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Texas wolf

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Gray wolf

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Canis lupus monstrabilis

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Subspecies

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Gray wolf, Cascade mountain wolf, Canis lupus youngi, Newfoundland wolf, Mogollon mountain wolf

The Texas (gray) wolf († Canis lupus monstrabilis) is a possible extinct subspecies of gray wolf, distinct from the Texas red wolf (Canis rufus var. "rufus"), whose range once included southern and western Texas and northeastern Mexico. It is darker than its more northern cousins, and has a highly arched frontal bone.

As of 2005, it is considered a valid subspecies by MSW3, though it is classed as either a synonym of C. l. nubilus or C. l. baileyi by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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