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Gomphus sandrius

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA ARTHROPODA INSECTA ODONATA GOMPHIDAE

Scientific Name: Gomphus sandrius
Species Authority: Tenessen, 1983
Common Name/s:
English – Tennessee Clubtail

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2007
Assessor/s: Abbott, J.C.
Reviewer/s: Donnelly, N., Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. (Odonata Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Tennessen (1994) stated “Cattle enter the streams...disturbing substrates, and dropping wastes. Runoff...contributes organic loading and possibly agricultural chemicals.” At one point discarded garbage and dead animals were being thrown into one of the streams where this species inhabits. The degradation to the habitat, which is restricted to one river system, is alarming. Known from six streams in a 60 square mile area within three counties. Tennessen (1994), based on anecdotal evidence, thought the population had decreased by 25-50% in ten years.
History:
1996 – Endangered
1994 – Indeterminate (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Indeterminate (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Indeterminate (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Indeterminate (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to the United States: 60 square miles in south central Tennessee.
Countries:
Native:
United States (Tennessee)
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Population [top]

Population: Current population size is unknown.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Third order streams, 10 to 60 ft wide, with a highly variable rate of flow, and with bottoms a mix of small gravel and sand; silt, mud, organic debris are minor (Tennessen 1994).
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Streams subject to pesticides, organic pollution, cattle trampling of banks.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No management plans are formally operative; for their formulation, Tennessen urged cooperation with land owners, habitat restoration, and regular Odonata surveys (Bick 2003).
Citation: Abbott, J.C. 2007. Gomphus sandrius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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