Species of Greatest Conservation Need (Priority Species)
* Species that are represented in more than one account.
(Documents below are in PDF format.)
Birds
- American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliates)
- American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Bay Ducks Guild
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
- Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
- Redhead (Aythya Americana)
- Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
- Black-throated Green Warbler [nominate and Wayne's] (Setophaga virens and S. v. wayneii)
Cavity Nesting Bird Guild
- Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)
- Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagic)
- Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Colonial Nesting Seabird Guild
- Black Skimmer (Rynchops nigra)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri)
- Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
- Least Tern (Sterna albifrons)
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Colonial Nesting Wading Birds and Allies Guild
- Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
- Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
- Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
- White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)
- Wood Stork (Mycteria Americana) *
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Allies
- Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax principalis)
Deciduous Forest Interior Birds Guild
- Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
- Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)
- Black-throated Green Warbler [nominate race] (Setophaga virens)
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platyperus)
- Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulean)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Hooded Warbler (Setophaga americana)
- Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
- Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
- Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
- Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus)
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
- Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifroms)
- Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica)
Early- to Mid-Succession Birds Guild
- Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
- Blue Grosbeak (Guiraca caerulea)
- Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus)
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanic)
- Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
- Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurious)
- Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor)
- White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
- Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
Forested Wetlands Bird Guild
- Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
- Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus)
- Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla)
- Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)
- Swainson's Warbler (Limnothlypis swainsonii)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Grassland Birds Guild
- Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
- Common Ground-dove (Columbina passerine)
- Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
- Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Marsh Bird Guild
- American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) *
- Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- King Rail (Rallus elegans)
- Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
- Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
- Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica)
- Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
- Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
- Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicate)
Migratory Shorebird Guild
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
- Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpine)
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
- Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
- Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
- Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
- Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
- Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritime)
- Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Aenaria interpres)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
- Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
- Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
- Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
- Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
- White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis)
- Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
- Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia)
- Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago gallinago delicate)
- Wimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Mountain Coniferous Forest Bird Guild
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)
- Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
Nightjar Bird Guild
- Chuck-Will's-Widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis)
- Eastern Whip-Poor-Will (Antrostomus vociferous)
- Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
- Painted Bunting [Eastern] (Passerina ciris ciris)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrines)
Pine Savannah Bird Guild
- American Kestrel [Southeastern race] (Falco sparverius paulus)
- Bachman's Sparrow (Aimophila aestivalis)
- Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
- Henslow's Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii)
- Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus)
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
- Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
Sea Ducks Guild
- Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
- White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
- Seaside Sparrow [MacGillivray's] (Ammodramus maritimus macgillivraii)
- Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus)
- Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Waterfowl and Allies Guild
Dabbling Ducks
- American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
- Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhyncos)
- Mottled Duck (Anas fulgiva)
- Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Allies
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)
- Horned Grebe (Podicips auritus)
- Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)
Crayfish
Aquatic Crayfish Species With Possible Occurrences in South Carolina
(not listed or ranked within SWAP)- "A Crayfish" (Cambarus species "A" (cf. C. howardi)
- Knotty Burrowing Crayfish (Cambarus nodosus)
- Broad River Stream Crayfish (Cambarus lenati)
- French Broad River Crayfish (Cambarus reburrus)
- "A Crayfish" (Cambarus sp. nov. "B")
- Black Mottled Crayfish (Procambarus enoplosternum)
- Broad River Spiny Crayfish (Cambarus spicatus)
- Brushnose Crayfish (Procambarus pubescens)
- Carolina Needlenose Crayfish (Cambarus aldermanorum)
- Carolina Sandhills Crayfish (Procambarus pearsei)
- Cedar Creek Crayfish (Procambarus chacei)
- Chauga Crayfish (Cambarus chaugaensis)
- Coastal Plain Crayfish (Procambarus ancylus)
- Ditch Fencing Crayfish (Faxonella clypeata)
- Edisto Crayfish (Procambarus echinatus)
- Hummock Crayfish (Procambarus lunzi)
- Mimic Crayfish (Distocambarus carlsoni)
- Newberry Burrowing Crayfish (Distocambarus youngineri)
- Pee Dee Lotic Crayfish (Procambarus lepidodactylus)
- Piedmont Prairie Burrowing (Distocambarus crockeri)
- Pine Savannah Crayfish (Cambarus reflexus)
- Red Burrowing Crayfish (Cambarus carolinus)
- Rocky River Crayfish (Cambarus hobbsorum)
- Saluda Burrowing Crayfish (Distocambarus hunteri)
- Santee Crayfish (Procambarus blandingii)
- Shaggy Crayfish (Procambarus hirsutus)
- Waccamaw Crayfish (Procambarus braswelli)
- Wandering Crayfish (Procambarus barbatus)
Diadromous Fish
Alosines Guild
- American Shad (Alosa sapidissima)
- Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris)
- Blueback Herring (Alosa aestivalis)
- American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)
Sturgeons Guild
- Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)
- Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
Freshwater Fish
- Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanous)
- Banded Sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus)
- Bannerfin Shiner (Cyprinella leedsi)
- "Bartram's" Redeye Bass (Micropterus sp. cf. coosae)
- Blackbanded Sunfish (Enneacanthus chaetodon)
- Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys atratulus)
- Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish (Elassoma okatie)
- Bridle Shiner (Notropis bifrenatus)
- "Broadtail" Madtom (Noturus sp. c.f. leptacanthus)
- Carolina Darter (Etheostoma collis)
- Carolina Fantail Darter (Etheostoma brevispinum)
- Carolina Pygmy Sunfish (Elassoma boehlkei)
- "Carolina" Redhorse (Moxostoma sp. cf. erythrurum)
- Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum michauxi)
- Christmas Darter (Etheostoma hopkinsi)
- Comely Shiner (Notropis amoenus)
- Eastern Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
- Everglades Pygmy Sunfish (Elassoma evergladei)
- Fieryblack Shiner (Cyprinella pyrrhomelas)
- Flat Bullhead (Ameiurus platycephalus)
- Florida Gar (Lepisosteus platyrhinchus)
- Greenfin Shiner (Cyprinella chloristia)
- Highback Chub (Hybopsis hypinotus)
- Highfin Carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer)
- Highfin Shiner (Notropis altipinnis)
- Ironcolor Shiner (Notropis chalybaeus)
- Lowland Shiner (Pteronotropis stonei)
- Mirror Shiner (Notropis spectrunculus)
- Notchlip Redhorse (Moxostoma collapsum)
- Piedmont Darter (Percina crassa)
- Pinewoods Darter (Etheostoma mariae)
- Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus)
- Redlip Shiner (Notropis chiliticus)
- Robust Redhorse (Moxostoma robustum)
- Rosyface Chub (Hybopsis rubrifrons)
- Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides)
- Sandbar Shiner (Notropis scepticus)
- Sandhills Chub (Semotilus lumbee)
- Santee Chub (Cyprinella zanema)
- Satinfin Shiner (Cyprinella analostana)
- Savannah Darter (Etheostoma fricksium)
- Sawcheek Darter (Etheostoma serrifer)
- Seagreen Darter (Etheostoma thalassinum)
- "Smoky" Sculpin (Cottus bairdii complex)
- Snail Bullhead (Ameiurus brunneus)
- Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)
- Swallowtail Shiner (Notropis procne)
- Swampfish (Chologaster cornuta)
- Tennessee Shiner (Notropis leuciodus)
- Thicklip Chub (Cyprinella labrosa)
- "Thinlip" Chub (Cyprinella sp. c.f. zanema)
- Turquoise Darter (Etheostoma inscriptum)
- V-lip Redhorse (Moxostoma pappillosum)
- Warpaint Shiner (Luxilus coccogenis)
- White Catfish (Ameiurus catus)
- Whitemouth Shiner (Notropis alborus)
- Whitetail Shiner (Cyprinella galactura)
Freshwater Mussels
- Alewife Floater (Anodonta implicate)
- Altamaha Archmussel (Alasmidonta arcula)
- Atlantic Pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni)
- Atlantic Spike (Elliptio producta)
- Barrel Floater (Anodonta couperiana)
- Brook Floater (Alasmidonta varicosa)
- Brother Spike (Elliptio fraterna)
- Carolina Creekshell (Villosa vaughaniana)
- Carolina Elephantear (Elliptio congaraea)
- Carolina Heelsplitter (Lasmigona decorata)
- Carolina Lance (Elliptio angustata)
- Creeper (Strophitus undulatus)
- Eastern Creekshell (Villosa delumbis)
- Eastern Elliptio (Elliptio complanata complex)
- Eastern Lampmussel (Lampsilis radiata) / Rayed Pink Fatmucket (Lampsilis splendida)
- Eastern Pondmussel (Ligumia nasuta)
- Eastern Rainbow (Villosa modioliformis)
- Northern Lance (Elliptio fisheriana)
- Notched Rainbow (Villosa constricta)
- Pod Lance (Elliptio folliculata)
- Roanoke Slabshell (Elliptio roanokensis)
- Savannah Lilliput (Toxolasma pullus)
- Tidewater Mucket (Leptodea ochracea)
- Triangle Floater (Alasmidonta undulata)
- Variable Spike (Elliptio icterina complex)
- Waccamaw Spike (Elliptio waccamawensis)
- Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa)
Freshwater Shrimp
Insects
- "A Moth" (Agnorisma bolli)
- Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)
- Black Fly (Ectemnia invenusta)
- Blackwater Sallfly (Alloperla furcula)
