Rankin's dragon
| Rankin's dragon | |
|---|---|
| In Queensland. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Pogona |
| Species: | P. henrylawsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Pogona henrylawsoni Wells and Wellington, 1985
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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.