''Procambarus regalis'', sometimes called the regal burrowing crayfish, is a species of

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in the family

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. It is native to

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and

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, and is listed as

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on the

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, although it may be a

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of '' Procambarus steigmani''.

References

Cambaridae Freshwater crustaceans of North America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Crustaceans described in 1988 Taxa named by Horton H. Hobbs Jr. {{Crayfish-stub