can someone please explain to me what a rankin is, and how do i know if i have one. thank you
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rankins?
shakey0urbutt
May 24, 2003 05:46 PM
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dmlove
May 24, 2003 06:17 PM
well its kinda hard to explain...they dont get as big, dont have beards, they are in the Pogona family i beleive, but are similar to beardies...the rankins have a totally diff pattern and all....im not sure if this helps,..give us a pic and im sure some of us can find out for ya!
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1.2 Bearded dragons (Ralph, Artemis, Cheech)
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LdyPayne
May 24, 2003 08:08 PM
A Rankin's is another type of bearded dragon...I believe there are 6 or 7 types of bearded dragon. The common bearded dragon is the Inland Bearded dragon. Rankins grow to about 8 inches I believe....i would tell you for sure but all my dragon books are backed away right now LOL. I suggest doing a search for 'Rankins Bearded dragon' with any search engine on the internet (ie yahoo, google, webcrawler etc) and you should be able to find all the information you like, including pictures.
griffinej5
May 24, 2003 10:39 PM
I actually just bought one. He's coming on Wednesday. They are a smaller variety of dragon, and are not bearded. They get to be around 12 inches. I believe they require a slightly lower temp and they can be housed in a smaller cage. Mine is the one pictured on www.sundialreptile.com, and they also have some info on their site. Don't put bearded in the search, and it will work better. The species has had a few names that you may want to try. Pogona Henry Lawsoni, common name Lawson's Dragon, Pogona Rankini, common name Rankin's Dragon, and from what i've seen the least common is Pogona Brevis. These are all the same animal. All would probably be worth searching.
meretseger
May 25, 2003 07:50 AM
If the pattern down the back of your dragon looks like the pattern of all the other beardeds you see, then it's an inland. If the pattern is quite different, you probably have a Rankin's. Rankin's are rarer and more expensive, but they're the only other type of bearded dragon sold in the US.
It's possible to cross Rankin's and inlands, but I don't know what the crosses look like.
Beardies don't always get as big as they're supposed to. Mine is only 14 inches and as far as I can tell, he's pure inland.
