The Texas Mole is a pale, sandy subspecies of the Eastern Mole adapted to the dry, sandy soils of central and western Texas. It is smaller and paler than eastern populations and requires loose, well-drained soils for tunneling, making it uncommon in the rocky limestone soils of the Hill Country. Mole tunnels are visible as raised ridges across sandy lawns and fields.
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