Specimen Information

Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus
(nutria)
Mammals
Exotic

Specimen ID242595
GroupMammals
GenusMyocastor
Speciescoypus
Common Namenutria
StateTX
CountyTerrell
LocalityIndependence Creek
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Pecos
HUC8 Number13070012
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month10
Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity fur farm | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17250
Author:Hollander, R.R., R.N. Robertson, and R.J. Kinucan
Date:1992
Title:First record of the nutria, Myocastor coypus, in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas.
Journal:Texas Academy of Science
Volume:44
Issue:1
Pages:119
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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