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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Alabama Moccasinshell
|
Medionidus acutissimus |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi |
2. |
Alabama Shad
|
Alosa alabamae |
Fishes |
United States |
3. |
Allegheny Woodrat
|
Neotoma magister |
Mammals |
Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia |
4. |
Alligator Snapping Turtle
|
Macrochelys temminckii |
Reptiles |
United States |
5. |
Altamaha Arcmussel
|
Alasmidonta arcula |
Clams |
Georgia |
6. |
Altamaha Pocketbook
|
Lampsilis dolabraeformis |
Clams |
Georgia |
7. |
Altamaha Spinymussel
|
Elliptio spinosa |
Clams |
Georgia |
8. |
Amber Darter
|
Percina antesella |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
9. |
American Chaffseed
|
Schwalbea americana |
Plants |
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
10. |
Anthony's Riversnail
|
Athearnia anthonyi |
Snails |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
11. |
Apalachicola Cave Crayfish
|
Cambarus cryptodytes |
Crustaceans |
Florida, Georgia |
12. |
Appalachian Cottontail
|
Sylvilagus obscurus |
Mammals |
United States |
13. |
Ashy Darter
|
Etheostoma cinereum |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia |
14. |
Atlantic Pigtoe
|
Fusconaia masoni |
Clams |
United States |
15. |
Bachman's Sparrow
|
Aimophila aestivalis |
Birds |
United States |
16. |
Beautiful Crayfish
|
Cambarus speciosus |
Crustaceans |
Georgia |
17. |
Bicknell's Thrush
|
Catharus bicknelli |
Birds |
Canada, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia |
18. |
Black Rail
|
Laterallus jamaicensis |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
19. |
Black Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca bonaci |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
20. |
Black-capped Petrel
|
Pterodroma hasitata |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
21. |
Black-crest Elimia
|
Elimia albanyensis |
Snails |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
22. |
Blackbarred Crayfish
|
Cambarus unestami |
Crustaceans |
Alabama, Georgia |
|
23. |
Blue Shiner
|
Cyprinella caerulea |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
24. |
Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish
|
Elassoma okatie |
Fishes |
Georgia, South Carolina |
25. |
Bog Turtle
|
Glyptemys muhlenbergii |
Reptiles |
Eastern United States |
26. |
Branchinella lithaca
|
Branchinella lithaca |
Crustaceans |
United States |
27. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
28. |
Cambarus strigosus
|
Cambarus strigosus |
Crustaceans |
Georgia |
29. |
Canby's Dropwort
|
Oxypolis canbyi |
Plants |
Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina |
30. |
Caribbean Reef Shark
|
Carcharhinus perezi |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
31. |
Chatooga Crayfish
|
Cambarus scotti |
Crustaceans |
Alabama, Georgia |
32. |
Chattahoochee Crayfish
|
Cambarus howardi |
Crustaceans |
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina |
33. |
Cherokee Clubtail
|
Gomphus consanguis |
Insects |
United States |
34. |
Chickamanga Crayfish
|
Cambarus extraneus |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, Tennessee |
35. |
Coldwater Darter
|
Etheostoma ditrema |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
36. |
Conasauga Blue Burrower
|
Cambarus cymatilis |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, Tennessee |
37. |
Conasauga Logperch
|
Percina jenkinsi |
Fishes |
Georgia, Tennessee |
38. |
Coosa Moccasinshell
|
Medionidus parvulus |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
39. |
Coosawattae Crayfish
|
Cambarus coosawattae |
Crustaceans |
Georgia |
40. |
Crossband Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca interstitialis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
41. |
Cylindrical Lioplax Snail
|
Lioplax cyclostomaformis |
Snails |
Alabama, Georgia |
42. |
Diminutive Clubtail
|
Gomphus diminutus |
Insects |
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
43. |
Distocambarus devexus
|
Distocambarus devexus |
Crustaceans |
Georgia |
44. |
Donkey Fish
|
Dermatolepis inermis |
Fishes |
Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
|
45. |
Edmund's Snaketail
|
Ophiogomphus edmundo |
Insects |
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee |
46. |
Etowah Crayfish
|
Cambarus fasciatus |
Crustaceans |
Georgia |
47. |
Etowah Darter
|
Etheostoma etowahae |
Fishes |
Georgia |
48. |
Fat Three-ridge Mussel
|
Amblema neislerii |
Clams |
Florida, Georgia |
49. |
Fine-lined Pocketbook
|
Lampsilis altilis |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
50. |
Flaxen Elimia
|
Elimia boykiniana |
Snails |
Alabama, Georgia |