- Butterflies Introduction
- Calvert's Emerald (Somatochlora calverti)
- Coyle's Purseweb Spider (Sphodros coylei)
- Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana)
- Dragonflies and Damselflies Introduction
Elephant (Tree Hole Mosquito) Guild
- Toxorhynchites rutilus rutilus
- Toxorhynchites rutilus septentionalis
Forestiera Lace Bugs Guild
- Leptoypha elliptica
- Leptoypha ilicis
- Hairy Springfly (Oconoperla innubila)
Mayflies Larval Habitats Guild
- "A Mayfly" (Acanthametropus pecatonica)
- American Sand Burrowing Mayfly (Arthroplea bipunctata)
- "A Mayfly" (Barbaetis benfieldi)
- "A Mayfly" (Dolania americana)
- "A Mayfly" (Homoeoneuria dolani)
- "A Mayfly" (Heterocloeon berneri)
- "A Mayfly" (Maccaffertium lenati)
- "A Mayfly" (Siphlonurus decorus)
- "A Mayfly" (Tsalia berneri)
- Moretti's Protoptila Caddisfly (Protoptila morettii)
- Pointy-Lobed Firefly (Photinus acuminatus)
Pyramid Ants Guild
- Dorymyrmex bureni
- Dorymyrmex medeis)
- Sandhills Earth Boring Scarab Beetle (Mycotrupes retusus)
- Savannah Willowfly (Taeniopteryx robinae)
- Smokies Needlefly (Megaleuctra williamsae)
- Smokies Stripetail (Isoperla bellona)
- Two-Spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
- White Beach Tiger Beetle (Cicindela dorsalis media)
- Zigadenus Sawfly (Rhadinoceraea zigadenusae)
Leeches
Leeches Guild
- "A terrestrial leech" (Haemopis septagon)
- New England Medicinal Leech (Macrobdella sestertia)
- Biannulate Leech (Placobdella biannulata)
- "A marine leech" (Branchellion ravenelii)
Mammals
- Appalachian Cottontail (Sylvilagus obscures)
- Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
- Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncates)
- Carolina Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi carolinensis)
Colonial Cavity Roosting Bats Guild (Updated July 2015)
- Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
- Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii)
- Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus)
- Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis)
- Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii)
- Southeastern Bat (Myotis austroriparius)
- Tri-colored Bat [formerly Eastern Pipistrelle] (Perimyotis subflavus)
- Eastern Woodrat (Neotoma floridana)
- Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)
- Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Foliage Roosting Bats Guild
- Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
- Northern Yellow Bat (Lasiurus intermedius)
- Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis)
- Seminole Bat (Lasiurus seminolus)
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
- Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)
- Mink (Mustela vison)
Moles Guild
- Hairy-tailed Mole (Parascalops breweri)
- Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata)
- North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Shrews Guild
- Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus)
- Pygmy Shrew (Sorex hoyi)
- Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)
- Southern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger niger)
Sperm Whales Guild
- Dwarf Sperm Whale (Kogia sima)
- Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps)
- Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus)
- Woodland Jumping Mouse (Napaeozapus insignis)
Marine Fish
- Atlantic Bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus)
- Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus)
- Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)
- Atlantic Spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber)
- Black Drum (Pogonias cromis)
- Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
- Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
- Fringed Flounder (Etropus crossotus)
- Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis)
Hammerhead Sharks Guild
- Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)
- Carolina Hammerhead (Sphyrna gilberti)
- Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)
- Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus)
- King Mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
Large Coastal Carcharhinid Sharks Guild
- Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus)
- Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
- Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris)
- Spinner Shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna)
- Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri)
Marine Catfishes Guild
- Hardhead Catfish (Ariopsis felis)
- Gafftopsail Catfish (Bagre marinus)
- Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)
- Naked Goby (Gobiosoma bosc)
Other Sharks and Rays Guild
- Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)
- Smooth Dogfish (Mustelus canis)
- Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus)
- Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
- Silver Perch (Bairdiella chrysoura)
- Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma)
- Southern Kingfish (Menticirrhus americanus)
- Spanish Mackerel (Atlantic) (Scomberomorus maculatus)
- Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus)
- Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus)
- Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)
- Tomtate (Haemulon aurolineatum)
Toungefishes Guild
- Blackcheek Tonguefish (Symphurus plagiusa)
- Off-shore Tonguefish (Symphurus civitatium)
- Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis)
Marine Invertebrates
- Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
- Atlantic Brief Squid (Lolliguncula brevis)
- Atlantic Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata)
- Atlantic Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) *
- Atlantic Mud Crab (Panopeus herbstii)
- Cannonball Jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris)
- Colorful Sea Whip (Leptogorgia virgulata)
- Crested Oyster (Ostrea stentina [= O. equestris])
- Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
Estuarine Sensitive Taxa Guild
Amphipod Crustaceans
- Ampelisca abdita
- Neohaustorius schmitzi *
- Parahaustorius longimerus *
- Protohaustorius wigleyi *
- Rhepoxynius hudsoni
Isopod Crustaceans
- Cyathura sp.
