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Garden Mountain Cluster
The Garden Mountain Cluster is a region in the Jefferson National Forest recognized by The Wilderness Society for its diversity of habitats extending along the east, south and west of Burke's Garden. The cluster, part of the Appalachian Mountains in southwest Virginia, connects wildlands in the high country of Garden Mountain and adjacent streams and ridges in one of the most remote areas of Virginia. Description The Garden Mountain Cluster contains seven wildlands with different degrees of protection: wilderness areas, a study area and two areas recognized by the Wilderness Society as "Mountain Treasures", areas that are worthy of protection from logging and road construction. The areas in the cluster are: *Wilderness Areas ** Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness ** Garden Mountain Wilderness ** Beartown Wilderness *Study Areas ** Lynn Camp Creek Wilderness Study Area *Wild areas recognized by the Wilderness Society as "Mountain Treasures" ** Beartown Wilderness Addition A ** Beartown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellbender Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis
The hellbender (''Cryptobranchus alleganiensis''), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States. It is the largest salamander in North America. A member of the family Cryptobranchidae, the hellbender is the only extant member of the genus ''Cryptobranchus''. Other closely related salamanders in the same family are in the genus ''Andrias'', which contains the Japanese and Chinese giant salamanders. The hellbender, which is much larger than all other salamanders in its geographic range, employs an unusual means of respiration (which involves cutaneous gas exchange through capillaries found in its dorsoventral skin folds), and fills a particular niche—both as a predator and prey—in its ecosystem, which either it or its ancestors have occupied for around 65 million years. The species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Etymology The origin of the name "hellbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notropis Ariommus
The popeye shiner (''Notropis ariommus'') is a North American species of freshwater cyprinid fish. Geographic distribution The popeye shiner is native to the United States, particularly the Ohio River basin and the Tennessee River drainage, spanning the states of Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia.Gilbert, CR. 1969 Systematics and distribution of the American cyprinid fishes ''Notropis ariommus'' and ''Notropis telescopus''. Copeia. Specific locations include the Tennessee River in Alabama and Georgia; the Wabash River in Indiana; and the Cheat River, Kanawha River (non-native), and New River in West Virginia. Between 1894 and 1949, only three specimens had been definitively identified. Later, however, the number of Popeye shiners began to increase, even in places that had been well documented previously and showed no trace of the Popeye shiner. Ecology Popeye shiners are freshwater insectivores. They consume aquatic ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichthyomyzon Bdellium
The Ohio lamprey (''Ichthyomyzon bdellium'') is a lamprey found in the Ohio River drainage basin in the United States and is a parasitic species of lampreys. They are considered to be an endangered/rare species in some states, due to siltation, pollution, and construction of dams. Description All lampreys have a long, almost eel-like, body with no scales. Lampreys have segments of muscles that are visible along their body called myomeres, and a jawless mouth. In larval lampreys, called ammocoetes, their mouth is not fully developed, very small, and hidden between folds of skin. Adults have a disk shaped mouth with varying amounts of teeth depending on the species. The Ohio lamprey has a single, continuous dorsal fin. Fully grown, Ohio lampreys reach 10-14 inches, but may get to 15 inches. Diet As ammocoetes, Ohio lamprey filter plankton, algae, and other small organic matter. As adults, they attach onto larger prey, such as smallmouth bass, walleyes, redhorse suckers and tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrosomus
''Chrosomus'' is a genus of small cyprinid fish found in freshwater habitats in the eastern half of the United States and Canada. There are currently seven recognized species in this genus. They have sometimes been included in ''Phoxinus''. They are the only members of the predominantly western subfamily Laviniinae that are found in eastern North America. Species * ''Chrosomus cumberlandensis'' ( W. C. Starnes & L. B. Starnes, 1978) (Blackside dace) * ''Chrosomus eos'' Cope, 1861 (Northern redbelly dace) * ''Chrosomus erythrogaster'' Rafinesque, 1820 (Southern redbelly dace) * ''Chrosomus neogaeus'' (Cope, 1867) (Finescale dace) * ''Chrosomus oreas'' Cope, 1868 (Mountain redbelly dace) * ''Chrosomus saylori'' ( Skelton, 2001) (Laurel dace) * ''Chrosomus tennesseensis The Tennessee dace (''Chrosomus tennesseensis'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the United States; particularly in northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia, and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Etheostoma Osburni
''Etheostoma osburni'', the candy darter or finescale saddled darter, is a species of fish in the family Percidae, a member of the group known as darters. This species is endemic to the eastern United States where it is known only from the Kanawha River system in the states of Virginia and West Virginia. Description ''Etheostoma osburni'' can reach a length of , though most only reach about . This species has a lifespan of up to three years. It spawns in April and May.NatureServe. 2017''Etheostoma osburni''.NatureServe Explorer V.7.1 Accessed 8 August 2017. It is an invertivore, feeding on aquatic insect larvae and water mites. Habitat and distribution ''Etheostoma osburni'' lives in a system of rivers, streams, and creeks in the central Appalachian Mountains. It can be found in rapid riffles in rocky riverbed habitat. It occurs in cold, cool, and warm waters, as long as the substrate is rocky and the water is clear. It tolerates fast currents. Conservation ''Etheostoma osburni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cottus (fish)
