NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bearded Dragon
Pogona barbata (Cuvier, 1829)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata), also known as common bearded dragon or simply bearded lizard, is an agamid lizard found in wooded parts of Australia. It is one of a group of species known commonly as bearded dragons. Other common names for this species include Jew lizard and frilly lizard, the latter being a confusion between this and another dragon, the frill-necked lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii). This species was originally described in 1829 by Georges Cuvier, who named it Amphibolurus barbatus.
Wikipedia contributors, Eastern bearded dragon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:08:33.920779+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pogona barbata (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Common name
- Bearded Dragon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Pogona
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyAmphibolurinae
- genusPogona
- speciesPogona barbata (Cuvier, 1829)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pogona. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dwarf Bearded DragonPogona minor (Sternfeld, 1919) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nullabor Bearded DragonPogona nullarbor (Badham, 1976) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Central Bearded DragonPogona vitticeps (Ahl, 1926) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-soil Bearded DragonPogona henrylawsoni Wells & Wellington, 1985 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kimberley Bearded DragonPogona microlepidota (Glauert, 1952) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Agama barbata Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Stellio discosomus Peron, 1807 Peron, 1807 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pogona&species=barbata Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KV6P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.