When they are in the wild, bearded dragons can often run on two legs as opposed to four when running away from predators. This additional height also helps to cool their body temperature down.
They can run up to 15.5 kilometres or 9 miles per hour
A bearded dragon has the ability to sleep standing up, as it can hold its legs in a locked position.
Bearded dragons will reach sexually maturity between 8 and 12 months of age.
They do not have specific breeding season. Instead, they are able to breed throughout the whole year.
Male bearded dragons will breed with multiple females
Female bearded dragons have been known to hold sperm for up to 2 years which means that they don’t have to mate in order to lay eggs.
Bearded Dragons have up to 24 eggs at a time in one clutch, which is a collection of eggs. They can lay up to nine clutches a year.
They are cold blooded animals which means that they rely on heat sources to keep their body temperature to where it should be. They prefer the temperature to be between 80 – 90 degrees farenheit during the day, and then around 70 degrees farenheit during the night.
Bearded dragons are only naturally found in Australia's desert regions. Generally they are found in the southeastern Northern Territory and the eastern half of South Australia. Their habitats included woodlands, savannahs, and deserts. It is not uncommon to find them basking in branches, on stumps, or rocks during the morning there.
They are a protected species in Australia and are no longer hunted there.
In captivity, they live up to 10 years and up to 12 years when they live in the wild..
Males and females can be easily distinguished by couple of features. Males have wider heads and darker beards and they are longer than females. Females have thinner and more slender tails than males.
Bearded dragons were not introduced to the United States until the 1990's. Since then they have dramatically increased in popularity and can be found in just about every major pet store.
Bearded dragons get their name from their ability to make their throat look like a beard by puffing it out.
The bearded dragon is also known as Pogona, which is its scientific genus name. They are part of 300 species of agamid lizard. The most popular bearded dragons in the United States is the Central bearded dragon, otherwise known as Pogona Vitticeps. Most pet Bearded Dragons are Pogona Vitticeps.
Beardies will often lose their teeth in the wild, due to tearing into prey. However, their teeth can grow back.
Baby bearded dragons weigh only 2 grams (the weight of five paper clips) and are around 4 inches in length. They will grow up to between 13 inches and 24 inches.
Male bearded dragons can grow up to 24 inches in length, females can grow up to 20 inches.
There is a dwarf sized bearded dragon called a Rankin. These bearded dragons only grow to half the size of the Central bearded dragon.
Although Bearded dragons love to eat, they can actually go for weeks without eating and so can survive in the most harsh of environments where there isn’t anything to eat.
Bearded dragons have a period of the year where they will rest more than normal, quite like a hibernation. In this time, they will sleep and rest a lot. This period is called a brumation.
Bearded dragons can change their color to help them regulate their body temperature and to help hide themselves from predators. They change to a lighter color which helps to deflect sunlight. This very useful when living in the desert.