• As its name implies, this slender animal has six light-colored stripes starting at its head and continuing down along the tail.
• The back color is brown to black. The back scales are small, resulting in a very smooth look.
• The belly has large scales arranged in eight rows.
• Its tail is long (compared to our other lizards, over half its total length).
• The scales on the tail are keeled, giving it a rough feel and appearance.
• Young racerunners resemble adults except that they have bright blue tails.

Close-up photo of Six-lined Racerunner courtesy of John White
& Photo of Habitat courtesy of Rebecca Chalmers