racerunner

[ reys-ruhn-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus, common in the eastern and central U.S., that runs with great speed.

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First recorded in 1640–50; race ¹ + runner

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Examples have not been reviewed.

The names Collared tree lizard, Collared tree runner and Harlequin racerunner are apparently also in use for P. plica.

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Calling it a ‘racerunner’ also seems less than brilliant given that the term ‘racerunner’ is more normally applied to a group of teiids.

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