Creatures of the deep! - Anahuac Progress

Creatures of the deep!
Anahuac Progress
Robby McDaniel who has captured twenty five of the snake-like reptiles, calls them “Salamander Eels” Their scientific name is Amphiuma - a genus of aquatic salamanders, the only extant genus within the family Amphiumidae. Amphiumas have one of the ...

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WESTERN STATES PETITION CONGRESS TO FIX ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT - The Cypress Times

WESTERN STATES PETITION CONGRESS TO FIX ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
The Cypress Times
AUSTIN— Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson is leading an effort to unite 23 western states to oppose the federal government's process for adding birds, bugs, lizards and other critters to the list of protected endangered species.

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And then there were only four - Hays Free Press

And then there were only four
Hays Free Press
Ron Paul of Texas, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former US Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. While Perry outperformed the field on fundraising, his performance in live, televised debates proved to be his weak suit.

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Florida State Football: Who Are the Top 5 Recruits of the 2012 Class? - Bleacher Report


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Florida State Football: Who Are the Top 5 Recruits of the 2012 Class?
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Look for him to be an X-factor the way Percy Harvin was for those reptiles from Gainesville for so many years. Pender will be assisting James Wilder, pictured, in the backfield this season. A year ago, I believed that the FSU backfield would be a ...

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Special Report: Research On The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard 01/25/12 - KOSA

Special Report: Research On The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard 01/25/12
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Lubbock, Texas - It's been nearly impossible to avoid the controversy surrounding the listing of the dunes sagebrush lizard on the endangered species list. West Texas has been demanding for the US Fish and Wildlife Service to provide science to support ...

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Reptile Might Skirt Listing Debate Thanks To Voluntary Protection Agreements - ABQ Journal (subscription)

Reptile Might Skirt Listing Debate Thanks To Voluntary Protection Agreements
ABQ Journal (subscription)
In early December, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced a six-month delay in its decision whether to list the 3-inch-long lizard as an endangered species. The delay, requested by US senators and representatives in Texas and New Mexico, ...

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Ssssssstill missing: Cobra on the loose in Brownwood - ReporterNews.com

Ssssssstill missing: Cobra on the loose in Brownwood
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A herpetologist — someone who studies reptiles and amphibians — from the Abilene Zoo headed to Brownwood on Friday to assist a game warden from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and a Brownwood animal control officer in capturing the snake that ...

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