The central bearded dragon, also known as the inland bearded dragon, is a species of agamid lizard found in a wide range of arid to semiarid regions of eastern and central Australia. These lizards got their name due to their ability of making their throat look like a beard by inflating and puffing it out as well as the ability of their throat to turn to black when threatened. The Central Bearded Dragon occurs in a band across the semi-arid interior of eastern Australia, including western New South Wales and the Riverina region, wherever suitable habitat can be found. Bearded Dragons can eat a wide range of live food such as crickets, mealworms and kingworms; vegetables such as sweet potato and pepper and leafy greens such as kale and parsley . They can also eat limited amounts of fruit.

Mass: 0.62 – 1.1 lbs

Scientific name: Pogona vitticeps

Family: Agamidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Squamata

Phylum: Chordata

Suborder: Iguania