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Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Six-lined Racerunner

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
Locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner).
Map created 3 August 2022.

County Map

County map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
County map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
Historical locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that more recent records might conceal underlying older records.
Map created 3 August 2022.

Historical County Map

Historical county map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
Historical county map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that only the most recent county record for each county is shown.
Map created 3 August 2022.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
Major Watersheds locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner)
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner).
Map created 3 August 2022.

Native Status

Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner) has a total of 375 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 70 counties and 181 localities. There are a total of 103 collectors and 169 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 181 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1890 and its most recent collection year is 2021. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are February 14 and December 27, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner) by county. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a county name to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
County Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Atchison 2 4 2 3 4 1969 1969
Barry 2 3 3 2 2 1930 1991
Barton 5 5 5 5 5 1935 2021
Benton 3 9 2 3 3 1959 1968
Bollinger 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1975
Butler 3 3 4 3 3 1932 1995
Camden 8 11 5 8 8 1948 2014
Carter 5 6 7 5 6 1930 1989
Cedar 1 2 1 1 1 1966 1966
Christian 3 6 7 3 3 1961 1976
Clark 2 2 6 2 2 2006 2018
Clay 1 1 1 1 1 1950 1950
Clinton 1 1 1 1 1 1962 1962
Cole 1 1 1 1 1 2012 2012
Crawford 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1975
Dade 1 1 1 1 1 2003 2003
Dallas 2 2 2 1 1 2000 2000
Dent 2 2 2 2 2 1909 1964
Douglas 1 1 1 1 1 1974 1974
Dunklin 2 5 1 3 3 1962 1962
Franklin 1 1 1 1 1 1933 1933
Gasconade 1 1 2 1 1 2002 2002
Greene 6 18 4 6 6 1959 2013
Hickory 1 1 1 1 1 1938 1938
Holt 2 40 2 2 2 1968 1968
Howell 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1975
Iron 1 1 2 1 1 1991 1991
Jackson 4 5 2 3 3 1962 1982
Jasper 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1975
Jefferson 12 24 7 8 9 1895 1938
Johnson 2 3 2 2 2 1976 1976
Laclede 1 1 1 1 1 1931 1931
Lawrence 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1975
Madison 3 12 2 4 4 1976 1997
Maries 1 1 1 1 1 2000 2000
McDonald 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1975
Miller 5 7 5 5 5 1970 2006
Montgomery 1 2 4 2 2 1994 1997
Morgan 2 2 3 2 2 1962 2002
New Madrid 1 1 2 1 1 2020 2020
Newton 3 3 2 3 3 1934 1990
Oregon 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1975
Osage 1 1 1 1 1 1991 1991
Ozark 5 18 5 5 5 1961 2020
Perry 1 1 1 1 1 1941 1941
Pettis 3 3 2 2 2 1968 1975
Phelps 3 4 8 3 4 1981 1998
Pike 2 3 2 2 2 2021 2021
Polk 1 5 1 1 1 1961 1961
Pulaski 1 6 1 2 2 1972 1975
Randolph 1 2 1 1 1
Reynolds 2 2 2 2 2 1939 1939
Ripley 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1975
Saint Charles 1 1 2 1 1 2008 2008
Saint Clair 8 15 8 7 8 1938 2016
Sainte Genevieve 2 2 3 2 2 2010 2010
Saint Francois 2 2 2 2 2 1929 2007
Saint Louis 2 8 2 2 3 1890 1890
Scott 2 3 4 2 2 1956 2011
Shannon 3 3 2 3 3 1941 1992
Stoddard 1 1 2 1 1 1987 1987
Stone 6 10 5 5 5 1892 1973
Taney 19 60 21 28 32 1906 2020
Texas 2 2 2 2 2 2003 2006
Vernon 2 14 1 6 6 1936 1937
Warren 1 2 1 1 1
Washington 2 2 2 2 2 1909 2020
Wayne 5 5 3 4 4 1940 1962
Webster 1 1 1 1 1 1959 1959
Wright 2 3 2 3 3 1932 1959

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Six-lined Racerunner). Counties are listed in descending order of their likelihood of having this species. Click on a county to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Likelihood County Rationale Ecoregion / Watershed
2 Cape Girardeau Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Cooper Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Henry Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Cherokee Plains
2 Henry Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Wooded Osage Plains
2 Mississippi Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles St. Francis Lowlands
2 Pemiscot Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles St. Francis Lowlands
2 Platte Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
2 Ray Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
2 Ray Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
4 Andrew Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
4 Andrew Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
4 Caldwell Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
4 Callaway Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles River Hills
4 Lafayette Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
4 Saline Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles River Hills
5 Moniteau Same Level III ecoregion, within 10 miles Ozark Highlands
6 Audrain Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Bates Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Cherokee Plains
6 Buchanan Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
6 Buchanan Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
6 Buchanan Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Cass Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Wooded Osage Plains
6 De Kalb Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
6 Howard Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Lewis Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Upper Mississippi Alluvial Plain
6 Lincoln Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Nodaway Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Ralls Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
8 Boone Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles River Hills
8 Carroll Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
8 Carroll Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
8 Daviess Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
8 Livingston Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Loess Flats and Till Plains
8 Marion Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles River Hills
10 Chariton Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Missouri Alluvial Plain
10 Chariton Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Rolling Loess Prairies
10 Chariton Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Loess Flats and Till Plains
10 Knox Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Loess Flats and Till Plains
10 Macon Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Loess Flats and Till Plains
10 Monroe Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county River Hills
10 Scotland Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Loess Flats and Till Plains

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 - Reptiles
Order:
Squamata Oppel, 1811 - Lizards and Snakes
Suborder:
Lacertilia Oppel, 1811 - Lizards
Family:
Teiidae Gray, 1827 - Whiptails and Racerunners
Genus:
Aspidoscelis Fitzinger, 1843 - Whiptails
Species:
Aspidoscelis sexlineata (Linnaeus, 1766) - Six-lined Racerunner

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms