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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 14 Species in the Southwest

A Notice by the Fish and Wildlife Service on 03/11/2026

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1. [Docket No. FWS-R2-ES-2026-N001; FXES11130200000-267-FF02ENEH00]

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information.

SUMMARY:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are conducting 5-year status reviews of 14 animal and plant species under the Endangered Species Act. A 5-year status review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the last reviews for the species.

DATES:

To ensure consideration, we are requesting submission of new information no later than April 10, 2026. However, we will continue to accept new information about any listed species at any time.

ADDRESSES:

For details on how to request or submit information, see Request for Information and How Do I Ask Questions or Provide Information? in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For information on a particular species, contact the appropriate person or office listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. For general information, contact Beth Forbus, by telephone at 505-318-8972 or by email at Beth_Forbus@fws.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?

Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), we maintain Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (which we collectively refer to as the List) in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us to review each listed species' status at least once every 5 years. Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing those species under active review. For additional information about 5-year status reviews, refer to our factsheet at https://www.fws.gov/​project/​five-year-status-reviews.

What information do we consider in our review?

A 5-year status review considers all new information available at the time of the review. In conducting these reviews, we consider the best scientific and commercial data that have become available since the listing determination or most recent status review, such as:

A. Species biology, including but not limited to population trends, distribution, abundance, demographics, and genetics;

B. Habitat conditions, including but not limited to amount, distribution, and suitability;

C. Conservation measures that have been implemented that benefit the species;

D. Threat status and trends in relation to the five listing factors (as defined in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA); and

E. Other new information, data, or corrections, including but not limited to taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, identification of erroneous information contained in the List, and improved analytical methods.

Any new information will be considered during the 5-year status review and will also be useful in evaluating the ongoing recovery programs for the species.

Which species are under review?

The species in table 1 are under active 5-year status review. ( printed page 11983)

| Common name | Scientific name | Listing status | Lead state | Final listing rule

                            (**Federal** **Register** citation and publication date) | Contact person, phone, email | Contact person's U.S. mail
                         address |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ANIMALS | | | | | | |
| Georgetown salamander
Jollyville Plateau salamander | Eurycea naufragia Eurycea tonkawae | Threatened
 
Threatened | Texas
 
Texas | 79 FR 10236; 02/24/2014 78 FR 51278; 08/20/2013 | Field Supervisor, 512-937-7371 (phone) or esaustininfo@fws.gov (email) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 1505 Ferguson Lane, Austin, TX 78754. |
| Salado salamander | Eurycea chisholmensis | Threatened | Texas | 79 FR 10236; 02/24/2014 | | |
| Sharpnose shiner
Smalleye shiner | Notropis oxyrhynchus Notropis buccula | Endangered
Endangered | Texas
Texas | 79 FR 45273; 08/04/2014 79 FR 45273; 08/04/2014 | Field Supervisor, 281-286-8282 (phone) or houstonesfo@fws.gov (email) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Coastal and Central Plains Ecological Services Field Office, 17629 El Camino Real, Suite 211, Houston, TX 77058. |
| New Mexican ridge-nosed rattlesnake | Crotalus willardi obscurus | Threatened | New Mexico | 43 FR 34476; 08/04/1978 | Field Supervisor, 505-346-2525 (phone) or nmesfo@fws.gov (email) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 2105 Osuna NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113. |
| PLANTS | | | | | | |
| Fickeisen Plains cactus | Pediocactus peeblesianus fickeiseniae | Endangered | Arizona | 78 FR 60607; 10/01/2013 | Field Supervisor, 602-242-0210 (phone) or incomingazcorr@fws.gov (email) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona Ecological Services Office, 9828 North 31st Avenue, #C3, Phoenix, AZ 85051-2517. |
| Texas wild-rice | Zizania texana | Endangered | Texas | 43 FR 17910; 04/26/1978 | Field Supervisor, 512-937-7371 (phone) or esaustininfo@fws.gov (email) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological Services Field Office, 1505 Ferguson Lane, Austin, TX 78754. |
| Black lace cactus
 
Star cactus
 
Walker's manioc | Echinocereus reichenbach Astrophytum asterias Manihot walkerae | Endangered
 
Endangered
 
Endangered | Texas
 
Texas
 
Texas | 44 FR 61918; 10/26/1979 58 FR 53804; 10/18/1993 56 FR 49850; 10/02/1991 | Field Supervisor, 281-286-8282 (phone) or houstonesfo@fws.gov (email) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Coastal and Central Plains Ecological Services Field Office, 17629 El Camino Real, Suite 211, Houston, TX 77058. |
| Neches River rose-mallow | Hibiscus dasycalyx | Threatened | Texas | 78 FR 56025; 09/11/2013 | | |
| Zuni fleabane
Holy Ghost ipomopsis | Erigeron rhizomatus Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus | Threatened
Endangered | New Mexico
New Mexico | 50 FR 16680; 04/26/1985 59 FR 13836; 03/23/1994 | Field Supervisor, 505-346-2525 (phone) or nmesfo@fws.gov (email) | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 2105 Osuna NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113. |

Request for Information

To ensure that a 5-year status review is complete and based on the best available scientific and commercial information, we request new information from all sources. See What Information Do We Consider in Our Review? for specific criteria. If you submit information, please support it with documentation such as maps, bibliographic references, methods used to gather and analyze the data, and/or copies of any pertinent publications, reports, or letters by knowledgeable sources.

How do I ask questions or provide information?

If you wish to provide information for any species under review, please submit your comments and materials to the appropriate contact in table 1. You may also direct questions to those contacts. For general questions, contact the person under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Public Availability of Comments

Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Completed and Active Reviews

A list of all completed and currently active 5-year status reviews can be found at https://ecos.fws.gov/​ecp/​report/​species-five-year-review.

Authority

This document is published under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Leston Jacks,

Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 2026-04748 Filed 3-10-26; 8:45 am]

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