central bearded dragon
pogona vitticeps latin

Central bearded dragons can grow to be about 2 feet long.

They are more aggressive than the central bearded dragon, demand more space and are less docile.

The eastern bearded dragon resembles its close relative, the smaller central bearded dragon.

Central bearded dragons are omnivores.

When under direct attack, the central bearded dragon opens its mouth to display its yellow membranes and extend its beard.

It tends to be more cryptic in its behaviour than the central bearded dragon, and performs its bearded display more often.

In the wild, the central bearded dragon lives in dry, hot forests and deserts in Central Australia.

The term "bearded dragon" is most commonly used to describe the Central Bearded Dragon, P. vitticeps.

The Central Bearded Dragon is the common name for the species Pogona vitticeps, a type of lizard that lives in dry areas of Australia.

Bearded dragons, agamid lizards of the genus Pogona, are often kept as pets, most commonly Pogona vitticeps, the inland or central bearded dragon.

It is a large species of grey-black colour distinguished from its relative, the central bearded dragon, Pogona vitticeps, by its less robust body and the row of spines along the lateral edge of the body, which continues over the forearm (Cogger, 1992).

Pogona vitticeps was first described by Ernst Ahl in 1926, who placed it in the genus Amphibolurus.

Bearded Dragons: A Complete Guide to Pogona vitticeps (released June, 2006)

Pogona vitticeps, the central (or inland) bearded dragon, is a species of agamid lizard occurring in a wide range of arid to semiarid regions of Australia.