BEARDED DRAGON (POGONA)by: Calvin Pietron From

Fessenden school, in grade 6

Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: chordata

Class: reptilia

Order: squamata

Suborder:

tacertilia

Family: agammidae

Subfamily:agamin

aeGenus: Pogona

Appearance Many scales Many spikes Long tailed Big Ferocious

Habitat Tree branches Tree’s Rocks Bushes Fence post Glass cages

Life Cycle 5-8 years Sometimes 12 Females lay 20

eggs They hacth in

55-75 days

Diet Omnivores Insects Chopped up vegetables Pinky mice worms

Predators

Goannas Pingoes Birds of prey Wild dogs Big cats

How the species contributes to the diversity of life Hunts bugs that are bad for the

environment They’re not dangerous Protects other animals

How Humans continue to harm the environment of your animal

Cutting down their habitat (tree’s) Hunting them Poisoning them Killing them

What can be done to help it survive

Stop cutting down tree’s Stop hunting them Stop hunting them Stop poisoning them

Fun facts

Half of it’s body is it’s tail It open’s it’s beard when he is scared They grow up to two feet long Open’s it’s mouth to cool down

References

Google Wikipedia Answers.com