Aspidoscelis deppii

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.

Aspidoscelis deppii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Aspidoscelis
Species:	A. deppii
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis deppii (Wiegmann, 1834)
Synonyms[2]
Cnemidophorus deppii Wiegmann, 1834 Cnemidophorus deppei [sic] Gadow, 1906 (ex errore) Aspidoscelis deppii — Reeder et al., 2002

Etymology

The specific name, deppii, is in honor of German naturalist Ferdinand Deppe.^[3]

Geographic range

A. deppii is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca), and Nicaragua.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. deppii are forest, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas, at altitudes of 0–1,200 m (0–3,937 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

A. deppii is oviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Aspidoscelis deppii infernalis (Duellman & Wellman, 1960)
• Aspidoscelis deppii deppii (Wiegmann, 1834)
• Aspidoscelis deppii schizophorus (H.M. Smith & Brandon, 1968 )

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Aspidoscelis.