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Lizards & Snakes
Lizards & Snakes · Squamata
Agamas & dragons
Family Agamidae
Old-World "dragons" — sun-loving, diurnal basking lizards with strong UVB and heat needs. Home to the friendly, hand-tame bearded dragon and the herbivorous, arid-adapted uromastyx.
5 species on Baskden · 5 with a full care guide.
- Bearded Dragon Pogona vitticeps The friendly, hand-tame beginner lizard — the most popular pet reptile there is.
- Chinese Water Dragon Physignathus cocincinus The 'little dinosaur by a jungle stream' — a striking semi-aquatic lizard that needs a big heated pool AND a planted, UVB-lit land side.
- Frilled Dragon Chlamydosaurus kingii The umbrella-necked 'dinosaur' lizard — that flaring frill display is unforgettable, but it wants height and heat.
- Rankin's Dragon Pogona henrylawsoni The pocket-sized bearded dragon — the same sunny, hand-tame charm in a lizard half the size.
- Uromastyx Uromastyx spp. The sun-worshipping desert herbivore — brilliant colours, no live food, and a lifespan that can top 25 years.