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MESA (Massachusetts Endangered Species Act) and Federal Status
| E = Endangered | T = Threatened | SC = Special Concern |
Most Recent Observation
This field represents the most recent observation of that species in a town. However, because they are rare, many MESA-listed species are difficult to detect even when they are present. Natural Heritage does not have the resources to be able to conduct methodical species surveys in each town on a regular basis. Therefore, the fact that the 'Most Recent Observation' recorded for a species may be several years old should not be interpreted as meaning that the species no longer occurs in a town. However, Natural Heritage regards records older than twenty-five years historic.
Click on a town below to view MESA-listed species for that town. To print the species for a particular town, highlight the species using your mouse, go to Print under the File Menu, click on 'Selection' under 'Print Range' and click OK.
For more information about a particular species, view the list of Natural Heritage Fact Sheets.
These data were extracted from the database of the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program in August 2006.
| Town | Taxonomic Group |
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
MESA Status |
Federal Status |
Most Recent
Observation |
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| KINGSTON | Amphibian | Ambystoma laterale | Blue-spotted Salamander | SC |
2005
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| KINGSTON | Amphibian | Hemidactylium scutatum | Four-toed Salamander | SC |
1930
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| KINGSTON | Bird | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | E |
T
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1999
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| KINGSTON | Butterfly / Moth | Callophrys hesseli | Hessel's Hairstreak | SC |
1987
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| KINGSTON | Butterfly / Moth | Papaipema sulphurata | Water-willow Stem Borer | T |
1994
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| KINGSTON | Dragonfly / Damselfly | Anax longipes | Comet Darner | SC |
1994
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| KINGSTON | Dragonfly / Damselfly | Enallagma laterale | New England Bluet | SC |
1994
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| KINGSTON | Dragonfly / Damselfly | Enallagma recurvatum | Pine Barrens Bluet | T |
1994
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| KINGSTON | Mussel | Leptodea ochracea | Tidewater Mucket | SC |
1999
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| KINGSTON | Mussel | Ligumia nasuta | Eastern Pondmussel | SC |
1999
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| KINGSTON | Reptile | Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle | T |
1994
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| KINGSTON | Reptile | Pseudemys rubriventris pop. 1 | Northern Red-bellied Cooter | E |
E
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1979
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| KINGSTON | Reptile | Terrapene carolina | Eastern Box Turtle | SC |
2003
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Panicum philadelphicum | Philadelphia Panic-grass | SC |
1985
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Dichanthelium wrightianum | Wright's Panic-grass | SC |
1985
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Rhynchospora scirpoides | Long-beaked Bald-sedge | SC |
1980
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Sagittaria teres | Terete Arrowhead | SC |
1980
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Polygonum puritanorum | Pondshore Knotweed | SC |
1986
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Sabatia kennedyana | Plymouth Gentian | SC |
2002
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Eupatorium novae-angliae | New England Boneset | E |
2002
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Updated: 09/07/2007