Both sexes have six narrow light stripes down the back and sides. The snout is more pointed and the legs are longer than in both skinks. Range Racerunners are found in a band of six counties bordering the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota. Habitat Racerunners come from sandy prairie areas, open rocky bluff prairies similar to good milk, ringneck, racer, and rattlesnake habitat. Habits Racerunners may wait until May to begin their seasonal activity period.
Racerunners bask atop rocks or logs and actively forage for their food.
They are diurnal, but they often take refuge under rocks or logs during the hottest parts of the day in mid-summer. Breeding occurs in spring. The male grasps the skin of the female's neck during copulation. They are oviparous and the eggs hatch in August. Prairie racerunners lay about a half dozen eggs in shallow burrows in the sand.