Reptiles › Whiptails and Tegus
Six-lined Racerunner
Aspidoscelis sexlineatus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common Spotted WhiptailAspidoscelis gularis
Common Five-lined SkinkPlestiodon fasciatus
Brown AnoleAnolis sagrei
Plateau Striped WhiptailAspidoscelis velox
Italian Wall LizardPodarcis siculus
Laredo Striped WhiptailAspidoscelis laredoensis
Southeastern Five-lined SkinkPlestiodon inexpectatus
Colorado Checkered WhiptailAspidoscelis neotesselatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 20,998 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,072 |
| Arkansas | 907 |
| Kansas | 895 |
| Colorado | 838 |
| North Carolina | 777 |
| Tennessee | 769 |
| Oklahoma | 736 |
| Georgia | 579 |
| Alabama | 565 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Whiptails and Tegus · Teiidae |
| Genus | Northern Whiptails · Aspidoscelis |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Six-lined Racerunner with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.