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Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
Arthropods

Long-tailed Tadpole Shrimp

Triops longicaudatus

Authorship: (LeConte)

Records

It was reported from Red Tank.

Sources

[Worthington (UTEP)]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
SubphylumDiantennata
ClassCrustacea (Crustaceans)
SubclassBranchiopoda
OrderNOTOSTRACA (Tadpole Shrimp)
FamilyTRIOPSIDAE (American Tadpole Shrimp Family)
GenusTriops
Specieslongicaudatus

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
mreilly6Oct 25, 2026Slickrock Trail, Moab, UT, US
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Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
raspyquailOct 23, 2026Willow Beach, AZ, US
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Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
cobrajsOct 23, 2026Moab
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Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
mpopejoyOct 16, 2026Big Water, UT, US
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Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
nakahiiOct 22, 2026San Marcos, TX, US
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Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
blancadogOct 20, 2026Navajo National Monument, Tonalea, AZ, US
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Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
wonderbird22Oct 17, 2026Hockley County, TX, USA
Longtail Tadpole Shrimp (opens in new tab)
Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
wonderbird22Oct 17, 2026Hockley County, TX, USA
Longtail Tadpole Shrimp (opens in new tab)
Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
wonderbird22Oct 17, 2026Hockley County, TX, USA
Longtail Tadpole Shrimp (opens in new tab)
Longtail Tadpole Shrimp
wonderbird22Oct 17, 2026Hockley County, TX, USA

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red ListNot assessed
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
G5Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
SNRNot Ranked
Texas SGCNNot assessed