Aspidoscelis deppii
# Aspidoscelis deppii

Cnemidophorus 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 0–1,200 m (0–3,937 ft).

## Reproduction

A. deppii is oviparous.

## Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

* 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.

