North Central Texas (I don't have county)
Prairie Racerunner?
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- Mike VanValen
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Re: Prairie Racerunner?
I'd say it's more likely a Texas Spotted Whiptail, Aspidoscelis gularis.
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Re: Prairie Racerunner?
Thanks, Chris. That looks right.
Re: Prairie Racerunner?
Chris is right, it is a gularis. Racerunners don't have spotting in the lateral fields unless its a birth defect or hybridization. Also the shade of green on the back is typical of gularis.
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