| Butterflies |
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See Regional Books |
| Odonates |
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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the S.C. US |
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Although it's a bit large to carry into the field, it's the
best there is for identifying odonates (and the only one for damselflies) in
Texas and surrounding states. |
| Other Invertebrates |
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| Common Texas Insects |
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| Texas Spiders & Scorpions |
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| Freshwater Mussels of TX |
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| Fish |
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| Freshwater Fish of Texas |
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Covers mostly game fish with some of the smaller 'bait'
fish |
| Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico |
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Covers both game fish and fishes you might see while
diving. |
| Snakes |
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Texas Snakes |
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This is a well written, encyclopedia reference, and is the
basis for the upcoming (Nov. 05) Field Guide to Texas Snakes. |
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FG to Texas Snakes |
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A great book by Allan Tennant if you can find it! We
haven't been able to get any since 2003, and have not heard anything about
when it may be available again. |
| Other Herps |
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Amphibians & Reptiles of TX, Dixon |
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Not a field guide, helpful for learning the ranges of all
reptiles and amphibians in Texas. |
| Birds |
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Handbook of Texas Birds |
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Great for learning what birds are where in Texas and
when. Ranges mapped by county, color plates of specialty birds only,
NOT a field guide, great for planning a trip, backing up field Guide |
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See also Regional Books, Bird Finding in Texas |
| Mammals |
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Mammals of Texas |
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The classic book on Texas mammals, updated with color
plates and new range maps |
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Marine Mammals of the Gulf of Mexico |
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A hard cover guide, great for |
| Wildflowers |
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| Texas Wildflowers |
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Arranged by flower color, so you can start using it the day
you buy it |
| Wildflowers of Texas, Loughmiller |
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Arranged taxonomically (by family), so it'll help to study
it so you'll spend less time thumbing through it looking at the pictures!
Foreward written by Lady Bird Johnson, portion of sales go to her Wildflower
Research Center. |
| Trees |
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| Texas Trees, A Friendly Guide |
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A long-time favorite, uses line drawings. |
| Trees of Texas, a Leaf ID Guide |
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This is the easiest to use, although not necessarily for
carrying into the field. There is a key to leaf shapes, then
life-sized scans (black and white, but once you use it, you won't miss color
plates) of the leaf, stem, fruit and flowers |
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Texas Trees |
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This is the only one with color pictures, written by Benny
Simpson. Most of this information is now available on line through the
Texas Cooperative Extension Service. |
| Other Plants |
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| Common Trees, Shrubs and Wildflowers of Texas |
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Uses color plates, has a little bit of each category,
enough to get someone interested, but once they are hooked, you'll be buying
separate books for trees and wildflowers! |
| Grasses of Texas |
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All the grasses, line drawings, by Gould |
| Common Texas Grasses |
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A subset of Grasses of Texas |
| Texas Range Plants |
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Contains both grasses and herbs found on Texas rangelands. |
| Texas Mushrooms |
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Uses color photos. |
| Wild Orchids of Texas |
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Uses color photos |
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Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas, Correll & Johnston |
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All keys, nothing but keys. On the desks of serious
botanists in Texas and elsewhere. Although the taxonomy is out of
date, unless your area has been covered by the new BRIT Guides (North
Central Texas and East Texas), this is your best resource. |
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