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Georgia
315 species recorded, 61 of them obligate subterranean

315 species 61 obligate subterranean 37 ranked G1 or G2 4 federally listed 94 known from here only 39 counties with a record

94 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.

By county

313 of 315 species carry a county. The remaining 2 are recorded to the state only.

  • Baker 1 species
  • Bartow 48 species
  • Bleckley 1 species
  • Brooks 2 species
  • Burke 1 species
  • Calhoun 1 species
  • Catoosa 18 species
  • Chatooga 1 species
  • Chattooga 51 species
  • Clinch 1 species
  • Dade 157 species
  • DeKalb 2 species
  • Decatur 26 species
  • Dougherty 3 species
  • Early 1 species
  • Effingham 1 species
  • Floyd 19 species
  • Gordon 10 species
  • Grady 23 species
  • Greene 1 species
  • Habersham 1 species
  • Houston 1 species
  • Lee 1 species
  • Miller 1 species
  • Mitchell 1 species
  • Murray 2 species
  • Pickens 1 species
  • Polk 24 species
  • RABUN 1 species
  • Rabun 2 species
  • Randolph 7 species
  • Screven 1 species
  • Seminole 1 species
  • Stewart 1 species
  • Thomas 1 species
  • Union 1 species
  • Walker 156 species
  • Washington 16 species
  • Whitfield 1 species

County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.

What is here

Araneae
39 species
Coleoptera
38 species
Diptera
30 species
Stylommatophora
21 species
Caudata
17 species
Isopoda
14 species
Crassiclitellata
10 species
Anura
10 species
Chiroptera
10 species
Entomobryomorpha
10 species
Cyclopoida
9 species
Amphipoda
9 species

and 49 smaller groups.

How they use caves

Troglophile
108 species
Trogloxene
86 species
Troglobiont
38 species
Accidental
26 species
Stygobiont
23 species
Stygophile
21 species
Stygoxene
13 species

