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Nevada's Protected Species by County
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NEVADA FISH AND WILDLIFE OFFICE
NEVADA'S ENDANGERED, THREATENED, PROPOSED AND CANDIDATE SPECIES BY COUNTY
(Updated May 2, 2008)
| CARSON CITY RURAL AREA |
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| Amphibian |
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C |
Mountain yellow-legged frog
(Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment) |
Rana muscosa |
| Fish |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
| Invertebrate |
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E |
Carson wandering skipper |
Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus |
| Plant |
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C |
Tahoe yellow cress |
Rorippa subumbellata |
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| CHURCHILL COUNTY |
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| Fish |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
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| CLARK COUNTY |
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| Birds |
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E |
Southwestern willow flycatcher ● |
Empidonax traillii extimus |
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C |
Yellow-billed cuckoo
(Western U.S. Distinct Population Segment) |
Coccyzus americanus |
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E |
Yuma clapper rail |
Rallus longirostris yumanensis |
| Reptile |
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T |
Desert tortoise (Mojave population) ● |
Gopherus agassizii |
| Amphibian |
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C |
Relict leopard frog |
Rana onca |
| Fishes |
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E |
Bonytail chub ● |
Gila elegans |
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E |
Colorado pikeminnow * |
Ptychocheilus lucius |
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E |
Humpback chub * |
Gila cypha |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
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E |
Moapa dace |
Moapa coriacea |
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E |
Pahrump poolfish |
Empetrichthys latos |
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E |
Razorback sucker ● |
Xyrauchen texanus |
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E |
Virgin River chub + ● |
Gila seminuda |
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E |
Woundfin ● |
Plagopterus argentissimus |
| Plant |
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C |
Las Vegas Buckwheat |
Eriogonum corymbosum var . nilesil |
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| DOUGLAS COUNTY |
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| Amphibian |
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C |
Mountain yellow-legged frog
(Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment) |
Rana muscosa |
| Fish |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
| Plants |
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C |
Tahoe yellow cress |
Rorippa subumbellata |
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C |
Webber’s ivesia |
Ivesia webberi |
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| ELKO COUNTY |
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| Bird |
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C |
Yellow-billed cuckoo
(Western U.S. Distinct Population Segment) |
Coccyzus americanus |
| Amphibian |
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C |
Columbia spotted frog
(Great Basin Distinct Population Segment) |
Rana luteiventris |
| Fishes |
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T |
Bull trout (Jarbidge River) |
Salvelinus confluentus |
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E |
Clover Valley speckled dace |
Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus |
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E |
Independence Valley speckled dace |
Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
| Plants |
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C |
Goose Creek Milkvetch |
Astragalus Anserinus |
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| ESMERALDA COUNTY |
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| Reptile |
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T |
Desert tortoise (Mojave population) ● |
Gopherus agassizii |
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| EUREKA COUNTY |
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| Amphibian |
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C |
Columbia spotted frog (Great Basin Distinct Population Segment) |
Rana luteiventris
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| Fish |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
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| HUMBOLDT COUNTY |
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| Fishes |
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T |
Desert dace ● |
Eremichthys acros |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
| Invertebrate |
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C |
Elongate mud meadows Springsnail |
Pyrugulopsis notidicola |
| Plant |
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C |
Soldier Meadow cinquefoil |
Potentilla basaltica |
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| LANDER COUNTY |
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| Fish |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
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| LINCOLN COUNTY |
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| Birds |
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E |
Southwestern willow flycatcher |
Empidonax traillii extimus |
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C |
Yellow-billed cuckoo
(Western U.S. Distinct Population Segment) |
Coccyzus americanus |
| Reptile |
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T |
Desert tortoise (Mojave population) ● |
Gopherus agassizii |
| Fishes |
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T |
Big Spring spinedace ● |
Lepidomeda mollispinis pratensis |
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E |
Hiko White River springfish ● |
Crenichthys baileyi grandis |
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E |
Pahranagat roundtail chub |
Gila robusta jordani |
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E |
White River springfish ● |
Crenichthys baileyi baileyi |
| Plants |
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C |
Las Vegas Buckwheat |
Eriogonum corymbosum var . nilesil |
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T |
Ute lady’s tresses |
Spiranthes diluvialis |
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| LYON COUNTY |
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| Bird |
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C |
Yellow-billed cuckoo
(Western U.S. Distinct Population Segment) |
Coccyzus americanus |
| Fish |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
| Plant |
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C |
Churchill Narrows buckwheat |
Eriogonum diatomaceum |
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| MINERAL COUNTY |
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| Bird |
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C |
Yellow-billed cuckoo
(Western U.S. Distinct Population Segment) |
Coccyzus americanus |
| Fishes |
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E |
Hiko White River springfish |
Crenichthys baileyi grandis |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
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T |
Railroad Valley springfish |
Crenichthys nevadae |
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| NYE COUNTY |
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| Birds |
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C |
Yellow-billed cuckoo
(Western U.S. Distinct Population Segment) |
Coccyzus americanus |
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E |
Southwestern willow flycatcher |
Empidonax traillii extimus |
| Reptile |
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T |
Desert tortoise (Mojave population) ● |
Gopherus agassizii |
| Amphibian |
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C |
Columbia spotted frog
(Great Basin Distinct Population Segment)
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Rana luteiventris |
| Fishes |
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E |
Ash Meadows Amargosa pupfish ● |
Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes |
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E |
Ash Meadows speckled dace ● |
Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis |
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E |
Devil's Hole pupfish |
Cyprinodon diabolis |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
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T |
Railroad Valley springfish ● |
Crenichthys nevadae |
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E |
Warm Springs pupfish |
Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis |
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E |
White River spinedace ● |
Lepidomeda albivallis |
| Invertebrate |
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T |
Ash Meadows naucorid ● |
Ambrysus amargosus |
| Plants |
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E |
Amargosa niterwort |
Nitrophila mohavensis |
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T |
Ash Meadows blazing star ● |
Mentzelia leucophylla |
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T |
Ash Meadows gumplant ● |
Grindelia fraxinopratensis |
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T |
Ash Meadows ivesia (mousetail) ● |
Ivesia eremica (= I. kingii var. eremica) |
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T |
Ash Meadows milkvetch ● |
Astragalus phoenix |
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T |
Ash Meadows sunray ● |
Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. corrugata |
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T |
Spring-loving centaury ● |
Centaurium namophilum |
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| STOREY COUNTY |
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| Fishes |
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E |
Cui-ui |
Chasmistes cujus |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
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| WASHOE COUNTY |
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| Amphibian |
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C |
Mountain yellow-legged frog
(Sierra Nevada Distinct Population Segment) |
Rana muscosa |
| Fishes |
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E |
Cui-ui |
Chasmistes cujus |
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T |
Lahontan cutthroat trout |
Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi |
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T |
Warner sucker |
Catostomus warnerensis |
| Invertebrate |
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E |
Carson wandering skipper |
Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus |
| Plants |
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E |
Steamboat buckwheat |
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae |
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C |
Tahoe yellow cress |
Rorippa subumbellata |
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C |
Webber’s ivesia |
Ivesia webberi |
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| WHITE PINE COUNTY |
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| Fishes |
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E |
Pahrump poolfish |
Empetrichthys latos |
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E |
White River spinedace |
Lepidomeda albivallis |
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| E = Endangered |
T = Threatened |
C = Candidate |
| Δ = Proposed for delisting |
● = Designated Critical Habitat in County |
* = Believed extirpated from Nevada |
| + = Endangered only in the Virgin River, Muddy River population is a sensitive species. |
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Last updated:
October 19, 2009