APPENDIX V Table 1) Elko District BLM Special Status Species, Table 2) all species occurring within northeast Nevada, and Table 3) Priority and Indicator bird species identified by Great Basin Bird Observatory for habitat types found within Devil’s Gate Allotment.

Table 1. Elko District BLM Special Status Species (revised 2011). Those species known or with the potential to occur within Devil’s Gate Allotment are presented in bold type. Scientific Name Common Name USFWS NV BLM Status1 Range2 Criteria3 Amphibians Rana pipiens northern leopard frog YR 1,2 Columbia spotted frog Rana luteiventris (including Toiyabe spotted Candidate YR 1,2 frog subpopulation) Birds Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon YR Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk B 1 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle YR 2 Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle YR 1 Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk B 1,2 Buteo swainsoni Swainson's Hawk B 1 Centrocercus Greater Sage-Grouse Candidate YR 1 urophasianus Charadrius alexandrinus Western Snowy Plover T B 1,2 nivosus Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike YR 1 Leucosticte atrata Black Rosy-Finch YR 2 Melanerpes lewis Lewis’ Woodpecker YR 1 Gymnorhinus Pinyon Jay YR cyanocephalus Oreoscoptes montanus Sage Thrasher B 1 Athene cunicularia Western Burrowing Owl B 1 hypugaea Fish Gila bicolor isolata Independence Valley tui YR 2 chub Gila bicolor newarkensis Newark Valley tui chub YR 2 Oncorhynchus clarki Lahontan cutthroat trout T YR 1,2 henshawi Oncorhynchus mykiss inland Columbia Basin YR 2 gairdneri redband trout Relictus solitarius relict dace YR 2

Rhinichthys osculus Independence Valley E YR 1,2 lethoporus speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus Clover Valley speckled dace E YR 1,2 oligoporus Salvelinus confluentus Bull trout T YR 1,2 Antrozous pallidus pallid bat YR 2 Corynorhinus townsendii Townsend's big-eared bat YR 1,2 Euderma maculatum spotted bat YR 1,2 Eptesicus fuscus big brown bat YR 2 Lasionycteris noctivagans silver-haired bat YR 2 Lasiurus cinereus hoary bat B 2 Myotis californicus California myotis YR 2 Myotis ciliolabrum western small-footed YR 2 myotis Myotis evotis long-eared myotis YR 2 Myotis lucifugus little brown myotis YR 2 Myotis thysanodes fringed myotis YR 2 Myotis yumanensis Yuma myotis YR 2 Pipistrellus hesperus western pipistrelle YR 2 Tadarida brasiliensis Brazilian free-tailed bat YR 2 Brachylagus idahoensis pygmy rabbit petitioned YR 1 Sorex preblei Preble's shrew YR 2 Ochotona princeps pika YR 1,2 Reptiles none Insects Euphilotes pallescens Mattoni's blue butterfly YR 2 mattonii Molluscs Anodonta californiensis California floater YR 2 Pygulopsis humboldtensis Humboldt pyrg YR 2 Pyrgulopsis villacampae Duckwater Warm Springs petitioned YR 2 pyrg 2009 Pyrgulopsis vinyardi Vinyards pyrg YR 1,2 Tryonia clathrata Grated tryonia petitioned YR 1,2 2009 Plants* Antennaria arcuata Meadow pussytoes Species of 1, 2 Concern Astragalus anserinus Goose Creek milkvetch Candidate 1, 2 Boechera falcifructa Elko rockcress Species of 1,2 Concern Collomia renacta Barren Valley collomia Species of 1, 2 Concern Erigeron latus Broad fleabane Species of 1, 2 Concern Eriogonum beatleyae Beatley buckwheat 1

Eriogonum lewisii Lewis buckwheat Species of 1 Concern Eriogonum nutans var. Deeth buckwheat 1 glabratum Ivesia rhypara var. Grimy mousetails Former 1 rhypara candidate Lathyrus grimesii Grimes vetchling Species of 1,2 Concern Lepidium davisii Davis pepperweed Species of 1, 2 Concern Leptodactylon glabrum Owyhee prickly phlox Species of 2 Concern Mentzelia tiehmii Tiehm blazingstar 1

