Classification

Common Name: Bearded Dragon

Scientific Name: Pogona vitticeps

Complete Classification

Domain: Eukarya- Contains cells with a nuclear organelle

Kingdom: Animalia- Multi-cellular, mitochondrial heterotroph

Phylum: Chordata- Possesses a notochord

Class: Reptilia: Cold-blooded, air-breathing and completely ossified skeleton

Order: Squamata: Skull with two pairs of temporal openings

Family: Agamidae: True lizard, which includes chameleons and geckos

Genus: Pogona: Bearded lizard, omnivorous, lives in semiarid habitat

Species: Pogona Vitticeps

Phylogeny of Bearded Dragon and Its Close Relatives

Other Animals in the Class Reptilia:

Komodo Dragon

Gila Monster

Frilled Neck Lizard

Snapping Turtle

American Alligator