Illinois Approved Species
This list last updated on April 28, 2004
AQUATIC LIFE APPROVED SPECIES
LIST
Mud Puppy
Necturus
maculosus maculosus
Western Lesser
Siren Siren intermedia
nettingi
Blue-Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma
laterale
Spotted Salamander
Ambystoma
maculatum
Marbled Salamander
Ambystoma
opacum
Mole Salamander
Ambystoma
talpoideum
Smallmouth Salamander
Ambystoma
texanum
Eastern Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma tigrinum
tigrinum
Northern Two-lined
Salamander Eurycea bislineata
bislineata
Cave Salamander
Eurycea
lucifuga
Longtail Salamander
Eurycea longicauda
longicauda
Dark-sided Salamander
Eurycea longicauda
melanopleura
Central Newt
Notophtalmus viridescens
louisianensis
Redback Salamander
Plethodon
cinereus
Eastern Zigzag Salamander
Plethodon dorsalis
dorsalis
Slimy salamander
Plethodon glutinosus
glutinosus
Eastern Spadefoot Toad
Scaphiopus holbrookii
holbrookii
Fowler's Toad
Bufo woodhousei
fowleri
Dwarf American Toad
Bufo americanus
charlesmithi
Eastern American Toad
Bufo americanus
americanus
Eastern Narrowmouth
Toad Gastrophryne
carolinensis
Blanchards Cricket
Frog Acris crepitans
blanchardi
Copes Gray Treefrog
Hyla
crysoscelis
Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
Gray
Treefrog Hyla
versicolor
Northern Spring Peeper
Hyla crucifer
crucifer
Upland
Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata
feriarum
Western Chorus Frog
Pseudacris triseriata
triseriata
Plains Leopard Frog
Rana
blairi
Bullfrog
Rana catesbeiana
Pickerel Frog
Rana
palustris
Northern Leopard Frog
Rana
pipiens
Southern Leopard Frog
Rana
sphenocephala
Wood Frog
Rana
sylvatica
Northern Crayfish Frog
Rana areolata
circulosa
Green Frog
Rana clamitans melanota
REPTILES
Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina
serpentina
Eastern Mud Turtle
Kinosternon
subrubrum
Stinkpot
Sternotherus odoratus
Midland
Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta
marginata
Western Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
belli
Red-eared Slider
Pseudemys scripta elegans
Map Turtle
Graptemys
geographica
Mississippi Map
Turtle Graptemys
kohni
False Map Turtle
Graptemys pseudogeographica
Eastern
Box Turtle Terrapene
carolina
carolina
Ornate Box Turtle
Terrapene ornata
ornata
Smooth Softshell Turtle
Trionyx muticus
muticus
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Trionx spinifer
spinifer
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus
undulatus
Five-lined Skink
Eumeces fasciatus
Broadhead Skink
Eumeces laticeps
Ground
Skink Scincella
lateralis
Slender Glass Lizard
Ophisaurus attenuatus
attenuatus
Six-lined Racerunner
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
sexlineatus
Worm Snake
Carphophis amoenus
Racer
Coluber constrictor
flaviventris
Ringneck Snake
Diadophis punctatus
Corn Snake
Elaphe guttata except E. g.