Penstemon idahoensis Idaho beardtongue 2

Phacelia minutissima Least phacelia Species of 2 Concern Potentilla cottamii Cottam cinquefoil Species of 1 Concern Ranunculus triternatus Obscure buttercup 1

Silene nachlingerae Nachlinger catchfly Species of 1 Concern 1Candidate: Species for which the FWS has sufficient information on their biological status and threats to propose them as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act, but for which development of a proposed listing regulation is precluded by other higher priority listing activities. Petitioned: petitioned for listing as a Threatened or Endangered species. T: Listed as Threatened. E: Listed as Endangered. Species of Concern: An informal term used to refer to species that are declining or appear to be in need of conservation. 2YR: Year-round resident B: Breeding season resident 3BLM criteria for listing as a Sensitive Species: 1. There is information that a species has recently undergone, is undergoing, or is predicted to undergo a downward trend such that the viability of the species or a distinct population segment of the species is at risk across all or a significant portion of the species range, or 2. The species depends on ecological refugia or specialized or unique habitats on BLM-administered lands, and there is evidence that such areas are threatened with alteration such that the continued viability of the species in that area would be at risk (BLM 2008).

*Intensive, large-scale surveys have not been conducted for many of these plant species, but those in bold type were included as potentially occurring within the allotment if their general habitat descriptions matched those found within or near the allotment.

Table 2. Animal species that occur within northeastern Nevada. Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Birds Canvasback Aythya valisinaria Order: Gaviiformes (Diver/Swimmers) Redhead Aythya americana

Family: Gaviidae (Loons) Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Common Loon Gavia immer Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

Order: Podicipediformes (Flat-toed Divers) Family: Podicipedidae (Grebes) Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Barrow’s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Clark’s Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Common Merganser Mergus merganser Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Order: Pelecaniformes (Four-toed Fisheaters)

Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans) Order: Falconiformes (Diurnal Flesh Eaters) American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, Osprey) Family: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) Osprey Pandion haliaetus Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Order: Ciconiiformes (Long-legged Waders) Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus Family: Ardeidae (Bitterns, Herons, Egrets) Cooper’s Hawk Accipiter cooperii American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus Great Egret Ardea alba Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Snowy Egret Egretta thula Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Ferruginous Hawk Buteo regalis Green Heron Butorides virescens Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Family: Threskiornithidae (Ibises) Family: Falconidae (Falcons) White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi American Kestrel Falco sparverius Family: Cathartidae (New World Vultures) Merlin Falco columbarius Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus California Condor Gymnogyps californianus(loc.ex) American Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus

Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl) Order: Galliformes (Chicken Relatives) Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Family: Phasianidae (Grouse, Partridge) Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Chukar Alectoris chukar Snow Goose Chen caerulescens Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gray Partridge Perdix perdix Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Greater Sage-Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus Wood Duck Aix sponsa Blue Grouse Dendragapus obscurus Gadwall Anus strepera C. Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus American Widgeon Anus americana Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Mallard Anus platyrhynchos Family: Odontophoridae (New World Quail) Blue-winged Teal Anas discors California Quail Callipepla californica Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera Mountain Quail Oreortyx pictus Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

Order: Gruiformes (Cranes and Allies) Family: Strigidae (Owls) Family: Rallidae (Rails, Coots) Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus Virginia Rail Rallus limicola Western Screech-Owl Megascops kennicottii Sora Porzana carolina Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia American Coot Fulica americana Long-eared Owl Asio otus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

Family: Gruidae (Cranes) Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Greater Sandhill Crane Grus canadansis tabida Northern Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium gnoma

