# Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 67 Southeastern Species
**AGENCY:**
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
**ACTION:**
Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.
**SUMMARY:**
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, for 67 animal and plant species. A 5-year review is an assessment of the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review to ensure the accuracy of the species classification. We are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the previous status review for each species.
**DATES:**
To ensure consideration of the information in our reviews, we must receive your comments or information on or before July 10, 2023. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time.
**ADDRESSES:**
For instructions on how to submit information for each species, see the table in the *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* section.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
To request information on specific species, contact the appropriate person in the table in the *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* section or, for general information, contact Aaron Valenta, via phone at (404) 679-4144, via email at *[email protected],* or via U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30345. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ), for 36 animal species and 31 plant species. A 5-year status review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the last review for the species, particularly information on the status, threats, and recovery of the species that may have become available.
**Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?**
Under the ESA, we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer to as the List) in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.11(h) (for wildlife) and 50 CFR 17.12(h) (for plants). Listed wildlife can be found at *https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-17/subpart-B/section-17.11.* Listed plants are at *https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-17/subpart-B/section-17.12.* Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to review each listed species' status at least once every 5 years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in the *Federal Register* announcing species under active review; however, we may review the status of any species at any time based upon a petition or other information available to us. For additional information about 5-year reviews, refer to our fact sheet at: *https://www.fws.gov/project/five-year-status-reviews.*
**What information do we consider in our review?**
A 5-year review considers the best scientific and commercial data that have become available since the current listing determination or most recent status review of each species, such as:
(A) Species biology, including but not limited to population trends, distribution, abundance, demographics, habitat requirements, tolerance thresholds, and genetics;
(B) Habitat conditions, including but not limited to amount, distribution, and suitability;
(C) Conservation measures that have been implemented or are planned that benefit the species;
(D) Current threats and trends in relation to the five listing factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA); and
(E) Other new information, data, or corrections, including but not limited to taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of erroneous information contained in the List, and improved analytical methods.
New information will be considered in the 5-year review and ongoing recovery programs for the species.
**Which species are under review?**
This notice announces 5-year status reviews for the species listed in the table below.
| Common name/scientific name | Status | Locations where the species is known to occur | Final listing rule (
citation and | Contact person, email, phone | Contact's mailing address |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Mouse, Alabama beach (
) | Endangered | Alabama | 50 FR 23872; 6/6/1985 | Bill Lynn,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Mouse, Anastasia Island beach (
) | Endangered | Florida | 54 FR 20598; 5/12/1989 | Lourdes Mena,
904-731-3134 | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256. |
| Vole, Florida salt marsh (
) | Endangered | Florida | 56 FR 1457; 1/14/1991 | Lourdes Mena,
904-731-3134 | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256. |
| | | | | | |
| Crane, Mississippi sandhill (
(=
)
) | Endangered | Mississippi | 38 FR 14678; 6/4/1973 | Kelly Morris,
601-321-1120 | USFWS, 6578 Dogwood View Pkwy., Jackson, MS 39213. |
| Hawk, Puerto Rican broad-winged (
) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 59 FR 46710; 9/9/1994 | Ivan Ilerandi-Roman,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| Petrel, Bermuda (
) | Endangered | Bermuda | 35 FR 8491; 6/2/1970 | John Hammond,
919-856-4520 | USFWS, P.O. Box 33726, Raleigh, NC 27636-3726. |
| Pigeon, Puerto Rican plain (
(=
)
) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 35 FR 16047; 10/13/1970 | José Cruz-Burgos,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| | | | | | |
| Coquí, llanero (
) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 77 FR 60777; 10/4/2012 | Jan Zegarra,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| Salamander, frosted flatwoods (
) | Threatened | Florida, Georgia, South Carolina | 64 FR 15691; 4/1/1999 | Lourdes Mena,
904-731-3134 | USFWS, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL 32405. |
| | | | | | |
| Lizard, St. Croix ground (
) | Endangered | Virgin Islands | 42 FR 28543; 6/3/1977 | Jan Zegarra,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| Snake, Atlantic salt marsh (
) | Threatened | Florida | 42 FR 60743; 11/29/1977 | Lourdes Mena,
904-731-3134 | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256. |
| Snake, eastern indigo (
) | Threatened | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi | 43 FR 4026; 1/31/1978 | Michele Elmore,
912-403-1873 | USFWS, RG Stephens, Jr. Federal Building, 355 East Hancock Ave., Athens, GA 30601. |
| | | | | | |
| Cavefish, Ozark (
) | Threatened | Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma | 49 FR 43965; 11/1/1984 | Pedro Ardapple-Kindberg,
870-503-1101 | USFWS, 110 South Amity Road, Suite 300, Conway, AR 72032. |
| Chub, spotfin (
) | Threatened | North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia | 42 FR 45526; 9/9/1977 | Jason Mays,
828-258-3939 | USFWS, 160 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC 28801. |
| Darter, Cumberland (
) | Endangered | Kentucky, Tennessee | 76 FR 48722; 8/9/2011 | Michael Floyd,
502-695-0468 | USFWS, 330 W Broadway, Ste. 265, Frankfort, KY 40601. |
