David Leonard photo.
Six-lined Racerunner, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Six-lined racerunners are the reptiles most frequently seen on bare sand of the sun drenched dunes and dunes meadows. Their name is derived from their six light-colored body stripes and their habit of minimizing contact with hot sand by racing from one shady patch to another under dune bushes. They appear almost fidgety as they dash here and there among the shrubs and vines in their endless search for insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other small prey.
