There are 12 Federally listed endangered species of animals in the Black Warrior River basin.  There are two endangered fish: Watercress Darter (Etheostoma nuchale) and Vermilion Darter (Etheostoma chermocki).  One endangered snail: the Plicate rocksnail (Leptoxis ampla).  Nine threatened or endangered species of mussels including: the Triangular kidneyshell (Ptychobranchus greenii), Southern combshell (Epioblasma penita), and Inflated Heelsplitter (Potarnilus inflatus).  There is also a threatened reptile, the Flattened Musk Turtle (Sternotherus depressus) and an amphibian threatened list candidate species, the Black Warrior Waterdog (Necturus alabamensis).

Photos © Dr. Pat O'Neil, Dr. Randy Haddock, Mark Bailey, Beth Young, and Nelson Brooke