''Cottus'' is a genus of the mainly freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. They are often referred to as the "freshwater sculpins", as they are the principal genus of sculpins to be found in fresh water. They are native to the Palearctic and Nearctic. They are small fish, mostly less than in length, although a few species can reach twice that size. Taxonomy ''Cottus'' was first proposed as a genus by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of the ''Systema Naturae'' when he described the European bullhead (''Cottus gobio'') and in 1850 this species was designated as the type species of the genus by the French ichthyologist Charles Frédéric Girard. The 5th edition of the ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this genus within the subfamily Cottinae of the family Cottidae. Other authorities have found that the Cottidae, as delimited in the 5th edition of Fishes of the World, is paraphyletic and that the monophyletic grouping is the freshwate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percina Burtoni
''Percina burtoni'', the blotchside logperch or blotchside darter, is a small, endangered species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is endemic to the United States and classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Taxonomy The blotchside darter was formerly described as a subspecies of ''Percina caprodes''. It was first formally described as ''P. c. burtoni'' in 1945 by the American ichthyologist Henry Weed Fowler (1878-1961) with the type locality given as The Swannanoa River near Oteen in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The specific name honors the eminent naturalist who collected the type, Edward Milby Burton (1898-1977), formerly of the Charleston Museum. Description The blotchside darter is mostly covered with blotches on the midlateral row of the body. It has prepectoral scales and an orange submarginal band in the first dorsal fin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plethodon Welleri
Weller's salamander (''Plethodon welleri'') is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. This species in endemic to the southeastern mountain range of the United States. It is mainly found in North Carolina near Grandfather Mountain. The salamanders have a unique metallic spotting which distinguishes them from other ''Plethodon'' species and other salamanders in the area. They mainly inhabit cool forests with rocky areas. Worth Hamilton Weller, an American herpetologist, discovered the new species during his sophomore/junior high school summer vacation in 1931. This species is currently threatened by population fragmentation, habitat degradation and loss. Description Weller's salamander has 16 coastal or costal grooves with light dorsal markings. The markings are usually dark gold in color with a metallic sheen. These are smaller salamanders, like most plethodontids, and have a slender body. They have 17 trunk vertebrae, which makes them the shortest of the easter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmognathus Organi
The northern pygmy salamander (''Desmognathus organi'') is a terrestrial species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae and genus ''Desmognathus ''Desmognathus'' is a genus of lungless salamanders in the family Plethodontidae known as dusky salamanders. They range from Texas to the eastern United States and to south-eastern Canada. Characteristics Species of the genus ''Desmognathus'' ...''. Along with the southern pygmy ('' D. wrighti'') and the seepage salamander ('' D. aeneus''), these are some of the smallest salamander species in North America and can be found in higher elevations in the southern Appalachians. Description ''Desmognathus organi'' can be identified by its small size, averaging only 40–60 mm total length, and its distinct herringbone pattern on the dorsal side and copper colored eyelids, which are traits only shared with ''D. wrighti''. Dorsal coloration can vary from dark reddish-brown to light brown, with a much lighter ventral surface. Char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis
The hellbender (''Cryptobranchus alleganiensis''), also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of aquatic giant salamander endemic to the eastern and central United States. It is the largest salamander in North America. A member of the family Cryptobranchidae, the hellbender is the only extant member of the genus ''Cryptobranchus''. Other closely related salamanders in the same family are in the genus ''Andrias'', which contains the Japanese and Chinese giant salamanders. The hellbender, which is much larger than all other salamanders in its geographic range, employs an unusual means of respiration (which involves cutaneous gas exchange through capillaries found in its dorsoventral skin folds), and fills a particular niche—both as a predator and prey—in its ecosystem, which either it or its ancestors have occupied for around 65 million years. The species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Etymology The origin of the name "hellbender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corynorhinus Townsendii Virginianus
The Virginia big-eared bat (''Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus'') is one of two endangered subspecies of the Townsend's big-eared bat. It is found in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. In 1979, the US Fish and Wildlife Service categorized this as an endangered species. There are about 20,000 left and most of them can be found in West Virginia. The Virginia Big-Eared Bat is the state bat of Virginia.Virginia State Bat Description 
The Virginia big-eared bat has light to dark brown fur depending on age. Their fur is long and soft and the same ...
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