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Bearded Dragon Description

Bearded dragons are robust, heavy-bodied lizards. Except for the fact that they are reptiles and have scales they actually do not resemble traditional dragons at all. The natural ground colour varies from tan to grey to brick red. This enables them to blend in well with the natural soil on which they are found. Their heads are well distinguished from their bodies. A row of soft small conical spines line the back of the head and the sides of the body. Both males and females have so called beards. Male beards are bigger and darker than the female counterparts and are used for courtship and territorial display. Beards get darker during the breeding season.
 
a Baby Bearded dragon in captivity b Adult Bearded dragon in its natural environment c Adult Bearded dragon in captivity picture d Male Bearded dragon "bobbing" its head e Young adult bearded dragon showing his beard
f Coastal Bearded dragon in its natural habitat g Dwarf Bearded dragon in its natural habitat      
 

 Figure 1  Bearded dragon description & Bearded dragon species. a Common Bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) baby in captivity; b Adult Beardie in its natural habitat & c in captivity. See how Bearded dragons blend in with their natural environment; d Normal Beardie male "bobbing" its head to impress his cage mate; e Young male Bearded dragon showing his beard; f Eastern or Coastal Bearded dragon (Pogona barbata) in its natural habitat. These dragons are darker than the Common Bearded dragons; g One of the beardless bearded dragons, the Dwarf Bearded dragon (Pogona minor) in its natural habitat.
 
Inland Bearded Dragon Classification
Kingdon
 Animalia		 Phylym
 Chordata		 Subphylum
 Vertebrata		 Class
 Reptilia		 Order
 Squamata
         
Suborder
 Lacertilia		 Family
 Agamidae		 Genus
 Pogona		 Species
 vitticeps		  
 

Bearded Dragon Natural Habitat

Inland Beardies are mostly found in arid eucalyptis and acacia velds, brushlands, sandy and rocky plains and short grass velds. They spend much of their waking hours in bushes and trees or are found basking on rocks. When it is extremely hot they will burrow underground.

Bearded Dragon Natural Food

Bearded dragons are omnivorous and eat a variety of small lizards, mammals, insects and plants. In the wild they feed on vegetation such as dandelions, other flowers and various seeds. Their main source of insects is wild beetles.
 
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