colours

[spottedpython]

which bearded dragon has the lighter colour the eastern bearded dragon or the central bearded dragon. and can people put up pics of there bearded dragons please.

 

[Fuscus]

Like most aussie animals their colors are varible.
The wild eastern tends to be grey in color while the central tends to red/light brown. But I have seen easterns who live on sand dunes near the beach being a pale color.

 

[Tommo]

they also can change colour very well. when mine is angry its grey and when its asleep it is a lite yellow colour. during the day it can be anywhere inbetween

 

[bigguy]

Spotted Python, normally the answer would be Central Beardeds are far lighter than Eastern Beardeds. But as always there are a few excemptions.

 

[Fuscus]

I'll post a few pics when I get home

 

[spottedpython]

ok cool thanks everyone.

 

[Fuscus]

Central Bearded From SA. They tend to have an orange ring around their eyes

 

[Fuscus]

And a central from NSW

 

[Fuscus]

While here is a eastern from the gold coast. Note that there is no eye makeup

 

[Fuscus]

And just to confuse the issue, here is a Western Bearded Dragon, a much smaller and gracile species

 

[Guest]

nice pics. how scarey would they look if they were the same size as a croc. waaa that would b scarey.

 

[Slateman]

Wow Thanks fuscus.

 

[spottedpython]

thanks fuscus the pics are great.

 

[bigguy]

Fuscus,

Nice pics mate. However are you sure number 2 is a Central. The reason I ask is that I have never seen a Central Bearded with a yellow mouth. That is normally the trait of a Eastern Bearded. :?

 

[Fuscus]

Bigguy,
No I am not 100% but I usually ID P. vitticeps as having the orange eye makeup. I was in central NSW running up the darling towards Bourke when I shot that animal, it is a wild animal and aside from the photo I didn't disturb it . According to Wilson and Swan both species are in that area.

 

[Magpie]

Could be an hybrid then.

 

[bigguy]

Fuscus

I have heard they intergade in the areas they meet. It may have been a intergrade or a very pretty Eastern.

I have found that vitticeps have pinkish mouths, whilst Easterns have a bright yellow mouth like the one in your picture. I always tell people that is the easiest way to identify the 2 species.

 

[africancichlidau]

Whatever the little bugga is, it's splendid photography Fuscy old boy

 

[Fuscus]

Whatever the little bugga is, it's splendid photography Fuscy old boy

Aww shucks.
I have to make the point that using colors to id aussie animals, like what I am doing with the eye color, is chancey at best. I think I will do some more reseach on this matter.

 

[Sdaji]

I saw some really beautiful eastern beardies at the end of last year, bright yellow and orange ones. Unfortunately they were road kills, one was full of eggs