What material exists

Museum material
48 of 315 species
Published sequences
15 of 315 species

Species

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SpeciesCommon nameGroup ClassStatus
Abacion lactarium Callipodida Trogloxene G5
Abacion magnum Callipodida Trogloxene G5
Acanthocyclops robustus Robusthops Cyclopoida Stygophile
Acanthocyclops vernalis Survannshops Cyclopoida Stygophile
Alectorobius kelleyi Ixodida Trogloxene
Ambystoma tigrinum Eastern Tiger Salamander Caudata Accidental G5
Ameiurus nebulosus Brown Bullhead Siluriformes Stygoxene G5
Ameractis satis Julida Troglobiont G2G4
Amerigoniscus curvatus Isopoda Troglobiont G1
Amerigoniscus georgiensis Isopoda Troglobiont G1
Amerigoniscus nicholasi Isopoda Troglobiont G1G2
Amerigoniscus proximus Isopoda Troglobiont G1G2
Amoebaleria defessa Diptera Troglophile GNR
Amynthas minimus Crassiclitellata Troglophile
Anahita punctulata Southeastern Wandering Spider Araneae Trogloxene G4
Anaxyrus fowleri Fowler's Toad Anura Accidental G5
Anaxyrus terrestris Southern Toad Anura Accidental G5
Andrognathus corticarius Cope's Noodle Millipede Platydesmida Trogloxene G5
Aneides aeneus Green Salamander Caudata Trogloxene G3
Anguilla rostrata American Eel Anguilliformes Stygoxene G4
Anopheles punctipennis Woodland Malaria Mosquito Diptera Trogloxene G5
Antrodiaetus unicolor Araneae Trogloxene GNR
Apochthonius minor Pseudoscorpiones Troglobiont G1
Aporrectodea trapezoides Crassiclitellata Troglophile
Appaleptoneta fiskei Araneae Troglobiont GNR
Arcteonais lomondi Aquatic Oligochaete Worm Tubificida Stygophile GNR
Arenophilus bipuncticeps Northern Short-Clawed Centipede Geophilomorpha Trogloxene GNR
Armadillidium vulgare Common Pill Woodlouse Isopoda Troglophile GNR
Atheta annexa Coleoptera Troglophile G5
Atheta klagesi Coleoptera Troglophile G5
Atheta lucifuga Coleoptera Troglophile G4
Atheta troglophila Coleoptera Troglophile G4
Atranus pubescens Coleoptera Troglophile GNR
Attheyella illinoisensis Cyclopoida Stygoxene
Attheyella pilosa Cyclopoida Stygoxene
Bathyphantes pallidus Pale Sheetweb Weaver Araneae Troglophile G5
Batriasymmodes spelaeus Coleoptera Troglobiont G3G4
Batrisodes lineaticollis Coleoptera Troglophile G5
Bembidion lacunarium Greenbrier Riverbank Ground Beetle Coleoptera Troglophile GNR
Bimastos rubidus Gilt-Tail Crassiclitellata Troglophile GNR
Bimastos tumidus Crassiclitellata Troglophile
Bimastos zeteki Crassiclitellata Troglophile
Bishopella laciniosa Bishop's Harvestman Opiliones Troglophile
Blaniulus guttulatus Snake Millepede Julida Trogloxene G5
Bradysia forficulata Diptera Troglophile GNR
Caecidotea catachaetus Isopoda Stygobiont
Caecidotea cyrtorhynchus Isopoda Stygobiont G1
Caecidotea hobbsi Florida Cave Isopod Isopoda Stygobiont G1G2
Caecidotea nickajackensis Nickajack Cave Isopod Isopoda Stygobiont G1
Caecidotea putea American Waterslaters Isopoda Stygobiont G1G3
Caecidotea richardsonae Tennessee Valley Cave Isopod Isopoda Stygobiont G5
Calliphora vicina Diptera Trogloxene
Calliphora vomitoria Orange-Bearded Bluebottle Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Calymmaria persica Araneae Troglophile GNR
Cambala annulata Violet Ridged Millipede Spirostreptida Troglophile G5
Cambala hubrichti Spirostreptida Troglophile G5
Cambala minor Amber Ridged Millipede Spirostreptida Troglophile G5
Cambala ochra Spirostreptida Troglophile
Cambarus bartonii Appalachian Brook Crayfish Decapoda Stygophile G5
Cambarus cryptodytes Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish Decapoda Stygobiont G2G3
Cambarus latimanus Variable Crayfish Decapoda Stygoxene G5
Cambarus striatus Ambiguous Crayfish Decapoda Stygophile G5
Cambarus tenebrosus Cavespring Crayfish Decapoda Stygophile G5
Carphophis amoenus Common Wormsnake Squamata Accidental G5
Castor canadensis American Beaver Rodentia Stygoxene G5
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture Accipitriformes Trogloxene G5
Catops gratiosus Coleoptera Troglophile G5
Cavenderia aureostipes Acytosteliales Stygophile
Cemophora coccinea Scarlet Snake Squamata Accidental G5
Centromerus denticulatus Araneae Troglophile GNR
Centromerus latidens Araneae Troglophile G5
Ceuthophilus ensifer Orthoptera Trogloxene
Ceuthophilus gracilipes Slender-Legged Camel Cricket Orthoptera Trogloxene GNR
Cherokia georgiana Polydesmida Accidental G4
Chironomus decorus Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Chthonius paludis Pseudoscorpiones Troglophile
Cicurina arcuata Araneae Troglophile G5
Cicurina pallida Araneae Troglophile GNR
Copestylum vesicularium Iridescent Bromeliad Fly Diptera Accidental G5
Coras juvenilis Araneae Troglophile GNR
Corydalus cornutus Dobsonfly Megaloptera Accidental GNR
Corynorhinus rafinesquii Eastern Big-Eared Bat Chiroptera Trogloxene G3
Cottus bairdii Mottled Sculpin Scorpaeniformes Stygophile G5
Cottus carolinae Banded Sculpin Scorpaeniformes Stygophile G5
Crangonyx antennatus Appalachian Valley crangonyctid Amphipoda Stygobiont G5
Crangonyx consimilis Amphipoda Stygoxene G4
Crangonyx parhobbsi Florida Big Bend Cave Amphipod Amphipoda Stygobiont G1G2
Creophilus maxillosus Hairy Rove Beetle Coleoptera Troglophile
Crosbyella spinturnix Opiliones Troglophile GNR
Cryptachaea porteri Cobweb Spiders Araneae Troglophile GNR
Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes Siphonaptera Trogloxene GNR
Culex territans Northern Frog-Biting Mosquito Diptera Trogloxene G5
Cyclocosmia truncata Ravine Trapdoor Spider Araneae Trogloxene GNR
Cylisticus convexus Curly Woodlouse Isopoda Troglophile G5
Dendrobaena octaedra Octagonal-Tail Worm Crassiclitellata Troglophile GNR
Dermacentor variabilis American Dog Tick Ixodida Accidental
Desmognathus conanti Spotted Dusky Salamander Caudata Trogloxene G4
Desmognathus ocoee Ocoee Salamander Caudata Accidental G4
Diacyclops chrisae Cyclopoida Stygobiont
Diadophis punctatus Ring-Necked Snake Squamata Accidental G5
Dictyostelium giganteum Dictyosteliales Stygophile
Dictyostelium mucoroides Dictyosteliales Stygophile
Dictyostelium purpureum Dictyosteliales Stygophile
Dictyostelium sphaerocephalum Dictyosteliales Stygophile
Didelphis virginiana Virginia Opossum Didelphimorphia Trogloxene G5
Diplectrona marianae Trichoptera Stygoxene G1
Dolichopeza tridenticulata Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Dolichopeza walleyi Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Dryophytes chrysoscelis Cope's Gray Treefrog Anura Accidental G5
Dryophytes gratiosus Barking Treefrog Anura Accidental G5
Eidmannella pallida Pallid Cave Spider Araneae Troglophile GNR
Elaphoidella bidens Harpacticoida Stygoxene
Elaphropus ferrugineus Coleoptera Troglophile
Elaver excepta White Sac Spider Araneae Trogloxene G5
Elimia proxima Sprite Elimia Cerithiida Stygoxene G5
Enterobryus oxidi Eccrinales Stygoxene
Ephippiochthonius virginicus Pseudoscorpiones Troglophile
Eptesicus fuscus Big Brown Bat Chiroptera Trogloxene G5
Eucyclops bondi Cyclopoida Stygophile
Eucyclops elegans Cyclopoida Stygophile
Euhadenoecus puteanus Allegheny Crevice Cricket Orthoptera Troglophile GNR
Eurycea cirrigera Southern Two-Lined Salamander Caudata Trogloxene G5
Eurycea guttolineata Three-Lined Salamander Caudata Trogloxene G5
Eurycea longicauda Long-Tailed Salamander Caudata Troglophile G5
Eurycea lucifuga Cave Salamander Caudata Troglophile G5
Eurycea wallacei Georgia Blind Salamander Caudata Stygobiont G1G2
Euschoengastia pipistrelli Trombidiformes Trogloxene
Folsomia candida Springtail Entomobryomorpha Troglophile GNR
Gammarus minus Amphipoda Stygophile GNR
