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title: "Orangekehlige Rennechse"
description: "Aspidoscelis hyperythrus — Reptilien. The orange-throated whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythrus) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/orange-throated-whiptail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orangekehlige Rennechse

> Aspidoscelis hyperythrus — Reptilien. The orange-throated whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythrus) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae.

- Scientific name: *Aspidoscelis hyperythrus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4344
- Wikidata: [Q57690835](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57690835)
- iNaturalist taxon: [194092](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/194092)

## Names

- en: Orange-throated Whiptail
- de: Orangekehlige Rennechse
- es: Huico de Garganta Naranja
- fr: Coureur

## Countries with the most observations

US (3185), MX (1027)

## Summary

The orange-throated whiptail (Aspidoscelis hyperythrus) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species was previously placed in the genus Cnemidophorus. Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-throated_whiptail

## Photo

![Orangekehlige Rennechse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/orange-throated-whiptail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephanie Taylor · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3269151

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/orange-throated-whiptail?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).