{"topic_id":"evidence_exotic_bearded_dragon_metabolic_bone_disease","category":"evidence","context":"---\ntopic_id: evidence_exotic_bearded_dragon_metabolic_bone_disease\ncategory: evidence\ntitle: \"Evidence cluster — Pogona vitticeps metabolic bone disease (peer-reviewed, Europe PMC)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search, first-hand peer-reviewed abstracts, pulled 2026-08-01\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_bearded_dragon_metabolic_bone_disease_2026-08-01.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-01\ntokens_estimated: 4400\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-08-01\nsource_document: \"Peer-reviewed Pogona vitticeps metabolic bone disease literature (Europe PMC, first-hand abstracts)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"Europe PMC\"\n  title: \"Evidence cluster — Pogona vitticeps metabolic bone disease (peer-reviewed, Europe PMC)\"\n  url: \"https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-01\"\n  doc_type: \"first-hand abstracts (Europe PMC REST)\"\n  needs_review: false\ncopyright_note: \"Mixed licensing per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3: Open Access (CC BY) studies retained verbatim with attribution; non-Open-Access studies paraphrased as derived fact summaries (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten).\"\nlicense: mixed\nauthority_tier: T2\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T2:oa-repo\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Evidence: Pogona vitticeps metabolic bone disease\n\nSource: Europe PMC (Europe PubMed Central) REST search — first-hand peer-reviewed abstract records, pulled 2026-08-01.\nQueries covered metabolic bone disease for Pogona vitticeps.\nThe cluster returns **8** representative studies with abstracts below. Abstract text is verbatim from source; each study is traceable by PMID.\n\n## Studies\n\n- **PMID 41632107 (2026, Acta veterinaria Hungarica)** — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A study of one-month-old bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) found nutritional metabolic bone disease (calcium/vitamin D3 deficiency) is common in pet reptiles; testing four dietary supplements with or without artificial UVB, it found UVB raised both total and ionized calcium (P = 0.0489 and 0.0222), a 24-hour fast before sampling lowered uric acid (P < 0.0001), and juveniles had lower total protein (P = 0.0016). Supplement treatments did not change body weight or length, and all animals stayed clinically healthy.\n  Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41632107/\n- **PMID 41007981 (2025, Animals : an open access journal from MDPI)** — Systemic CD3+ T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Bearded Dragon (&lt;i&gt;Pogona vitticeps)&lt;/i&gt;: Clinical, Therapeutic, and Pathological Findings.. Abstract (opening): A three-year-old male bearded dragon (<i>Pogona vitticeps</i>) exhibited acute anorexia. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*\n  Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41007981/\n- **PMID 41514736 (2025, Animals : an open access journal from MDPI)** — Molecular Characterization and Clinicopathological Findings of &lt;i&gt;Mycoplasma pogonae&lt;/i&gt; Infection in Captive Central Bearded Dragons (&lt;i&gt;Pogona vitticeps&lt;/i&gt;).. 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. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*\n  Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41514736/\n- **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. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*\n  Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39267439/\n- **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. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*\n  Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42121815/\n- **PMID 36892098 (2023, Australian veterinary journal)** — *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A clinical study of captive central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) at Australian veterinary clinics described their clinical presentation and disease prevalence; the excerpt is cut off after noting these are among the most popular reptile pets in Australia and worldwide.\n  Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36892098/\n- **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. *[CC BY — Open Access, verbatim with attribution.]*\n  Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41600686/\n\n---\n\n**Source:** `pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_bearded_dragon_metabolic_bone_disease_2026-08-01.txt` · https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/\n\n## License & attribution\n\nMixed licensing per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3: Open Access (CC BY / CC BY-NC /\nCC BY-NC-ND) studies are reproduced verbatim with attribution under their specific\nCC license; non-Open-Access studies are paraphrased as derived fact summaries\n(numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten). Original records:\n- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36892098/\n- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39267439/\n- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41007981/\n- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41514736/\n- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41600686/\n- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41632107/\n- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42121815/\n","sources":["Europe PMC — Evidence cluster — Pogona vitticeps metabolic bone disease (peer-reviewed, Europe PMC) (retrieved 2026-08-01)"],"source":{"authority":"Europe PMC","title":"Evidence cluster — Pogona vitticeps metabolic bone disease (peer-reviewed, Europe PMC)","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41632107/","retrieved":"2026-08-01","ref":"PMID 41632107","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"Peer-reviewed Pogona vitticeps metabolic bone disease literature (Europe PMC, first-hand abstracts)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_bearded_dragon_metabolic_bone_disease_2026-08-01.txt"},"source_document":"Peer-reviewed Pogona vitticeps metabolic bone disease literature (Europe PMC, first-hand abstracts)","source_file":"pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_bearded_dragon_metabolic_bone_disease_2026-08-01.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T2","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"mixed","display_grade":"B"},"tokens_estimated":881,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}