Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
REPTILIA
Family
AGAMIDAE
Genus
Pogona
Species
barbata
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Bearded Dragon
Alternate name
Common Bearded Dragon
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Very common and widespread.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Widespread in urban areas, parklands, wet and dry eucalyptus forest
Known location
Runaway Bay, Southport, Woongoolba, Edens Landing, Helensvale, Advancetown, South Stradbroke Island,
Other locality
This lizard is very common and widespread. It benefits from partial clearing, thriving in urban gardens, parks, and partly cleared forests. A familiar garden reptile.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Woodland, pastures, parks, gardens, mainly at low altitudes.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Often confused with the frilled lizard. A very familiar reptile.
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
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