Order: Charadriiformes (Wading Birds) Order: Caprimulgiformes (Night Jars) Family: Charadriidae (Plovers) Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola Family: Caprimulgidae (Goatsuckers) Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Semi-palmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Common Poorwill Phalaenoptilus nuttallii Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Mountain Plover Charadrius montanus Order: Apodiformes (Small Fast Fliers) Family: Recurvirostridae (Avocets) Family: Apodidae (Swifts) Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus White-throated Swift Aeronautes saxatalis American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Phalaropes) Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliope Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Broad-tailed Hummingbird Selasphorus platycercus Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Spotted Sandpiper Actitus macularia Order: Coraciiformes (Cavity Nesters) Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Order: Piciformes (Cavity Builders) Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromnus scolopaceus Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers) Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata Lewis’ Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Williamson’s Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis Family: Laridae (Gulls, Terns) Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Bonaparte’s Gull Larus philadelphia Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus California Gull Larus californicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Order: Passeriformes (Perching Birds) Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Forster’s Tern Sterna forsteri Family: Tyrannidae (Flycatchers) Black Tern Chlidonias niger Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus Willow Flycatcher Epidonax traillii Order: Columbiformes (Pigeons and Allies) Hammond’s Flycatcher Epidonax hammondii Family: Columbidae (Doves) Gray Flycatcher Epidonax wrightii Rock Dove Columba livia Dusky Flycatcher Epidonax oberholseri White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Cordilleran Flycatcher Epidonax occidentalis Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens Order: Cuculiformes (Cuckoos and Allies) Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Family: Cuculidae (Cuckoos andRoadrunners) Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Family: Laniidae (Shrikes) Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor Order: Strigiformes (Nocturnal Flesh Eaters) Family: Vireonidae (Vireos) Plumbeous Vireo Vireo plumbeus

Family: Tytonidae (Barn Owls) Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus Barn Owl Tyto alba Family: Corvidae (Jays) Western Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Family: Parulidae (Wood-Warblers) Clark’s Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana Orange-crowned Warbler Vermivora celata Black-billed Magpie Pica pica Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos Virginia’s Warbler Vermivora virginae Common Raven Corvus corax Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia Family: Alaudidae (Larks) Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Black-throated Gray Warbler Dendroica nigrescens Family: Hirundinidae (Swallows) Townsend’s Warbler Dendroica townsendi Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor MacGillivray’s Warbler Oporornis tolmiei Violet-green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Wilson’s Warbler Wilsonia pusilla N. Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Family: Thraupidae (Tanagers) Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana Family: Paridae (Chickadees, Titmice) Family: Emberizidae (Sparrows, Towhees, Juncos) Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurus Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambeli Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus griseus American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea Family: Aegithalidae (Bushtits) Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Family: Sittidae (Nuthatches) Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bileneata White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis Sage Sparrow Amphispiza belli Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Family: Certhiidae (Creepers) Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus bairdii Brown Creeper Certhia americana Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca schistacea Family: Troglodytidae (Wrens) Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Lincoln’s Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Bewick’s Wren Thyromanes bewickii Harris’s Sparrow Zonotrichia querula House Wren Troglodytes aedon Gambel'sWhite-crownedSparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mountain W-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla Family: Cinclidae (Dippers) Dark-eyed Junco(Oregon) Junco hyemalis therburi American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus Dark-eyed Junco(Gray-headed) Junco hyemalis caniceps Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Family: Regulidae (Kinglets) Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa Family: Cardinalidae (Grosbeaks, Buntings) Ruby-crowned Kinglet Redulus calendula Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Family: Sylviidae (Gnatcatchers) Blue Grosbeak Iraca caerulea Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena Family: Turdidae (Thrushes) Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds, Orioles) Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Townsend’s Solitaire Myadestes townsendi Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Veery Catharus fuscescens Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta Swainson’s Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus Family: Turdidae (Thrushes) (continued) Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus American Robin Turdus migratorius Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius Family: Icteridae (Blackbirds, Orioles continued) Family: Mimidae (Thrashers, Mockingbirds) Bullock’s Oriole Icterus bullockii Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Scott’s Oriole Icterus parisorum Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus Family: Fringillidae (Finches, Grosbeaks) Family: Sturnidae (Starlings) Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis European Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black Rosy-Finch Leucosticte atrata Family: Motacillidae (Pipits) Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator American Pipit Anthus rubescens Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus Family: Bombycillidae (Waxwings) Cassin’s Finch Carpodacus cassinii Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Family: Geomyidae (Gophers) Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea Botta's Pocket Gopher Thomomys bottae Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus Northern Pocket Gopher Thomomys talpoides Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria Southern Pocket Gopher Thomomys umbrinus American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis Family: Heteromyidae (Kangaroo ) Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus Little Pocket Mouse Perognathus longimembris Family: Passeridae (Old World Sparrows) Great Basin Pocket Mouse Perognathus parvus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dark Kangaroo Mouse Microdipodops megacephalus Ord Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys ordii Mammals Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys microps Order: Insectivora (Insect Eaters) Family: Castoridae (Beavers) Beaver Castor canadensis Family: Soricidae (Shrews)