emoryi
Rat Snake Elaphe
obsoleta
Fox Snake
Elaphe vulpina vulpina
Mud Snake
Farancia abacura
reinwardti
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon
platyrhinos
Prairie Kingsnake
Lampropeltis calligaster
calligaster
Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis
getulus
Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum
Yellowbelly
Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster
flavigaster
Diamondback Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifera
rhombifera
Northern Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
Rough
Green Snake Opheodrys
aestivus
Smooth Green Snake
Opheodrys vernalis
blanchardi
Bullsnake
Pituophis melanoleucus sayi
Graham's
Crayfish Snake Regina
grahami
Queen Snake
Regina
septemvittata
Brown Snake
Storeria dekayi
wrightorum
Redbelly Snake
Storeria occipitomaculata
Plains
Garter Snake Thamnophis radix
radix
Common Garter Snake
Thamnopis sirtalis
Lined Snake
Tropidoclonion lineatum
lineatum
Smooth Earth Snake
Virginia
valeriae elegans
CRUSTACEANS
Isopod Asellus
intermedius
Isopod
Caecidotea beattyi
Isopod
Caecidotea bicrenata
whitei
Isopod
Caecidotea brevicauda
Isopod
Caecidotea
forbesi
Isopod
Caecidotea intermedius
Isopod
Caecidotea
kendeighi
Isopod
Caecidotea packardi
Isopod
Caecidotea
stygia
Amphipod
Pontoporeia hoyi
Amphipod
Hyalella
azteca
Amphipod
Bactrurus brachycaudus
Amphipod
Bactrurus
mucronatus
Amphipod
Crangonyx forbesi
Amphopod
Crangonyx
gracilis
Amphipod
Crangonyx minor
Amphipod
Crangonyx
pseudogracilis
Amphipod
Crangonyx richmondensis
Amphipod
Gammarus
fasciatus
Amphipod
Gammarus minus
Amphipod
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus
Amphipod
Gammarus
troglophilus
Amphipod
Synurella bifurca
Amphipod
Synurella dentata
Glass
Shrimp Palaemonetes
kadiakensis
Giant Malaysian Prawn
Macrobrachium
rosenbergii
Dwarf Crayfish
Cambarellus puer
Dwarf Crayfish
Cambarellus
shufeldtii
White River Crayfish
Procambarus acutus
Red
Swamp Crayfish Procambarus
clarkii
Prairie Crayfish
Procambarus gracilis
Vernal Crayfish
Procambarus
viaeviridis
Illinois
Crayfish Orconectes
illinoiensis
Papershell Crayfish
Orconectes
immunis
Mimic Crayfish
Orconectes propinquus
Northern
Crayfish Orconectes
virilis
Burrowing Crayfish
Fallicambarus fodiens
Devil Crayfish
Cambarus diogenes
MUSSELS and
CLAMS
Three-ridge Amblema
plicata
Wabash Pigtoe
Fusconaia
flava
Monkeyface
Quadrula metanerva
Wartyback
Quadrula
nodulata
Pimpleback
Quadrula pustulosa
Mapleleaf
Quadrula
quadrula
Buckhorn
Tritogonia verrucosa
Washboard
Megalonaias
nervosa
Elktoe
Alasmidonta marginata
Common Floater
Anondonta grandis
grandis
Paper Pondshell
Anodonta imbecillis
Flat Floater
Anodonta
suborbiculata
Cylindrical Papershell
Anodontoides
ferussacianus
Rock Pocketbook
Arcidens
confragosus
White Heelsplitter
Lasmigona
complanata
Fluted Shell
Lasmigona costata
Squawfoot
Strophitus
undulatus
Mucket
Actinonaias ligamentina
Fatmucket
Lampsilis
siliquoidea
Yellow Sandshell
Lampsilis teres
Plain
Pocketbook Lampsilis
ventricosa
Fragile Papershell
Leptodea
fragilis
Common Pondmussel
Ligumia subrostrata
Hickorynut
Obovaria olivaria
Creek
Heelsplitter Lasmigona
compressa
Pink Heelsplitter
Potamilus alatus
Pink Papershell
Potamilus
ohiensis
Lilliput
Toxolasma parvus
Fawnsfoot
Truncilla
donaciformis
Deertoe
Truncilla truncata
Three-horned
Wartyback Obliquaria
reflexa
Long Fingernail Clam
Musculium
transversum
Striated Fingernail Clam
Sphaerium
striatinum
Pondhorn Mussel
Uniomerus tetralasmus
GASTROPODS
Snail Valvata
bicarinata
Snail
Valvata perdepressa
Snail
Valvata sincera
Snail
Viviparus
