FLORIDA’S ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES

Updated January 2013 FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

CONTENTS PREFACE ...................................................................................................................................... 2 NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF SPECIES ................................................................................. 4 OFFICIAL LISTS......................................................................................................................... 5 VERTEBRATES ....................................................................................................................... 5 FISH ....................................................................................................................................... 5 AMPHIBIANS....................................................................................................................... 5 REPTILES ............................................................................................................................. 5 BIRDS .................................................................................................................................... 6 MAMMALS........................................................................................................................... 7 INVERTEBRATES .................................................................................................................. 8 CORALS ................................................................................................................................ 8 CRUSTACEANS................................................................................................................... 8 INSECTS ............................................................................................................................... 9 MOLLUSKS .......................................................................................................................... 9 KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS AND NOTATIONS .................................................................. 10 SPECIES ADDED, REVISED, OR REMOVED SINCE 2010 ............................................... 11

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PREFACE This document consolidates the official State of Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species List of wildlife. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) maintains the state list of animals designated as Federally-designated Endangered or Threatened, State-designated Threatened, or State-designated Species of Special Concern, in accordance with Rules 68A-27.003, and 68A-27.005, respectively, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), https://www.flrules.org/Default.asp. On November 8, 2010 new threatened species rules approved by the Commission went into effect (https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=68A-27). The list of wildlife contained herein reflect the changes to the rules. All Federally listed species that occur in Florida are now included on Florida’s list as Federally-designated Endangered or Federallydesignated Threatened species. In addition, the State has a listing process to identify species that are not Federally listed but at risk of extinction. These species will be called State-designated Threatened. All State-designated species and have recently undergone biological status reviews that were presented at the June 2011 Commission meeting and approved. Based on the status reviews and other information, staff recommended that 40 of the 61 species evaluated be included on Florida's Threatened list in addition to the three species (gopher tortoise, Miami blue butterfly and Panama City crayfish) that were reviewed in the past decade. Staff recommended that 16 species be removed from the existing list. Three of these were classified as Statedesignated Threatened species at the time, and 13 are still classified as State Species of Special Concern. These listing status changes will not occur until management plans are approved for all of the 60 species evaluated that do not have recent management plans completed. FWC will continue to maintain a separate Species of Special Concern category until all the species have been reviewed and those species are either designated as State-designated Threatened, or given a management plan and removed from the list. The State lists of plants, which are designated endangered, threatened, and commercially exploited, are administered and maintained by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DOACS) via Chapter 5B-40, F.A.C. This list of plants can be obtained at http://www.fl-dof.com/forest_management/plant_conserve_list.html. The Federal agencies that share the authority to list species as endangered and threatened are the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA-NMFS) and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The NOAA-NMFS is responsible for listing most marine species. The Federal list of animals and plants is administered by the USFWS, and this list is published in 50 CFR 17 (animals) and 50 CFR 23 (plants). Additional information regarding Federal listings can be located at the following websites; NOAA-NMFS - http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov and USFWS - http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html#Species.

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• Common and scientific names listed first are as they appear in the Florida Administrative Code, Title 68A. Common and/or scientific names following this and located within parentheses ( ) are names as used by USFWS, or other commonly used names.

Bradley J. Gruver, Ph. D., Listed Species Coordinator Caly Murphy, Assistant Listed Species Coordinator Species Conservation Planning Section Division of Habitat and Species Conservation Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Cover Photos by FWC Staff: Key Largo Woodrat, Burrowing Owls, Okaloosa Darter, Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly, Short-tailed Snake.

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NUMERICAL SUMMARY OF SPECIES Listed by the State of Florida as Federally-designated Endangered (FE), Federally-designated Threatened (FT), Federally-designated Threatened because of similarity of appearance [FT(S/A)], Federal non-essential experimental population (FXN), State-designated Threatened (ST), or State Species of Special Concern (SSC).

STATUS DESIGNATION

FE FT FT(S/A) FXN ST SSC

TOTAL

FISH

AMPHIBIANS

REPTILES

BIRDS

MAMMALS

INVERTEBRATES

TOTAL

3 2 0 0 3 6

1 1 0 0 0 4

4 6 1 0 7 6

9 4 0 1 5 16

22 1 0 0 3 6

8 6 3 0 1 4

47 20 4 1 19

14

6

24

35

32

22

133

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FLORIDA’S ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES OFFICIAL LIST VERTEBRATES FISH Common Name Atlantic sturgeon Blackmouth shiner Bluenose shiner Crystal darter Gulf sturgeon Harlequin darter Key silverside Lake Eustis pupfish Okaloosa darter Rivulus Saltmarsh topminnow Shortnose sturgeon Smalltooth sawfish Southern tessellated darter

