Reference Document 5-3
Table 16. Broad risk measures (e.g., state or federal listing status, NatureServe conservation status ranks for North Carolina) and climate vulnerability measures (e.g., ecological niche model outputs).
Species
Broad Risk Measures
Climate Vulnerability Measures
Nature Serve Status
State Status
ESA Status
Niche Models Output
NC CC Threat Analysis
Common name
Scientific name
RSGCN
CCVIs
Amphibians
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma maculatum
S5
NA
Stable
High Threat
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma opacum
S4
Highly Vulnerable (APP LCC)
Stable (sutton)
High Threat
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma talpoideum
SC
S2
NA
Decrease (lawler)
High Threat
Eastern Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum
Y
T
S2
Extremely Vulnerable
Stable (sp not subspecies)
High Threat
Green Salamander
Aneides aeneus
Y
T
S2
Moderately Vulnerable (Tn swap)
Large Decrease (zellmer)
High Threat
Hickory Nut Gorge Green Salamander
Aneides caryaensis
E
At- Risk
S1
NA
Medium Threat
Eastern Hellbender
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis allaganiensis
Y
SC
PE
S3
Extremely Vulnerable
Large Decrease
High Threat
Seepage Salamander
Desmognathus aeneus
Y
S3
Moderately Vulnerable (TN SWAP)
Large Decrease
High Threat
Carolina Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus carolinensis
S3
NA
Large Decrease
Low Threat
Spotted Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus conanti
S4
Moderately Vulnerable (IWAP)
Stable (Zhu)
Low Threat
Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander
Desmognathus folkertsi
Y
SC
S1
NA
High Threat
Imitator Salamander
Desmognathus imitator
Y
S3
Moderately Vulnerable
Large Decrease
High Threat
Northern Pygmy Salamander
Desmognathus organi
Y
S2
Presumed Stable (TN)
Large Decrease
High Threat
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