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Garter Snakes, Cornsnakes, Pet Mice, and More Banned in Texas!
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Garter Snakes, Cornsnakes, Pet Mice, and More Banned in Texas!
In a fit of irrational over-protection, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has banned the commercialization of huge number of animals, some not even found in Texas, including such ubiquitous pets as the the common garter snake, the cornsnake, even the lowly pet mouse.
These animals, blacklisted without reason, are just a few of the animals Texas has seen fit to ban without input or discussion from the public. We made numerous attempts to contact officials at Texas Parks and Wildlife to ask them for clarification of these new regulations, slated to go into effect on November 8, 2007, and received only a single reply, and then only on a single species, cornsnakes.
"This was a mistake that needs to be corrected," said Matt Wagner, Program Director, Wildlife Diversity.
Indeed.
The whole black list needs to be put on hold, public input should be taken, hearings should be held and the whole thing needs to be investigated. When I last testified before the Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners, over ten years ago, when the ideas of a blacklist and a whitelist and restrictions were first proposed, the Commission promised that a non-game advisory council comprised of members of the pet industry, animal clubs and organizations, and concerned pet owners would have input on defining and implementing any rules or regulations impacting non-game animals. While that council operated for a number of years, it has since been disbanded, and I understand that much of the data collected by the current system and reviewed by the council has been lost.
Now with no watchful eye of the public, TP & W has seen its opportunity to quietly and surreptitiously outlaw a huge list of animals with no oversight and ramrod it through, making hundreds of pet stores and thousands upon thousands of pet owners criminals with little voice or notice.
After the whole shameful way that TP & W and Rep. Harvey Hilderbran (R) and his minions circumvented public process and the law to force restrictions on reptile owners and collectors in HB 12, this is an additional slap in the face to Texas pet owners. More and more, Texas Parks and Wildlife has sought to interject itself into the control and restriction of pets in this state, and based on my experience, the few people driving these actions have ignored the input of the public. Rep. Hilderbran himself walked out of the meetings over HB 12 restrictions after his own invited speakers had finished, leaving the majority of speakers, some of whom had traveled hundreds of miles, to air their opinions primarily to aides.
Texas needs to stop the blacklisting of animals without public review and comment. It needs to re-start the Non-Game Advsiory Council PERMANENTLY to oversee the actions of the Wildlife Diversity department. It also needs to have representatives actually willing to listen and not just push their own agendas.
I am asking that all Texas pet owners take the time to call their Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioner to ask them to stop the blacklisting of pet animals without reason, and to ask that the Non-Game Advisory Council be restored permanently to allow Texans reasonable oversight of what their elected and non-elected officials are doing. One day it won't be just pet snakes and domestic mice they want to restrict and control without your input.
For a list of Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners and their contact info see www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/about/commission/commissioners/.
Or, if you would rather talk to them in person, I'm sure they would love to meet you. The next TP & W Commissioners meeting is on Wednesday, November 7, in Austin, Texas. The snake restrictions of HB12 are on the agenda. We will be there. We hope you will, too.
Jeff Barringer
President/CEO
OnlineHobbyist.com, Inc.
Home of the PetHobbyist Community
For the complete list of blacklisted animals, click on the link below...