Scientific Name Acipenser oxyrinchus Notropis melanostomus Pteronotropis welaka Crystallaria asprella Acipenser oxyrinchus [=oxyrhynchus] desotoi Etheostoma histrio Menidia conchorum Cyprinodon hubbsi Etheostoma okalossae Rivulus marmoratus Fundulus jenkinsi Acipenser brevirostrum Pristis pectinate Etheostoma olmstedi maculaticeps

Status FE ST SSC ST

Scientific Name Lithobates okaloosae Ambystoma cingulatum Haideotriton wallacei Lithobates capito Hyla andersonii

Status SSC FT SSC SSC SSC

Ambystoma bishopi

FE

Scientific Name Macrochelys temminckii Alligator mississippiensis Crocodylus acutus Nerodia clarkii taeniata Graptemys barbouri Eumeces egregius lividus

Status SSC FT(S/A) FT FT SSC FT

FT SSC ST SSC FT SSC SSC FE FE SSC

AMPHIBIANS Common Name Florida bog frog Frosted flatwoods salamander Georgia blind salamander Gopher frog Pine barrens treefrog Reticulated flatwoods salamander REPTILES Common Name Alligator snapping turtle American alligator American crocodile Atlantic salt marsh snake Barbour’s map turtle Bluetail mole skink

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Common Name Eastern indigo snake Florida brownsnake1 Florida Keys mole skink Florida pine snake Gopher tortoise Green sea turtle Hawksbill sea turtle Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Key ringneck snake Leatherback sea turtle Loggerhead sea turtle Peninsula ribbon snake1 Red rat snake1 Rim rock crowned snake Sand skink Short-tailed snake Striped mud turtle1 Suwannee cooter

Scientific Name Drymarchon corais couperi Storeria victa Eumeces egregius egregius Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus Gopherus polyphemus Chelonia mydas Eretmochelys imbricata Lepidochelys kempii Diadophis punctatus acricus Dermochelys coriacea Caretta caretta Thamnophis sauritus sackenii Elaphe guttata Tantilla oolitica Neoseps reynoldsi Stilosoma extenuatum Kinosternon baurii Pseudemys suwanniensis

Status FT ST SSC SSC ST FE FE FE ST FE FT ST SSC ST FT ST ST SSC

Scientific Name Haematopus palliatus Polyborus plancus audubonii Vermivora bachmanii Rynchops niger Pelecanus occidentalis Athene cunicularia Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis Numenius borealis Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus Ammodramus savannarum floridanus Grus canadensis pratensis Aphelocoma coerulescens Campephilus principalis Dendroica kirtlandii (Setophaga kirtlandii)

Status SSC FT FE SSC SSC SSC FE FE FE FE ST FT FE

BIRDS Common Name American oystercatcher Audubon’s crested caracara Bachman’s wood warbler Black skimmer Brown pelican Burrowing owl Cape Sable seaside sparrow Eskimo curlew Everglade snail kite Florida grasshopper sparrow Florida sandhill crane Florida scrub-jay Ivory-billed woodpecker Kirtland’s wood warbler (Kirtland’s warbler)

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Common Name Least tern Limpkin Little blue heron Marian’s marsh wren Osprey2 Piping plover Red-cockaded woodpecker Reddish egret Roseate spoonbill Roseate tern Scott’s seaside sparrow Snowy egret Snowy plover Southeastern American kestrel Tricolored heron Wakulla seaside sparrow White-crowned pigeon Whooping crane White ibis Worthington’s marsh wren Wood stork

Scientific Name Sterna antillarum Aramus guarauna Egretta caerulea Cistothorus palustris marianae Pandion haliaetus Charadrius melodus Picoides borealis Egretta rufescens Platalea ajaja Sterna dougallii dougallii Ammodramus maritimus peninsulae Egretta thula Charadrius nivosus (Charadrius alexandrinus) Falco sparverius paulus Egretta tricolor Ammodramus maritimus juncicola Patagioenas leucocephala Grus americana Eudocimus albus Cistothorus palustris griseus Mycteria americana

Status ST SSC SSC SSC SSC FT FE SSC SSC FT SSC SSC

Scientific Name Peromyscus polionotus phasma Sciurus niger avicennia Monachus tropicalis Peromyscus polionotus allophrys Tamias striatus Neovison vison evergladensis Balaenoptera physalus Eumops [=glaucinus] floridanus Podomys floridanus Puma [=Felis] concolor coryi

Status FE ST FE FE SSC ST FE ST SSC FE

ST ST SSC SSC ST FXN SSC SSC FE

MAMMALS Common Name Anastasia Island beach mouse Big Cypress fox squirrel Caribbean monk seal Choctawhatchee beach mouse Eastern chipmunk Everglades mink Finback whale Florida bonneted (mastiff) bat Florida mouse Florida panther

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Common Name Florida salt marsh vole

