Missouri Animals Six-lined racerunner   (Cnimidophorus sexlineatus) Chordate: Vertebrate: Reptile: Lizards (Lacertilia) Native North American lizard Habitat: glades, open areas in woodlands. Diet: insects, spiders, scorpions, other invertebrates.. ID Features: dark body with yellow stripes running lengthwise from head to tail. Natural History: The 6-lined racerunner is a long and slender lizard that is found in open areas with loose soil, often out in the open..

The graphics and text are from: Missouri Conservationist, Sept. 2006, pg 24 Copyright © Missouri Conservation Commission. All rights reserved. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri by Tom R. Johnson, Missouri Department of Conservation, © 1992