Central bearded dragon
Scientific name: Pogona vitticeps (Ahl, 1926)
Overview
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.
From the Wikipedia article “Central bearded dragon”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria).
Common names
Names in other languages (8)
- Arabic
- تنين ملتح وسط أسترالي
- Chinese
- 中部鬆獅蜥, 鬃狮蜥
- French
- agame barbu
- German
- Bartagame, Streifenköpfige Bartagame
- Japanese
- フトアゴヒゲトカゲ
- Persian
- اژدهای ریشدار مرکزی
- Portuguese
- dragão barbudo
- Spanish
- dragón barbudo, Dragón barbudo central
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Reptile Database.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, names in other languages. Q792301, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Central bearded dragon”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Toni Segers, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — self-made, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026