Specifications

Section 2 Existing Conditions/Affected Environment
EAA Storage Reservoirs Revised Draft PIR and EIS February 2006
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under the Endangered Species Act. Table 2-2 contains a compilation of listed
species potentially occurring within the EAA or other affected areas. This sub-
section will state the federally-listed species that occur in each of the geographic
regions affected by this project; following that will be a description of the listed
species.
TABLE 2-2: LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES IN THE AFFECTED AREA
Group Scientific Name Common Name Listed Status
Mammals
Felis concolor coryi
Florida panther FE, SE
Trichechus manatus latirostris
West Indian manatee FE, SE
Birds
Ajaia ajaja
Roseate spoonbill SSSC
Aramus guarauna
Limpkin SSSC
Caracara plancus audubonii
Crested caracara FT, ST
Egretta caerulea
Little blue heron SSSC
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret SSCC
Egretta tricolor
Tricolored heron SSCC
Eudocimus albus
White ibis SSCC
Flaco peregrinus
Peregrine falcon SE
Falco sparverius paulus
South American kestrel ST
Grus canadensis pratensis
Florida sandhill crane ST
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald eagle FT, ST
Mycteria americana
Wood stork FE, SE
Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus
Everglades snail kite FE, SE
Rynchops niger
Black skimmer SSSC
Speotyto cunicularia floridana
Florida burrowing owl SSCC
Sterna antillarum
Least tern ST
Reptiles
Alligator mississippiensis
American alligator
FT (S/A),
SSC
and
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead sea turtle FT, ST
Amphibians
Chelonia mydas
Green sea turtle FT, SE
Drymarchon coaris couperi
Eastern indigo snake FT, ST
Dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback sea turtle FE, SE
Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata
Hawksbill sea turtle FE, SE
Gopherus polyphemus
Gopher tortoise SSSC
Lepidochelys kempii
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle FE, SE
Fishes
Microphis brachyurus lineatus
Opossum pipefish FSSC
Pristis pectinata
Smalltooth sawfish FE, SE
Plants
Cucurbita okeechobeensis
Okeechobee gourd FE, SE
Halophila johnsonii
Johnson’s seagrass FT
Listed Status Key: F=Federal; S=State; E=Endangered;
T= Threatened; SSC=Species of Special Concern;
S/A=Similarity of Appearance