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Topographic map of Texas. This is a list of mammals of Texas. Mammals native to or immediately off the coast of the U.S. state of Texas are listed first. Introduced mammals, whether intentional or unintentional, are listed separately. The varying geography of Texas, the second largest state, provides a large variety of habitats for mammals.
Restorative portrait of the Early Jurassic synapsid (mammal precursor) Pachygenelus †Pachygenelus †Pachymelania; Pagurus †Palaeobalistum †Palaeoctonus †Paleorhinus †Paleorhinus sawini – type locality for species †Paluxysaurus – type locality for genus. Now regarded as a junior synonym of Sauroposeidon. [citation needed]
During the Great Depression, the species was hunted for its meat in East Texas, where it was known as "poor man's pork", [30] or the "Hoover hog" by those who considered President Herbert Hoover to be responsible for the Depression. [31] Earlier, German settlers in Texas would often refer to the armadillo as Panzerschwein ("armored pig"). [32]
The diverse geography of Texas, the second-largest state, hosts a variety of habitats for amphibians, including swamps and the Piney Woods in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the central Hill Country of the Edwards Plateau, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west (the Trans-Pecos), and grassland prairie in the north ...
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This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.
East Texas Conservation Center A TPWD Jasper Fish Hatchery that started in 1932. Area 3 Elephant Mountain WMA Brewster County: 23,147 acres Located 26 miles south of Alpine the land was donated in 1985. Wildlife includes the desert bighorn-sheep, pronghorn antelope, scaled quail, as well as the whiptail lizards, and spadefoot toads.
The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: Near threatened: The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorize it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern