Wildlife of Proto-Town/Animals - Revision history

Admin: Note companionship and morale benefits of resident pets

2026-07-19T08:57:43Z

Note companionship and morale benefits of resident pets

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	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable
			\|benefit=Known, owned resident dogs provide companionship and contribute positively to morale within the Proto-Town community.
	\|risk=domesticcare		\|risk=domesticcare
	\|danger=Individual temperament varies. Bites can cause major injury or infection, and loose dogs can create traffic, livestock, wildlife, and machinery hazards.		\|danger=Individual temperament varies. Bites can cause major injury or infection, and loose dogs can create traffic, livestock, wildlife, and machinery hazards.
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	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable
			\|benefit=Known, owned resident cats provide companionship and contribute positively to morale within the Proto-Town community.
	\|risk=domesticcare		\|risk=domesticcare
	\|danger=Bites and deep scratches can become infected. Free-roaming cats face vehicles, predators, disease, and machinery and can kill native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals.		\|danger=Bites and deep scratches can become infected. Free-roaming cats face vehicles, predators, disease, and machinery and can kill native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals.

Admin: Add colloquial dog and cat names

2026-07-19T08:32:10Z

Add colloquial dog and cat names

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	\|type=Domestic mammal; canid		\|type=Domestic mammal; canid
	\|scientific=''Canis lupus familiaris''		\|scientific=''Canis lupus familiaris''
			\|regional=Dog; doggo; pupper; pup; pooch; mutt; doge; good boy or good girl
	\|regional=Dog
	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable
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	\|type=Domestic mammal; felid		\|type=Domestic mammal; felid
	\|scientific=''Felis catus''		\|scientific=''Felis catus''
	\|regional=Cat; house cat		\|regional=Cat; house cat; kitty; kitty cat; catto; floof; loaf; void (especially a black cat); murder mittens
	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable

Admin: Added beneficial species labels

2026-07-19T07:43:01Z

Added beneficial species labels

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	\|origin=Native		\|origin=Native
	\|status=Not federally listed		\|status=Not federally listed
			\|benefit=Consumes carrion, insects, and other small animals, contributing to nutrient cycling and natural cleanup.
	\|risk=yellow		\|risk=yellow
	\|danger=May hiss, bare teeth, or bite if handled, but is usually defensive rather than aggressive.		\|danger=May hiss, bare teeth, or bite if handled, but is usually defensive rather than aggressive.
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	\|origin=Native to the Americas; naturally expanded into Texas		\|origin=Native to the Americas; naturally expanded into Texas
	\|status=Not federally listed		\|status=Not federally listed
			\|benefit=Consumes many soil invertebrates; digging in natural areas mixes and aerates surface soil.
	\|risk=yellow		\|risk=yellow
	\|danger=Sharp claws can injure handlers. Some armadillos carry the bacterium associated with Hansen disease, so handling is discouraged.		\|danger=Sharp claws can injure handlers. Some armadillos carry the bacterium associated with Hansen disease, so handling is discouraged.
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	\|origin=Native		\|origin=Native
	\|status=Not federally listed		\|status=Not federally listed
			\|benefit=Helps regulate rodents and rabbits and removes carrion from the landscape.
	\|risk=orange		\|risk=orange
	\|danger=Usually avoids people but can threaten unattended pets; habituated or cornered animals may bite.		\|danger=Usually avoids people but can threaten unattended pets; habituated or cornered animals may bite.
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	\|origin=Native		\|origin=Native
	\|status=Not federally listed		\|status=Not federally listed
			\|benefit=An important native predator of rodents and other small animals.
	\|risk=red		\|risk=red
	\|danger=Venomous bite can cause severe tissue injury, bleeding, shock, and death without timely treatment.		\|danger=Venomous bite can cause severe tissue injury, bleeding, shock, and death without timely treatment.
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	\|origin=Native		\|origin=Native
	\|status=Not federally listed		\|status=Not federally listed
			\|benefit=Provides valuable rodent control around fields, woodland edges, and structures.
	\|risk=yellow		\|risk=yellow
	\|danger=Nonvenomous but may bite and release foul musk when grabbed.		\|danger=Nonvenomous but may bite and release foul musk when grabbed.
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	\|origin=Native to South-Central and South Texas		\|origin=Native to South-Central and South Texas
	\|status=Threatened and protected under Texas law		\|status=Threatened and protected under Texas law
			\|benefit=Native herbivore that disperses seeds and contributes to South Texas plant communities.
	\|risk=yellow		\|risk=yellow
	\|danger=The animal is protected: collecting, possessing, transporting, selling, or harming a wild Texas tortoise is illegal. Unnecessary relocation can kill it.		\|danger=The animal is protected: collecting, possessing, transporting, selling, or harming a wild Texas tortoise is illegal. Unnecessary relocation can kill it.
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	\|origin=Native		\|origin=Native
	\|status=Not federally listed; native wildlife regulations apply		\|status=Not federally listed; native wildlife regulations apply
			\|benefit=Consumes invertebrates and fallen fruit and can disperse seeds through woodland and grassland edges.
	\|risk=yellow		\|risk=yellow
	\|danger=Road traffic is a major danger to the turtle. Removing one from its home area can reduce its chance of survival.		\|danger=Road traffic is a major danger to the turtle. Removing one from its home area can reduce its chance of survival.
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	\|origin=Native		\|origin=Native
	\|status=Not federally listed		\|status=Not federally listed
			\|benefit=Consumes insects and spiders on vegetation, fences, and building exteriors.
	\|risk=none		\|risk=none
	\|description=Green anoles are slender climbing lizards found on shrubs, trees, fences, and walls. They can change from bright green through mottled shades to brown, but they do not have to be uniformly colored. '''The form repeatedly observed at Proto-Town—a green body with a sharply divided brown tail beginning near the tail base—is consistent with a green anole that has dropped and regenerated most of its tail.''' The regenerated portion is structurally different from the original tail and may not match the body’s color or texture. Several bicolored individuals therefore do not necessarily indicate another species; they may indicate that several local anoles have survived attacks or other tail-loss events. Identification should also use the long pointed head, slender build, expanded adhesive toe pads, and, on displaying males, a pink-red throat fan called a dewlap.		\|description=Green anoles are slender climbing lizards found on shrubs, trees, fences, and walls. They can change from bright green through mottled shades to brown, but they do not have to be uniformly colored. '''The form repeatedly observed at Proto-Town—a green body with a sharply divided brown tail beginning near the tail base—is consistent with a green anole that has dropped and regenerated most of its tail.''' The regenerated portion is structurally different from the original tail and may not match the body’s color or texture. Several bicolored individuals therefore do not necessarily indicate another species; they may indicate that several local anoles have survived attacks or other tail-loss events. Identification should also use the long pointed head, slender build, expanded adhesive toe pads, and, on displaying males, a pink-red throat fan called a dewlap.
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	\|origin=Native		\|origin=Native
	\|status=Not federally or state listed		\|status=Not federally or state listed
			\|benefit=Nocturnal predator of insects and other small invertebrates, including many encountered around lights.
	\|risk=yellow		\|risk=yellow
	\|danger=Skin glands release irritating secretions when the toad is threatened. Handling may irritate eyes or broken skin, and a dog that mouths a toad may drool, foam, paw at the mouth, vomit, or develop more serious symptoms.		\|danger=Skin glands release irritating secretions when the toad is threatened. Handling may irritate eyes or broken skin, and a dog that mouths a toad may drool, foam, paw at the mouth, vomit, or develop more serious symptoms.
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	\|origin=Native		\|origin=Native
	\|status=Not federally or state listed in Texas		\|status=Not federally or state listed in Texas
			\|benefit=Consumes small insects and forms part of the native wetland food web.
	\|risk=none		\|risk=none
	\|description=This very small, rough-skinned frog lives along pond edges, ditches, puddles, creeks, and other shallow water. Color varies from gray and brown to greenish, often with dark triangular markings and a brighter stripe along the back. It makes a rapid series of clicks resembling two pebbles tapped together and may become conspicuous around temporary water after rain. It is a frog, not a juvenile toad.		\|description=This very small, rough-skinned frog lives along pond edges, ditches, puddles, creeks, and other shallow water. Color varies from gray and brown to greenish, often with dark triangular markings and a brighter stripe along the back. It makes a rapid series of clicks resembling two pebbles tapped together and may become conspicuous around temporary water after rain. It is a frog, not a juvenile toad.
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	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Welcomed and managed resident livestock; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Welcomed and managed resident livestock; wildlife conservation status not applicable
			\|benefit=Managed grazing and livestock production provide land-management and agricultural value to Proto-Town.
	\|edibility={{Wildlife edibility\|common}} Beef. Proto-Town's resident cattle are managed livestock and are not available for individual harvesting or butchering.		\|edibility={{Wildlife edibility\|common}} Beef. Proto-Town's resident cattle are managed livestock and are not available for individual harvesting or butchering.
	\|risk=domesticlarge		\|risk=domesticlarge

