In the movie Holes the animals shown in the movie and referred to as yellow spotted lizards are in fact Bearded Dragons with good makeup and CGI fangs. The Bearded Dragons were provided by the Sandfire Dragon Ranch.

Since the 1960s, Australia has strictly prohibited exports of any native wildlife. It is believed that the "founder stock" of captive bred Bearded Dragons found outside of Australia today were smuggled out of the country between 1974 and 1990.