Evidence: Pogona vitticeps metabolic bone disease
Source: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search — first-hand peer-reviewed abstract records, pulled 2026-08-01. Queries covered metabolic bone disease for Pogona vitticeps. The cluster returns 8 representative studies with abstracts below. Abstract text is verbatim from source; each study is traceable by PMID.
Studies
- PMID 41632107 (2026, Acta veterinaria Hungarica) — Effect of different dietary supplements on the growth and blood parameters of bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps).. Abstract (opening): Metabolic bone disease of nutritional origin (Ca/vitamin D3 deficiency) is common in pet reptiles.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41632107/
- PMID 41007981 (2025, Animals : an open access journal from MDPI) — Systemic CD3+ T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Bearded Dragon (<i>Pogona vitticeps)</i>: Clinical, Therapeutic, and Pathological Findings.. Abstract (opening): A three-year-old male bearded dragon (<i>Pogona vitticeps</i>) exhibited acute anorexia.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41007981/
- PMID 41514736 (2025, Animals : an open access journal from MDPI) — Molecular Characterization and Clinicopathological Findings of <i>Mycoplasma pogonae</i> Infection in Captive Central Bearded Dragons (<i>Pogona vitticeps</i>).. Abstract (opening): From August to November 2023, a disease outbreak occurred in a research colony of 33 mixed-sex, five-month-old central bearded dragons obtained from a private breeder in the USA.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41514736/
- PMID 39267439 (2024, Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc) — Synovial myxoma with cyst formation in the hip joint of a central bearded dragon.. Abstract (opening): Degenerative bone lesions are rarely described in reptiles and belong mainly to the broad spectrum of metabolic bone diseases.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39267439/
- PMID 42121815 (2026, Animals : an open access journal from MDPI) — Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology of Reptiles.. Abstract (opening): Reptiles have varied lung anatomy with three main lung types: unicameral, transitional, and multicameral.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42121815/
- PMID 42199939 (2026, Frontiers in veterinary science) — Case Report: Osteosarcoma following traumatic injury in a juvenile Argentine black and white tegu (<i>Salvator merianae</i>).. Abstract (opening): Osteosarcoma (OSA) is a malignant neoplasm of mesenchymal origin characterized by osteoid or immature bone production and is rarely reported in reptiles.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42199939/
- PMID 36892098 (2023, Australian veterinary journal) — Clinical presentation and disease prevalence of captive central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) at veterinary clinics in Australia.. Abstract (opening): Central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) are one of the most popular reptile pets in Australia and around the world.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36892098/
- PMID 41600686 (2025, Veterinary sciences) — Biochemical and Hepatic Determinants of Reproductive Failure in Reptiles: A Review of Dystocia Pathophysiology and Management.. Abstract (opening): Dystocia represents a multifactorial and clinically significant reproductive disorder affecting a broad spectrum of reptilian species.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41600686/
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