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Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineata
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Description
A slender, streak-fast lizard with six pale stripes over a dark body, built for sprinting across open sand. Rarely still for long.
Stats
Size
6 - 9 inches
Status
Common in its range
Similar Species
Five-lined Skinks
Diet
Insectivore. Also feeds on spiders and other invertebrates.
Habitat
Occurs in dry, open, sunny habitat with ample sunlight. Dunes, road cuts, and edges of ponds are typical haunts. Also found in dry, sparse woods.
Reproduction
Courtship and mating occurs in spring. This species is oviparous and 4 to 6 eggs are guarded by the female during incubation.
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