51. |
Flordia Torreya
|
Torreya taxifolia |
Plants |
Florida, Georgia |
52. |
Franklin Tree
|
Franklinia alatamaha |
Plants |
Georgia |
53. |
Freckled Darter
|
Percina lenticula |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi |
54. |
Frosted Flatwoods Salamander
|
Ambystoma cingulatum |
Amphibians |
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina |
55. |
Georgia Blind Salamander
|
Eurycea wallacei |
Amphibians |
Florida, Georgia |
56. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
57. |
Goldline Darter
|
Percina aurolineata |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia |
58. |
Gopher Frog
|
Rana capito |
Amphibians |
United States |
59. |
Gopher Tortoise
|
Gopherus polyphemus |
Reptiles |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina |
60. |
Gray Bat
|
Myotis grisescens |
Mammals |
Central and Southeastern USA |
61. |
Green Pitcher-plant
|
Sarracenia oreophila |
Plants |
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee |
62. |
Green Salamander
|
Aneides aeneus |
Amphibians |
United States |
63. |
Gulf Moccasinshell
|
Medionidus penicillatus |
Clams |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
64. |
Gulf Sturgeon
|
Acipenser oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Canada, United States |
65. |
Hairy Rattleweed
|
Baptisia arachnifera |
Plants |
Georgia |
66. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
|
67. |
Harperella
|
Ptilimnium nodosum |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia |
68. |
Hellbender
|
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis |
Amphibians |
United States |
69. |
Henslow's Sparrow
|
Ammodramus henslowii |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
70. |
Hiwassee Crayfish
|
Cambarus hiwasseensis |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee |
71. |
Hiwassee Headwater Crayfish
|
Cambarus parrishi |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, North Carolina |
72. |
Indiana Bat
|
Myotis sodalis |
Mammals |
Eastern and Midwestern USA |
73. |
Lined Seahorse
|
Hippocampus erectus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
74. |
Little Tennessee Crayfish
|
Cambarus georgiae |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, North Carolina |
75. |
Longleaf Pine
|
Pinus palustris |
Plants |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia |
76. |
Macromia margarita
|
Macromia margarita |
Insects |
United States |
77. |
Muckalee Crayfish
|
Procambarus gibbus |
Crustaceans |
Georgia |
78. |
Nickajack Cave Isopod
|
Caecidotea nickajackensis |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, Tennessee |
79. |
Night Shark
|
Carcharhinus signatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America |
80. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
81. |
Ochlockonee Moccasinshell
|
Medionidus simpsonianus |
Clams |
Florida, Georgia |
82. |
Ocmulgee Marstonia
|
Pyrgulopsis agarhecta |
Snails |
Georgia |
83. |
Oconee Burrowing Crayfish
|
Cambarus truncatus |
Crustaceans |
Georgia (USA) |
84. |
Oconee Stream Crayfish
|
Cambarus chaugaensis |
Crustaceans |
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina |
85. |
One-toed Amphiuma
|
Amphiuma pholeter |
Amphibians |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
86. |
Oval Pigtoe
|
Pleurobema pyriforme |
Clams |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
87. |
Ovate Clubshell
|
Pleurobema perovatum |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee |
88. |
Oyster Mussel
|
Epioblasma capsaeformis |
Clams |
Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
|
89. |
Painted Bunting
|
Passerina ciris |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States) |
90. |
Painted Clubshell
|
Pleurobema chattanoogaense |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
91. |
Persistent Trillium
|
Trillium persistens |
Plants |
Georgia, South Carolina |
92. |
Piedmont Blue Burrower
|
Cambarus harti |
Crustaceans |
Georgia |
93. |
Pigeon Mountain Salamander
|
Plethodon petraeus |
Amphibians |
Georgia |
94. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
95. |
Pondberry
|
Lindera melissifolia |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina |
96. |
Purple Bankclimber
|
Elliptoideus sloatianus |
Clams |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
97. |
Quercus oglethorpensis
|
Quercus oglethorpensis |
Plants |
Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina |
98. |
Quercus georgiana
|
Quercus georgiana |
Plants |
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina |
99. |
Quercus arkansana
|
Quercus arkansana |
Plants |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas |
100. |
Quillwort
|
Isoetes tegetiformans |
Plants |