Admin: Added conditional edibility guidance

2026-07-19T07:18:59Z

Added conditional edibility guidance

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	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__
	{{Wildlife navigation}}		{{Wildlife navigation}}
			{{Wildlife edibility disclaimer}}

	Wild animals should be observed from a distance and never fed. An animal that is unusually tame, staggering, circling, repeatedly approaching people, or unable to use its limbs may be injured or ill; keep people and pets away and notify the appropriate local authority.		Wild animals should be observed from a distance and never fed. An animal that is unusually tame, staggering, circling, repeatedly approaching people, or unable to use its limbs may be injured or ill; keep people and pets away and notify the appropriate local authority.
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	\|origin=Native		\|origin=Native
	\|status=Game animal; not federally listed		\|status=Game animal; not federally listed
			\|edibility={{Wildlife edibility\|game}} Venison. Legal season, license, tagging, land authorization, carcass rules, and safe field handling apply.
	\|risk=orange		\|risk=orange
	\|danger=Major vehicle-strike hazard. Cornered adults, rutting bucks, and does defending fawns can kick or gore.		\|danger=Major vehicle-strike hazard. Cornered adults, rutting bucks, and does defending fawns can kick or gore.
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	\|origin=Introduced; invasive		\|origin=Introduced; invasive
	\|status=Non-native and not protected as a game animal in Texas		\|status=Non-native and not protected as a game animal in Texas
			\|edibility={{Wildlife edibility\|game}} Wild pork. Wear protective equipment while handling a carcass and cook thoroughly; feral swine can transmit brucellosis and other disease.
	\|risk=orange		\|risk=orange
	\|danger=Large animals can charge or slash with tusks when cornered, wounded, or defending young; they also carry diseases transmissible to livestock and people.		\|danger=Large animals can charge or slash with tusks when cornered, wounded, or defending young; they also carry diseases transmissible to livestock and people.
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	\|origin=Native		\|origin=Native
	\|status=Nongame animal; not federally listed		\|status=Nongame animal; not federally listed
			\|edibility={{Wildlife edibility\|game}} Rabbit meat. Hunting law, land authorization, sanitary field handling, and thorough cooking apply.
	\|risk=none		\|risk=none
	\|description=The eastern cottontail is the likely small rabbit around Proto-Town: brown-gray, relatively short-eared, and marked by a round white tail that flashes while it runs. It feeds on grasses and forbs near brush, field edges, gardens, and roadsides and seldom travels far from protective cover. A hare or jackrabbit is larger, longer-legged, and much longer-eared.		\|description=The eastern cottontail is the likely small rabbit around Proto-Town: brown-gray, relatively short-eared, and marked by a round white tail that flashes while it runs. It feeds on grasses and forbs near brush, field edges, gardens, and roadsides and seldom travels far from protective cover. A hare or jackrabbit is larger, longer-legged, and much longer-eared.
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	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Welcomed and managed resident livestock; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Welcomed and managed resident livestock; wildlife conservation status not applicable
			\|edibility={{Wildlife edibility\|common}} Beef. Proto-Town's resident cattle are managed livestock and are not available for individual harvesting or butchering.
	\|risk=domesticlarge		\|risk=domesticlarge
	\|danger=Cattle are powerful animals capable of kicking, charging, trampling, crushing a person against a fence or vehicle, or goring with horns. Large animals on roads or aircraft movement areas can cause severe or fatal collisions.		\|danger=Cattle are powerful animals capable of kicking, charging, trampling, crushing a person against a fence or vehicle, or goring with horns. Large animals on roads or aircraft movement areas can cause severe or fatal collisions.
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	* [https://www.cdc.gov/capnocytophaga/about/index.html CDC: infections after dog and cat bites]		* [https://www.cdc.gov/capnocytophaga/about/index.html CDC: infections after dog and cat bites]
	* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/texas-junior-naturalists/watching-wildlife/cats-inside Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: cats and wildlife]		* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/texas-junior-naturalists/watching-wildlife/cats-inside Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: cats and wildlife]
			* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/hunting/general-regulations/after-killing-a-deer/ Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: handling harvested deer and game]
			* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/regulations/outdoor-annual/regs/animals/rabbits-and-hares Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: rabbit and hare regulations]
			* [https://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/php/animal-health/index.html CDC: hunting, wild hogs, and brucellosis prevention]
			* [https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/safe-temperature-chart USDA FSIS: safe internal temperatures]

