Identification: Large, robust bearded dragon with well developed beard. The inside of the mouthis usually bright yellow. This dragon is usually a shade of grey, although occasionally can be yellowish brown, brown to reddish brown. On juveniles there is a prominent pattern but on adults this is obscure or absent. There is sometimes dark or pale blotches on the body. Their belly is white to pale grey with short streaks running along the length of the body. The mature males develop a grey to black 'beard' and an obscure pale green to blue tinge on the forepart of their head.

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   Eastern Australia, from Cooktown (Qld) to south-eastern South Australia. 

Habitat:Woodlands and dry eucalypt forests (even in urban regions).

Feeding: Feeds on insects, small lizards and snakes.

Breeding/Nesting:   Clutches of 15-35 eggs are laid in shallow burrows. Occasionally 2 clutches are laid per season.

Movement:   Some lizards (especially the dominant males) regularly engage in a variety of display movements or sequences, particularly during courtship or defense of territory. Up to 75 different sequences have been observed, including head-bobbing, head-licking, push-ups, erecting beard, expanding body and changing colour.
If approached, the bearded dragon will tend to remain still, relying on its camouflaged colouration for protection. As a last resort, the dragon will take a defense posture (as seen in photograph).

Photo:  Queensland DEH

Other Common Names:
'Eastern Bearded Dragon'
'Jew Lizard'
Frequently called 'Frillneck' or 'Frilly' lizard due to a resemblance to the Frilled Lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) 

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Queensland Museum (1995) Wildlife of Greater Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Brisbane.

Wilson, S.K. & Knowles, D.G. (1988)
A Photographic Reference to the Terrestrial Reptiles of Australia, Collins Publishers, Australia.