Georgia |
101. |
Quillwort
|
Isoetes melanospora |
Plants |
Georgia, South Carolina |
102. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
103. |
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
|
Picoides borealis |
Birds |
USA (southcentral and southeastern) |
104. |
Red-headed Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
Birds |
Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
105. |
Relict Trillium
|
Trillium reliquum |
Plants |
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina |
106. |
Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander
|
Ambystoma bishopi |
Amphibians |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
107. |
Rhus michauxii
|
Rhus michauxii |
Plants |
United States (GA, NC, SC, VA) |
108. |
Roseate Tern
|
Sterna dougallii dougallii |
Birds |
Northeastern USA |
109. |
Rusty Blackbird
|
Euphagus carolinus |
Birds |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States |
110. |
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
|
Ammodramus caudacutus |
Birds |
Canada, United States |
|
111. |
Sandhills Crayfish
|
Procambarus angustatus |
Crustaceans |
Georgia |
112. |
Say's Spiketail
|
Cordulegaster sayi |
Insects |
Florida, Georgia |
113. |
Seepage Salamander
|
Desmognathus aeneus |
Amphibians |
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee |
114. |
Shinyrayed Pocketbook
|
Lampsilis subangulata |
Clams |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
115. |
Shortnose Sturgeon
|
Acipenser brevirostrum |
Fishes |
USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast) |
116. |
Silene polypetala
|
Silene polypetala |
Plants |
Florida, Georgia (USA) |
117. |
Skirted Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera pyrenella |
Snails |
Alabama, Georgia |
118. |
Smalltooth Sawfish
|
Pristis pectinata |
Fishes |
Gulf of Mexico, Texas through Florida (USA), USA - Atlantic: North Carolina through Florida |
119. |
Smooth Coneflower
|
Echinacea laevigata |
Plants |
Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia |
120. |
Snail Darter
|
Percina tanasi |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
121. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
122. |
Southern Acornshell
|
Epioblasma othcaloogensis |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
123. |
Southern Cavefish
|
Typhlichthys subterraneus |
Fishes |
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee |
124. |
Southern Clubshell
|
Pleurobema decisum |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee |
125. |
Southern Hog-nosed Snake
|
Heterodon simus |
Reptiles |
United States |
126. |
Southern Pigtoe
|
Pleurobema georgianum |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
127. |
Spindle Elimia
|
Elimia capillaris |
Snails |
Alabama, Georgia |
128. |
Spotted Eagle Ray
|
Aetobatus narinari |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America |
129. |
Spotted Turtle
|
Clemmys guttata |
Reptiles |
Canada, United States |
130. |
Sprague's Pipit
|
Anthus spragueii |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, United States |
131. |
Striped Newt
|
Notophthalmus perstriatus |
Amphibians |
Florida, Georgia |
132. |
Telescope Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera walkeri |
Snails |
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee |
|
133. |
Tennessee Cave Salamander
|
Gyrinophilus palleucus |
Amphibians |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
134. |
Tennessee Yellow-eyed Grass
|
Xyris tennesseensis |
Plants |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
135. |
Triangular Kidneyshell
|
Ptychobranchus greenii |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
136. |
Trispot Darter
|
Etheostoma trisella |
Fishes |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
137. |
Twin-striped Clubtail
|
Gomphus geminatus |
Insects |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia |
138. |
Upland Combshell
|
Epioblasma metastriata |
Clams |
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee |
139. |
Upland Hornsnail
|
Pleurocera showalteri |
Snails |
Alabama, Georgia |
140. |
Whooping Crane
|
Grus americana |
Birds |
Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas) |
141. |
Willow
|
Salix floridana |
Plants |
United States (FL, GA) |
142. |
Wood Stork
|
Mycteria americana |
Birds |
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina |
143. |
Yellow Lampmussel
|
Lampsilis cariosa |
Clams |
Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), United States |
144. |
Yellowfin Madtom
|
Noturus flavipinnis |
Fishes |
Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia |
145. |
Zamia integrifolia
|
Zamia integrifolia |
Plants |
Central America, North America |