	[[Category:Wildlife of Proto-Town]]		[[Category:Wildlife of Proto-Town]]

Admin: Added Hugo photo and resident-cat link

2026-07-18T05:50:14Z

Added Hugo photo and resident-cat link

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	{{Wildlife entry		{{Wildlife entry
	\|name=Domestic cat		\|name=Domestic cat
	\|image=~~Felis catus-cat on snow~~.jpg		\|image=Hugo.jpg
	\|type=Domestic mammal; felid		\|type=Domestic mammal; felid
	\|scientific=''Felis catus''		\|scientific=''Felis catus''
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	\|risk=domesticcare		\|risk=domesticcare
	\|danger=Bites and deep scratches can become infected. Free-roaming cats face vehicles, predators, disease, and machinery and can kill native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals.		\|danger=Bites and deep scratches can become infected. Free-roaming cats face vehicles, predators, disease, and machinery and can kill native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals.
	\|description=Proto-Town has at least one resident cat. A well-fed cat still retains strong hunting behavior, so the distinction between a managed indoor or enclosed resident and a free-roaming cat matters to the surrounding wildlife guide. Current identification, rabies vaccination, owner contact information, and an indoor or secure outdoor arrangement protect the cat as well as native animals.		\|description=Proto-Town has at least one resident cat, [[Hugo]], a tabby cat with fluffy fur. A well-fed cat still retains strong hunting behavior, so the distinction between a managed indoor or enclosed resident and a free-roaming cat matters to the surrounding wildlife guide. Current identification, rabies vaccination, owner contact information, and an indoor or secure outdoor arrangement protect the cat as well as native animals.
	\|encounter=Allow the cat to choose contact and avoid grabbing a frightened, cornered, or injured animal. Wash bites and scratches promptly with soap and water and seek medical advice, particularly for a bite, a deep hand wound, spreading redness, swelling, fever, or uncertain rabies vaccination status.		\|encounter=Allow the cat to choose contact and avoid grabbing a frightened, cornered, or injured animal. Wash bites and scratches promptly with soap and water and seek medical advice, particularly for a bite, a deep hand wound, spreading redness, swelling, fever, or uncertain rabies vaccination status.
	}}		}}

Admin: Applied respectful domestic animal badges

2026-07-18T05:36:37Z

Applied respectful domestic animal badges

Admin: Added respectful domestic animal status badges

2026-07-18T05:30:39Z

Added respectful domestic animal status badges

Admin: Added resident grazing cattle and safety guidance

2026-07-18T05:27:51Z

Added resident grazing cattle and safety guidance

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 |description=This very small, rough-skinned frog lives along pond edges, ditches, puddles, creeks, and other shallow water. Color varies from gray and brown to greenish, often with dark triangular markings and a brighter stripe along the back. It makes a rapid series of clicks resembling two pebbles tapped together and may become conspicuous around temporary water after rain. It is a frog, not a juvenile toad.
 |encounter=Watch where you step near puddles and drainage edges and let it jump to cover. Do not move frogs between ponds, since moving amphibians can spread disease and disrupt local populations.
 }}
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 * [https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Brachycephaloidea/Eleutherodactylidae/Eleutherodactylinae/Eleutherodactylus/Eleutherodactylus-campi American Museum of Natural History: ''Eleutherodactylus campi'' taxonomy]
 * [https://www.inaturalist.org/lists/4198 Caldwell County amphibian observations on iNaturalist]
 * [https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/prevention/index.html CDC: rabies prevention and animal exposures]
 * [https://www.cdc.gov/capnocytophaga/about/index.html CDC: infections after dog and cat bites]

