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Threatened and Endangered Animals of Nevada

Nevada Animals Protected by the Endangered Species Act

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Overview

The following list is an adaptation of data published at the The US Fish & Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program Website. For the most current data, please refer to US Fish & Wildlife Service database (TESS).

Threatened and Endangered Animals of Nevada

Bear, grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis)
Chub, bonytail (Gila elegans)
Chub, Pahranagat roundtail (Gila robusta jordani)
Chub, Virgin River (Gila seminuda (=robusta))
Condor, California (Gymnogyps californianus)
Cui-ui (Chasmistes cujus)
Curlew, Eskimo (Numenius borealis)
Dace, Ash Meadows speckled (Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis)
Dace, Clover Valley speckled (Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus)
Dace, desert (Eremichthys acros)
Dace, Independence Valley speckled (Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus)
Dace, Moapa (Moapa coriacea)
Eagle, bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Naucorid, Ash Meadows (Ambrysus amargosus)
Pikeminnow (=squawfish), Colorado (Ptychocheilus lucius)
Poolfish, Pahrump (Empetrichthys latos)
Pupfish, Ash Meadows Amargosa (Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes)
Pupfish, Devils Hole (Cyprinodon diabolis)
Pupfish, Warm Springs (Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis)
Skipper, Carson wandering (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus)
Spinedace, Big Spring (Lepidomeda mollispinis pratensis)
Spinedace, White River (Lepidomeda albivallis)
Springfish, Hiko White River (Crenichthys baileyi grandis)
Springfish, Railroad Valley (Crenichthys nevadae)
Springfish, White River (Crenichthys baileyi baileyi)
Sucker, razorback (Xyrauchen texanus)
Tortoise, desert (Gopherus agassizii)
Trout, bull (Salvelinus confluentus)
Trout, Lahontan cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi)
Wolf, gray (Canis lupus)

Source

US Fish & Wildlife Service, 2005. 'Threatened and Endangered Species (Nevada)' (On-line), The Endangered Species Program. Accessed December 24, 2005.

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