Specimen ID | 241903 |
Group | Mammals |
Genus | Myocastor |
Species | coypus |
Common Name | nutria |
State | TX |
County | Angelina |
Locality | Angelina County |
Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
Centroid Type | County |
HUC8 Name | Middle Neches |
HUC8 Number | 12020002 |
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Collection Year | 1950 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol | released |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 16213 |
Author: | Swank, W.G., and G.A. Petrides |
Date: | 1954 |
Title: | Establishment and food habits of the Nutria in Texas. |
Journal: | Ecology |
Volume: | 35 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 172-176 |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 17187 |
Author: | Petrides, G.A. |
Date: | 1950 |
Title: | The Nutria Comes to Texas. |
Journal: | Texas Games and Fish |
Volume: | 8 |
Issue: | 6 |
Pages: | 4-5 |
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Comments | Nutria released to control aquatic vegetation. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Stocked | ~195 |