Admin: Corrected observed tortoise size and removed exotic speculation

2026-07-18T05:25:13Z

Corrected observed tortoise size and removed exotic speculation

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 |risk=yellow
 |danger=The animal is protected: collecting, possessing, transporting, selling, or harming a wild Texas tortoise is illegal. Unnecessary relocation can kill it.
-|description=The Texas tortoise has column-like hind legs and a tan to dark shell with yellow-orange centers on the scutes. Adults normally reach only about 8½ inches in shell length, so a genuinely enormous tortoise is more likely an escaped exotic pet. Caldwell County is north of the species’ commonly documented county range, making photographs and expert confirmation especially useful for a Lockhart sighting.
+|description=The Texas tortoise has column-like hind legs and a tan to dark shell with yellow-orange centers on the scutes. Adults normally reach about 8½ inches in shell length. The tortoise-shaped animal observed at Proto-Town was estimated at roughly 8 inches, which is therefore consistent with an adult Texas tortoise rather than an exceptionally large or exotic giant tortoise. Caldwell County remains north of the species’ commonly documented county range, and a three-toed box turtle can look similar at a glance, so a photograph of the shell, hind feet, and head is still needed for confident identification.
-|encounter=In the wild, leave it alone. If immediate road danger can be addressed safely, move it only across the road in the direction it was already traveling and never relocate it elsewhere. In a developed area, photograph it and contact TPWD or a qualified wildlife rehabilitator.
+|encounter=In the wild, leave it alone. If immediate road danger can be addressed safely, move it only across the road in the direction it was already traveling and never relocate it elsewhere. In a developed area, photograph it and contact TPWD or a qualified wildlife rehabilitator. Do not collect it: Texas tortoises are protected under state law.
 }}

Admin: Clarified regenerated-tail green anole identification

2026-07-18T05:22:45Z

Clarified regenerated-tail green anole identification

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	\|status=Not federally listed		\|status=Not federally listed
	\|risk=none		\|risk=none
	\|description=Green anoles are slender climbing lizards found on shrubs, trees, fences, and walls. They can change from bright green through mottled shades to brown; ~~different~~ ~~parts~~ of ~~the~~ ~~body~~ ~~may~~ ~~transition~~ at ~~different~~ ~~rates,~~ ~~and~~ a ~~regrown~~ tail ~~can~~ ~~differ~~ in color or texture. ~~Males~~ ~~display~~ a ~~pink~~ ~~throat~~ ~~fan~~ ~~called~~ a ~~dewlap~~ and ~~perform~~ ~~conspicuous~~ ~~push~~-~~ups~~ to ~~communicate~~.		\|description=Green anoles are slender climbing lizards found on shrubs, trees, fences, and walls. They can change from bright green through mottled shades to brown, but they do not have to be uniformly colored. '''The form repeatedly observed at Proto-Town—a green body with a sharply divided brown tail beginning near the tail base—is consistent with a green anole that has dropped and regenerated most of its tail.''' The regenerated portion is structurally different from the original tail and may not match the body’s color or texture. Several bicolored individuals therefore do not necessarily indicate another species; they may indicate that several local anoles have survived attacks or other tail-loss events. Identification should also use the long pointed head, slender build, expanded adhesive toe pads, and, on displaying males, a pink-red throat fan called a dewlap.
	\|encounter=No action is normally needed. ~~Avoid~~ ~~grabbing~~ the tail, which can detach as a defensive response, ~~and let~~ an indoor visitor leave through an open door or gently guide it into a container without squeezing it.		\|encounter=No action is normally needed. Never grab an anole by the tail, which can detach as a defensive response. Let an indoor visitor leave through an open door or gently guide it into a container without squeezing it. A clear photograph showing the head, toes, body scales, and the tail junction is much more useful for confirmation than color alone.
	}}		}}

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	* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/txtort/ Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Texas tortoise]		* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/txtort/ Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Texas tortoise]
	* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/index.phtml?o=anole Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: green anole]		* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/index.phtml?o=anole Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: green anole]
			* [https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/news/features/backyard-biodiversity-green-anoles University of Texas Biodiversity Center: green anoles and tail regeneration]
			* [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4389898/ Peer-reviewed comparison of original and regenerated green-anole tails]
			* [https://ccmgatx.org/resources/articles/article-repository/2022/october/ode-to-the-green-anoles-southern-bug-zappers/ Collin County Master Gardeners: green anole with a brown regenerated tail]
	* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/amphibian_watch/amphibian_species/ Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: frogs and toads of Texas]		* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/texas_nature_trackers/amphibian_watch/amphibian_species/ Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: frogs and toads of Texas]
	* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/keep-texas-wild/amazing-amphibians/student-research-page Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: amphibian rainfall, breeding, and calls]		* [https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/keep-texas-wild/amazing-amphibians/student-research-page Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: amphibian rainfall, breeding, and calls]