georgianus
Snail
Viviparus intertextus
Snail
Viviparus
subpurpureus
Snail
Campeloma crassula
Snail
Campeloma decisum
Snail
Lioplax sulculosa
Snail
Bithynia
tentaculata
Snail
Probythinella lacustris
Snail
Somatogyrus
depressus
Snail
Somatogyrus tryoni
Snail
Cincinnatia
integra
Snail
Pyrgulopsis scalariformis
Snail
Amnicola aldrichi
antroecetes
Snail
Amnicola limosa parva
Snail
Amnicola pilsbryi
Snail
Pomatiopsis
cincinnatiensis
Snail
Pomatiopsis lapidaria
Snail
Elmia costifera
Snail
Leptoxis praerosa
Snail
Lithasia obovata
Snail
Lithasia armigera
Snail
Lithasia
verrucosa
Snail
Pleurocera acuta acuta
Snail
Pleurocera acuta
hinkleyi
Snail
Pleurocera acuta lewisi
Snail
Pleurocera
alveare
Snail
Pleurocera caniculatum
caniculatum
Snail
Pleurocera caniculatum
undulatum
Snail Acella
haldemani
Snail
Fossaria exigua
Snail
Fossaria obrussa
Snail
Fossaria rustica
Snail
Fossaria parva
Snail
Fossaria tazewelliana
Snail
Fossaria dalli
Snail
Lymnaea stagnalis
appressa
Snail
Pseudosuccinea columella
Snail
Stagnicola elodes
Snail
Stagnicola exilis
Snail
Stagnicola
walkeriana
Snail
Stagnicola woodruffi
Snail
Stagnicola
caperata
Snail Physella
gyrina
Snail Physella
heterostropha halei
Snail
Physella heterostropha pomila
Snail
Physella integra
integra
Snail Physella
virgata anatina
Snail
Aplexa elongata morph tryoni
Snail
Gyraulus
deflectus
Snail Menetus
dilatatus
Snail Menetus
sampsoni
Snail
Planorbella campanulata
campanulata
Snail
Planorbella pseudotrivolvis
Snail
Planorbella trivolvis
trivolvis
Snail
Planorbella truncatum
Snail
Rhoclacmea
hinkleyi
Snail Ferrisia
fragilis
Snail Ferrisia
parallelus
Snail
Lavevapex diaphanus
FISH
Chestnut lamprey
Ichthyomyzon
castaneus
Silver lamprey Ichthyomyzon
unicuspis
American brook lamprey Lampetra
appendix
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirynchus
platorynchus
Paddlefish Polyodon
spathula
Spotted gar Lepisosteus
oculatus
Longnose gar Lepisosteus
osseus
Shortnose gar Lepisosteus
platostomus
Bowfin Amia
calva
American eel
Anguilla
rostrata
Alabama shad
Alosa
alabamae
Skipjack
herring Alosa
chrysochloris
Alewife Alosa
pseudoharengus
Gizzard shad Dorosoma
cepedianum
Threadfin shad Dorosoma
petenense
Goldeye Hiodon
alosoides
Mooneye Hiodon
tergisus
Bloater Coregonus
hoyi
Round whitefish Prosopium
cylindraceum
*Brook trout Salvelinus
fontinalis
*Lake trout Salvelinus
namaycush
*Brown trout Salmo
trutta
*Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus
mykiss
*Coho salmon Oncorhynchus
kisutch
*Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha
Rainbow smelt Osmerus
mordax
Central mudminnow Umbra
limi
Grass pickerel Esox
americanus
Northern pike Esox
lucius
Muskellunge Esox
masquinongy
Tiger muskellunge Esox
masquinongy X
lucius
Goldfish Carassius
auratus
Common Carp Cyprinus
carpio
Golden shiner Notemigonus
crysoleucas
Creek chub Semotilus
atromaculatus
Lake chub
Coesius
plumbeus
Hornyhead chub Nocomis
biguttatus
Speckled chub Macrhybopsis
aestivalis
Silver chub Macrhybopsis
storeriana
Blacknose dace Rhinichthys
atratulus
Longnose dace Rhinichthys
cataractae
Suckermouth minnow Phenacobius
mirabilis
Emerald shiner Notropis
atherinoides
River shiner Notropis
blennius
Ghost shiner Notropis
buchanan i
Bigmouth shiner Notropis
dorsalis
Spottail shiner Notropis
hudsoniu s
Rosyface shiner Notropis
rubellus
Silverband shiner Notropis
shumardi
Sand shiner Notropis
stramineus
Mimic shiner Notropis
volucellus
Ribbon shiner Lythrurus
fumeus
Redfin shiner Lythrurus
umbratilis
Red shiner Cyprinella
lutrensis
Spotfin shiner Cyprinella
spiloptera
Steelcolor shiner Cyprinella
whipplei
Striped shiner Luxilus
chrysocephalus
Common shiner Luxilus
cornutus
Silverjaw minnow Ericymba
buccata
Southern redbelly dace
Phoxinus
erythrogaster
Silvery minnow Hybognathus
nuchalis
Bluntnose minnow Pimephales
notatus
Fathead minnow Pimephales
promelas
Bullhead minnow Pimephales
vigilax
Central stoneroller Campostoma
anomalum
Largescale stoneroller
Campostoma
oligolepis
Blue sucker Cycleptus
elongatus
Smallmouth buffalo Ictiobus
bubalus
Bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus
cyprinellus
Black buffalo
Ictiobus
niger
River carpsucker Carpiodes
carpio
Quillback Carpiodes
cyprinus
Highfin carpsucker Carpiodes
velifer
Silver redhorse Moxostoma
anisurum
Black redhorse Moxostoma
duquesnei
Golden redhorse Moxostoma
erythrurum
Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma
macrolepidotum
Northern hog sucker
Hypentelium
nigricans
White sucker Catostomus
commersoni
Spotted sucker Minytrema
melanops
Creek chubsucker Erimyzon
oblongus
Lake chubsucker
Erimyzon
sucetta
White catfish Ameiurus
catus
Black bullhead Ameiurus
melas
Yellow bullhead Ameiurus
natalis
Brown bullhead Ameiurus
nebulosus
Blue catfish Ictalurus
furcatus
Channel catfish Ictalurus
punctatus
Flathead catfish Pylodictis
olivaris
Mountain madtom Noturus
eleutherus
Slender madtom Noturus
exilis
Stonecat Noturus
flavus
Tadpole madtom Noturus
gyrinus
Brindled madtom Noturus
miurus
Freckled madtom Noturus
nocturnus
Pirate perch Aphredoderus
sayanus
Trout-perch Percopsis
omiscomaycus
Burbot Lota
lota
Starhead topminnow Fundulus
dispar
Blackstripe topminnow Fundulus
notatus
Blackspotted topminnow
Fundulus
olivaceus
Mosquitofish Gambusia
affinis
Brook silverside Labidesthes
sicculus
Brook stickleback Culaea
inconstans
Ninespine stickleback
Pungitius
pungitius
Mottled sculpin Cottus
bairdi
Banded sculpin Cottus
carolinae
White bass Morone
chrysops
Striped bass Morone
saxatilis
Hybrid striped bass hybrids of
listed Morone spp
.
Yellow bass Morone
mississippiensis
Smallmouth bass Micropterus
dolomieu
Northern Largemouth bass Micropterus
salmoides
salmoides
Spotted
bass Micropterus
punctulatus
Green sunfish Lepomis
cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis
gibbosus
Warmouth Lepomis
gulosus
Orangespotted sunfish Lepomis
humilis
Bluegill Lepomis
macrochirus
Longear sunfish Lepomis
megalotis
Redear sunfish Lepomis
microlophus
Hybrid sunfish hybrids of listed
Lepomis
spp.
Rock
bass Ambloplites
rupestris
White crappie Pomoxis
annularis
Black crappie Pomoxis
nigromaculatus
Hybrid crappie hybrids of
listed Pomoxis
spp.
Flier
Centrarchus
macropterus
Sauger Stizostedion
canadense
Walleye Stizostedion
vitreum
Saugeye hybrids of listed
Stizostedion
spp.
Yellow
perch Perca
flavescens
Logperch Percina
caprodes
Blackside darter Percina
maculata
Slenderhead darter Percina
phoxocephala
River darter Percina
shumardi
Mud darter Etheostoma
asprigene
Greenside darter Etheostoma
blennioides
Rainbow darter Etheostoma
caeruleum
Bluntnose darter Etheostoma
chlorosomum
Fantail darter Etheostoma
flabellare
Slough darter Etheostoma
gracile
Stripetail darter Etheostoma
kennicotti
Least darter Etheostoma
microperca
Johnny darter Etheostoma
nigrum
Orangethroat darter Etheostoma
spectabile
Banded darter Etheostoma
zonale
Freshwater drum Aplodinotus
grunniens
PLANTS
Lake Cress Armoracia
aquatica
Mosquito-fern Azolla
caroliniana
Mexican Azolla Azolla mexicana
Disk Water Hyssop Bacopa
rotundifolia
Water Shield Brasenia
schreberi
Green Waterstarwort Callitriche
verna
Coontail Ceratophyllum
demersum
Pimpled hornwort
Ceratophyllum muricatum
Water Willow Decodon
