Furry Snake Millipede
Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport, 1843)

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Trogloxene

Realm

Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from seven counties across three states.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee

Counties

Alabama

Jackson

Kentucky

Larue, Pulaski

Tennessee

Pickett, Sequatchie, Van Buren, White

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G5 Secure

National ranks

Canada

NNA

United States

NNR

Subnational ranks

Newfoundland and Labrador

SNA Not Applicable

Prince Edward Island

SNA Not Applicable

British Columbia

SNA Not Applicable

Nova Scotia

SNA Not Applicable

Ontario

SNA Not Applicable

Indiana

SNA Not Applicable

Virginia

S5 Secure

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

• Hobbs, III., H.H. 1994. Assessment of the ecological resources of the caves of Russell Cave National Monument, Jackson County, Alabama and of selected caves at the Lookout Mountain Unit of Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park, Dade County, Georgia and Hamilton County, Tennessee. 200 pp.
• Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
• Lewis, J.J. 2005. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
• Niemiller, M.L., Maxwell, E. & Higgs, J.P. 2024. A biological inventory of Sinking Spring Cave at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Larue County, Kentucky, USA. U.S. National Park Service, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA. 21 pp.

How to cite this account

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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