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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 September 2009.
Town of Kingston
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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
|
1999
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| KINGSTON | Bird | Sterna dougallii | Roseate Tern |
E
|
E
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2008
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| KINGSTON | Bird | Sterna hirundo | Common Tern |
SC
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2008
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| KINGSTON | Bird | Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern |
SC
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2007
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| KINGSTON | Butterfly/Moth | Callophrys hesseli | Hessel's Hairstreak |
SC
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1987
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| KINGSTON | Butterfly/Moth | Papaipema sulphurata | Water-willow Stem Borer |
T
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1994
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| KINGSTON | Dragonfly/Damselfly | Anax longipes | Comet Darner |
SC
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1994
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| KINGSTON | Dragonfly/Damselfly | Enallagma laterale | New England Bluet |
SC
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1994
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| KINGSTON | Dragonfly/Damselfly | Enallagma recurvatum | Pine Barrens Bluet |
T
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1994
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| KINGSTON | Mussel | Leptodea ochracea | Tidewater Mucket |
SC
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1999
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| KINGSTON | Mussel | Ligumia nasuta | Eastern Pondmussel |
SC
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1999
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| KINGSTON | Reptile | Emydoidea blandingii | Blanding's Turtle |
T
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1994
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| KINGSTON | Reptile | Pseudemys rubriventris pop. 1 | Northern Red-bellied Cooter |
E
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E
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1979
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| KINGSTON | Reptile | Terrapene carolina | Eastern Box Turtle |
SC
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2008
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Dichanthelium wrightianum | Wright's Panic-grass |
SC
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1985
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Eupatorium novae-angliae | New England Boneset |
E
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2002
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Opuntia humifusa | Prickly Pear |
E
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2007
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Panicum philadelphicum ssp. philadelphicum | Philadelphia Panic-grass |
SC
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1985
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Polygonum puritanorum | Pondshore Knotweed |
SC
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1986
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Rhynchospora scirpoides | Long-beaked Bald-sedge |
SC
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1980
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Sabatia kennedyana | Plymouth Gentian |
SC
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2007
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| KINGSTON | Vascular Plant | Sagittaria teres | Terete Arrowhead |
SC
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1980
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Updated: October 27, 2009