| Darter, trispot (
) | Threatened | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee | 83 FR 67131; 12/28/2018 | Jennifer Grunewald,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Darter, vermilion (
) | Endangered | Alabama | 66 FR 59367; 11/28/2001 | Jennifer Grunewald,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Darter, yellowcheek (
(=
)
) | Endangered | Arkansas | 76 FR 48722; 8/9/2011 | Dustin Booth,
501-513-4485 | USFWS, 110 South Amity Road, Suite 300, Conway, AR 72032. |
| Madtom, Chucky (
) | Endangered | Tennessee | 76 FR 48722; 8/9/2011 | David Pelren,
931-528-6481 | USFWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501 |
| Madtom, smoky (
) | Endangered | Tennessee | 49 FR 43065; 10/26/1984 | Warren Stiles,
931-525-4977 | USFWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501. |
| | | | | | |
| Clubshell, ovate (
) | Endangered | Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee | 58 FR 14330; 3/17/1993 | Brittany Barker-Jones,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Clubshell, southern (
) | Endangered | Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee | 58 FR 14330; 3/17/1993 | Evan Collins,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Fanshell (
) | Endangered | Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia | 55 FR 25591; 6/21/1990 | Taylor Fagin,
502-695-0468 | USFWS, 330 W Broadway, Ste. 265, Frankfort, KY 40601. |
| Heelsplitter, Carolina (
) | Endangered | North Carolina, South Carolina | 58 FR 34926; 6/30/1993 | Morgan Wolf,
843-300-0428 | USFWS, 176 Croghan Spur Rd., Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29407. |
| Kidneyshell, triangular (
) | Endangered | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee | 58 FR 14330; 3/17/1993 | Brittany Barker-Jones,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Moccasinshell, Alabama (
) | Threatened | Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee | 58 FR 14330; 3/17/1993 | Brittany Barker-Jones,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Moccasinshell, Coosa (
) | Endangered | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee | 58 FR 14330; 3/17/1993 | Brittany Barker-Jones,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Mucket, orangenacre (
) | Threatened | Alabama, Mississippi | 58 FR 14330; 3/17/1993 | Evan Collins,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Mussel, oyster (
) | Endangered | Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia | 62 FR 1647; 1/10/1997 | Andy Ford,
931-528-6481 | USFWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501. |
| Pigtoe, dark (
) | Endangered | Alabama | 58 FR 14330; 3/17/1993 | Erin Padgett,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Pigtoe, southern (
) | Endangered | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee | 58 FR 14330; 3/17/1993 | Brittany Barker-Jones,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Pink, ring (
) | Endangered | Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee | 54 FR 40109; 9/29/1989 | Taylor Fagin,
502-695-0468 | USFWS, 330 W Broadway, Ste. 265, Frankfort, KY 40601. |
| Pocketbook, finelined (
) | Threatened | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee | 58 FR 14330; 3/17/1993 | Evan Collins,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| Spinymussel, Altamaha (
) | Endangered | Georgia | 76 FR 62928; 10/11/2011 | Martha Zapata,
706-208-7524 | USFWS, RG Stephens, Jr. Federal Building, 355 East Hancock Ave., Athens, GA 30601. |
| | | | | | |
| Crayfish, Benton County Cave (
) | Endangered | Arkansas, Missouri | 58 FR 25742; 4/27/1993 | Pedro Ardapple-Kindberg,
870-503-1101 | USFWS, 110 South Amity Road, Suite 300, Conway, AR 72032. |
| Crayfish, Hell Creek Cave (
) | Endangered | Arkansas | 52 FR 11170; 4/7/1987 | Pedro Ardapple-Kindberg,
870-503-1101 | USFWS, 110 South Amity Road, Suite 300, Conway, AR 72032. |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| (no common name) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 58 FR 25755; 4/27/1993 | Angel Colon-Santiago,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (pelos de diablo) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 55 FR 32255; 8/8/1990 | Angel Colon-Santiago,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (Guthrie's (=
) ground-plum) | Endangered | Tennessee | 56 FR 48748; 9/26/1991 | Geoff Call,
931-528-6481 | USFWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501. |
| (hairy rattleweed) | Endangered | Georgia | 43 FR 17910; 4/26/1978 | April Punsalan,
843-300-0432 | USFWS, 176 Croghan Spur Rd., Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29407. |
| (Vahl's boxwood) | Endangered | Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands | 50 FR 32572; 8/13/1985 | Omar Monsegur,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (Brooksville bellflower) | Endangered | Florida | 54 FR 31190; 7/27/1989 | Lourdes Mena,
904-731-3134 | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256. |
| (Morefield's leather-flower) | Endangered | Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee | 57 FR 21562; 5/20/1992 | Scott Wiggers,
228-475-0765 | USFWS, 6578 Dogwood View Pkwy., Jackson, MS 39213. |
| (Etonia rosemary) | Endangered | Florida | 58 FR 37432; 7/12/1993 | Lourdes Mena,
904-731-3134 | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256. |
| (no common name) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 53 FR 23740; 6/23/1988 | José G. Martínez,
786-244-0081. | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (no common name) | Threatened | Puerto Rico | 60 FR 12483; 3/7/1995 | Omar Monsegur,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (beautiful goetzea or matabuey) | Endangered | Puerto Rico. | 50 FR 15564; 4/19/1985 | Maritza Vargas,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (=
) (little amphianthus) | Threatened | Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina | 53 FR 3560; 2/5/1988 | Mincy Moffett,
787-510-5206 | USFWS, RG Stephens, Jr. Federal Building, 355 East Hancock Ave., Athens, GA 30601. |
| (mountain golden heather) | Threatened | North Carolina | 45 FR 69360; 10/20/1980 | Rebekah Reid,
828-258-3939 | USFWS, 160 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC 28801. |
| (Cook's holly) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 52 FR 22936; 6/16/1987 | Marielle Peschiera,
787-510-5206 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (Nogal or West Indian walnut) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 62 FR 1691; 1/13/1997 | Marielle Peschiera,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (Cooley's water-willow) | Endangered | Florida | 54 FR 31190; 7/27/1989 | Lourdes Mena,
904-731-3134 | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256. |
| var.
