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Rare, Threatened, & Endangered Species & Natural Communities Documented in Covington County, Alabama
Scientific Name Common Name Global
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Amphibians
Ambystoma bishopi Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander4 G2G3 S1 LT SP P1
Ambystoma tigrinum Tiger Salamander G5 S3
Amphiuma means Two-toed Amphiuma G5 S3
Desmognathus auriculatus Southern Dusky Salamander G5 S2
Hyla andersonii Pine Barrens Treefrog G4 S2 SP P2
Phaeognathus hubrichti Red Hills Salamander2 G2 S2 LT SP P2
Rana capito Gopher Frog G3 S2 P1
Siren lacertina Greater Siren G5 S3
Birds
Aimophila aestivalis Bachman's Sparrow G3 S3 P2
Ammodramus henslowii Henslow's Sparrow G4 S2N P1
Columbina passerina Common Ground-dove G5 S3 SP
Elanoides forficatus Swallow-tailed Kite G5 S2 P2
Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle3 G5 S3B BGEPA SP
Helmitheros vermivorum Worm-eating Warbler G5 S3B P2
Limnothylpis swainsonii Swainson's Warbler G4 S3B
Mycteria americana Wood Stork3 G4 S2N LE5 SP P2
Passerina ciris Painted Bunting G5 S2B
Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker G3 S2 LE SP P1
Porphyrio martinica Purple Gallinule G5 S3B
Scolopax minor American Woodcock G5 S3B,S5N P2
Crustaceans
Cambarus miltus Rusty Grave Digger G1G2 S1 P2
Procambarus hubellii Jackknife Crayfish G4 S2
Procambarus okaloosae Okaloosa Crayfish G4 S2
Fish
Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Gulf Sturgeon3 G3T2 S1 LT SP P2
Alosa alabamae Alabama Shad G3 S2 SC6 SP P2
Ammocrypta bifascia Florida Sand Darter G4 S3
Elassoma evergladei Everglades Pygmy Sunfish G5 S3
Enneacanthus gloriosus Bluespotted Sunfish G5 S3
Etheostoma davisoni Choctawhatchee Darter G4 S3
Etheostoma fusiforme Swamp Darter G5 S3
Etheostoma histrio Harlequin Darter G5 S3
Fundulus cingulatus Banded Topminnow G4 S2
Fundulus escambiae Russetfin Topminnow G4 S3
Hybopsis winchelli Clear Chub G5 S3
Notropis chalybaeus Ironcolor Shiner7 G4 SH SP P1
Notropis harperi Redeye Chub G4 S3
Pteronotropis signipinnis Flagfin Shiner G5 S3
Pteronotropis welaka Bluenose Shiner G3G4 S2 P2
Insects
Cernotina truncona Florida Cernotinan Caddisfly G4 S1
Chimarra falculata Caddisfly G4 S1
Mammals
Geomys pinetis Southeastern Pocket Gopher G5 S3 SP P2
Myotis austroriparius Southeastern Myotis G3G4 S2 SP P2
Sylvilagus palustris Marsh Rabbit8 G5T2 S3 P2
Ursus americanus Black Bear9 G5T2 S2 P1
Mussels
Anodonta hartfieldorum Cypress Floater G4 S1 PS
Anodonta suborbiculata Flat Floater G5 S3 PS
Elliptio mcmichaeli Fluted Elephantear G3 S2 PS P1
Fusconaia escambia Narrow Pigtoe G2 S2 C SP P1
Fusconaia rotulata Round Ebonyshell G1 S1 C SP P1
Hamiota australis Southern Sandshell G2G3 S2 C SP P1
Lampsilis floridensis Florida Sandshell G3G4 S2 PS
Pleurobema strodeanum Fuzzy Pigtoe G2G3 S2 C SP P2
Ptychobranchus jonesi Southern Kidneyshell7 G1 S1 C SP P1
Quadrula succissa Purple Pigtoe G3G4 S3 PS
Toxolasma sp. 1 Gulf Lilliput G2 S2 PS
Villosa choctawensis Choctaw Bean G2G3 S2 C SP P2