Merriam’s Shrew Sorex meriammi Family: Cricetidae (Mice, Rats, Voles) Dusky Shrew Sorex monticolus Western Harvest Mouse Reithrodontomys megalotis Vagrant Shrew Sorex vagrans Canyon Mouse Peromyscus crinitus Water Shrew Sorex palustris Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus Preble’s Shrew Sorex preblei Pinion Mouse Peromyscus truei Northern Grasshopper Mouse Onychomys leucogaster Desert Woodrat Neotoma lepida Order: Chiroptera (Bats) Bushy-tailed Woodrat Neotoma cinerea Family: Vespertilionidae (Plainnose Bats) Mountain Vole Microtus montanus California Myotis Myotis californicus Long-tailed Vole Microtus longicaudus Small-footed Myotis Myotis ciliolabrum Sagebrush Vole Lemmiscus curtatus Long-eared Myotis Myotis evotis Muskrat Ondatra zibethica Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus Family: Zapodidae (Jumping Mice) Fringed Myotis Myotis thysanodes Western Jumping Mouse Zapus princeps Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans Family: Erethizontidae (New World Porcupines) Yuma Myotis Myotis yumanensis Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Western Red Bat Lasiurus blossvellii

Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Order: Carnivora (Flesh-Eaters) Western Pipistrelle Pipistrellus hesperus Family: Canidae (Dogs, Wolves, Foxes) Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus Coyote Canis latrans Townsend's Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii Gray Wolf Canis lupus (locally extirpated) Spotted Bat Euderma maculata Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus Pallid Bat Antrozous pallidus Kit Fox Vulpes macrotus Family: Molossidae (Freetail Bats) Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brazilian Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis Family: Procyonidae (Racoons and Allies) Order: Lagomorpha (Pikas, Hares, Rabbits) Raccoon Procyon lotor Family: Ochotonidae (Pikas) Family: Mustelidae (Weasels and Allies) Pika Ochotona princeps Short-tailed Weasel Mustela erminae Long-tailed Weasel Mustela frenata Family: Mustelidae (Weasels and Allies) (cont.) Family: Leporidae (Hares, Rabbits) Mink Mustela vison White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendi American Marten Martes americana (l. extirpated) Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus Wolverine Gulo gulo (locally extirpated) Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus River Otter Lutra canadensis Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttalli American Badger Taxidea taxus Pygmy Rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis

Western Spotted Skunk Spilogale gracilis

Family: Felidae (Cats) Order: Rodentia (Rodents) Mountain Lion Felix concolor Family: Sciuridae () Lynx Lynx lynx (locally extirpated) Least Tamias minimus Bobcat Lynx rufus Cliff Chipmunk Tamias dorsalis Uinta Chipmunk Tamias umbrinus Order: Artiodactyla (Hoofed Mammals) Yellow-bellied Marmota flaviventris White-tailed Antelope Ammospermophilus leucurus Family: Cervidae (Deer) Townsend townsendii Rocky Mountain Elk Cervus canadensis Belding Ground Squirrel Spermophilus beldingi Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus Family: Antilocapridae (Pronghorn) Pronghorn Antilocapra americana Updated: 4/2005 - Peter V. Bradley - Nevada Department of Family: Bovidae (Bison, Sheep, Goats) Wildlife - Elko, Nevada. Bison Bison bison (locally extirpated) Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis

