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This Uro was traded to me as a Moroccan uro. I need some experts to tell me if it is or not. It looks like a red niger to me.

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Joe
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>>This Uro was traded to me as a Moroccan uro. I need some experts to tell me if it is or not. It looks like a red niger to me.

I can't tell you if it is or isn't a Moroccan, but it looks like a niger male to me. I expect on the "ears", there are little "toothy" scales that slightly overlap the opening from the front and also scales on the rear part of the upper lip that overlap the lower lip.
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2.4.0 uromastyx geyri (Saharan/Nigerian)
0.0.4 uromastyx hardwickii (Indian)
3.7.0 uromastyx macfadyeni (Somalian)
1.3.0 uromastyx ocellata (Sudanese)
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>>I can't tell you if it is or isn't a Moroccan, but it looks like a niger male to me.>>-----

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2.1 - Rocky, Runako, and RoxyIII (my care sheets)

I would say no based on the head color and the circles of color. Definately looks like a Saharran/Niger/Geryi. I posted a Morrocan below. (picture from Audrey Vanderlinden Uromastyx Specialities, Ltd which is one of the top breaders of Uro's)

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1.1 Ornates (Lindsay Pike)(Doug Dix)
0.0.1 Mali
0.1 Weimaraner

Here is yellow male nigerian/geryi/saharan. Notice the circles.
(photo coutesy of Scales premium exotic lizards)

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1.1 Ornates (Lindsay Pike)(Doug Dix)
0.0.1 Mali
0.1 Weimaraner