Natural Communities
'Taxodium ascendens / Ilex myrtifolia Depression Forest Pond-cypress / Myrtle Dahoon Depression Forest G3? S1S2
Aristida beyrichiana - Rhynchospora oligantha - Panicum nudicaule - (Eurybia eryngiifolia) Herbaceous Vegetation East Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Bog (upper Terrace Type) G2 S2
Nyssa biflora - Magnolia virginiana - (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) / Morella (caroliniensis, inodora) Forest Swamp Blackgum Bayhead Forest G4? SNR
Nyssa biflora / Itea virginica - Cephalanthus occidentalis Depression Forest Swamp Blackgum Depression Forest G3G4 S1
Reptiles
Apalone ferox Florida Softshell G5 S2 SP-P
Crotalus adamanteus Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake G4 S3 P2
Drymarchon couperi Eastern Indigo Snake10 G3 S1 LT SP P1, possibly extirpated
Farancia erytrogramma Rainbow Snake G4 S3 P1
Gopherus polyphemus Gopher Tortoise G3 S3 (PS:LT)11 SP P2
Graptemys ernsti Escambia Map Turtle G2 S2 SP
Heterodon simus Southern Hognose Snake G2 SH SP P1, possibly extirpated
Lampropeltis getula getula Eastern Kingsnake G5T5 S4 P2
Macrochelys temminckii Alligator Snapping Turtle G3G4 S3 SP P2
Masticophis flagellum Coachwhip G5 S3 SP
Micrurus fulvius Eastern Coral Snake G5 S3 P2
Nerodia fasciata Southern Water Snake G5 S4
Nerodia taxispilota Brown Water Snake G5 S3
Ophisaurus mimicus Mimic Glass Lizard7 G3 S2 P2
Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Florida Pine Snake G4T3 S2 SP P2
Snails
Elimia curvicostata Graphite Elimia G5 S3
Vascular Plants
Agalinis divaricata Pineland False-foxglove G3? S1
Agalinis georgiana Georgia False-foxglove GNR S1
Agalinis linifolia Flax-leaf False-foxglove G4? S2
Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum Blue Maiden-cane G4 S1
Andropogon arctatus Pine-woods Bluestem G3 S1
Andropogon virginicus var. glaucus Beardgrass G5T4T5 S2
Aristida simpliciflora Southern Three-awned Grass G3G4 S1
Arnoglossum sulcatum Indian-plantain G3 S2S3
Asclepias cinerea Carolina Milkweed G4? S1
Asclepias rubra Red Milkweed G4G5 S1
Brickellia cordifolia Flyr's Brickell-bush G2G3 S2
Burmannia capitata Bluethreads G5 S2
Chamaecrista deeringiana Florida Senna G2G4Q S1
Coelorachis tuberculosa Florida Jointgrass G3 S1
Coreopsis gladiata Southeastern Tickseed G4G5 S2
Dicerandra linearifolia Large-flowered Pennyroyal G4G5 S2
Echinodorus parvulus Dwarf Burhead G3Q S1
Eleocharis melanocarpa Black-fruited Spike-rush G4 S1
Epidendrum magnoliae Green-fly Orchid G4 S2
Eriocaulon lineare Narrow Pipewort G4 S2
Eurybia eryngiifolia Coyote-thistle Aster G3G4 S2
Eurybia spectabilis Showy Aster G5 S2
Hamamelis ovalis Mississippi Witch Hazel G1 S1
Hypericum nitidum Carolina St. John's-wort G4 S2
Hypericum reductum Atlantic St. John's-wort G5 S2
Isoetes appalachiana Appalachian Quillwort G4 S1
Isoetes louisianensis Louisiana Quillwort3, 12 G2 S1 LE
Juncus gymnocarpus Naked-fruited Rush G4 S2
Lachnocaulon digynum Pineland Bogbutton G3 S2
Lachnocaulon minus Small's Bog-button G3G4 S1?
