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Texas wolf
Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate III) C. l. monstrabilis mod.jpg
Illustration based on a description by Edward Alphonso Goldman
Conservation status
Extinct  (19th century)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species:
Subspecies:
C. l. monstrabilis
Trinomial name
Canis lupus monstrabilis
Goldman, 1937
North American gray wolf subspecies distribution according to Goldman (1944) & MSW3 (2005).png
Historical and present range of gray wolf subspecies in North America
Synonyms
  • niger (Bartram, 1791)

The Texas wolf (Canis lupus monstrabilis) is an extinct subspecies of gray wolf, distinct from the Texas red wolf (Canis lupus 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. This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005).

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