Gastrodonta interna Brown Bellytooth Stylommatophora Trogloxene G5
Gaucelmus augustinus Araneae Troglophile G3
Geodromicus brunneus Coleoptera Trogloxene GNR
Glyphyalinia cryptomphala Thin Glyph Stylommatophora Troglophile G5
Glyphyalinia indentata Carved Glyph Stylommatophora Troglophile G5
Glyphyalinia praecox Brilliant Glyph Stylommatophora Trogloxene G4
Glyphyalinia rhoadsi Sculpted Glyph Stylommatophora Troglophile G5
Glyphyalinia sculptilis Suborb Glyph Stylommatophora Troglophile G4
Glyphyalinia specus Hollow glyph Stylommatophora Troglobiont G4
Glyphyalinia wheatleyi Bright Glyph Stylommatophora Troglophile G5
Gyrinophilus palleucus Tennessee Cave Salamander Caudata Stygobiont G2G3
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus Spring Salamander Caudata Troglophile G5
Harpalus pennsylvanicus Coleoptera Trogloxene
Hawaiia minuscula Minute Gem Stylommatophora Troglophile G5
Helicodiscus barri Raccoon coil Stylommatophora Troglobiont G3G4
Helicodiscus notius Tight Coil Stylommatophora Troglophile G5
Helicodiscus notius specus Hollow Coil Stylommatophora Troglobiont G2
Helicodiscus parallelus Compound Coil Stylommatophora Troglophile G5
Hesperochernes mirabilis Southeastern Cave Pseudoscorpion Pseudoscorpiones Troglobiont G5
Hypochilus thorelli Thorell's Lampshade-Web Spider Araneae Trogloxene G4
Inflectarius rugeli Deep-Tooth Shagreen Stylommatophora Trogloxene G5
Ixodes cookei American Castor Bean Tick Ixodida Trogloxene
Kleptochthonius magnus Pseudoscorpiones Troglobiont G1
Lasiurus borealis Eastern Red Bat Chiroptera Trogloxene G3
Leia cuneola Diptera Troglophile
Leptocera caenosa Diptera Troglophile GNR
Leptotrombidium myotis Trombidiformes Trogloxene
Lesteva pallipes Coleoptera Troglophile G5
Liancalus genualis Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Ligidium elrodii Isopoda Troglophile G4
Liocranoides unicolor Araneae Troglobiont GU
Liposcelis decolor Book Louse Psocodea Troglophile
Lirceus fontinalis Lower Ohio Waterslater Isopoda Stygophile GNR
Lissocreagris subatlantica Pseudoscorpiones Troglophile G3
Lithobates catesbeianus American Bullfrog Anura Trogloxene
Lithobates clamitans Green Frog Anura Trogloxene
Lithobates palustris Pickerel Frog Anura Trogloxene G5
Lithobates sphenocephalus Southern Leopard Frog Anura Trogloxene G5
Lithobius atkinsoni Lithobiomorpha Troglophile
Litocampa cookei Cooke's Cave Dipluran Rhabdura Troglobiont G5
Lucilla inermis Oldfield Coil Stylommatophora Troglophile
Lumbricus rubellus Blood Worm Crassiclitellata Troglophile GNR
Macrocyclops albidus White Copepod Cyclopoida Stygophile
Maevia inclemens Dimorphic Jumper Araneae Accidental GNR
Margarinotus egregius Coleoptera Accidental G5
Maymena ambita Araneae Troglophile GNR
Megacyclops donnaldsoni Donaldson's Cave Copepod Cyclopoida Stygobiont G3G4
Megaselia breviterga Diptera Troglophile
Megaselia cavernicola Diptera Troglophile GNR
Megaselia spelunciphila Diptera Troglophile
Mermessus maculatus Sheet-Web Spiders Araneae Trogloxene GNR
Mesaphorura iowensis Poduromorpha Troglophile GNR
Mesaphorura krausbaueri Poduromorpha Troglophile
Meta ovalis Cave Orb Weaver Araneae Troglophile G5
Metaltella simoni Hacklemesh Weaver Araneae Accidental GNR
Microvelia americana Hemiptera Stygoxene GNR
Minicreagris pumila Pseudoscorpiones Troglophile GNR
Muscina prolapsa Muscoid Fly Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Myotis austroriparius Southeastern Myotis Chiroptera Trogloxene G4
Myotis grisescens Gray Bat Chiroptera Trogloxene G3 ESA
Myotis leibii Eastern Small-Footed Bat Chiroptera Trogloxene G4
Myotis lucifugus Little Brown Bat Chiroptera Trogloxene G3
Myotis septentrionalis Northern Long-eared Bat Chiroptera Trogloxene G2 ESA
Myotis sodalis Cluster Bat Chiroptera Trogloxene G2 ESA
