Nullarbor Bearded Dragon
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The Nullarbor Bearded Dragon ( Pogona nullarbor , Syn . : Amphibolurus nullarbor ) is a species of bearded dragon that is endemic to the Nullarbor Desert and neighboring areas in southwestern Australia . The species is seen as rare but not directly threatened.
The species is rarely kept terraristic outside of Australia due to strict export regulations .
description
The Nullarbor Bearded Dragon is a medium-sized species with a head body length of about 14 cm and a tail length of 20 cm. The kind is red-brown or orange-brown colored with white horizontal stripes on the back and 3–7 rows of prickly scales on the body.
The animals become sexually mature after six months to a year. The females lay 14–20 eggs several times a year, from which the young hatch after an incubation period of around 80 days.
literature
- Peter-Maria Müller: Bearded Dragons. The genus Pogona. Appropriate keeping, care and breeding. Natur-und-Tier-Verlag, Münster 2010, ISBN 978-3-86659-094-6 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Threatened Fauna of the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage's West Region. ( Memento of August 31, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Department for Environment and Heritage. (PDF; 363.82 kB).