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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Alligator Snapping Turtle
|
Macrochelys temminckii |
Reptiles |
United States |
2. |
American Burying Beetle
|
Nicrophorus americanus |
Insects |
Eastern Canada, USA Eastern States south to Florida, west to South Dakota and Texas |
3. |
Ashy Dogweed
|
Thymophylla tephroleuca |
Plants |
Texas |
4. |
Austin Blind Salamander
|
Eurycea waterlooensis |
Amphibians |
Texas |
5. |
Bachman's Sparrow
|
Aimophila aestivalis |
Birds |
United States |
6. |
Balcones Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus balconis |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
7. |
Balcones Cave Shrimp
|
Palaemonetes antrorum |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
8. |
Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat
|
Dipodomys spectabilis |
Mammals |
Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
9. |
Barton Springs Salamander
|
Eurycea sosorum |
Amphibians |
Texas |
10. |
Bastrop Crayfish
|
Procambarus texanus |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
11. |
Bee Creek Cave Harvestman
|
Texella reddelli |
Arachnids |
Texas |
12. |
Bifurcated Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus bifurcatus |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
13. |
Big Bend Gambusia
|
Gambusia gaigei |
Fishes |
Texas |
14. |
Big Bend Slider
|
Trachemys gaigeae |
Reptiles |
Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
15. |
Black Grouper
|
Epinephelus nigritus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, Mexico, United States |
16. |
Black Lace Cactus
|
Echinocereus reichenbachii var. alvertii |
Plants |
Texas |
17. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
18. |
Black-capped Vireo
|
Vireo atricapilla |
Birds |
Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas |
19. |
Black-spotted Newt
|
Notophthalmus meridionalis |
Amphibians |
Mexico, Texas |
20. |
Blackbelted Crayfish
|
Procambarus nigrocinctus |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
21. |
Blackbuck
|
Antilope cervicapra |
Mammals |
Argentina, India, United States |
22. |
Bone Cave Harvestman
|
Texella reyesi |
Arachnids |
Texas |
|
23. |
Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver
|
Cicurina venii |
Arachnids |
Texas |
24. |
Brazoria Crayfish
|
Procambarus brazoriensis |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
25. |
Brazos River Watersnake
|
Nerodia harteri |
Reptiles |
Texas |
26. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
27. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
28. |
Cagle's Map Turtle
|
Graptemys caglei |
Reptiles |
Texas |
29. |
Caribbean Reef Shark
|
Carcharhinus perezi |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
30. |
Cascade Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus dejectus |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
31. |
Cascade Caverns Salamander
|
Eurycea latitans |
Amphibians |
Texas |
32. |
Cassin's Finch
|
Haemorhous cassinii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
33. |
Celtis lindheimeri
|
Celtis lindheimeri |
Plants |
Mexico, Texas |
34. |
Chestnut-collared Longspur
|
Calcarius ornatus |
Birds |
North America (including United States) |
35. |
Chisholm Trail Salamander
|
Eurycea chisholmensis |
Amphibians |
Texas |
36. |
Clear Creek Gambusia
|
Gambusia heterochir |
Fishes |
Texas |
37. |
Coahuila Isopod
|
Mexistenasellus coahuila |
Crustaceans |
Mexico, Texas |
38. |
Coffin Cave Mold Beetle
|
Batrisodes texanus |
Insects |
Texas |
39. |
Cokendolpher Cave Harvestman
|
Texella cokendolpheri |
Arachnids |
Texas |
40. |
Colima Warbler
|
Vermivora crissalis |
Birds |
Mexico, Texas |
41. |
Comal Blind Salamander
|
Eurycea tridentifera |
Amphibians |
Texas |
42. |
Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle
|
Stygoparnus comalensis |
Insects |
Texas |
43. |
Comal Springs Riffle Beetle
|
Heterelmis comalensis |
Insects |
Texas |
44. |
Comanche Springs Pupfish
|
Cyprinodon elegans |
Fishes |
Texas |
|
45. |
Concho Water Snake
|
Nerodia paucimaculata |
Reptiles |
Texas |
46. |
Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii
|
Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii |
Plants |
New Mexico, Texas |
47. |
Coryphantha minima
|
Coryphantha minima |
Plants |
Texas |
48. |
Cougar
|
Puma concolor |
Mammals |
North and Central America |
49. |
Crawfish Frog
|
Lithobates areolatus |
Amphibians |
United States |
50. |
Davis' Green Pitaya
|
Echinocereus viridiflorus var. davisii |
Plants |
Texas |
51. |
Desert Pocket Gopher
|
Geomys arenarius |
Mammals |
Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
52. |
Devil's River Minnow
|
Dionda diaboli |
Fishes |
Mexico, Texas |
53. |
Devil's Sinkhole Amphipod
|
Stygobromus hadenoecus |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
54. |
Diminutive Amphipod
|
Gammarus hyalelloides |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
55. |
Dolloff Cave Spider
|
Meta dolloff |
Arachnids |
California, Texas |
56. |
Donkey Fish
|
Dermatolepis inermis |
Fishes |
Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
57. |
Donrichard Moss
|
Donrichardsia macroneuron |
Plants |
Texas |
58. |
Duckbill Cat
|
Polyodon spathula |
Fishes |
United States |
59. |
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
|
Sceloporus arenicolus |
Reptiles |
New Mexico, Texas |
60. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
61. |
Ezell's Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus flagellatus |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
62. |
False Spike
|
Quincuncina mitchelli |
Clams |
Texas |
63. |
Fountain Darter
|
Etheostoma fonticola |
Fishes |
Texas |
64. |
Golden-cheeked Wood Warbler
|
Dendroica chrysoparia |
Birds |
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Texas |
65. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
66. |
Government Canyon Bat Cave Meshweaver
|
Cicurina vespera |
Arachnids |
Texas |
|
67. |
Government Canyon Bat Cave Spider
|
Neoleptoneta microps |
Arachnids |
Texas |
68. |
Gray Wolf
|
Canis lupus |
Mammals |
Mexico, United States |
69. |
Gray-checkered Whiptail
|
Aspidoscelis dixoni |
Reptiles |
New Mexico, Texas |
70. |
Greater Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus cupido attwateri |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
71. |
Ground Beetle
|
Rhadine infernalis |
Insects |
Texas |
72. |
Ground Beetle
|
Rhadine exilis |
Insects |
Texas |
73. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
74. |
Helotes Mold Beetle
|
Batrisodes venyivi |
Insects |
Texas |
75. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
76. |
Houston Toad
|
Bufo houstonensis |
Amphibians |
Texas |
77. |
Jaguar
|
Panthera onca |
Mammals |
Arizona, California, Central and South America, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
78. |
Jaguarundi
|
Herpailurus yagouaroundi |
Mammals |
Arizona, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Texas |
79. |
Johnston's Frankenia
|
Frankenia johnstonii |
Plants |
Mexico (Nuevo Leon), Texas |
80. |
Jollyville Plateau Salamander
|
Eurycea tonkawae |
Amphibians |
Texas |
81. |
Kretschmarr Cave Mold Beetle
|
Texamaurops reddelli |
Insects |
Texas |
82. |
Large-fruited Sand-verbena
|
Abronia macrocarpa |
Plants |
Texas |
83. |
Largetooth Sawfish
|
Pristis perotteti |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
84. |
Least Tern
|
Sterna antillarum |
Birds |
Bahamas, Central America (winters), Greater and Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Northern South America, USA (California, including the Miss. R. Basin), Atlantic Gulf Coasts |
85. |
Leon Springs Pupfish
|
Cyprinodon bovinus |
Fishes |
Texas |
86. |
Lesser Prairie-chicken
|
Tympanuchus pallidicinctus |
Birds |
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas |
87. |
Little Aguja Creek Pondweed
|
Potamogeton clystocarpus |
Plants |
Texas |
88. |
Long-legged Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus longipes |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
|
89. |
Longleaf Pine
|
Pinus palustris |
Plants |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia |
90. |
Louisiana Pine Snake
|
Pituophis ruthveni |
Reptiles |
Louisiana, Texas |
91. |
Madla's Cave Meshweaver
|
Cicurina madla |
Arachnids |
Texas |
92. |
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
|
Dipodomys merriami |
Mammals |
Mexico, United States |
93. |
Mexican Long-nosed Bat
|
Leptonycteris nivalis |
Mammals |
Central America, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
94. |
Mexican Long-tongued Bat
|
Choeronycteris mexicana |
Mammals |
Arizona, California, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas |
95. |
Mimic Cavesnail
|
Phreatodrobia imitata |
Snails |
Texas |
96. |
Naegele Springsnail
|
Pyrgulopsis metcalfi |
Snails |
Texas |
97. |
Navasota Ladies'-tresses
|
Spiranthes parksii |
Plants |
Texas |
98. |
Neches Crayfish
|
Procambarus nechesae |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
99. |
Northern Aplomado Falcon
|
Falco femoralis septentrionalis |
Birds |
Arizona, Guatemala, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
100. |
Nueces Crayfish
|
Procambarus nueces |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
101. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
102. |
Ocelot
|
Leopardus pardalis |
Mammals |
USA (Arizona, Texas) to Central and South America |
103. |
Olive-sided Flycatcher
|
Contopus cooperi |
Birds |
Central and South America, North America (including United States) |
104. |
One-finned Shark
|
Heptranchias perlo |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
105. |
Orconectes deanae
|
Orconectes deanae |
Crustaceans |
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas |
106. |
Orconectes maletae
|
Orconectes maletae |
Crustaceans |
Louisiana, Texas |
107. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
108. |
Parkhill Prairie Crayfish
|
Procambarus steigmani |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
109. |
Peck's Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus pecki |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
110. |
Pecos Amphipod
|
Gammarus pecos |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
|
111. |
Pecos Assiminea Snail
|
Assiminea pecos |
Snails |
Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
112. |
Pecos Gambusia
|
Gambusia nobilis |
Fishes |
New Mexico, Texas |
113. |
Pecos River Pupfish
|
Cyprinodon pecosensis |
Fishes |
New Mexico, Texas |
114. |
Phantom Cave Snail
|
Cochliopa texana |
Snails |
Texas |
115. |
Pinyon Jay
|
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus |
Birds |
United States |
116. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
117. |
Prairie Sphinx Moth
|
Euproserpinus wiesti |
Insects |
United States |
118. |
Proserpine Shiner
|
Cyprinella proserpina |
Fishes |
Mexico, Texas |
119. |
Quercus buckleyi
|
Quercus buckleyi |
Plants |
Oklahoma, Texas |
120. |
Quercus boyntonii
|
Quercus boyntonii |
Plants |
Alabama, Texas |
121. |
Quercus arkansana
|
Quercus arkansana |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas |
122. |
Quercus tardifolia
|
Quercus tardifolia |
Plants |
Texas |
123. |
Quercus hinckleyi
|
Quercus hinckleyi |
Plants |
Texas |
124. |
Quercus graciliformis
|
Quercus graciliformis |
Plants |
Texas |
125. |
Red Wolf
|
Canis rufus |
Mammals |
USA (SE US, west to central Texas) |
126. |
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
|
Picoides borealis |
Birds |
USA (southcentral and southeastern) |
127. |
Red-crowned Parrot
|
Amazona viridigenalis |
Birds |
Mexico, Puerto Rico, US (TX, FL, CA) |
128. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
129. |
Reddell's Cave Amphipod
|
Stygobromus reddelli |
Crustaceans |
Texas |
130. |
Reticulate Collared Lizard
|
Crotaphytus reticulatus |
Reptiles |
Mexico, Texas |
131. |
Rio Grande Darter
|
Etheostoma grahami |
Fishes |
Mexico, Texas |
132. |
Rio Grande Monkeyface
|
Quadrula couchiana |
Clams |
New Mexico, Texas |
|
133. |
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow
|
Hybognathus amarus |
Fishes |
Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
134. |
Robber Baron Cave Meshweaver
|
Cicurina baronia |
Arachnids |
Texas |
135. |
Robust Cottontail
|
Sylvilagus robustus |
Mammals |
New Mexico, Texas |
136. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
137. |
Salina Mucket
|
Potamilus metnecktayi |
Clams |
Texas |
138. |
Sambar Deer
|
Rusa unicolor |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, North America (United States) |
139. |
San Gabriel Springs Salamander
|
Eurycea naufragia |
Amphibians |
Texas |
140. |
San Marcos Gambusia
|
Gambusia georgei |
Fishes |
Texas |
141. |
San Marcos Salamander
|
Eurycea nana |
Amphibians |
Texas |
142. |
Sand Sturgeon
|
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus |
Fishes |
United States |
143. |
Slender Rush-pea
|
Hoffmannseggia tenella |
Plants |
Texas |
144. |
Smalleye Shiner
|
Notropis buccula |
Fishes |
Texas |
145. |
Smalltooth Sawfish
|
Pristis pectinata |
Fishes |
Gulf of Mexico, Texas through Florida (USA), USA - Atlantic: North Carolina through Florida |
146. |
South Texas Ambrosia
|
Ambrosia cheiranthifolia |
Plants |
Texas |
147. |
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
|
Empidonax traillii extimus |
Birds |
Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas, Utah |
148. |
Spot-tailed Earless Lizard
|
Holbrookia lacerata |
Reptiles |
Mexico, Texas |
149. |
Spotted Eagle Ray
|
Aetobatus narinari |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America |
150. |
Spotted Owl
|
Strix occidentalis |
Birds |
Arizona, California, Canada, Mexico, New Mexico, Texas |
151. |
Sprague's Pipit
|
Anthus spragueii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
152. |
Star Cactus
|
Astrophytum asterias |
Plants |
Mexico, Texas |
153. |
Styrax texanus
|
Styrax texanus |
Plants |
Texas |
154. |
Superb Spharagemon Grasshopper
|
Eximacris superbum |
Insects |
Texas |
|
155. |
Terlingua Creek Cat's-eye
|
Cryptantha crassipes |
Plants |
Texas |
156. |
Texas Ayenia
|
Ayenia limitaris |
Plants |
Mexico, Texas |
157. |
Texas Blind Salamander
|
Typhlomolge rathbuni |
Amphibians |
Texas |
158. |
Texas Emerald
|
Somatochlora margarita |
Insects |
Louisiana, Texas |
159. |
Texas Heelsplitter
|
Potamilus amphichaenus |
Clams |
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas |
160. |
Texas Hornshell
|
Popenaias popeii |
Clams |
Mexico (Coahuila), Texas |
161. |
Texas Kangaroo Rat
|
Dipodomys elator |
Mammals |
Oklahoma, Texas |
162. |
Texas Poppy-mallow
|
Callirhoe scabriuscula |
Plants |
Texas |
163. |
Texas Prairie Dawn-flower
|
Hymenoxys texana |
Plants |
Texas |
164. |
Texas Salamander
|
Eurycea neotenes |
Amphibians |
Texas |
165. |
Texas Trailing Phlox
|
Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis |
Plants |
Texas |
166. |
Texas Wild-rice
|
Zizania texana |
Plants |
Texas |
167. |
Tobusch Fishhook Cactus
|
Ancistrocactus tobuschii |
Plants |
Texas |
168. |
Tooth Cave Ground Beetle
|
Rhadine persephone |
Insects |
Texas |
169. |
Tooth Cave Pseudoscorpion
|
Tartarocreagris texana |
Arachnids |
Texas |
170. |
Tooth Cave Spider
|
Tayshaneta myopica |
Arachnids |
Texas |
171. |
Toothless Blindcat
|
Trogloglanis pattersoni |
Fishes |
Texas |
172. |
Walker's Manihot
|
Manihot walkerae |
Plants |
Mexico, Texas |
173. |
White Bladderpod
|
Lesquerella pallida |
Plants |
Texas |
174. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
175. |
Widemouth Blindcat
|
Satan eurystomus |
Fishes |
Texas |
176. |
Zapata Bladderpod
|
Lesquerella thamnophila |
Plants |
Texas |
|