Fallicambarus houstonensis, commonly known as the Houston burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish endemic to a select number of counties of southeastern Texas. This species is a primary burrower, as are all other known species of the Fallicambarus genus. Within its limited range, the species lives in abundance. Burrowing crayfish like F. houstonensis 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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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Houston Burrowing Crayfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Creaserinus hedgpethi
- Procambarus liberorum
- Creaserinus fodiens
- Procambarus steigmani
- Cambarus striatus
- Procambarus curdi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Cambaridae
- Genus
- Fallicambarus
- Species
- Fallicambarus houstonensis
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