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racerunner
[reys-ruhn-er]
noun
a whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus sexlineatus, common in the eastern and central U.S., that runs with great speed.
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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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