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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service November 2014

At-Risk in North What is an “At-Risk Species” and who to contact http://www.fws.gov/southeast/candidateconservation/ https://www.fws.gov/northflorida/

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Subsequently, CBD also refers to “at-risk species” as species petitioned the FWS to list 53 reptile and amphibian that have either been petitioned for species. Although we have listing, are candidates for listing, or not yet made an initial are proposed for listing under the determination for the rep- Endangered Species Act (ESA). Be- tile and amphibian peti- tion, we are interested in cause at-risk species receive no statu- gathering information on tory protection under the ESA, their the status of and threats future depends on voluntary coopera- for these species as well. tive conservation efforts of anyone Striped Newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus) © Kevin Enge who can help. We need your help rently candidates for federal protection To ensure that the status reviews are Background (per the multidistrict litigation settle- comprehensive, the U.S. Fish and Wild- In 2011, the Southeast Region of the ment agreement), as well consider over life Service is soliciting scientific and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 400 new species for federal protection commercial data and other relevant in- began implementing a conservation strat- (per the mega-petition). formation from the public regarding the egy to comprehensively and systematical- species status and threats facing these ly address the status of more than 400 Candidate species are plants and species. Please send any information re- fish, wildlife, and plant species that may for which the FWS has sufficient infor- garding distribution, abundance, genet- need protection under the Endangered mation on their biological status and ics, ongoing conservation efforts, species Species Act (ESA). Some of these “at-risk threats to propose them as endangered or habitat needs, and threats to the lead species” were already listed as candidates threatened under the ESA, but that de- FWS contact. under the ESA, while others were re- velopment of a proposed listing regula- cently petitioned to be listed. tion is precluded by higher priority list- How will the information I pro- ing activities. vide be used? All information collected will be used by In addition to biologists recommending a the FWS to perform a five factor threats species be considered for federal listing, analysis to determine whether federal citizens may also petition the FWS to add listing is warranted for that species. species to the list of threatened and en- dangered species. In 2010, the Center Who should I contact? for Biological Diversity (CBD) petitioned Over 150 of the at-risk species are native the FWS to list 404 aquatic-associated to Florida. Species assigned to the North species in the Southeast. After our initial Duke’s ( dukesi calhouni) © Bill Berthet Florida Field Office, and contact infor- review, we determined that the petition mation for the lead FWS biologist, are The record number of species’ evalua- presented substantial scientific or com- listed on the back of this sheet. tions is in part the result of a national, mercial information indicating that feder- al listing may be warranted for 374 of the If additional species information is need- multidistrict litigation settlement agree- ed, contact the lead FWS biologist or ment, as well as a mega-petition, brought 404 petitioned species. Therefore, we visit the links at the top of this page. by several conservation groups. The will be initiating status reviews to deter- groups are asking the FWS to provide mine if listing is warranted for these spe- federal protection to species that are cur- cies. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service November 2014

At-Risk Species in North Florida What is an “At-Risk Species” and who to contact http://www.fws.gov/southeast/candidateconservation/ https://www.fws.gov/northflorida/

FWS FWS Common name Scientific name Lead Biologist Common name Scientific name Lead Biologist Status* Status* Amphibians Mussels Gulf Hammock Dwarf Pseudobranchus striatus lustri- P Jodie Smithem Southern Lance Elliptio ahenea P Jodie Smithem Siren colus St. John's Striped Newt Notophthalmus perstriatus C Jodie Smithem Elliptio monroensis P Jodie Smithem Elephantear Amphipod Plants Florida Cave Amphipod Crangonyx grandimanus P Jodie Smithem Curtiss' Loosestrife Lythrum curtissii P Annie Dziergowski Hobb's Cave Amphipod Crangonyx hobbsi P Jodie Smithem Florida Willow Salix floridana P Todd Mecklenborg

Birds Godfrey's Privet Forestiera godfreyi P Annie Dziergowski Florida Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis pratensis P Billy Brooks Hartwrightia Hartwrightia floridana P Annie Dziergowski

Butterflies Narrowleaf Naiad Najas filifolia P Annie Dziergowski Duke's Skipper Euphyes dukesi calhouni P Jodie Smithem Ocala Vetch Vicia ocalensis P Todd Mecklenborg Caddisflies Thorne's Beaked-rush thornei P Todd Mecklenborg Little Oecetis Longhorn Oecetis parva P Jodie Smithem Yellow Anisetree Illicium parviflorum P Annie Dziergowski Caddisfly Reptiles Cedar Key Mole Skink Eumeces egregius insularis P Billy Brooks Alachua Light Fleeing Cave lucifugus alachua P Jodie Smithem Crayfish Florida Scrub Lizard Sceloporus woodi P Todd Mecklenborg

Bigcheek Cave Crayfish P Jodie Smithem Short-tailed Snake Stilosoma extenuatum P Todd Mecklenborg Black Creek Crayfish P Billy Brooks Snails Coastal Lowland Cave Procambarus leitheuseri P Jodie Smithem Blue Spring Hydrobe Aphaostracon asthenes P Jodie Smithem Crayfish

Florida Cave Crayfish Procambarus lucifugus P Jodie Smithem Clifton Spring Hydrobe Aphaostracon theiocrenetum P Jodie Smithem

Orange Lake Cave Dense Hydrobe Aphaostracon pycnus P Jodie Smithem Procambarus franzi P Jodie Smithem Crayfish Enterprise Siltsnail Floridobia monroensis P Jodie Smithem Orlando Cave Crayfish Procambarus acherontis P Jodie Smithem Freemouth Hydrobe Aphaostracon chalarogyrus P Jodie Smithem Pallid Cave Crayfish Procambarus pallidus P Jodie Smithem

Putnam County Cave Ichetucknee Siltsnail Floridobia mica P Jodie Smithem Procambarus morrisi P Jodie Smithem Crayfish Ponderous Siltsnail Floridobia ponderosa P Jodie Smithem Santa Fe Cave Crayfish P Jodie Smithem Pygmy Siltsnail Floridobia parva P Jodie Smithem Silver Glen Springs Procambarus attiguus P Jodie Smithem Crayfish Wekiwa Hydrobe Aphaostracon monas P Jodie Smithem

Spider Cave Crayfish maclanei P Jodie Smithem Wekiwa Siltsnail Floridobia wekiwae P Jodie Smithem Withlacoochee Light- Procambarus lucifugus lucifugus P Jodie Smithem fleeing Cave Crayfish *P = Petitioned species Annie Dziergowski Jodie Smithem *C=Candidate species Woodville Karst Cave [email protected] [email protected] P Jodie Smithem Crayfish (904) 731-3089 (904) 731-3134 Dragonflies Billy Brooks Todd Mecklenborg Purple Skimmer Libellula jesseana P Jodie Smithem [email protected] [email protected] (904) 731-3136 (904) 731-3029