Very High

Regional Species of Greatest Conservation Need

Scientific Name Common Name Taxon Subtaxon Regional Responsibility RSGCN Status
Plethodon sherando Big Levels Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) Proposed RSGCN
Ambystoma tigrinum Eastern Tiger Salamander Amphibian Salamanders <25% RSGCN
Plethodon dixi Dixie Cavern Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) Proposed RSGCN
Plethodon jacksoni Blacksburg Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 75-100% Proposed RSGCN
Plethodon hubrichti Peaks of Otter Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Plethodon nettingi Cheat Mountain Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Plethodon punctatus Cow Knob Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Plethodon shenandoah Shenandoah Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Plethodon virginia Shenandoah Mountain Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Plethodon pauleyi Yellow-spotted Woodland Salamander Amphibian Salamanders 75-100% RSGCN
Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike Bird Landbirds <25% RSGCN
Ammospiza caudacuta Saltmarsh Sparrow Bird Landbirds 50-75% RSGCN
Vermivora chrysoptera Golden-winged Warbler (Appalachian pop.) Bird Landbirds <25% RSGCN
Charadrius melodus Piping Plover (Great Lakes pop.) Bird Shorebirds <25% RSGCN
Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Bird Waterbirds 50-75% RSGCN
Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis Black Rail Bird Waterbirds 25-50% RSGCN
Cambarus veteranus Guyandotte River Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cambarus magerae Big Stone Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cambarus nerterius Greenbrier Cave Crayfish Crustacean Crayfishes 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon Fish Diadromous Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon (Gulf of Maine pop.) Fish Diadromous Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth Buffalo Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Assessment Priority]
Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori Clinch Dace Fish Freshwater Fish 75-100% Proposed RSGCN
Coregonus hoyi Bloater Fish Freshwater Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Cottus sp. 1 Bluestone Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cottus sp. 4 Clinch Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cottus sp. 5 Holston Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Cottus sp. 7 Checkered Sculpin Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Notropis semperasper Roughhead Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Notropis alborus Whitemouth Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Erimystax x-punctatus Gravel Chub Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA]
Erimystax cahni Slender Chub Fish Freshwater Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Erimonax monachus Spotfin Chub Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Notropis bifrenatus Bridle Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish 75-100% RSGCN
Etheostoma osburni Candy Darter Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Etheostoma percnurum Duskytail Darter Fish Freshwater Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Etheostoma sellare Maryland Darter Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Cycleptus elongatus Blue Sucker Fish Freshwater Fish <25% Watchlist [Defer to MAFWA/SEAFWA]
Crystallaria cincotta Diamond Darter Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Percina rex Roanoke Logperch Fish Freshwater Fish 75-100% RSGCN
Catostomus utawana Summer Sucker Fish Freshwater Fish 100% (NEAFWA Endemic) RSGCN
Notropis chalybaeus Ironcolor Shiner Fish Freshwater Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Lepomis peltastes Northern Sunfish Fish Freshwater Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic Right Whale Fish Marine Fish 50-75% RSGCN
Physeter macrocephalus Sperm Whale Fish Marine Fish <25% RSGCN
Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale Fish Marine Fish <25% RSGCN
Cynoscion regalis Weakfish Fish Marine Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Sphyrna mokarran Great Hammerhead Fish Marine Fish 25-50% Watchlist [Defer to SEAFWA]
Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale Fish Marine Fish 25-50% RSGCN
Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale Fish Marine Fish 25-50% RSGCN