Species

Rat Snake

Scientific Name:  Elaphe obsoleta (Pantherophis alleghaniensis)

Classification:  Nongame

Abundance:  Common throughout the state

Photo Credit: JD Wilson

Ravine Salamander

Scientific Name: Plethodon richmondi
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson 

Red Burrowing Crayfish

Photo Credit: Michael Perkins 
Scientific Name: Cambarus J. carolinus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean

Red Fox

Scientific Name: Vulpes vulpes
Classification: Game Species 
Abundance: Common throughout state

The red fox is the one of two types of foxes found in North Carolina. The other is the gray fox.

Red Salamander

Scientific Name: Pseudotriton ruber
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson 

Red Swamp Crayfish

Photo Credit: Michael Perkins 
Scientific Name: Procambarus S. clarkii
Classification: Non-native

Red-Backed Salamander

Scientific Name: Plethodon cinereus
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson 

Red-bellied Snake

Scientific Name: Storeria occipitomaculata

Photo Credits: Mike Martin

This non-venomous snake eats slugs. The red-bellied watersnake is brownish black with three yellowish spots at the base of the neck, and the belly is either orange or red. They are usually found in moist woodlands, often under rotten logs.

Red-bellied Watersnake

Non-venomous watersnake

Scientific Name: Nerodia erythrogaster

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Red-cockaded Woodpecker

Scientific Name: Picoides borealis
Classification: Endangered
Abundance: Rare

Red-Shouldered Hawk

Scientific Name: Buteo lineatus

Classification: Nongame Species

Abundance: Found statewide

Red-Tailed Hawk

Scientific Name: Buteo jamaicensis

Classification: Nongame Species

Abundance: Found statewide

Redbreast Sunfish

Scientific Name: Lepomis auritus

Classification: Game Fish

Abundance: Common throughout NC.

Redear Sunfish

Scientific Name: Lepomis microlophus

Classification: Game Fish

Abundance: Common throughout NC.

Reticulate Crayfish

Scientific Name: Orconectes C. erichsonianus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean