Dwarf bearded dragon
Pogona minor (Sternfeld, 1919)
Status not recordedlizards
The dwarf bearded dragon (Pogona minor) is a species in the family Agamidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 115.1 g, reach 16.8 cm in length and live up to 9.9 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the dwarf bearded dragon
- Weight
- 115.1 g
- Length
- 11.5 cm – 16.8 cm
- Lifespan
- 9.9 years
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- desert, shrubland
- Egg incubation
- 70 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2 – 19
- Age at maturity
- 2 years
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1 – 3
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Active
- By day (diurnal)
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the dwarf bearded dragon?
Where does the dwarf bearded dragon live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The dwarf bearded dragon is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the dwarf bearded dragon endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the dwarf bearded dragon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyAgamidae
- genusPogona
- SpeciesPogona minor (Sternfeld, 1919)
Synonyms Amphibolurus barbatus minimus, Amphibolurus barbatus minor, Amphibolurus minor, Amphibolurus mitchelli, Pogona loriae
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- Mitchell's bearded dragonEnglish
- Western bearded dragonEnglish
- Western bearded dragon [minima]English
- ZwergbartagameGerman
- Dragón barbudo del OesteSpanish
- Agame barbu nainFrench
- törpe szakállasagámaHungarian
- ヒメアゴヒゲトカゲJapanese
- Dragão-barbudo-anãoPortuguese
- Амфиболурус МитчеллаRussian
- 小鬃獅蜥Chinese
- Kleine Bartagame [minima]German
- Westliche BartagameGerman
- ミッチェルアゴヒゲトカゲJapanese
- Dragão-barbudo-ocidentalPortuguese
- Карликовый амфиболурусRussian
Relatives of the dwarf bearded dragon
Other species in the same genus Pogona.

Central bearded dragon
Pogona vitticeps
Jew lizard
Pogona barbata
Dumpy dragon
Pogona henrylawsoni
Nullabor bearded dragon
Pogona nullarbor
Kimberley bearded dragon
Pogona microlepidota
CompareDwarf bearded dragon vs Central bearded dragonDwarf bearded dragon vs Jew lizardDwarf bearded dragon vs Dumpy dragonDwarf bearded dragon vs Nullabor bearded dragon
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dwarf bearded dragon?
An adult dwarf bearded dragon weighs 115.1 g and measures 11.5 cm – 16.8 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the dwarf bearded dragon live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the dwarf bearded dragon for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
How long does the dwarf bearded dragon live?
The dwarf bearded dragon has a recorded lifespan of 9.9 years.
What kind of animal is the dwarf bearded dragon?
The dwarf bearded dragon (Pogona minor) belongs to the family Agamidae in the order Squamata.
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