Federal and State Listed Species in Texas
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TAC 65.175 State Threatened Species
TAC 65.176 State Endangered Species
TAC 69.8 Endangered, Threatened and Protected Native Plants
Updated List of State T & E Species in Texas — Effective March 30, 2020
Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Texas by County
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Environmental Conservation Online System
In Texas, animal or plant species of conservation concern may be listed as threatened or endangered under the authority of state law and/or under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). Species may be listed as state threatened or endangered and not federally listed. The state list deals only with the status of the species within Texas. A federal listing means a species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range which may encompass several other states or nations.
Candidate species are those organisms the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has sufficient information on to propose as endangered or threatened under the ESA but development of a proposed listing regulation is precluded by other higher priority listing activities. Unlike species listed under the ESA, candidates receive no statutory protection. The links below provide information on species moving through the federal candidate process.
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All Federal and State Listed Animal and Plant Species
Federally Listed, State Listed, and Candidate Species in Texas
Species Pending Federal Review in Texas
Overview of Species Pending Federal Review in Texas
Federal and State Listed Species by Taxa
Inquiries about other species can be sent to the appropriate Nongame and Rare Species Program biologist.
For environmental review requests visit TPWD's Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program.
Listed Species Resources
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Texas Natural Diversity Database