Final Species List

The following species will be mapped and modeled during the Kentucky Gap Analysis Project. There are 52 amphibian, 198 bird, 63 mammal, and 51 reptile species (364 species total). In accordance with national GAP standards, all scientific names of species follow the nomenclature of The Nature Conservancy. The species list was compiled with input from biologists within our geographic region. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Terry Derting(terry.derting@murraystate.edu), Howard Whiteman (Howard.Whiteman@murraystate.edu), or Matt Cole (matt.cole@murraystate.edu).


Scientific NameCommon Name

Ambystoma jeffersonianumJEFFERSON SALAMANDER

Ambystoma maculatumSPOTTED SALAMANDER

Ambystoma opacumMARBLED SALAMANDER

Ambystoma talpoideumMOLE SALAMANDER

Ambystoma texanumSMALLMOUTH SALAMANDER

Ambystoma tigrinumTIGER SALAMANDER

Ambystoma barbouriSTREAMSIDE SALAMANDER

Amphiuma tridactylumTHREE-TOED AMPHIUMA

Cryptobranchus alleganiensisHELLBENDER

Aneides aeneusGREEN SALAMANDER

Desmognathus fuscusDUSKY SALAMANDER

Desmognathus monticolaSEAL SALAMANDER

Desmognathus ochrophaeusALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN DUSKY SALAMANDER

Desmognathus welteriBLACK MOUNTAIN SALAMANDER

Eurycea longicaudaLONGTAIL SALAMANDER

Eurycea lucifugaCAVE SALAMANDER

Eurycea cirrigeraSOUTHERN TWO-LINED SALAMANDER

Eurycea guttolineataTHREE-LINED SALAMANDER

Gyrinophilus porphyriticusSPRING SALAMANDER

Hemidactylium scutatumFOUR-TOED SALAMANDER

Plethodon cinereusREDBACK SALAMANDER

Plethodon dorsalisNORTHERN ZIGZAG SALAMANDER

Plethodon glutinosusSLIMY SALAMANDER

Modified On 4/19/99 11:26:52 AMPage 1 of 13
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