Salamanders
Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum)
Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri)
Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)
Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)
Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum)
Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus)
Salado Salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis)
Texas Salamander (Eurycea neotenes)
Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata)
Jollyville Plateau Salamander (Eurycea tonkawae)
Valdina Farms Salamander (Eurycea troglodytes)
Western Slimy Salamander (Plethodon albagula)
Southern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon serratus)
Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Frogs and Toads
American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)
Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
Canyon Treefrog (Hyla arenicolor)
Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella)
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
Spotted Chorus Frog (Pseudacris clarki)
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
Southeastern Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum)
Strecker’s Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri)
Barking Frog (Eleutherodactylus augusti)
Rio Grande Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides)
Spotted Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus guttilatus)
Cliff Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus marnockii)
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)
Great Plains Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea)
Hurter's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus hurterii)
Crawfish Frog (Rana areolata)
Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri)
Plains Leopard Frog (Rana blairi)
Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
Pig Frog (Rana grylio)
Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris)
Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala)
Turtles
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)
Mississippi Map Turtle (Graptemys kohni)
Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)
Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa)
River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi)
Texas River Cooter (Pseudemys texana)
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Big Bend Slider (Trachemys gaigeae)
Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens)
Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes)
Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)
Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus)
Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus)
Lizards
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)
Spot-tailed Earless Lizard (Holbrookia lacerata)
Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia propinqua)
Round-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum)
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus)
Blue Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus cyanogenys)
Graphic Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus grammicus)
Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)
Canyon Lizard (Sceloporus merriami)
Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)
Rose-bellied Lizard (Sceloporus variabilis)
Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus)
Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps)
Many-lined Skink (Eumeces multivirgatus)
Prairie Skink (Eumeces septentrionalis)
Four-lined Skink (Eumeces tetragrammus)
Gray Checkered Whiptail (Aspidocelis dixoni)
Little Striped Whiptail (Aspidocelis inornata)
Laredo Striped Whiptail (Aspidocelis laredoensis)
New Mexico Whiptail (Aspidocelis neomexicana)
Mexican Plateau Spotted Whiptail (Aspidocelis septemvittata)
Desert Grassland Whiptail (Aspidocelis uniparens)
Snakes
New Mexico Blind Snake (Leptotyphlops dissectus)
Western Blind Snake (Leptotyphlops humilis)
Western Wormsnake (Carphophis vermis)
Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
Red-bellied Mudsnake (Farancia abacura)
Tamaulipan Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia streckeri)
Chihuahuan Hooked-nosed Snake (Gyalopion canum)
Saltmarsh Snake (Nerodia clarki)
Mississippi Green Watersnake (Nerodia cyclopion )
Cornsnake (Pantherophis guttata)
Graham’s Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii)
Glossy Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida)
Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
Mexican Black-headed Snake (Tantilla atriceps)
Plains Gartersnake (Thamnophis radix)
Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Smooth Earthsnake (Virginia valeriae)
Mammals
Southern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina carolinensis)
Elliot’s Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina hylophaga)
Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva)
Desert Shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi)
Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)
Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Mexican Long-tongued Bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Western Mastiff Bat (Eumops perotis)
Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Western Red Bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)
Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius)
Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus)
Ghost-faced Bat (Mormoops megalophylla)
Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius)
California Myotis (Myotis californicus)
Western Small-footed Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus)
Northern Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)
Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
Cave Myotis (Myotis velifer)
Long-legged Myotis (Myotis volans)
Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis)
Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis)
Pocketed Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops femorosacca)
Big Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis)
Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)
Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)
Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Plecotus townsendii)
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Mexican Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mexicanus)
Gray-footed Chipmunk (Tamias canipes)
Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys castanops)
Desert Pocket Gopher (Geomys arenarius)
Attwater’s Pocket Gopher (Geomys attwateri)
Baird’s Pocket Gopher (Geomys breviceps)
Plains Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius)
Jones’ Pocket Gopher (Geomys knoxjonesi)
Texas Pocket Gopher (Geomys personatus)
Llano Pocket Gopher (Geomys texensis)
Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)
Northern Pygmy Mouse (Baiomys taylori)
Hispid Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus)
Rock Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus intermedius)
Nelson’s Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus nelsoni)
Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus)
Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys compactus)
Ord’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii)
Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis)
Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse (Liomys irroratus)
Mexican Vole (Microtus mexicanus)
Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)
Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
White-throated Woodrat (Neotoma albigula)
Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana)
Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli)
Mearns’ Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys arenicola)
Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)
Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris)
Plains Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavescens)
Silky Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavus)
Merriam’s Pocket Mouse (Perognathus merriami)
Texas Mouse (Peromyscus attwateri)
Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii)
Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)
White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
Northern Rock Mouse (Peromyscus nasutus)
White-ankled Mouse (Peromyscus pectoralis)
Piñon Mouse (Peromyscus truei)
Fulvous Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens)
Eastern Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis)
Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)
Plains Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus)
Mexican Woodrat (Neotoma mexicana)
Southern Plains Woodrat (Neotoma micropus)
Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat (Sigmodon fulviventer)
Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus)
Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat (Sigmodon ochrognathus)
Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
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Garter Snakes, Cornsnakes, Pet Mice, and More Banned in Texas!
PetHobbyist.com Site Blog
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Garter Snakes, Cornsnakes, Pet Mice, and More Banned in Texas!
In a fit of irrational over-protection, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has banned the commercialization of huge number of animals, some not even found in Texas, including such ubiquitous pets as the the common garter snake, the cornsnake, even the lowly pet mouse.
These animals, blacklisted without reason, are just a few of the animals Texas has seen fit to ban without input or discussion from the public. We made numerous attempts to contact officials at Texas Parks and Wildlife to ask them for clarification of these new regulations, slated to go into effect on November 8, 2007, and received only a single reply, and then only on a single species, cornsnakes.
"This was a mistake that needs to be corrected," said Matt Wagner, Program Director, Wildlife Diversity.
