Red-Tailed Hawk
Scientific Name: Buteo jamaicensis
Classification: Nongame Species
Abundance: Found statewide
Species
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
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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
Ring-necked Snake
Scientific Name: Diadophis punctatus
Photo Credits: JD Wilson
The ring-necked snake is non-venomous. It feeds on earthworms and salamanders. The yellow or orange ring on its neck contrasts with the dark gray or black back of this snake. Found in the forest, the snake lives within rotting logs.
River Frog
Scientific Name: Lithobates heckscheri
Classification: Nongame species
Range: State Listed as Endangered
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
Roanoke Bass
Scientific Name: Ambloplites cavifrons
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Found primarily in the Tar and Neuse River drainages of NC.
Roanoke Logperch
Scientific Name: Percina rex
Classification: Federally Endangered, State Endangered
Abundance: Extremely rare (found only in brown area)
Robust Redhorse
Scientific Name: Moxostoma robustum
Classification: State Endangered
Abundance: Rare (dark area)
Rock Bass
Scientific Name: Ambloplites rupestris
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in many of the coolwater rivers in western NC.
Rocky River Crayfish
Scientific Name: Cambarus P. hobbsorum
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Rough Earth Snake
Scientific Name: Haldea striatula
Photo Credits: JD Wilson
Living underground in rotting logs, this non-venomous snake eats earthworms and soft-bodied insects. The snake is brown with a light-colored belly. The babies are usually darker than the adults and have a more distinct neckband.
