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.

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.

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.