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	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Welcomed and managed resident livestock; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Welcomed and managed resident livestock; wildlife conservation status not applicable
	\|risk=~~domestic-orange~~		\|risk=domesticlarge
	\|danger=Cattle are powerful animals capable of kicking, charging, trampling, crushing a person against a fence or vehicle, or goring with horns. Large animals on roads or aircraft movement areas can cause severe or fatal collisions.		\|danger=Cattle are powerful animals capable of kicking, charging, trampling, crushing a person against a fence or vehicle, or goring with horns. Large animals on roads or aircraft movement areas can cause severe or fatal collisions.
	\|description=Cattle are welcomed as managed grazing livestock and are permitted to move through designated parts of Proto-Town’s land. They are not loose wildlife, even when no handler is visible. Individual temperament, maternal behavior, herd movement, unfamiliar people, dogs, vehicles, noise, confined spaces, and access to feed can all change how cattle respond. A calm-looking animal still has a wide kicking arc and can move much faster than a person at close range.		\|description=Cattle are welcomed as managed grazing livestock and are permitted to move through designated parts of Proto-Town’s land. They are not loose wildlife, even when no handler is visible. Individual temperament, maternal behavior, herd movement, unfamiliar people, dogs, vehicles, noise, confined spaces, and access to feed can all change how cattle respond. A calm-looking animal still has a wide kicking arc and can move much faster than a person at close range.
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	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable
	\|risk=~~domestic-yellow~~		\|risk=domesticcare
	\|danger=Individual temperament varies. Bites can cause major injury or infection, and loose dogs can create traffic, livestock, wildlife, and machinery hazards.		\|danger=Individual temperament varies. Bites can cause major injury or infection, and loose dogs can create traffic, livestock, wildlife, and machinery hazards.
	\|description=Proto-Town has at least three resident dogs. Dogs are part of the managed human community rather than local wildlife, but they interact with nearly every part of the site: people, vehicles, livestock, wild mammals, snakes, ticks, and shared indoor spaces. Identification, vaccination, owner contact information, and clear expectations about restricted work areas make those interactions safer for both dogs and people.		\|description=Proto-Town has at least three resident dogs. Dogs are part of the managed human community rather than local wildlife, but they interact with nearly every part of the site: people, vehicles, livestock, wild mammals, snakes, ticks, and shared indoor spaces. Identification, vaccination, owner contact information, and clear expectations about restricted work areas make those interactions safer for both dogs and people.
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	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable
	\|risk=~~domestic-yellow~~		\|risk=domesticcare
	\|danger=Bites and deep scratches can become infected. Free-roaming cats face vehicles, predators, disease, and machinery and can kill native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals.		\|danger=Bites and deep scratches can become infected. Free-roaming cats face vehicles, predators, disease, and machinery and can kill native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals.
	\|description=Proto-Town has at least one resident cat. A well-fed cat still retains strong hunting behavior, so the distinction between a managed indoor or enclosed resident and a free-roaming cat matters to the surrounding wildlife guide. Current identification, rabies vaccination, owner contact information, and an indoor or secure outdoor arrangement protect the cat as well as native animals.		\|description=Proto-Town has at least one resident cat. A well-fed cat still retains strong hunting behavior, so the distinction between a managed indoor or enclosed resident and a free-roaming cat matters to the surrounding wildlife guide. Current identification, rabies vaccination, owner contact information, and an indoor or secure outdoor arrangement protect the cat as well as native animals.