Myrmecina americana American Mite-Eating Ant Hymenoptera Accidental G5
Neelides minutus Neelipleona Troglophile GNR
Nemadus hornii Coleoptera Troglophile
Neogale vison American Mink Carnivora Trogloxene G5
Neolithobius voracior Lithobiomorpha Trogloxene
Neotoma floridana Eastern Woodrat Rodentia Trogloxene G5 ESA
Nepalomyia sombrea Diptera Trogloxene
Neriene radiata Filmy Dome Spider Araneae Trogloxene G5
Nerodia sipedon Common Watersnake Squamata Accidental G5
Nesticus cressleri Araneae Troglobiont GNR
Nesticus georgia Georgia Cave Spider Araneae Troglobiont G1G2
Nesticus lula Araneae Troglobiont GNR
Notophthalmus viridescens Eastern Newt Caudata Accidental G5
Novobisium carolinense Pseudoscorpiones Trogloxene
Octolasion tyrtaeum Woodland White Worm Crassiclitellata Troglophile GNR
Oecothea specus Small Cave Sun Fly Diptera Troglophile
Oxidus gracilis Greenhouse Millipede Polydesmida Troglophile G5
Ozarkia georgia Araneae Troglobiont GNR
Parasteatoda tepidariorum Common House Spider Araneae Troglophile GNR
Patera appressa Flat Bladetooth Stylommatophora Trogloxene G5
Patera perigrapta Engraved Bladetooth Stylommatophora Trogloxene G5
Perichaeta minima Crassiclitellata Troglophile
Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored Bat Chiroptera Trogloxene G3
Phanetta subterranea Subterranean Sheetweb Spider Araneae Troglobiont G5
Philonthus cyanipennis Staph Beetle Coleoptera Trogloxene
Pholcus dade Araneae Troglophile
Pholcus lanieri Araneae Troglophile
Physella gyrina Tadpole Physa Basommatophora Stygophile G5
Pirata alachuus Araneae Accidental GNR
Piratula insularis Lonely Wolf Spider Araneae Accidental G5
Platynus parmarginatus Coleoptera Trogloxene GNR
Plethodon glutinosus Northern Slimy Salamander Caudata Troglophile G5
Plethodon petraeus Pigeon Mountain Salamander Caudata Troglophile G2
Plethodon serratus Southern Red-Backed Salamander Caudata Accidental G5
Plethodon ventralis Southern Zigzag Salamander Caudata Troglophile G4
Pogonognathellus bidentatus Entomobryomorpha Troglophile GNR
Pogonognathellus dubius Ghost Silver Bullet Springtail Entomobryomorpha Troglophile GNR
Pogonognathellus flavescens Entomobryomorpha Troglophile
Polysphondylium violaceum Dictyosteliales Stygophile
Porrhomma cavernicola Appalachian Cave Spider Araneae Troglobiont G5
Potamocypris fulva Podocopida Stygophile
Prionochaeta opaca Small Carrion Beetle Coleoptera Troglophile G5
Procambarus pallidus Pallid Cave Crayfish Decapoda Stygobiont G1G2
Procladius bellus Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Procyon lotor Common Raccoon Carnivora Trogloxene G5
Progomphus obscurus Common Sanddragon Odonata Accidental G5
Prosimulium saltus Diptera Trogloxene
Prostoma graecense Monostilifera Stygoxene
Pseudacris crucifer Spring Peeper Anura Accidental G5
Pseudacris feriarum Southeastern Chorus Frog Anura Accidental G5
Pseudanophthalmus digitus Coleoptera Troglobiont G1G2
Pseudanophthalmus fastigatus Tapered Cave Beetle Coleoptera Troglobiont G1
Pseudanophthalmus fulleri Coleoptera Troglobiont G2G3
Pseudanophthalmus georgiae Georgia Cave Beetle Coleoptera Troglobiont G1G2
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Polydesmida Trogloxene GNR
Pseudosinella christianseni Christiansen's Cave Springtail Entomobryomorpha Troglobiont G5
Pseudosinella georgia Entomobryomorpha Troglophile
Pseudosinella hirsuta Hirsute Cave Springtail Entomobryomorpha Troglobiont G5
Pseudosinella pecki Peck's Cave Springtail Entomobryomorpha Troglobiont G2G3
Pseudosinella spinosa Spiny Cave Springtail Entomobryomorpha Troglobiont G5
Pseudotremia aeacus Chordeumatida Troglobiont G1G2
Pseudotremia eburnea Chordeumatida Troglobiont G2G4
Pseudotremia fracta Chordeumatida Troglophile
Pseudotriton ruber Red Salamander Caudata Troglophile G5
Psychoda pusilla Diptera Troglophile
