Eastern bearded dragon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the eastern bearded dragon lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pogona barbata
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Agamidae

Where does the eastern bearded dragon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern bearded dragon in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the eastern bearded dragon endangered?

The eastern bearded dragon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the eastern bearded dragon?

The eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Agamidae, genus Pogona. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern bearded dragon

The eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata), also known as common bearded dragon or simply bearded lizard, is an agamid lizard found in wooded parts of Australia. It is one of a group of species known commonly as bearded dragons. Other common names for this species include Jew lizard and frilly lizard, the latter being a confusion between this and another dragon, the frill-necked lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii). This species was originally described in 1829 by Georges Cuvier, who named it Amphibolurus barbatus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern bearded dragon (revision 1369118363), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q306893 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).