Aspidoscelis deppii, known commonly as the
blackbelly racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and southern Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies.
Etymology: The specific name,
deppii, is in honor of German naturalist Ferdinand Deppe.
Geographic range: A. deppii is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca), and Nicaragua.
Habitat: The preferred natural habitats of
A. deppii are forest, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas, at altitudes of .
Reproduction: A. deppii is oviparous.
Subspecies: Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Aspidoscelis deppii infernalis
- Aspidoscelis deppii deppii
- Aspidoscelis deppii schizophorus
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than
Aspidoscelis.