Psychoda reevesi Diptera Troglophile
Psyllipsocus ramburii Cave Barklouse Psocodea Troglophile GNR
Pterostichus relictus Coleoptera Trogloxene GNR
Ptomaphagus appalachianus Coleoptera Troglophile
Ptomaphagus cavernicola Coleoptera Troglophile G4
Ptomaphagus fiskei Coleoptera Troglobiont G1G2
Ptomaphagus fumosus Coleoptera Troglophile
Ptomaphagus whiteselli Coleoptera Troglobiont G2G3
Puliciphora virginiensis Diptera Troglophile
Pygmarrhopalites pygmaeus Symphypleona Troglophile GNR
Quedius erythrogaster Coleoptera Troglophile G5
Quedius fulgidus Large Rove Beetle Coleoptera Troglophile GNR
Rhadine caudata Coleoptera Troglophile G3
Rhadine larvalis Coleoptera Troglophile GNR
Robustocheles hilli Actinedida Troglophile
Sabacon cavicolens North American Cavernicolous Harvestman Opiliones Troglophile GNR
Sayornis phoebe Eastern Phoebe Passeriformes Trogloxene G5
Sciodrepoides terminans Coleoptera Trogloxene G5
Scoliocentra brachypterna Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Scoliopteryx libatrix Herald Moth Lepidoptera Trogloxene G5
Scolopocryptops sexspinosus Eastern Fire Centipede Scolopendromorpha Trogloxene GNR
Scoterpes austrinus Chordeumatida Troglobiont G3G4
Scoterpes copei Chordeumatida Troglobiont G3G4
Scoterpes nudus Chordeumatida Troglobiont
Scoterpes willreevesi Reeves' Cave Millipede Chordeumatida Troglobiont
Sepedophilus littoreus Staph Beetle Coleoptera Troglophile GNR
Simulium parnassum Dark Black Fly Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Sparganophilus tamesis Amerikaanse Wortelwroeter Crassiclitellata Troglophile
Spelobia tenebrarum Cave dung fly Diptera Troglobiont G5
Sphaeroderus stenostomus Small Snail-Eating Ground Beetle Coleoptera Trogloxene G5
Sphalloplana georgiana Georgia Cave Flatworm Tricladida Stygobiont G1
Strobilops texasianus Southern Pinecone Stylommatophora Trogloxene G5
Stygobromus ackerlyi Amphipoda Stygobiont G1G2
Stygobromus dicksoni Dickson cave stygobromid Amphipoda Stygobiont G5
Stygobromus doughertyensis Dougherty Plain Cave Amphipod Amphipoda Stygobiont G1G2
Stygobromus grandis Amphipoda Stygobiont G1
Stygobromus minutus Amphipoda Stygobiont G2G3
Tachinus fimbriatus Coleoptera Trogloxene G5
Tachycines asynamorus Greenhouse Camel Cricket Orthoptera Trogloxene GNR
Tanytarsus recurvatus Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Tegenaria domestica Barn Funnel Weaver Araneae Troglophile GNR
Terrapene carolina Common Box Turtle Testudines Accidental G5
Theridiosoma gemmosum Common Eastern Ray Spider Araneae Trogloxene G5
Thymoites marxi Araneae Trogloxene GNR
Tipula abdominalis Giant Crane Fly Diptera Trogloxene GNR
Tomocerus flavescens Entomobryomorpha Troglophile
Trichocera fattigiana Diptera Trogloxene
Trox aequalis Even Hide Scarab Beetle Coleoptera Trogloxene G5
Typhlichthys subterraneus Southern Cavefish Percopsiformes Stygobiont G4
Typhlobius caecus Lithobiomorpha Troglophile
Uncinocythere warreni Podocopida Stygobiont G1
Uncinocythere xania Podocopida Stygobiont G3
Ventridens gularis Throaty Dome Stylommatophora Troglophile G5
Ventridens ligera Globose Dome Stylommatophora Trogloxene G5
Wadotes calcaratus Araneae Trogloxene G5
Wadotes saturnus Araneae Trogloxene
Zonitoides arboreus Bark Snail Stylommatophora Troglophile

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Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 39 counties. Coordinates are never published; distribution is published generalized to county and karst region. See the Data Sensitivity Policy.

Absence from this list does not mean absence from the ground. Most caves have never been surveyed, and subterranean fauna is consistently under-recorded. If you know of a species here that is missing, please tell us.

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