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Race-runner (Aspidoscelis hyperythrus)

Race-runner

Aspidoscelis hyperythrus

Class
Reptile
Rarity
Common
Observations
2,916
Most observed in
🇺🇸 United States
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

The orange-throated whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythrus) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species was previously placed in the genus Cnemidophorus. Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Orange-throated whiptail”.

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