Egyptian mastigure (Uromastyx aegyptia cf. microlepis)

Subspecies from the Arabian Peninsula, as well as the Levant and Iraq. This subspecies have a faint or even a lack of flank tubercle (Skins/scales flap on the side of their body).

According to CITES Trade Database, there was a massive import of U. aegyptia from Syria in 2023, consisting of over 200 live specimens. Additionaly, there were another import of 40 specimens from Syria in 2021, and about 10-30 from Jordan in 2007. There were only one reported imports from Egypt and one import from the US of lizards that originated from Egypt, the native range of the nominate subspecies, of about 30 in 2020 and 20 in 1994, respectively.

While there's chances that both the nominate and microlepis subspecies has settled well in Indonesia (Or unfortunately interbreed freely), it safe to assume that the subspecies from Western Asia/Arabian Peninsula are a bit more common in Indonesian market than the nominate from Egypt.

@Rizz Carlton What about Mali Uromastyx? Any keeper of it or any proof of it in the Indonesian pet trade?

@Fargusno what is a "Mali uromastyx"? Uromastyx dispar?

Common name aren't the definitive way to categorize most taxas, especially those in captivity where they're given generic trade names that will often include 2 or even more species.

@Rizz Carlton Yes, that's the one!

@Fargusno I never usually take note on what's going in the trade, especially uromastyx that I know little about

@Rizz Carlton I see