Fallicambarus houstonensis

{{Short description|Species of crayfish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

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| image = Fallicambarus houstonensis 280211821.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn|author=Johnson, D.|author2= Crandall, K.A. |author2-link = Keith A. Crandall |author3= Cordeiro, J. |name-list-style=amp |year=2010 |title= Fallicambarus houstonensis |page= e.T154023A4578125 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T154023A4578125.en |access-date=16 October 2023}}

| status2 = G2

| status2_system = TNC

| status2_ref =

| genus = Fallicambarus

| species = houstonensis

| authority = Johnson, 2008

}}

Fallicambarus houstonensis, commonly known as the Houston burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish endemic to a select number of counties of southeastern Texas. This species is a primary burrower, as are all other known species of the Fallicambarus genus. Within its limited range, the species lives in abundance.{{Cite web |last1=Cordeiro |first1=J. |title=Fallicambarus houstonensis |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.821051/Fallicambarus_houstonensis |access-date=28 April 2023 |website=NatureServe}}{{Cite GBIF |taxon=Fallicambarus (Fallicambarus) houstonensis |id=119356652 |access-date=28 April 2023}} Burrowing crayfish like F. houstonensis tend to thrive in warmer climates with milder and shorter winters. This species lives in semi-terrestrial habitats, sometimes far away from any established bodies of water.