Reference Document 5-3
Appendix 5
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
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus santeetlah
Y
S3
Moderately Vulnerable
Large Decrease
High Threat
Southern Pygmy Salamander
Desmognathus wrighti
Y
S3
Moderately Vulnerable
Large Decrease
High Threat
Eastern Long-tailed Salamander
Eurycea longicauda longicauda
T
S1
Presumed Stable (sp level for App)
Decrease
High Threat
Junaluska Salamander
Eurycea junaluska
Y
T
S1
NA
High Threat
Four-toed Salamander
Hemidactylium scutatum
SC
S5
Moderately Vulnerable
Decrease
High Threat
Common Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus maculosus
SC
S2
Presumed Stable (sp level)
Stable (sp level)
High Threat
Blue Ridge Gray- Cheeked Salamander
Plethodon amplus
Y
S1
NA
Large Decrease
High Threat
Tellico Salamander
Plethodon aurelous
Y
S2
Presumed Stable (TN)
Large Decrease
High Threat
Chattahoochee Slimy Salamander
Plethodon chattahoochee
Y
SC
S1
NA
Decrease
Medium Threat
Cheoah Bald Salamander
Plethodon cheoah
Y
S1
NA
Large Decrease
High Threat
Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus
NA
NA
Decrease
Medium Threat
Jordan's Salamander
Plethodon jordani
Y
S3
Presumed Stable (TN)
Large Decrease
High Threat
Crevice Salamander Plethodon longicrus
SC
S2
NA
High Threat
South Mountain Gray- Cheeked Salamander
Plethodon meridianus
Y
S1
NA
High Threat
Southern Ravine Salamander
Plethodon richmondi
Y
S3
Presumed Stable (TN)
Large Decrease
High Threat
Southern Red-Backed Salamander
Plethodon serratus
Y
S4
NA
Large Decrease
Medium Threat
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