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Agamidae

Rankin's Dragon

Pogona henrylawsoni

Traceable. The figures above appear in the page we cite, which we opened on 10 Aug 2026. That means you can check them, not that we have confirmed they are right. dubiaroaches.com

Photograph: dhfischer · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

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warm end38 °C
cool end24–29 °C
Humidity30–50 %
Enclosure91×46×46
Diet1–2 days

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
24–29°Cool side
38°Warm side
13°Night

Day: a real gradient, 38°C warm against 24–29°C cool, so the animal chooses. Night: 13°C.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 38 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 13 °C

Humidity

30–50%Target RH

The sheet states30-50%

UVB

T5 12%required

The sheet statesZoo Med Reptisun T5 HO 10.0 or Arcadia Desert 12%; If the UVB is mounted over screen, place the basking surface 9-12" below the lamp. If the UVB is mounted inside the enclosure, place the basking surface 14-16" below the lamp

Identity

Origin

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

38 °C30–50 % RHUVB tube91 cm46 cm
warm sideUVB tube
50100150200 cm
91 × 46 × 46 cmWidth × depth × height
42dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states36"L x 18"W x 18"H / 91 x 46 x 46 cm absolute minimum, or a 40 gallon breeder tank

Temperature
warm 38 °C / cool 24–29 °C / night 13 °C
Humidity
30–50%

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Feeding rhythm

Juvenile
every 0.5 d
Adult
every 1.4–2.3 d
20Meals in 28 days · adult

Twenty-eight days, one row. Each band is a meal window. This sheet states a figure for each age, so each age has its row.

Why

The windows widen as they go because the interval is a range: four meals after a 10–14 day cycle land anywhere between day 40 and day 56. A young animal's row is drawn only where the sheet gives one: working it out by dividing the adult interval would be inventing a ration.

The sheet statesHatchlings (<3 months) — bugs 2-3x/day + leafy greens daily; Juveniles (3-7 months) — bugs 2x/day + leafy greens daily; Subadults (7-12 months) — bugs + leafy greens daily; Adults (>12 months) — bugs 3-5x/week + leafy greens daily; dubias, discoids, red runner roaches, crickets, black soldier fly larvae, hornworms, silkworms, mealworms

Common questions

Can I handle it?

Yes. This is one of the best lizards for handling. Most are relaxed sitting on a hand or shoulder.

How big does it get?

Around 25 to 30 centimetres in total, roughly half the size of a standard bearded dragon.

What does it eat?

Insects plus chopped greens daily when young, shifting toward more greens as an adult.

What do I need to buy?

An enclosure with UVB, a basking lamp, a dish routine and calcium supplement. Lighting is what people underspend on.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 91 × 46 × 46 cmbecause enclosure — 36"L x 18"W x 18"H / 91 x 46 x 46 cm absolute minimum, or a 40 gallon breeder tank
A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 38 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 13 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 38 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 13 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 38 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 13 °C
A way to check the night figurebecause temp — warm 38 °C / cool 24-29 °C / night 13 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — 30-50%
UVB 12-12% (T5), stated as requiredbecause uvb — Zoo Med Reptisun T5 HO 10.0 or Arcadia Desert 12%; If the UVB is mounted over screen, place the basking surface 9-12" below the lamp. If the UVB is mounted inside the enclosure, place the basking surface 14-16" below the lamp

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

dubiaroaches.com — lu le 2026-08-04gbif.org — lu le 2026-08-08

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What this sheet states

77%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 5 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe, the diet section. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.