WESTERN BEARDED DRAGON

Photographed at Mount Gibson Station, central Western Australia

51                 WESTERN BEARDED DRAGON               Pogona minor minor

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                        34

Now known as Dwarf Bearded Dragon. Species of agamid lizard. Found along the southwest coast and interior of WA. Widespread in sw Australia and central deserts; range includes semiarid regions such as woodland or heathland, and arid desert or coastal dunes.

BEARDED DRAGON

11                   BEARDED DRAGON                   Pogona barbata

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                 11

Also known as Jew Lizard. Distribution: eastern and s-e Australia across past Adelaide but excluding Cape York and coastal region Victoria. Semi-arboreal. Frequently feeds on flowers and soft herbage.

CENTRAL BEARDED DRAGON

Photographed in south-east Queensland.

1                   CENTRAL BEARDED DRAGON                Pogona vitticeps

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS     1 

Also known as Inland Bearded Dragon. Popular as a pet. Found in a wide range of arid and semi-arid regions of Australia. Can vary widely in colour: brown, red-brown, red, yellow, white, orange.

juvenile