Scientific Name Microtus pennsylvanicus dukecampbelli

Status FE

Gray bat Gray wolf Homosassa shrew Humpback whale Indiana bat Key deer Key Largo cotton mouse Key Largo woodrat Lower Keys rabbit North Atlantic right whale Perdido Key beach mouse Red wolf Rice rat Sanibel Island rice rat Sei whale Sherman’s fox squirrel Sherman’s short-tailed shrew Southeastern beach mouse Sperm whale St. Andrew beach mouse West Indian manatee (Florida manatee)

Myotis grisescens Canis lupus Sorex longirostris eonis Megaptera novaeangliae Myotis sodalis Odocoileus virginianus clavium Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola Neotoma floridana smalli Sylvilagus palustris hefneri Eubalaena glacialis Peromyscus polionotus trissyllepsis Canis rufus Oryzomys palustris natator Oryzomys palustris sanibeli Balaenoptera borealis Sciurus niger shermani Blarina [=carolinensis] shermani Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris Physeter catodon [=macrocephalus] Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis Trichechus manatus (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

FE FE SSC FE FE FE FE FE FE FE FE FE FE1 SSC FE SSC SSC FT FE FE

Scientific Name Acropora palmata Dendrogyra cylindricus Acropora cervicornis

Status FT ST FT

Scientific Name

Status

Procambarus pictus

SSC

FE

INVERTEBRATES CORALS Common Name Elkhorn coral Pillar coral Staghorn coral CRUSTACEANS Common Name Black Creek crayfish (Spotted royal crayfish)

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Common Name Panama City crayfish Santa Fe Cave crayfish Squirrel Chimney Cave shrimp

Scientific Name Procambarus econfinae Procambarus erythrops Palaemonetes cummingi

Status SSC SSC FT

Scientific Name Nicrophorus americanus Leptotes cassius theonus Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri Cyclargus ammon Heraclides aristodemus ponceanus

Status FE FT(S/A) FT(S/A) FE FT(S/A) FE

Scientific Name Elliptio chiplolaensis Amblema neislerii Liguus fasciatus Medionidus penicillatus

Status FT FE SSC FE

Medionidus simpsonianus

FE

Pleurobema pyriforme Elliptoideus sloatianus

FE FT

Lampsilis subangulata

FE

Orthalicus reses [not incl. nesodryas]

FT

INSECTS Common Name American burying beetle Cassius blue butterfly Ceraunus blue butterfly Miami blue butterfly Nickerbean blue butterfly Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly MOLLUSKS Common Name Chipola slabshell (mussel) Fat threeridge (mussel) Florida treesnail Gulf moccasinshell (mussel) Ochlockonee moccasinshell (mussel) Oval pigtoe (mussel) Purple bankclimber (mussel) Shinyrayed pocketbook (mussel) Stock Island tree snail

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KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS AND NOTATIONS List Abbreviations FWC = FE = FT = FXN = FT(S/A) = ST = SSC =

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Federally-designated Endangered Federally-designated Threatened Federally-designated Threatened Nonessential Experimental Population Federally-designated Threatened species due to similarity of appearance State-designated Threatened State Species of Special Concern

List Notations 1

Lower keys population only.

2

Monroe County population only.

3

Other than those found in Baker and Columbia Counties or in Apalachicola National Forest.

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SPECIES ADDED, REVISED, OR REMOVED SINCE 2010 The Florida black bear was removed from Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species List on August 23, 2012 after approval by the Commission at the June 2012 Commission meeting. A new Florida Black Bear Management Plan was also approved at this meeting. The Miami blue butterfly was emergency listed as Endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on August 10, 2011. On April 6, 2012, the Miami blue was officially listed as Endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Effective September 9, 2012 the FWC listed the Miami blue butterfly as Federally-designated Endangered on Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species List. The Cassius blue butterfly, ceraunus blue butterfly, and nickerbean blue butterfly were emergency listed as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance to the Miami blue by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on August 10, 2011. On April 6, 2012, these three species were officially listed as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance to the Miami blue by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These three species were listed on Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species List as Federally-designated Threatened by Similarity of Appearance to the Miami blue butterfly effective September 9, 2012, and as such only the following prohibitions apply to these three species: a. Incidental take, that is, take that results from, but is not a purpose of, carrying out an otherwise lawful activity will not apply to cassius blue butterfly, ceraunus blue butterfly, and nickerbean blue butterfly. b. Collection of the cassius blue butterfly, ceraunus blue butterfly, and nickerbean blue butterfly is prohibited in coastal counties south of Interstate 4 and extending to the boundaries of the State of Florida at the endpoints of Interstate 4 at Tampa and Daytona Beach. Specifically, such activities are prohibited in the following counties: Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, De Soto, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota, St. Lucie, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, and Volusia The Okaloosa darter was reclassified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on effective May 2, 2011 from Endangered to Threatened. A special rule under Section 4d of the Endangered Species Act was also adopted that allows Eglin Air Force Base to continue activities with a reduced regulatory burden and will provide a net benefit to the Okaloosa darter.

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