Bearded Dragon Factfile
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Scientific Name : pogona vitticeps
World Distribution
Bearded dragons are found in central and eastern Australia.
Habitat
They are found in a variety of different habitats, ranging from dry woodland and grassland, to rocky deserts.
Feeding
Bearded dragons have a very varied diet. They eat many different sorts of invertebrates, such as insects, worms and caterpillars. They also eat plants, and sometimes small vertebrates such as small lizards and rodents.
They have a plump belly to store energy reserves in case food becomes scarce.
Predators
Dingos, birds of prey and monitor lizards prey on bearded dragons.
Breeding
During spring male bearded dragons become quite aggressive towards each other as they compete for the attention of females. They puff out their "beards" and bob their heads up and down to show off.
The female digs a burrow in the ground, and lays between 15 and 30 eggs, which usually take about two months (depending on temperature) to hatch into tiny dragons. The babies are left to fend for themselves, and will be adult at the age of 12 - 18 months.