Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 80 total documented species.
Leucophyllum frutescens
Texas Silverleaf
Very Common166 obs.
Fouquieria splendens
Vine-Cactus
Very Common65 obs.
Vachellia rigidula
Blackbush
Very Common64 obs.
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Tesajo Cactus
Very Common59 obs.
Senegalia berlandieri
Berlandier Acacia
Very Common49 obs.
Larrea tridentata
Common47 obs.
Danaus plexippus
Monarch
Common47 obs.
Agave lechuguilla
Tampico Fiber
Common45 obs.
Diospyros texana
Texas Persimmon
Common45 obs.
Forestiera angustifolia
Elbowbush
Common39 obs.
Karwinskia humboldtiana
Common38 obs.
Odocoileus virginianus
White-Tailed Deer
Occasional36 obs.
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Texas Cichlid
Occasional34 obs.
Grusonia schottii
Occasional33 obs.
Lepomis aquilensis
Occasional32 obs.
Cyprinella venusta
Blacktail Shiner
Occasional32 obs.
Dasylirion texanum
Occasional30 obs.
Thymophylla micropoides
Rare30 obs.
Micropterus dolomieu
Bass
Rare30 obs.
Dione vanillae
Gulf Fritillary
Rare29 obs.
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