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COMMON (Eastern) BEARDED DRAGON
Pogona barbata

Photo of an Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Clonlea Park, Gawler, South Australia
(Note it still has some unshed skin on its limbs and chin)

Approximate distribution of the Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata)




Adult Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) with beard fully extended, body flattened and arched to appear larger. It was photographed on the road next to Cromer Conservation Park, near Mt. Pleasant, South Australia.
This dragon appears to have suffered injuries to its foot and also its tail sometime in the past!



Adult Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) with beard fully extended, photographed on the road next to Cromer Conservation Park, near Mt. Pleasant, South Australia.



Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) with beard fully extended at Noarlunga Downs, South Australia



Photo of an Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Redcliffe, Queensland



Subadult Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) photographed at Alexandra Park Zoo, Bundaberg, Qld



Subadult Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) photographed at Alexandra Park Zoo, Bundaberg, Qld



Photo of an Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Clonlea Park, Gawler, South Australia

I spotted this Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) sitting on top of this fence post on the side of the road at Rockleigh, SA.
It did not run away when I approached it and took a photo, but tried to hide by curling itself around the top of the post.



Photo of an Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Mulligans Flat, ACT notice the layout of the spines on its head



Head shot of an Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Mulligans Flat, ACT



Photo of an Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Mulligans Flat, ACT showing the beard fully extended



Photo of a sub-adult Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Aldinga, South Australia - Notice the patterning on the belly



Photo of a sub-adult Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Aldinga, South Australia



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) photographed near Woodford, Qld.



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) photographed near Woodford, Qld.



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) photographed near Woodford, Qld.



Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) Photographed at Tolderol, South Australia



Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) Photographed at Tolderol, South Australia



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at the Australian Reptile Park, NSW



Photo of a male Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Woolgoolga NSW

Photo of an Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Redcliffe, Queensland

Head shot of a male Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Woolgoolga NSW



Head shot of a male Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Woolgoolga NSW.
Note the layout of the spines at the back of its head.
Adult Males tend to have a wider head than females.
The female dragon below was found nearby



Head shot of a female Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Woolgoolga NSW.
Note the layout of the spines at the back of its head.
Adult females tend to have a narrower head than males.
The male dragon in the photo above this female was found nearby



Gravid female Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Woolgoolga, NSW.



Photo of an Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Redcliffe, Queensland



Photo of a gravid female Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken in Dalby Qld



Notice that in this photo of the same gravid female Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Woolgoolga, NSW, shows the patterning often seen on the bellies of Bearded Dragons.



Photo of an Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Mulligans Flat, ACT - notice that this lizard lacks the belly markings often seen on Bearded Dragons



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken near Tara Qld
Sometimes when really upset they will extend their large beard, changing their appearance drastically and in many areas locals call them Frill-necks or some similar name, confusing them with the Frilled Lizard, which is not a type of Bearded Dragon.

Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Toohey Forest Park, Brisbane, Qld



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Nathan, Brisbane, Qld



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Nathan, Brisbane, Qld



Photo of a half grown Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Nathan, Brisbane, Qld



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Toohey Forest Park, Brisbane, Qld



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Toohey Forest Park, Brisbane, Qld



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Toohey Forest Park, Brisbane, Qld



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Karawatha Forest Park, Brisbane, Qld



Photo of a large Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) taken at Karawatha Forest Park, Brisbane, Qld



Adult Common/Eastern Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa aspera) and an underweight Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata),
found curled up together under some debris at Monarto, SA



Close up photo of the underweight Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata),
that was found curled with a Common/Eastern Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa aspera) at Monarto, SA



Those from the eastern states tend to be larger than those from the western limit of their range (in the state of South Australia).
This species may remain still when approached or it may make a run for it and hide.
Notice that the patterning on its belly (often seen on Bearded Dragons) is visible in this photo.

Common Bearded Dragons are more highly strung than Inland Bearded Dragons,
and although captive bred animals seem to adapt well to captivity if kept properly,
older wild caught animals may be problematic.

This species is one of the larger species of Bearded Dragons.

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