Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID1657480
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateTX
CountyKenedy
Locality104 vista Del Golf Brownsville, TX
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCentral Laguna Madre
HUC8 Number12110207
HUC10 NameMiddle Laguna Madre
HUC10 Number1211020701
HUC12 NameMiddle Laguna Madre
HUC12 Number121102070100
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month1
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsThe golf courses at Brownsville Country Club has resacas, oxbow ponds full of nutria. They are all over Brownsville, TX
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierWesley Daniel (USGS)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected50


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/26/2024].

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