Bivalve Mollusks
- Tellin Clam Species (Tellina sp.) *
Polychaete Worms
- Aphelochaeta sp.
- Caulleriella sp.
- Mediomastus sp. *
- Monticellina sp.
- Streblospio benedicti *
- Tharyx acutus *
- Tubificoides sp.
- Tubficoides wasselli
Fiddler Crabs Guild
- Mud Fiddler Crab (Uca pugnax)
- Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab (Uca pugilator)
- Red-jointed Fiddler Crab (Uca minax)
- Florida Stone Crab (Menippe mercenaria)
Grass Shrimps Guild
- Daggerblade Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio)
- Marsh Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes vulgaris)
- Brackish Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes intermedius)
Hard Clams Guild
- Northern Quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria)
- Southern Quahog (Mercenaria campechiensis)
Intertidal Marine Invertebrates Guild
Amphipod Crustaceans
- Acanthohaustorius millsi
- Lepidactylus dytiscus
- Neohaustorius schmitzi *
- Parahaustorius longimerus
- Protohaustorius wigleyi
Bivalve Mollusks
- Coquina clam (Donax variabilis)
- Dwarf Surf Clam (Mulinia lateralis)
- Tellin Clam species (Tellina sp.)
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Polychaete Worms
- Arabella mutans
- Drilonereis longa
- Capitella capitata
- Glycera americana
- Glycera dibranchiata
- Laeonereis culveri
- Mediomastus sp. *
- Common Southern Clamworm (Nereis succinea)
- Paraonis fulgens
- Scolelepis sp.
- Streblospio benedicti *
- Tharyx acutus *
Chelicerate Arthropods
Penaeid Shrimp Guild
- Brown Shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus)
- Northern Pink Shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum)
- Northern White Shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus)
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Whelks Guild
- Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica)
- Channeled Whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus)
- Lightning Whelk (Busycon contrarium)
- Pear Whelk (Busycotypus spiratus)
- Marsh Periwinkle (Littoraria irrorata)
- Ribbed Mussel (Geukensia demissa)
Reptiles and Amphibians
- American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Blue Ridge Reptiles and Amphibians Guild
- Bog Turtle (Clemmys {Glyptemys} muhlenbergi)
- Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
- Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) – mountain race
- Coal Skink (Eumeces anthracinus)
- Seepage Salamander (Desmognathus aeneus)
- Shovel-nose Salamander (Desmognathus {Leurognathus} marmoratus)
- Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus)
- Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica)
- Dwarf Black-bellied Salamander (Desmognathus folkerstii)
- Patch-nosed Salamander (Urspelerpes brucei)
- Chamberlain's Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea chamberlainii)
- Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin)
- Florida Green Watersnake (Nerodia floridana)
Freshwater Turtles Guild
- Yellow-bellied Turtle (Trachemys scripta)
- River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna)
- Florida Cooter (Pseudemys floridana)
- Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)
- Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox)
- Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)
- Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentine)
- Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)
- Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
- Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Longleaf Pine Reptile Guild
Primary Species:
- Mimic Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus mimicus)
- Florida Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus)
- Northern Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus)
- Southern Hognose Snake (Heterodon simus)
- Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)
- Coral snake (Harlequin) (Micrurus fulvius)
Secondary Species:
- Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
- Pine Woods Snake (Rhadinea flavilata)
Miscellaneous Amphibians and Reptiles Guild
- Black Swamp Snake (Seminatrix pygaea)
- Island Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus compressus)
- Striped Mud Turtle (Kinosternon baurii)
- Gulf Coast Mud Salamander (Pseudotriton montanus flavissimus)
- Four-Toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)
- Pickerel Frog (Rana palustris)
- Bird-voiced Treefrog (Hyla avivoca)
- Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)
- Pine Barrens Treefrog (Hyla andersoni)
Pond-breeding Amphibians Guild
Primary Species:
- Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum)
- Carolina Gopher Frog (Rana capito capito)
- Broad-Striped Dwarf Siren (Pseudobranchus striatus striatus)
- Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
Secondary Species:
- Upland Chorus Frog (Pseudacris feriarum) - Coastal Plain only
- Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans) - Coastal Plain only
Resident Juvenile Sea Turtle Guild
- Kemp's Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
- Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricate)
- Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)
- Webster's Salamander (Plethodon websteri)