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Part 5. Mississippi’s Species of Greatest Conservation Need

The 297 species identified for this iteration of Mississippi’s SGCN can be found on the following pages
by taxonomic group and Tier level. The list includes 18 amphibians, 70 birds, 34 crustaceans, 74 fish,
17 mammals, 49 mussels and 35 reptiles. The Federal and State protection status and NHP global and
state rank are also listed for each applicable species.

Please note that gastropods, insects, marine fish and invertebrates were not evaluated for inclusion in the
development of this SGCN because of the lack of data available to sufficiently evaluate their status. This
is not an indication of lack of conservation concern for species within these groups, but rather an ac-
knowledgement that thorough basic survey work must be accomplished first.

TIER* GROUP NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME GLOBAL

RANK

STATE

RANK

FEDERAL

STATUS

STATE

STATUS

1 Amphibians AMPHIUMA PHOLETER ONE-TOED AMPHIUMA G3 S1 LE

1 Amphibians CRYPTOBRANCHUS

ALLEGANIENSIS

HELLBENDER G3G4 S1 (PS)

1 Amphibians RANA HECKSCHERI RIVER FROG G5 S1

1 Amphibians RANA SEVOSA MISSISSIPPI GOPHER

FROG

G1 S1 LE LE

2 Amphibians ANEIDES AENEUS GREEN SALAMANDER G3G4 S1 LE

2 Amphibians EURYCEA LUCIFUGA CAVE SALAMANDER G5 S1 LE

2 Amphibians GYRINOPHILUS

PORPHYRITICUS

SPRING SALAMANDER G5 S1 LE

2 Amphibians HEMIDACTYLIUM

SCUTATUM

FOUR-TOED SALAMANDER G5 S1S2