(no common name) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 58 FR 25755; 4/27/1993 | Angel Colon-Santiago,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (=
) (no common name) | Endangered | Virgin Islands | 59 FR 8138; 2/18/1994 | José Cruz-Burgos,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (Britton's beargrass) | Endangered | Florida | 58 FR 25746; 4/27/1993 | Lourdes Mena,
904-731-3134 | USFWS, 7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32256. |
| (=
)
(lyrate bladderpod) | Threatened | Alabama | 55 FR 39864; 9/28/1990 | Erin Lentz,
251-441-5181 | USFWS, 1208B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526. |
| (=
)
(Spring Creek bladderpod) | Endangered | Tennessee | 61 FR 67493; 12/23/1996 | Kerri Dikun,
931-528-6481 | USFWS, 446 Neal Street, Cookeville, TN 38501. |
| (Chapman rhododendron) | Endangered | Florida | 44 FR 24248; 4/24/1979 | Lourdes Mena,
904-731-3134 | USFWS, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL 32405. |
| (Florida skullcap) | Threatened | Florida | 57 FR 19813; 5/8/1992 | Lourdes Mena,
904-731-3134 | USFWS, 1601 Balboa Ave., Panama City, FL 32405. |
| (American chaffseed) | Endangered | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina | 57 FR 44703; 9/29/1992 | April Punsalan,
843-300-0432 | USFWS, 176 Croghan Spur Rd., Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29407. |
| (white irisette) | Endangered | North Carolina, South Carolina | 56 FR 48752; 9/26/1991 | Natali Ramirez-Bullon,
828-258-3939 | USFWS, 160 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC 28801. |
| (Blue Ridge goldenrod) | Threatened | North Carolina, Tennessee | 50 FR 12306; 3/28/1985 | Natali Ramirez-Bullon,
828-258-3939 | USFWS, 160 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC 28801. |
| (no common name) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 58 FR 25755; 4/27/1993 | Angel Colon-Santiago,
786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| | | | | | |
| (elfin tree fern) | Endangered | Puerto Rico | 52 FR 22936; 6/16/1987 | Marielle Peschiera,
, 786-244-0081 | USFWS, P.O. Box 491, Boquerón, PR 00622. |
| (Louisiana quillwort) | Endangered | Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi | 57 FR 48741; 10/28/1992 | Scott Wiggers,
228-475-0765 | USFWS, 6578 Dogwood View Pkwy., Jackson, MS 39213. |
| (black-spored quillwort) | Endangered | Georgia | 53 FR 3560; 2/5/1988 | Mincy Moffett,
787-510-5206 | USFWS, RG Stephens, Jr. Federal Building, 355 East Hancock Ave., Athens, GA 30601. |
| (mat-forming quillwort) | Endangered | Georgia | 53 FR 3560; 2/5/1988 | Mincy Moffett,
787-510-5206 | USFWS, RG Stephens, Jr. Federal Building, 355 East Hancock Ave., Athens, GA 30601. |
**Request for New Information**
To ensure that 5-year reviews are based on the best available scientific and commercial information, we request new information from all sources. Please use the contact information listed in the table above that is associated with the species for which you are submitting information. If you submit information, please support it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, methods used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.
**How do I ask questions or provide information?**
If you wish to provide information for any species listed above, please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in the table above. You may also direct questions to those contacts (also see *FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT* ).
**Public Availability of Comments**
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your submission, you should be aware that your entire submission—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. Although you can request that personal information be withheld from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
**Completed and Active Reviews**
A list of all completed and currently active 5-year status reviews can be found at *https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/report/species-five-year-review.*
**Authority**
This document is published under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ).
Michael Oetker,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.