Species Pogona vitticeps (Ahl, 1926)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Amphibolurus vitticeps Ahl, E. 1926. Neue Eidechsen und Amphibien. Zoologischer Anzeiger 67: 186-192 [189].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 30101, Australia.

 

Generic Combinations

• Pogona vitticeps (Ahl, 1926).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: Bulloo River basin, Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin
  • Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin, N Gulf, W plateau
  • Queensland: Bulloo River basin, Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf
  • South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs, W plateau
  • Victoria: Murray-Darling basin

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, desert, diurnal, low open shrubland, low open woodland, low shrubland, low woodland, omnivore, open scrub, oviparous, tall shrubland, terrestrial, tussock grassland, woodland.

 

General References

Badham, J.A. 1976. The Amphibolurus barbatus species-group (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 24: 423-443 (taxonomy)

Brattstrom, B.H. 1971. Social and thermoregulatory behaviour of the bearded dragon, Amphibolurus barbatus. Copeia 1971: 484-497 (behaviour of Amphibolurus barbatusope may be referring to A. vitticeps)

Carpenter, C.C., Badham, J.A. & Kimble, B. 1970. Behavior patterns of three species of Amphibolurus (Agamidae). Copeia 1970: 497-505 (behaviour of Amphibolurus barbatus may be referring to A. ritticeps)

Johnston, G.R. 1979. The eggs, incubation and young of the bearded dragon Amphibolurus vitticeps Ahl. Herpetofauna 11: 5-8

 

Common Name References

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [39] (Central Bearded Dragon)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024		31-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)