Reptiles Order: Squamata (Lizards, Snakes) Family: Iguanidae (Iguanas and Allies) Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana Pigmy Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma douglassii Greater Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernadesi Desert Horned Lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos Family: Scincidae (Skinks) Western Skink Eumeces skiltonianus Family: Teiidae (Whiptails) Western Whiptail Cnemidophorus tigrus Family: Boidae (Boas, Pythons) Rubber Boa Charina bottae Family: Colubridae (Solid-toothed Snakes) Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus Striped Whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus Great Basin Gopher Snake Pituophis cantenifer deserticola Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake Lampropeltis pyromelana Long-nosed Snake Rhinocheilus lecontei Western Terrestrial Garter Thamnophis elegans Ground Snake Sonora semiannulata Night Snake Hypsiglena torquata Family: Viperidae (Vipers) Great Basin Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis lutosus

Amphibians Order: Anura (Frogs and Toads) Family: Pelobatidae (Spadefoots) Great Basin Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus intermontanus Family: Ranidae (True Frogs) Columbia Spotted Frog Rana luteiventris Northern Leopard Frog Rana pipiens Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Family: Bufonidae (Toads) Western Toad Bufo boreas Family: Hylidae (Treefrogs) Pacific Treefrog Hyla regilla

Note: This list is a combination of wildlife sight record data and our best effort to predict what wildlife species live in this area in all seasons and under optimum habitat conditions.

*With the exception of the European Starling, House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, and Rock Dove, all birds are protected in Nevada by either the International Migratory Bird Treaty Act or as game species. Several and one amphibian species are also protected as game species. Table 3. Priority1 and Indicator2 bird species likely to occur within the Devil’s Gate Allotment and their associated habitats (GBBO 2010). Sagebrush Montane Shrubland Montane Riparian Priority: Priority: Priority: Greater Sage- Greater Sage-Grouse Calliope Hummingbird Grouse* Common Poorwill Rufous Hummingbird Swainson’s Hawk* Calliope Hummingbird Lewis’s Woodpecker Ferruginous Gray Flycatcher Willow Flycatcher Hawk* Sage Thrasher Virginia’s Warbler Golden Eagle* Virginia’s Warbler Green-tailed Towhee Prairie Falcon Green-tailed Towhee (Greater Sage-Grouse Burrowing Owl* Brewer’s Sparrow (White-throated Swift) Common Poorwill Gray Flycatcher Indicator: Indicator: Sage Thrasher* None Cooper’s Hawk Brewer’s Sparrow* MacGillivray’s Warbler Sagebrush Sparrow Yellow Warbler Wilson’s Warbler Indicator: Yellow-breasted Chat None Cliff Springs Priority: Priority: Golden Eagle Calliope Hummingbird Peregrine Falcon* Rufous Hummingbird Prairie Falcon (Greater Sage-Grouse) White-throated Swift (Northern Goshawk)

Indicator: Indicator: None Yellow Warbler

1Species that use the habitat type to a significant degree. Species at the bottom on the list may be listed in parentheses, which indicate that the bird uses the habit occasionally, seasonally, or opportunistically, but is not primarily dependent upon it (GBBO 2010).

2Species that are not Priority species in the Nevada Comprehensive Bird Conservation Plan, but can provide an index of habitat integrity based on their presence or abundance. Indicator species are listed if: 1) Priority species are rare or infrequent enough that they cannot be relied upon as a gauge of habitat integrity, or 2) Priority species only encompass certain aspects of habitat integrity. Indicator species should primarily be used for monitoring the effectiveness of conservation implementation. Indicator species are expected to respond positively and relatively quickly to substantive habitat improvements (GBBO 2010).

*Also BLM Sensitive Species.