R (Rare) - Any resident species which, although not endangered or 

 threatened as previously defined should be protected because of its 

 scarcity. 



U (Unusual ) - Any resident species which exhibits special or unique 

 features and because of these features deserves special consideration 

 in its continued survival in the State. 



FL Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. 1977. Wildlife code of 

 the State of Florida. Tallahassee. 159 pp. 



E (Endangered) - A species which is in danger of extinction throughout 

 all or a significant portion of its range. 



T (Threatened) - A species which may become an endangered species within 

 the foreseeable future. 



AL Alabama has no official State list. 



MS Mississippi Game and Fish Commission. 1977. An order and regulations 

 adopting an official list of endangered or threatened vertebrates of 

 Mississippi. Public notice No. 1916. Jackson. 



E (Endangered) - A species which is in danger of extirpation throughout 

 al 1 or a significant portion of its range in the State. 



T (Threatened) - A species which may become an endangered species within 

 the foreseeable future in the State. 



LA Louisiana has no official State list. 



TX Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 1976. Regulations for taking, 

 possessing, transporting, exporting, processing, selling or offering 

 for sale, or shipping endangered species. 127. 30. 09.001-. 006. Austin. 



E (Endangered) - Fish or wildlife are classified as endangered species 

 if they appear on the present United States list of endangered foreign 

 or native fish and wildlife (50 C.F.R., Part 17), or if they are 

 threatened with statewide extinction due to any of the following fac- 

 tors: The destruction, drastic modification or severe curtailment of 

 its habitat; the overutil ization of it for commercial or sporting pur- 

 poses; the effect on it of disease or predation; or other natural or 

 man-made factors affecting its continued existence. 



PE (Proposed Endangered) - Self-explanatory. 



LISTED 

 (Lists not accompanied by protective legislation) 



VA Russ, Wayne P. 1973. The rare and endangered terrestrial vertebrates 

 (RUSS) of Virginia. M.S. Thesis. Virginia Polytechnic Inst., Blacksburg. 

 339 pp. 



