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Downs Bearded Dragon
Pogona henrylawsoni
Rankin's dragon (Pogona henrylawsoni) is a species of Australian agamid lizard. It may also be called the pygmy bearded dragon , black-soiled bearded dragon or downs bearded dragon.
The specific epithet, henrylawsoni, is in honor of the Australian author, poet, and philosopher Henry Lawson.
From the article Rankin's dragon on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
P. henrylawsoni is similar to the larger central bearded dragon (P. vitticeps), but is usually less than 30 cm (12 in) in total length (including tail), with a shorter and more blunt snout.
Range & habitat
It is native to Queensland in Australia, but can be found in captivity across the world.
Wikipedia: “Range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31418.