Central Bearded Dragon - (Pogona Vitticepo)
Species of agamid lizard occurring in a wide range of arid to semiarid regions of Australia.
Popularly kept as a pet or in zoos.
Adults usually grow to about two feet long, The tail takes up about half of the two feet of its length.
Native to the semiarid woodland, arid woodland, and Rocky desert regions of Central Australia.
Very skilled climbers, They spend much time perching on tree limbs, fenceposts, and in bushes as they do on the ground.
They sun themselves in the early-evening and morning on exposed branches or rocks and retreat to shady areas or underground burrows during the hottest parts of the afternoon.
Bearded Dragons do not vocalize, except to hiss softly when threatened.
They communicate through color, display, posture and physical gestures. Not social animals.
Different gestures:
* Slow bowing motions- Often used by adult females to signal submission to a male.
*Fast bob- used by males to signal dominance.
*Violent bo- used by males just before mating, much more vigorous, and usually sets the whole body in motion.
They vary in color as : Brown, Grey, Reddish Brown, Yellow, White, Orange, but there is yet to be a green Bearded Dragon.
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