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mali or ????

chongorojo Jun 19, 2010 03:38 PM

Bought this "guy" as a Mali... doesn't look like a mali to me.. looks.... nigerian? Any help would be great!

http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/ac111/chongorojo/3515d1a6.jpg

http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/ac111/chongorojo/68cc3a67.jpg
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Replies (7)

janc565 Jun 19, 2010 10:47 PM

To me it looks kind of like a uromastix (spelling?). HOw old is he and what size is he????

ZooSD Jun 20, 2010 01:24 AM

It looks a mali uro to me, actually very similar coloration to my male.

KHamers Jun 20, 2010 08:59 AM

Like this one we have.....
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el_toro Jun 20, 2010 01:48 PM

It's U. geyri (also called Saharan/Nigerian).

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rtl402 Jun 21, 2010 07:18 AM

definitely a yellow phase U. Geyri (aka. Saharan)

hummi22689 Jun 24, 2010 01:50 PM

Looks really similar to the recently imported "golden" uros.

rtl402 Jun 27, 2010 09:16 AM

"golden" uro doesnt exist... its another marketing scam to export mali's from wherever they can so they can be sent to people who will pay a higher price for a different Uro who dont know any better

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