🦎Central bearded dragon
The central bearded dragon, 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 from head to tail tip and can weigh 550 g. Males are generally larger than females. The lizard's body is generally brown, tan, yellow, and red.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2018.
- Body mass
- 0.5 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 12 years
Everything we know about the Central bearded dragon
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.5 kgrecord 0.58 kg · ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails ↓Hide ↑
data quality: questionable
Record: largest individual on record
Source: AnAge · AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) · CC BY 3.0
Maximum lifespan12 yearsrecord 18 years · ReptTraitsAnAgeDetails ↓Hide ↑
data quality: questionable
Record: largest individual on record
Source: AnAge · AnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR) · CC BY 3.0
DietOmnivorousReptTraitsDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleDiurnalReptTraitsDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Foraging modeMixedReptTraitsDetails ↓Hide ↑
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VenomousNoReptTraitsDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Snout–vent length0.25 mmaximum recordedReptTraitsOther figures ↓Hide ↑
Source: ReptTraits · v1.2 (Oskyrko et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0
By sex
- Female0.15 mReptTraitsv1.2 (Oskyrko et al. 2024)
Volume l0.5 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Central bearded dragon yet: body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- orderLizards & snakes · Squamata
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyAmphibolurinae
- genusPogona
All 14 branches ↓Fewer branches ↑
- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- superorderLepidosauria
- orderLizards & snakes · Squamata
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyAmphibolurinae
- genusPogona
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