When were bearded dragons domesticated?

Answer 1

Bearded dragons slowly made their way to the U.S.A. in the mid-late 1900's. In 1960, Australia prohibited the export of any of these animals, in an attempt to stop the exportation of endangered reptiles, and it would be hard to determine a different law for every species. There were already some bearded dragons outside of Australia, but not very many were in the U.S.A. Many of the ones that were in the U.S.A. were in zoos or laboratories, but some were in the hands of hobbyists. They had made their way over legally sometime within the early-mid 1900's. The majority of the ones exported after the 1960 ban made their way over from 1979-1990. This is when there started to become a desire to have lizards, for zoos and private collectors, so smuggling quickly followed. Most were smuggled in people's clothes and baggage, but some made their way over when people paid the Australian government officials to look the other way. Most of them would go to Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and New Zealand. From there, many would travel to Japan, where the demand was strongest, and eventually be legally shipped to the U.S.A. Or, the lizards would be shipped to the Netherlands, because Indonesia had been a Dutch colony, so trade flowed freely. Many times it was not the actual lizards that were smuggled, but the eggs because they were easier to hide. Eventually, these mixed with the ones already outside of Australia, and became extremely common in the pet trade.

Answer 2

A Bearded Dragon is a species of animal.

Species are not invented, they evolve.