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Threatened and Endangered Animals of Georgia

Georgia Animals Protected by the Endangered Species Act

By Laura Klappenbach, About.com

West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus).

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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).

Acornshell, southern (Epioblasma othcaloogensis)
Bankclimber, purple (mussel) (Elliptoideus sloatianus)
Bat, gray (Myotis grisescens)
Bat, Indiana (Myotis sodalis)
Beetle, American burying (Nicrophorus americanus)
Chub, spotfin Entire (Erimonax monachus)
Clubshell, ovate (Pleurobema perovatum)
Clubshell, southern (Pleurobema decisum)
Combshell, upland (Epioblasma metastriata)
Curlew, Eskimo (Numenius borealis)
Darter, amber (Percina antesella)
Darter, Cherokee (Etheostoma scotti)
Darter, Etowah (Etheostoma etowahae)
Darter, goldline (Percina aurolineata)
Darter, snail (Percina tanasi)
Kidneyshell, triangular (Ptychobranchus greenii)
Lioplax, cylindrical (snail) (Lioplax cyclostomaformis)
Logperch, Conasauga (Percina jenkinsi)
Manatee, West Indian (Trichechus manatus)
Moccasinshell, Alabama (Medionidus acutissimus)
Moccasinshell, Coosa (Medionidus parvulus)
Moccasinshell, Gulf (Medionidus penicillatus)
Moccasinshell, Ochlockonee (Medionidus simpsonianus)
Mussel, oyster (Epioblasma capsaeformis)
Panther, Florida (Puma (=Felis) concolor coryi)
Pelican, brown (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Pigtoe, oval (Pleurobema pyriforme)
Pigtoe, southern (Pleurobema georgianum)
Plover, piping (Charadrius melodus)
Pocketbook, finelined (Lampsilis altilis)
Pocketbook, shinyrayed (Lampsilis subangulata)
Riversnail, Anthony's (Athearnia anthonyi)
Salamander, flatwoods (Ambystoma cingulatum)
Sea turtle, green (Chelonia mydas)
Sea turtle, hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Sea turtle, Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)
Sea turtle, leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
Sea turtle, loggerhead (Caretta caretta)
Shiner, blue (Cyprinella caerulea)
Snake, eastern indigo (Drymarchon corais couperi)
Stork, wood (Mycteria americana)
Sturgeon, gulf (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)
Sturgeon, shortnose (Acipenser brevirostrum)
Three-ridge, fat (mussel) (Amblema neislerii)
Whale, finback (Balaenoptera physalus)
Whale, humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Whale, right (Balaena glacialis (incl. australis))
Wolf, gray (Canis lupus)
Woodpecker, red-cockaded (Picoides borealis)

Sources

US Fish & Wildlife Service. 'Threatened and Endangered Species (Georgia)' (On-line), The Endangered Species Program. Accessed April 30, 2008.

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