Six-lined Racerunner Lizard Images

Six-lined Racerunner Lizard Images, Facts and Information:

Aspidoscelis sexlineatus

• Six-lined Racerunner lizards are slender lizards with six yellowish stripes running down their backs on a brown or black background. They have long tails, short legs, and can reach up to 10 inches in total length.
• Six-lined Racerunners are found in the central and southeastern United States, from Kansas to Florida and Texas. They prefer dry, open habitats like fields, prairies, and forest edges.
• Six-lined Racerunners thrive in areas with loose soil for burrowing, scattered rocks for basking, and plenty of insects to eat. They eat crickets, grasshoppers, spiders, and other small invertebrates.
• Six-lined Racerunners lay clutches of 2-7 eggs in underground nests in late spring or early summer. The eggs hatch in 6-8 weeks. Females may lay multiple clutches per year.
• Six-lined Racerunners are diurnal, meaning they are active during the day when they bask in the sun and hunt for food. At night, they retreat to underground burrows.
• Six-lined Racerunners are extremely fast and agile, hence their name “racerunner”. They can run in a bipedal stance on just their hind legs.
• The lifespan of Six-lined Racerunners in the wild is typically 3-5 years, though some individuals may live up to 8 years.

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