.::::: Lizards of the World - Iguania - Pogona :::::.
Last update: 2 September, 2004

The genus Pogona is endemic to Australia. It was previously considered part of the genus Amphibolurus.

Pogona Storr, 1982
 
Pogona barbata (Cuvier, 1829)
Agama barbata Cuvier, 1829
Amphibolurus barbatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Grammatophora barbata (Cuvier, 1829)
Stellio discosomus Peron, 1807
Distribution: Australia.
Pogona henrylawsoni Wells & Wellington, 1985
Pogona brevis Witten, 1994
Distribution: Australia.
Pogona microlepidota (Glauert, 1952)
Amphibolurus barbatus microlepidotus Glauert, 1952
Amphibolurus microlepidotus Glauert, 1952
Distribution: Australia.
Pogona minima (Loveridge, 1933)
Amphibolurus barbatus minimus Loveridge, 1933
Amphibolurus minimus Loveridge, 1933
Distribution: Australia.
Pogona minor (Sternfeld, 1919)
  • minor (Sternfeld, 1919)
    Amphibolurus barbatus minor Sternfeld, 1919
    Amphibolurus minor Sternfeld, 1919
  • mitchelli (Badham, 1976)
    Amphibolurus mitchelli Badham, 1976
    Pogona mitchelli (Badham, 1976)
  • Distribution: Australia.
    Pogona nullarbor (Badham, 1976)
    Amphibolurus nullarbor Badham, 1976
    Distribution: Australia.
    Pogona vitticeps (Ahl, 1926)
    Amphibolurus vitticeps Ahl, 1926
    Distribution: Australia.
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