evised. October 1992 on ~ r- ~~t\ l:~ [1 Nongame-Endangered ~ilqlife Pro~~] Department ofNaturaIt'::J.~.%iY Wildlife Resources Division I n October of 1992 the Georgia Department of Natural Resources updated the Georgia Protected Species List to include 214 species of animals and plants. This publication contains the official list of all Georgia's protected species, including scientific names, common names, their status in Georgia, and lastly their national status. Please use the definitions and the key below to read the list. If you need further information concerning any of the listed species, please write the Nongame-Endangered Wildlife Program at Rt. 5, Box 180, Forsyth, GA 31029 or call (912) 994-1438. E-Endangered: A species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or part of its range. T-Threatened: A species which is likely to become an endangered species in the foreseeable future throughout all or part of its range. R-Rare: A species which may not be endangered or threatened, but which should be protected because it is so scarce. U-Unusual: A species which has special or unique features that make its survival important C-Candidate: This species is known as a candidate for the list; however, this class is under investigation as to its need for protection. Mammals '0.'" Sdenfi6c ,;dine Eubalaena glacialis Felis conrolor cotyi Felis conrolor couguar IvIegaptera novaeangliae Myotis gJisescefl5 Myotis sodalis Neoliber alIeni "". ComrOOn~ Northern Right Whale Florida Panther Eastern Cougar Humpback Whale Gray Bat Indiana Bat Roundtailed Muskrat PlecotLJs ralinesquii Sy{vilagus obswros Trichechus manatus Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat Appalachian cottontail West Indian Manatee Birds Aimophila aestivalis Campephilus plincipalis OJaradrius melodus Charadrius wilsonia CoNUSaJrax DendroiaJ kiltfandii Elanoides forfiaJtus Falco peregrinus Haematopus palliatus Haliaeetus leucocephalus Myctefia amelicana Picoides borealis Sterna antillarum Stema nilotiaJ Thryomanes bewiekii Vef71liH:Jfa bachmanii Bachman's Sparrow Ivory-billed Woodpecker Piping Plover Wilson's Plover Common Raven I(jrtland's Warbler Swallow-tailed I(jte Perewine Falcon American Oystercatcher Bald Eagle Wood Stork Red-cockaded Woodpecker least: Tern Gull-billed Tern Bewick's Wren Bachman's Warbler Reptiles Caretta aJretta o,elonia mydas Oemmys guttata loggerhead Sea Turtle Green Sea Turtle Spotted Turtle SIaI~ ftld. EE EE EE EE EE EE TC RC RC EE RC EE TT R R EE R EE R EE EE EE R T RC EE TT TT U lJermochelys muhlenbe~i Dermochelys coriacea Drymarchon axais CDuperi Eretmochelys imbricaliJ Gopherus polyphemus Craptemys barbouri Craptemys geographica Craptemys pulchra lepidochelys kempii Macrodemys temminckii. Bog Turtle Leatherback Sea Turtle [astern Indigo Snake Hawksbi II Sea Turtl e Gopher Tortoise Barbour's Map Turtle Map Turtle Alabama Map Turtle Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Alligator Snapping Turtle Amphibians Ambystoma dngulatum Amphiuma pholeter Aneides aeneus Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Haideottiton wa/lacei Notophthalmus perstriatus Plethodon petraeus Flatwoods Salamander One-toed Amphiuma Green Salamander Hellbender Georgia Blind Salamander Striped Newt PIgeon Mountain Salamander Fishes Acipenser brevirostTum AI~ alabamae AmeiufUS serracanthus Cyptinella caerulea Cyptinella caJliliJenia Cyprenela gibbsi Cyptinella xaenura Enneacanthus chaetodon Etimystax insignis Etheostoma brevirostrum Etheostoma chlorobranchium Etheostoma ditrema Etheostoma duryi Shortnose Sturgeon Alabama Shad Spotted Bullhead Blue Shiner Bluestripe Shiner Tallapoosa Shiner A1tamaha Shi ner Blaekbanded Sunfish Blotched Chub Holiday Darter Greenfin Darter Coldwater Darter Black Darter TC [ TT [ TC TC R R [ TC RC R RC RC TC R R [ [ U R [ T TC R [ C R T T T TC R Scientific IJilnJe Fishus c() ntI(llJHd Common name Etheostoma palVipinne GoIdstri pe Darter Etheostoma tallapoosae Tallapoosa Darter Etheostoma trisella Trispot Darter Etheostoma vulner-atum Wounded Darter Etheostoma sp. cfcoosae O1erokee Darter Etheostoma etowae Etowah Darter Etheostoma chuckwachatte Lipstick Darter fundulus auroguttatus Banded Topminnow fundulus bi(ax Stippled Studfish fundulus catenatus