties

Recognized Colour Varieties
Remarks	The Sphynx are judged in five colour groups, i.e. one certificate can be awarded in each colour group
Colour	EMS Code
Group I
White	SPH w
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn solid	SPH n/a/b/c/o/p
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn agouti	SPH n/a/b/c/o/p 21
Group II
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn solid with white	SPH n/a/b/c/o/p 01/02/03/09
Black/Blue/Chocolate/Lilac/Cinnamon/Fawn agouti with white	SPH n/a/b/c/o/p 01/02/03/09 21
Group III
Red/Cream/Tortie solid	SPH d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r
Red/Cream/Tortie agouti	SPH d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r 21
Group IV
Red/Cream/Tortie solid with white	SPH d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r 01/02/03/09
Red/Cream/Tortie agouti with white	SPH d/e/f/g/h/j/q/r 01/02/03/09 21
Group V
Pointed	SPH n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q 31/32/33
Tabby Pointed	SPH n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q 21 31/32/33
Pointed with white	SPH n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q 01/02/03/09 31/32/33
Tabby Pointed with white	SPH n/a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h/j/o/p/r/q 01/02/03/09 21 31/32/33