Pigmy Rattlesnake
Scientific Name: Sistrurus miliarus
Classification: State Listed as Special
Photo Credits: JD Wilson
Species
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
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Pimpleback
Scientific Name: Quadrula pustulosa
Classification: State Extirpated
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Pine Barrens Treefrog
Scientific Names: Hyla andersonii
Classification: Nongame species; State-listed as Threatened; N.C. Natural Heritage Program-Significantly Rare. Official State Frog of NC.
Range: Pine forests, sandhills of south-central NC (blue)
Photo Credit: Jeff Hall
Pine Woods Snake
Scientific Name: Rhadinaea flavilata
This non-venomous snake feeds on lizards and frogs. It is shiny golden-brown with a dark head. Laying 2-4 eggs in the summer, the Pind Woods Snake is found in pine flatwoods and oak forests within rotting logs.
Pine Woods Treefrog
Scientific Names: Hyla femoralis
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Coastal Plain (blue)
Photo Credit: Jeff Hall
Pirate Perch
Scientific Name: Aphredoderus sayanus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in NC (dark area)
Pistolgrip
Scientific Name: Tritogonia verrucosa
Classification: State Extirpated
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Pod Lance
Scientific Name: Elliptio folliculata
Classification: State Special Concern
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Prothonotary Warbler
Scientific Name: Protonotaria citrea
Classification: Nongame Species
Abundance: Common throughout the Coastal Plain; uncommon in Piedmont; rare in mountains
Pumpkinseed
Scientific Name: Lepomis gibbosus
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Reservoirs throughout NC, as well as many coastal rivers.
Queen Snake
Scientific Name: Regina septemvittata
Photo Credits: Eric Stine
This non-venomous watersnake is gray with one light stripe on each side. The Queen Snake eats molting crayfish. It's found along rocky streams and small rivers in the mountains of North Carolina. They will spend time on tree limbs above water and swim away when threatened.
Raccoon
Scientific Name: Procyon lotor
Classification: Game Species and Furbearer
Abundance: Common throughout state