Faxonius difficilis, the painted crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Oklahoma and Alabama in the United States.
This species used to be a species complex of four subspecies but these have now been redefined. These were: F. difficilis difficilis, the nominate subspecies F. d. maletae F. d. hathawayi F. d. blacki
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