verticillatus
Water-purslane Didiplis
diandra
American Waterwort Elatine
americana
Chinese waterchestnut Eleocharis
dulcis
Creeping Spikerush Eleocharis
palustris
Squarestem spikerush
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Canadian Waterweed Elodea
canadensis
Western Waterweed Elodea
nuttallii
Eastern Mannagrass Glyceria
septentrionalis
Round-fruited Hedge-hyssop Gratiola
virginiana
Mare's-tail Hippuris
vulgaris
Featherfoil Hottonia
inflata
Swollen Duckweed Lemna
gibba
Least duckweed Lemna
minima
Lesser Duckweed Lemna minor
Alga (Birdbath algae) Haematoccus
pluvialis
Duckweed Lemna obscora
Minute Duckweed Lemna
perpusilla
Duckweed Lemna
trinervis
Star Duckweed Lemna trisulca
Valdivia Duckweed Lemna
valdiviana
Marsh Purslane Ludwigia
palustris
Perennial Waterprimrose Ludwigia
peploides
Narrow-leaved loosestrife Lysimachia
hybrida
Variableleaf Watermilfoil Myriophyllum
heterophyllum
Western Watermilfoil Myriophyllum
hippuroides
Low Watermilfoil Myriophyllum
humile
Pinnate Watermilfoil Myriophyllum
pinnatum
Whorled Watermilfoil Myriophyllum
verticillatum
Slender Naiad Najas flexilis
Thread-like Naiad Najas
gracillima
Southern Naiad Najas
guadalupensis
Spiny Naiad Najas marina
American Lotus Nelumbo lutea
Spatterdock Nuphar luteum
White Waterlily Nymphea
odorata
White Waterlily
Nymphaea tuberosa
Arrow Arum Peltandra virginica
Hornleaf Riverweed Podostemum
ceratophyllum
Water Smartweed Polygonum
amphibium
Pickerelweed Pontedaria
cordata
Largeleaf Pondweed Potamogeton
amplifolius
Waterthread Pondweed Potamogeton
diversifolius
Ribbonleaf Pondweed Potamogeton
epihydrus
Leafy Pondweed Potamogeton
foliosus
Fries Pondweed Potamogeton
friesii
Illinois Pondweed Potamogeton
illinoensis
Floatingleaf Pondweed Potamogeton
natans
Long-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton
nodosus
Sago Pondweed Potamogeton
pectinatus
Small Pondweed Potamogeton
pusillus
Richardson Pondweed Potamogeton
richardsonii
Pondweed Potamogeton x
hagstroemii
Pondweed Potamogeton x
rectifolius
Pondweed Potamogeton x
spathuliformis
Flatstem Pondweed Potamogeton
zosteriformis
Marsh Mermaid Weed P roserpinaca
palustris
White Water-crowfoot Ranunculus
trichophyllus
No common name Rhexia mariana
Swamp Dock Rumex verticillatus
Widgeongrass Ruppia maritima
Shortbeaked Arrowhead Sagittaria
brevurostra
Hooded Arrowhead Sagittaria
calycina
Yellow Water Crowfoot Ranunculus
flabellaris
White Water-crowfoot Ranunculus
longirostris
Celeryleaf Buttercup Ranunculus
sceleratus
Northern Arrowhead Sagittaria
cuneata
Englemann Arrowhead Sagittaria
engelmanniana
Grassy Arrowhead Sagittaria
graminea
Broadleaf Arrowhead Sagittaria
latifolia
Stiff Arrowhead Sagittaria
rigida
Lizard's Tail Saururus cernuus
Olney's Bulrush Scirpus
americanus
River Bulrush Scirpus
fluviatilis
Water Parsnip Sium suave
Brancing Burreed Sparganium
androcladum
Narrow-leaved Burreed Sparganium
emersum
Giant Burreed Sparganium
eurycarpum
Small Burreed Sparganium
minimum
Duckweed Spirodela oligorrhiza
Big Duckweed Spirodela
polyrhiza
Narrow-leaved Cattail Typha
angustifolia
Common Cattail Typha
latifolia
Little Floating
Bladderwort Utricularia
radiata
Lavender Bladderwort Utricularia
resupinata
Zigzag Bladderwort Utricularia
subulata
Water-Meal Wolffia columbiana
Watermeal Wolffia papulifera
Watermeal Wolffia punctata
Bog-mat Wolfiella floridana
No common name Xyris jupicai
No common name Xyris torta
Horned Pondweed Zannichellia
palustris
Wild Rice Zizania aquatica
Water Stargrass Zosterella
dubia
Water Cress Nasturtium
officinale
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