Indeed.
The whole black list needs to be put on hold, public input should be taken, hearings should be held and the whole thing needs to be investigated. When I last testified before the Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners, over ten years ago, when the ideas of a blacklist and a whitelist and restrictions were first proposed, the Commission promised that a non-game advisory council comprised of members of the pet industry, animal clubs and organizations, and concerned pet owners would have input on defining and implementing any rules or regulations impacting non-game animals. While that council operated for a number of years, it has since been disbanded, and I understand that much of the data collected by the current system and reviewed by the council has been lost.
Now with no watchful eye of the public, TP & W has seen its opportunity to quietly and surreptitiously outlaw a huge list of animals with no oversight and ramrod it through, making hundreds of pet stores and thousands upon thousands of pet owners criminals with little voice or notice.
After the whole shameful way that TP & W and Rep. Harvey Hilderbran (R) and his minions circumvented public process and the law to force restrictions on reptile owners and collectors in HB 12, this is an additional slap in the face to Texas pet owners. More and more, Texas Parks and Wildlife has sought to interject itself into the control and restriction of pets in this state, and based on my experience, the few people driving these actions have ignored the input of the public. Rep. Hilderbran himself walked out of the meetings over HB 12 restrictions after his own invited speakers had finished, leaving the majority of speakers, some of whom had traveled hundreds of miles, to air their opinions primarily to aides.
Texas needs to stop the blacklisting of animals without public review and comment. It needs to re-start the Non-Game Advsiory Council PERMANENTLY to oversee the actions of the Wildlife Diversity department. It also needs to have representatives actually willing to listen and not just push their own agendas.
I am asking that all Texas pet owners take the time to call their Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioner to ask them to stop the blacklisting of pet animals without reason, and to ask that the Non-Game Advisory Council be restored permanently to allow Texans reasonable oversight of what their elected and non-elected officials are doing. One day it won't be just pet snakes and domestic mice they want to restrict and control without your input.
For a list of Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners and their contact info see www.tpwd.state.tx.us/business/about/commission/commissioners/.
Or, if you would rather talk to them in person, I'm sure they would love to meet you. The next TP & W Commissioners meeting is on Wednesday, November 7, in Austin, Texas. The snake restrictions of HB12 are on the agenda. We will be there. We hope you will, too.
Jeff Barringer
President/CEO
OnlineHobbyist.com, Inc.
Home of the PetHobbyist Community
For the complete list of blacklisted animals, click on the link below...
Salamanders
Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum)
Gulf Coast Waterdog (Necturus beyeri)
Lesser Siren (Siren intermedia)
Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
Mole Salamander (Ambystoma talpoideum)
Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum)
Southern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus auriculatus)
Salado Salamander (Eurycea chisholmensis)
Texas Salamander (Eurycea neotenes)
Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata)
Jollyville Plateau Salamander (Eurycea tonkawae)
Valdina Farms Salamander (Eurycea troglodytes)
Western Slimy Salamander (Plethodon albagula)
Southern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon serratus)
Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Frogs and Toads
American Toad (Bufo americanus)
Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)
Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans)
Canyon Treefrog (Hyla arenicolor)
Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
Squirrel Treefrog (Hyla squirella)
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
Spotted Chorus Frog (Pseudacris clarki)
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
Southeastern Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum)
Strecker’s Chorus Frog (Pseudacris streckeri)
Barking Frog (Eleutherodactylus augusti)
Rio Grande Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus cystignathoides)
Spotted Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus guttilatus)
Cliff Chirping Frog (Eleutherodactylus marnockii)
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis)
Great Plains Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne olivacea)
Hurter's Spadefoot (Scaphiopus hurterii)
Crawfish Frog (Rana areolata)
Rio Grande Leopard Frog (Rana berlandieri)
Plains Leopard Frog (Rana blairi)
Green Frog (Rana clamitans)
Pig Frog (Rana grylio)
Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris)
Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala)
Turtles
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)
Mississippi Map Turtle (Graptemys kohni)
Ouachita Map Turtle (Graptemys ouachitensis)
Texas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa)
River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi)
Texas River Cooter (Pseudemys texana)
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)
Big Bend Slider (Trachemys gaigeae)
Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens)
Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes)
Eastern Mud Turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum)
Razor-backed Musk Turtle (Sternotherus carinatus)
Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus)
Lizards
Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)
Spot-tailed Earless Lizard (Holbrookia lacerata)
Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia propinqua)
Round-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum)
Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus)
