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Home »» Lizards »» Teiidae (Whiptails & Racerunner Lizards) »» Six-Lined Racerunners »» Texas Yellow-Headed Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus stephensae)


Texas Yellow-Headed Racerunner (A.s. stephensae)Species of Least Concern





Description: A combination of small size, distinctive striping pattern, and yellow head coloration distinguish this race from the prairie racerunner, A.s. viridis, which occurs throughout much of Texas.


Habitat: This new subspecies inhabits an inland sand dune plain and a barrier island (Padre Island) along the Texas coast.


Range: Along the southern Texas coast.


Found in these States: TX


Diet: The principal foods of A. sexlineatus are spiders, grasshoppers, and leaf hoppers.


Reproduction: Females excavate small burrows in which to lay one to five white eggs, often laying two to three clutches per season. The female takes no special care of the eggs or young.


Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of the wide range, large and probably relatively stable extent of occurrence, area of occupancy, number of subpopulations, and population size. No major threats are known.


Taxonomy:

»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
   »» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
     »» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
       »» Class: Reptilia - Reptiles
         »» Order: Squamata - Lizards
           »» Family: Teiidae - Whiptails & Racerunner Lizards
             »» Genus: Aspidoscelis
               »» Species: Aspidoscelis sexlineatus - Six-Lined Racerunner
                 »» Subspecies: Aspidoscelis sexlineatus stephensae - Texas Yellow-Headed Racerunner

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