Lilaeopsis carolinensis Carolina Lilaeopsis G3G5 S1
Lilium iridollae Panhandle Lily G2 S1
Lindera melissifolia Pondberry G2G3 S1 LE
Ludwigia spathulata Spathulate Seedbox G2 S1S2
Macranthera flammea Flame Flower G3 S2
Myriophyllum laxum Loose Water-milfoil G3 S2
Panicum nudicaule Naked-stemmed Panic Grass G3Q S2
Peltandra sagittifolia Spoon-flower G3G4 S2
Pieris phillyreifolia Climbing Fetter-bush G3 S2
Pinus serotina Pond Pine G5 S1
Pityopsis oligantha Coastal-plain Golden-aster G2G4 S1
Platanthera nivea Snowy Orchis G5 S2
Polygala hookeri Hooker Milkwort G3 S1S2
Rhexia parviflora Small-flowered Meadowbeauty G2 S1
Rhexia salicifolia Panhandle Meadowbeauty G2 S1
Rhododendron austrinum Orange Azalea G3 S2S3
Rhynchospora crinipes Hairy-peduncled Beakrush G2 S1
Rhynchospora macra Southern White Beak Rush G3 S1
Rhynchospora pleiantha Brown Beakrush G3 S1
Rhynchospora stenophylla Chapman Beakrush G4 S2
Rudbeckia auriculata Eared Coneflower G2 S2
Ruellia noctiflora Night-flowering Wild-petunia G2 S1
Sagittaria isoetiformis Slender Arrow-head G4? S2
Salix floridana Florida Willow G2 S1
Sarracenia leucophylla Whitetop Pitcher-plant G3 S3
Sarracenia rubra ssp. wherryi Wherry's Sweet Pitcher-plant G4T3 S3
Sporobolus curtissii Pineland Dropseed G3 S1
Stylisma aquatica Water Southern Morning-glory G4 S1
Tephrosia mohrii Pineland Hoary-pea G3 S1S2
Thelypteris ovata Ovate Marsh Fern G3G5 S3
Utricularia floridana Florida Bladderwort G3G5 S1S2
Utricularia resupinata Northeastern Bladderwort G4 S1S2
Vitis rotundifolia var munsoniana Munson Grape G5T4? S1
Xyris chapmanii Chapman's Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S1
Xyris drummondii Drummond's Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S3
Xyris isoetifolia Quillwort Yellow-eyed Grass G1 SH
Xyris longisepala Kral's Yellow-eyed Grass G2 S1
Xyris scabrifolia Harper's Yellow-eyed Grass G3 S1S2


Priority as identified in the State Wildlife Action Plan and its list of Species of Greatest Conservation Concern (for more information on SWAP, see http://www.outdooralabama.com/research-mgmt/swcs/).
Alabama endemic.
No occurrence record in ALNHP database but the US Fish & Wildlife Service (http://www.fws.gov/daphne/es/specieslst.html#Covington) lists this species as occurring in Covington County.
Historic occurrence, not documented in Alabama since 1981.
Listed by USFWS as Endangered in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina; not listed elsewhere.
Listed as a species of concern by the National Marine Fisheries Service (Federal Register 69(73):19975-19979, available at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/fr/fr64-19975.pdf)
Historic occurrence.
Historic occurrence, no recent information
Reported from the county, but not likely part of an established, self-sustaining population
10 Historic occurrence and release site in 1981 but no recent observations, potential to occur in the county.
11 Listed by USFWS as Threatened west of the Mobile and Tombigbee rivers in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
12 Possible occurrence

USFWS Designated Critical Habitat in Covington County, Alabama
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Fish
Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Gulf Sturgeon G3T2 S1 LT SP P2

Location: Conecuh River, Yellow River