State-Listed Species in Virginia's Coastal Zone...J. Christopher Ludwig, Chief Biologist, Virginia...
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State-Listed Species in Virginia's Coastal Zone
J. Christopher Ludwig, Chief Biologist, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation,
Division of Natural Heritage
Summary of species• 44 state-listed species in Virginia’s Coastal Zone
counties
• 18 of which are also federally-listed
• This number does not include marine mammals, but does include marine turtles
• This number does include a few state-listed species that come near the counties and are somewhat to highly likely to occur
BEACHES - 13• Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta
G3/S1B LT LT• Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas
G3/-B LT LT• Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea
G2/-B LE LE• Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
G3/-B LE LE• Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii
G1/-B LE LE• Eastern glass lizard, Ophisaurus ventralis
G5/S1 LT -• Piping plover, Charadrius melodus
G3/S2B LT LT• Wilson’s plover, Charadrius wilsonia
G5/S1B LE -• Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
G4/S1 LT -• Gull-billed Tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
G5/S2B LT -• Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii
G4/SHB LE LE• Northeastern beach tiger beetle, Cicindela dorsalis
G2/S2 LT LT• Seabeach amaranth, Amaranthus pumilus
G2/S1 LT LT
AQUATIC/ STREAMS - 9• Shortnose Sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum
G3/SHB LE LE• Blackbanded Sunfish, Enneacanthus chaetodon
G4/S1 LE -• Roanoke Logperch, Percina rex
G1G2/S1S2 LE LE• Dwarf wedgemussel, Alasmidonta heterodon
G1G2/S1 LE LE• Brook floater, Alasmidonta varicosa
G3/S1 LE -• Atlantic pigtoe, Fusconaia masoni
G2/S2 LT -• Green floater, Lasmigona subviridis
G3/S2 LT -• Virginia Piedmont water boatman, Sigara depressa
G1G2/S1S2 LE -• Harperella, Ptilimnium nodosum
G2/S1 LE LE
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FRESHWATER INTERTIDAL WETLANDS - 2
• Sensitive joint-vetch, Aeschynomene virginicaG2/S2 LT LT
• Narrow-leaved spatterdock, Nuphar sagittifoliaG2/S2 LT -
ISOLATED PONDS - 5
• Mabee’s salamander, Ambystoma mabeeiG4/S1S2 LT -
• Tiger salamander, Ambysoma tigrinumG5/S1 LE -
• Barking treefrog, Hyla gratiosaG5/S1 LT -
• Chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticulariaG5/S1 LE -
• Harpers Fimbry, Fimbristylis perpusillaG2/S1 LE -
PINE SAVANNAS - 4
• Bachman’s Sparrow, Aimophila aestivalis G3/S1B LT -
• Henslow’s Sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii G4/S1B LT -
• Loggerhead Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus G4/S2B LT -
• Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Picoides borealisG3/S1 LE LE
SEEPS/BOGS - 3
• Appalachian springsnail, Fontigens bottemeriG2/S2 LE -
• Swamp pink, Helonias bullataG3/S2S3 LE LT
• New Jersey rush, Juncus caesariensisG2/S2 LT -
OTHER STATE-LISTED SPECIES - 8
• Canebrake rattlesnake, Crotalus horridusG5/S1 LE -
• Wood turtle, Glyptemys insculptaG4/S2 LT -
• Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalusG5/S2S3B LT -
• Eastern big-eared bat. Corynorhinus rafinesquii macrotisG3G4/S2 LE -
• Delmarva fox squirrel, Sciurus niger cinereusG3/S1 LE LE
• Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew, Sorex longirostris fisheri G4/S2 LT -
• Small whorled pogonia, Isotria medeoloidesG2/S2 LE LT
• Ginseng, Panax quinquefoliusG3G4/S3S4 LE -
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