Peer Review Plan for the Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat Rules of Multiple Species

Peer Review Plan for the Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat Rules of Multiple Species
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This document proposes to designate critical habitat for the multiple species that are currently listed under the Act.

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In progress
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Mr. Snake, a Louisiana pinesnake that helps the U.S. Forest Service with education and outreach, laying in pine straw July 11, 2022.

The Louisiana pinesnake (Pitouphis ruthveni) is an egg-laying, non-venomous constrictor of western and central Louisiana and eastern Texas. It spends most of its time underground in the burrows of Baird’s pocket gophers which are an essential part of its habitat. We listed the Louisiana...

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Kingdom
Animalia
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Species
An iridescent insect with many small hairs on its belly standing on leaf litter and sandy soil.

The adult Miami tiger beetle is a small (6.5-9.0 millimeters), elongate beetle with an oval shape and bulging eyes. The underside of the abdomen is orange to orange-brown in color. It is uniquely identified by the shiny dark green dorsal surface, sometimes with a bronze cast and, without close...

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FWS and DOI Region(s)
Southeast