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	\|regional=Cattle; cow, bull, steer, heifer, or calf according to sex and age		\|regional=Cattle; cow, bull, steer, heifer, or calf according to sex and age
	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=~~Managed~~ resident livestock; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Welcomed and managed resident livestock; wildlife conservation status not applicable
	\|risk=orange		\|risk=domestic-orange
	\|danger=Cattle are powerful animals capable of kicking, charging, trampling, crushing a person against a fence or vehicle, or goring with horns. Large animals on roads or aircraft movement areas can cause severe or fatal collisions.		\|danger=Cattle are powerful animals capable of kicking, charging, trampling, crushing a person against a fence or vehicle, or goring with horns. Large animals on roads or aircraft movement areas can cause severe or fatal collisions.
	\|description=Cattle are permitted to move through designated parts of Proto-Town’s land ~~and graze the vegetation~~. They are ~~managed livestock rather than~~ loose wildlife, even when no handler is visible. Individual temperament, maternal behavior, herd movement, unfamiliar people, dogs, vehicles, noise, confined spaces, and access to feed can all change how cattle respond. A calm-looking animal still has a wide kicking arc and can move much faster than a person at close range.		\|description=Cattle are welcomed as managed grazing livestock and are permitted to move through designated parts of Proto-Town’s land. They are not loose wildlife, even when no handler is visible. Individual temperament, maternal behavior, herd movement, unfamiliar people, dogs, vehicles, noise, confined spaces, and access to feed can all change how cattle respond. A calm-looking animal still has a wide kicking arc and can move much faster than a person at close range.
	\|encounter=Do not feed, pet, chase, shout at, ride, herd, separate, or attempt to treat cattle unless the livestock manager has assigned and trained you for that work. Leave gates exactly as directed and verify that a gate intended to contain cattle is fully latched. Keep a generous distance, move calmly, preserve an escape route, and never place yourself between a cow and calf, a bull and the herd, or an animal and its only exit. Keep dogs restrained and away from the herd. Drive slowly and wait for cattle to clear rather than forcing a vehicle through a tightly grouped herd. If cattle enter a road, active work zone, runway, taxi path, or other aircraft movement area, stop affected operations, keep others clear, and notify the livestock and site-operations contacts; do not improvise a roundup. Report an injured, trapped, ill, or dead animal without approaching it.		\|encounter=Do not feed, pet, chase, shout at, ride, herd, separate, or attempt to treat cattle unless the livestock manager has assigned and trained you for that work. Leave gates exactly as directed and verify that a gate intended to contain cattle is fully latched. Keep a generous distance, move calmly, preserve an escape route, and never place yourself between a cow and calf, a bull and the herd, or an animal and its only exit. Keep dogs restrained and away from the herd. Drive slowly and wait for cattle to clear rather than forcing a vehicle through a tightly grouped herd. If cattle enter a road, active work zone, runway, taxi path, or other aircraft movement area, stop affected operations, keep others clear, and notify the livestock and site-operations contacts; do not improvise a roundup. Report an injured, trapped, ill, or dead animal without approaching it.
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	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable
	\|risk=yellow		\|risk=domestic-yellow
	\|danger=Individual temperament varies. Bites can cause major injury or infection, and loose dogs can create traffic, livestock, wildlife, and machinery hazards.		\|danger=Individual temperament varies. Bites can cause major injury or infection, and loose dogs can create traffic, livestock, wildlife, and machinery hazards.
	\|description=Proto-Town has at least three resident dogs. Dogs are part of the managed human community rather than local wildlife, but they interact with nearly every part of the site: people, vehicles, livestock, wild mammals, snakes, ticks, and shared indoor spaces. Identification, vaccination, owner contact information, and clear expectations about restricted work areas make those interactions safer for both dogs and people.		\|description=Proto-Town has at least three resident dogs. Dogs are part of the managed human community rather than local wildlife, but they interact with nearly every part of the site: people, vehicles, livestock, wild mammals, snakes, ticks, and shared indoor spaces. Identification, vaccination, owner contact information, and clear expectations about restricted work areas make those interactions safer for both dogs and people.
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	\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people		\|origin=Domesticated; introduced with people
	\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable		\|status=Domestic resident; wildlife conservation status not applicable
	\|risk=yellow		\|risk=domestic-yellow
	\|danger=Bites and deep scratches can become infected. Free-roaming cats face vehicles, predators, disease, and machinery and can kill native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals.		\|danger=Bites and deep scratches can become infected. Free-roaming cats face vehicles, predators, disease, and machinery and can kill native birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals.
	\|description=Proto-Town has at least one resident cat. A well-fed cat still retains strong hunting behavior, so the distinction between a managed indoor or enclosed resident and a free-roaming cat matters to the surrounding wildlife guide. Current identification, rabies vaccination, owner contact information, and an indoor or secure outdoor arrangement protect the cat as well as native animals.		\|description=Proto-Town has at least one resident cat. A well-fed cat still retains strong hunting behavior, so the distinction between a managed indoor or enclosed resident and a free-roaming cat matters to the surrounding wildlife guide. Current identification, rabies vaccination, owner contact information, and an indoor or secure outdoor arrangement protect the cat as well as native animals.