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Table 23.9--The rare aquatic amphibians evaluated included 31 species, of which 5 are Federally listed as threatened or endangered (NatureServe 2000b)

Scientific name	Common name	Federal status a	ABI global rank	Primary habitat b	Secondary habitat b
Ambystoma cingulatum	Flatwoods Salamander	LT	G2G3	Ponds	Ponds
Amphiuma pholeter	One-Toed Amphiuma		G3	Ponds	Ponds
Bufo houstonensis	Houston Toad	LE	G1	Ponds	Ponds
Desmognathus apalachicolae	Apalachicola Dusky Salamander		G3	Streams	Streams
Desmognathus carolinensis	Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander		G2	Streams	Streams
Desmognathus imitator	Imitator Salamander		G3	Streams	Streams
Desmognathus ocoee	Ocoee Salamander		G2G3	Streams	Streams
Desmognathus orestes	Blue Ridge Dusky Salamander		G2	Streams	Streams
Eurycea latitans	Cascade Caverns Salamander		G3	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea nana	San Marcos Salamander	LT	G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea neotenes	Texas Salamander		G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea pterophila	Dwarf Salamander		G2	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea rathbuni	Texas Blind Salamander	LE	G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea robusta	Blanco Blind Salamander		G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea sosorum	Barton Springs Salamander	LE	G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea sp. 1	Plateau Salamander		G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea sp. 2	Salado Springs Salamander		G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea sp. 4	Buttercup Creek Caves Salamander		G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea sp. 5	Georgetown Salamander		G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea sp. 6	River Spring Salamander		G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea tridentifera	Comal Blind Salamander		G1	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea troglodytes	Valdina Farms Sinkhole Salamander		GH	Groundwater	Groundwater
Eurycea tynerensis	Oklahoma Salamander		G3	Groundwater	Groundwater
Gyrinophilus palleucus	Tennessee Cave Salamander		G2	Groundwater	Groundwater
Haideotriton wallacei	Georgia Blind Salamander		G2	Groundwater	Groundwater
Necturus alabamensis	Black Warrior Waterdog		G2	Streams	Streams
Necturus lewisi	Neuse River Waterdog		G3	Streams	Streams
Notophthalmus meridionalis	Black-Spotted Newt		G1	Ponds	Ponds
Notophthalmus perstriatus	Striped Newt		G2G3	Ponds	Ponds
Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis	Illinois Chorus Frog		G5T3	Ponds	Ponds
Rana okaloosae	Florida Bog Frog		G2	Streams	Streams

^aFederal status: LE = Listed as endangered; LT = Listed as threatened; PE = Proposed for listing as endangered; PT = Proposed for listing as threatened; C = Candidate for listing.

^bPrimary and secondary habitat do not necessarily imply a constistant order or ranking of importance to the taxonomic group.

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