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Six-lined Racerunner

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Males have a dark background color with green overlay and blue on the sides. There are six white stripes on the back, three on either side of a faint dorsal stripe. They are incredibly fast and nearly impossible to catch.

Habitat:

Found in a fern forest with sandy soils that these lizards love.

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Six-lined Racerunner

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PublishedJune 16, 2013

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