Blue Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus cyanogenys)
Graphic Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus grammicus)
Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)
Canyon Lizard (Sceloporus merriami)
Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)
Rose-bellied Lizard (Sceloporus variabilis)
Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus)
Broad-headed Skink (Eumeces laticeps)
Many-lined Skink (Eumeces multivirgatus)
Prairie Skink (Eumeces septentrionalis)
Four-lined Skink (Eumeces tetragrammus)
Gray Checkered Whiptail (Aspidocelis dixoni)
Little Striped Whiptail (Aspidocelis inornata)
Laredo Striped Whiptail (Aspidocelis laredoensis)
New Mexico Whiptail (Aspidocelis neomexicana)
Mexican Plateau Spotted Whiptail (Aspidocelis septemvittata)
Desert Grassland Whiptail (Aspidocelis uniparens)
Snakes
New Mexico Blind Snake (Leptotyphlops dissectus)
Western Blind Snake (Leptotyphlops humilis)
Western Wormsnake (Carphophis vermis)
Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
Red-bellied Mudsnake (Farancia abacura)
Tamaulipan Hook-nosed Snake (Ficimia streckeri)
Chihuahuan Hooked-nosed Snake (Gyalopion canum)
Saltmarsh Snake (Nerodia clarki)
Mississippi Green Watersnake (Nerodia cyclopion )
Cornsnake (Pantherophis guttata)
Graham’s Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii)
Glossy Crayfish Snake (Regina rigida)
Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
Mexican Black-headed Snake (Tantilla atriceps)
Plains Gartersnake (Thamnophis radix)
Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Smooth Earthsnake (Virginia valeriae)
Mammals
Southern Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina carolinensis)
Elliot’s Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina hylophaga)
Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva)
Desert Shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi)
Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus)
Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Mexican Long-tongued Bat (Choeronycteris mexicana)
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
Western Mastiff Bat (Eumops perotis)
Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
Western Red Bat (Lasiurus blossevillii)
Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius)
Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus)
Ghost-faced Bat (Mormoops megalophylla)
Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius)
California Myotis (Myotis californicus)
Western Small-footed Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum)
Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus)
Northern Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis)
Fringed Myotis (Myotis thysanodes)
Cave Myotis (Myotis velifer)
Long-legged Myotis (Myotis volans)
Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis)
Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis)
Pocketed Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops femorosacca)
Big Free-tailed Bat (Nyctinomops macrotis)
Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus)
Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus)
Townsend’s Big-eared Bat (Plecotus townsendii)
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)
Mexican Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mexicanus)
Gray-footed Chipmunk (Tamias canipes)
Yellow-faced Pocket Gopher (Cratogeomys castanops)
Desert Pocket Gopher (Geomys arenarius)
Attwater’s Pocket Gopher (Geomys attwateri)
Baird’s Pocket Gopher (Geomys breviceps)
Plains Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius)
Jones’ Pocket Gopher (Geomys knoxjonesi)
Texas Pocket Gopher (Geomys personatus)
Llano Pocket Gopher (Geomys texensis)
Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)
Northern Pygmy Mouse (Baiomys taylori)
Hispid Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus)
Rock Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus intermedius)
Nelson’s Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus nelsoni)
Desert Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus penicillatus)
Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys compactus)
Ord’s Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii)
Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys spectabilis)
Mexican Spiny Pocket Mouse (Liomys irroratus)
Mexican Vole (Microtus mexicanus)
Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)
Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
White-throated Woodrat (Neotoma albigula)
Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana)
Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli)
Mearns’ Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys arenicola)
Northern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys leucogaster)
Marsh Rice Rat (Oryzomys palustris)
Plains Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavescens)
Silky Pocket Mouse (Perognathus flavus)
Merriam’s Pocket Mouse (Perognathus merriami)
Texas Mouse (Peromyscus attwateri)
Brush Mouse (Peromyscus boylii)
Cactus Mouse (Peromyscus eremicus)
Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)
White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
Northern Rock Mouse (Peromyscus nasutus)
White-ankled Mouse (Peromyscus pectoralis)
Piñon Mouse (Peromyscus truei)
Fulvous Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens)
Eastern Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis)
Western Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis)
Plains Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus)
Mexican Woodrat (Neotoma mexicana)
Southern Plains Woodrat (Neotoma micropus)
Tawny-bellied Cotton Rat (Sigmodon fulviventer)
Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus)
Yellow-nosed Cotton Rat (Sigmodon ochrognathus)
Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
This entry was posted by Jeff Barringer on Monday, October 29. 2007 at 15:04. and is filed under News. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own blog. All new comments are subject to moderation before being displayed.
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