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Rankinia - Wells & Wellington, 1984

Pronunciation: RAN-kin-EE-ah
 Etymology: after the late Peter Rankin.1

Taxonomic notes:

Notes:
Statistics: Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species

Size range:
Smallest Australian species: mountain dragon (Rankinia diemensis) at 7.5 cm
 Longest Australian species: mountain dragon (Rankinia diemensis) at 7.5 cm
Number of Australian species: 1
 

mountain dragon (Rankinia diemensis)
Appin, New South Wales
Photo © Henry Cook
mountain dragon (Rankinia diemensis) distribution range map Rankinia diemensis
Mountain dragon
Year described
(Gray 1841)
Description

References
  1. Wells, Richard W. & Wellington, C. Ross (1984). A synopsis of the Class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology, 1(3-4):73-129. - search web for this article
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