Females have also been known to store sperm and are able to lay many clutches of fertile eggs from one mating (Tosney 1996). Females dig a burrow and lay up to 24 eggs per clutch, and up to 9 clutches per year. However, captive indoor dragons do not seem to be seasonal and can breed year round (Grenard 1999). Mating occurs in the Australian spring and summer months of September to March. Inland Bearded dragons reach sexual maturity at 1 to 2 years of age.
Color for this species depends on the soil of the region they live in, ranging from dull brown to tan with red or gold highlights (Tosney 1996).
They have a broad, triangular head, round bodies, stout legs, and robust tails. They are appropriately named bearded dragons because of their 'beard,' an expandable throat pouch with spikey scales. Inland Bearded Dragons are 13 to 24 inches long, including the tail. It is a semiarboreal lizard that can be found basking on fallen branches, fence posts and picnic tables (Grenard 1999). Pogona vitticeps occupies a large range of habitats from the desert to dry forests and scrublands. They are found from the eastern half of south Australia to the southeastern Northern Territory (Grenard 1999). Pogona vitticeps has a wide natural distribution in eastern and central Australia.