Northern Studfish Hermtremia lIammea Flame Chub Hybopsis amblops BigeyeChub Ichthyomyzon bdellium Ohio Lamprey lucania goodei Bluefin Killifish lythrurus bellus Pretty Shiner Micropterus nolius Suwannee Bass Moxostoma cadnatum River Redhorse Moxostoma robustum Robust Red horse Notropis adommus Popeye Shi ner Notropis harperi RedeyeChub Notropis hypsilepis Highscale Shiner Notropis photogenis Silver Shiner Notropis scepticus Sandbar Shiner Nolurus eleutherus Mountain Madtom Nolurus (unebris Black Madtom Nolurus mumtus Frecklebelly Madtom Nolurus noctumus Freckled Madtom Per-dna antesella Amber Darter Per-dna aurantiaca Tangerine Darter Per-dna aurdineata GoIdline Darter Per-dna jenkinsi Conasauga Logperch Per-dna lenticula Freckled Darter Pereina sciera Dusky Darter Pereina shumardi River Darter stlte Fe.d.;, R R T E TC E E R E T E R R U T R R EC T R T R R T R EC E EE T TT EE EC R E Perdna squamata Percina tanasi Petrina sp. d macrocephala Phenacobius crassilabrum Phenacobins uranops Pteronotropis euryzonus Pteronotropis welaka Typh/ichlhys subterraneus Olive Darter Snail Darter Muscadine Darter Fatlips Minnow Stargazing Minnow Broadstripe Shiner Bluenose Shiner Solthem Cavefish Invertebrates Epioblasma metJstriata Epioblasma othcaloogensis fusconaia masoni lwnpsilis altilis Medionidus acutissimus Medionidus parvulus f'feurobema decisum f'feurobema geor[janum f'feurobema perovatum Ptychobranchus greeni Upland Combshell Southem Acornshell Atlantic Pigtoe Mussell Fine-lined Pocketbook Alabama Moccasinshell Coosa Moccasinshell Southem Oubshell Southem Pigtoe Ovate Oubshell Triangular Kidneyshell Plants Allilll1 specdae Amphianthus pusillus Arabis geor[jana Asplenium heteroresiliens Balduina atropurpurea Baptisia arachnifera BIII1e1ia thomei Cacalia diversifdia Calwnintha ashe; Cex baltzellii Carex biltmoreana Carex dasyaJrpa Flatrock Onion Pool Sprite Georgia Rockcress Spleenwort Purple Honeycomb Head Hairy RattJeweed Swam p Buckthorn Indian Plantain Ohoopee V\o\ld Basil Baltzell Sedge Biltmore Sedge Velvet Sedge TC TT R T R R R EE EE EC TT TT EE EE EE EE EE TC TT T T R EE E T TC EC T R Carex mWlhartii Manhart Sedge Oex misera Wetehed Sedge Oexpurpurifera Purple Sedge Ceratida ericoides Rosemary OJamaecyparis thyoides Atlantic Wlite-cedar OJrysopsis pinifdia Sandhill Goldenaster Croomia paucilfora Croomia 0Jscu1a harper7 Harper Dodder Cymophyllus tTaseri Fraser Sedge Cypripedium acaule PInk Ladyslipper Cypripedium ca!ceolus Yellow ladyslipper Draba apriUJ Draba or Granite WlitJow-wort Echinacea laelligata Smooth Purple Coneflower Elliottia racemasa Georgia Plume Epidendnm conopset.KTI Greenfly Orchid Evolvulus sericeus Silky Morning-glory Fimbristylis perpusilla Harper Fimbristylis fothergilla gardenii Dwarf Witch-alder Gentianopsis ainila Fringed Gentian Hattwrigl>tia Iforidana Hartwrightia Helonias bullala Swamp PInk Hexastylis shtxtJeoM:JIthii var harperi Harper Wild Ginger Hydrastis UJnadensis Goldenseal Hymenocallis coronaria Shoals Spiderlily dlidum Iforidanum Florida Anise Lsoetes melanospora Black-spored Quillwort Lsoetes tegetiformans Mat-forming Quillwort lsotria medeoloides Small Wlorled Pogonia }effersonia diphylla Twinleaf Leavenworthia exigua var. exigua Least Gladecress lindera melissifolia Pond Spicebush or Pondberry Lindemia saxicola False PImpernel Litsea aestivalis Pond Spice Lysimachia kaseri Fraser loosestrife TC T T T R T T T T u u T T u T T T TT u T T RC S~6fic"ilme lythrum Qlftissii Plants corltlrlUHd Canmonname Gntiss Loosestrife Marshal/ia mohni Coosa Barbara Buttons Marshal/ia ramOSil Pineland Barbara Buttons Matelea alahamensis Alabama Milkvine Matelea pubillcra Trailing Milkvine MyriO(iJyllum laxum Lax Water-milfoil Nestronia umbel/ula Indian Olive Neliusia alabamensis Alabama Snow-wreath OxypoIis canbyi CanbyDrop~ Paniwm hirslii Panic Crass Penslemoo dissed1Js Cutleaf Beardtongue Physostega leptnphylla Narrowleaf Obedient Plant Pin/}liaJla primuiflora Clearwater Butterwort Platmthera integilabia Monkeyface OrdJid Potentil/a tJiden/;J/;J Three-toothed Onquefoil Ptilimnium nodasum Harperella Quercus ogIethcxpensis ~orpeOak Rhododendron prunifolium F'tum lea fAzalea Rhus mrnauxii DwarfSum ac Sabatia capi/;J/;J Cumberland Rose Gentian Sat;eretia minutillcra dimbing Bud