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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S2S3

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: Yes

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: Moderate Conservation Concern

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 10

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Sluggish streams with substrate of leaf litter or woody debris

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SWAP 2025 Threat Matrix

	Threat 1	Threat 2	Threat 3
General Threat	Pollution	Natural system modifications	Climate change & severe weather
Specific Threat	None	None	None

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SWAP 2025 Conservation Actions:

• Action 1: Complete a distributional survey to assess current range, conservation status or to identify best populations
• Action 2: Protect streamflows and groundwater

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