Image by snibl111 on Pixabay · Pixabay License
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- Lacertilia
- Parent taxon
- bearded dragons
- Image
- Bartagame (fcm).jpg
Show 11 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Pogona vitticeps
- Commons category
- Pogona vitticeps
- Commons gallery
- Pogona vitticeps
- taxon common name
- bradata agama
- endemic to
- Australia
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- sequenced genome URL
- www.ensembl.org/Pogona_vitticeps
- taxon author citation
- (Ahl, 1926.0)
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- P. vitticeps
via Wikidata · CC0
~12 min read
Encyclopedic overview
The central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), also known commonly as the inland bearded dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to eastern and central Australia. Its common name refers to the pouch under their chin that they can inflate and darken in coloration, similar to the frilled lizard. The bearded dragon grows to around up to 60 cm (24 in) from head to tail tip and can weigh 550 g (0.6 lb). Males are generally larger than females. The lizard's body is generally brown, tan, yellow, and red.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Central bearded dragon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.