Bearded Dragons

By Jack Maley

Habitat , Climate and Landforms• Bearded Dragons live on Australia’s deserts• It is the only place where they are wild• Everywhere else there are held in captivity• A Bearded Dragon’s habitat is an arid rocky area• It’s the driest place on Earth and gets very little

rain• There are cactuses , trees and bushes where their

habitat is

Food and Predator

• Bearded Dragons are omnivores • They eat other lizards , insects and rodents• Sometimes they will munch on leaves and

vegetables or fruits and flowers• Their predators are a Bald Eagle and other

birds and snakes

Behavior

• Bearded Dragons keep cool in underground burrows

• They stay warm by resting on sunny rocks• It runs away from predators on it’s hind legs • They make themselves look scarier by flattening

their body• A Bearded Dragon licks things to explore• If they lick another Bearded Dragon they are

seeing what it is about

Reproduction

• Bearded Dragons lay eggs in burrow• The sun keeps the baby Bearded Dragon warm• Bearded Dragons lay soft eggs so it’s easy for

the babies to get out

Species and Scientific Name

• A Bearded Dragon’s scientific name is a Pogona

• Their species is a reptile like snakes, crocodiles, turtles and lizards

Physical Features

• Bearded Dragons are about 1 to 2 feet long • Their gray/brown bodies are covered with scales • They have a throat pouch that looks like a Beard

when they puff their pouch • Their nose looks like a dogs nose but smaller

and a small hole for ears• They have small eyes that are a little bit bigger

than a centimeter

Lifespan and Are They Endangered

• Bearded Dragons live for ten years• Bearded Dragons are not endangered

because people like to have them as pet

Physical Adaptations

• Bearded Dragons have good hearing that helps them hear their predators when they’re coming

• Bearded Dragons also have good sight that helps them see their predators if their predators are coming or are not coming

Behavioral Adaptations

• A Bearded Dragon tries to make itself look wider by flattening their body and that makes itself look scarier by doing so

• It puffs up it’s pouch to look even scarier • That helps keep predators away from Bearded

Dragons • If that doesn’t work they run away on their hind

legs to make themselves look bigger so their predators won’t chase the Bearded Dragons

Physiological Adaptation

• A Bearded Dragon doesn’t sweat their skin keeps water inside of it’s body

• This helps it to not dehydrate when water is hard to find

• It’s bulky body allows it to store heat inside it’s body

• A Bearded Dragon can stay in colder places than other lizards because it stores heat inside of itself

Fun Facts

• If a Bearded Dragon puffs up it’s beard it shows that they are stronger than other Bearded Dragons

• A strong Bearded Dragon can bob it’s head up and down very quickly

• A Bearded Dragon can climb trees and bushes