Six-Lined Racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineatus)


Group	Lizards
Code	ARACJ02110
Order	Squamata
Family	Teiidae
Author	(Linnaeus, 1766)
Rank	G5 (definitions)
Occurrence	P (definitions)
Scale	S (definitions)

County List:


Western UP	none
Eastern UP	none
Northern LP	none
Southern LP	Tuscola

Rule:

Nonforested Landscapes

1st alternative:
      (Upland Brush or Fields/Pastures)

2nd alternative:
      (Upland Brush or Fields/Pastures)
   containing:
      Rock

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Habitat List:

Habitats	Regen	Sap	Pole	Sm Saw	Lg Saw	Uneven
Aspen	no	no	no	no	no	-
Paper Birch	no	no	no	no	no	-
Oak	no	no	no	no	no	no
Assorted Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Northern Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Spruce/Fir	no	no	no	no	no	no
Hemlock	no	no	no	no	no	no
Jack Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Red Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
White Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Conifer Plantations	no	no	no	no	no	-
Mixed Upland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Northern Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Upland Conifer	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Pine	no	no	no	no	no	no
Swamp Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Balsam Poplar & Swamp Aspen & Swamp Birch	no	no	no	no	no	no
Bottomland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Tamarack	no	no	no	no	no	no
Northern White Cedar	no	no	no	no	no	no
Black Spruce	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Lowland Hardwoods	no	no	no	no	no	no
Mixed Lowland Conifer	no	no	no	no	no	no
Non-Forested	Upland Brush, Fields/Pastures
Special Features	Rock

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Literature:

Harding, J. H. and J. A. Holman. 1997. Michigan turtles and lizards a field guide and pocket reference. Co-operative Extension Service, Michigan State University. 94 pp.

These lizards inhabit grasslands, shrubby places, or rocky hillsides with loose, sandy soils. They prefer drier, more open habitats than the five-lined skink. Racerunners take refuge in burrows from excessive heat or cold. They may dig their own burrows or use burrows dug by other animals.

Six-lined racerunners feed on insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates.