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Fallicambarus houstonensis

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The carapace of this species ranges from 35 to 27 mm (1.4 to 1.1 in) in length and is mostly brown in color, however, both solid and striped color patterns have been documented in mature individuals. The abdomen is narrower and slightly shorter than the cephalothorax.
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tend to thrive in warmer climates with milder and shorter winters. This species lives in semi-terrestrial habitats, sometimes far away from any established bodies of water.
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to a select number of counties of southeastern Texas. This species is a primary burrower, as are all other known species of the
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This species was described by Daniel P. Johnson in 2008 based on specimens from six counties in southeastern Texas, with the
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genus. Within its limited range, the species lives in abundance. Burrowing crayfish like
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Johnson, Daniel P. (2008). "Descriptions of two new crayfishes of the genus
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from southeast Texas with notes on the distribution of
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Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
NatureServe
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Pleocyemata
Cambaridae
Fallicambarus
Binomial name
crayfish
endemic
Fallicambarus
holotype
Liberty County
specific epithet
Houston
National Museum of Natural History
Crandall, K.A.
"Fallicambarus houstonensis"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
doi
10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T154023A4578125.en

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