Species

A selection of species found in North Carolina.

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Savannah Lilliput Mollusk

Savannah Lilliput

Scientific Name: Toxolasma pullus

Classification:  State Endangered 

Photo Credit: Michael Perkins

Scarlet Kingsnake

Scarlet Kingsnake

Scientific Name: Lampropeltis elapsoides

Photo Credits: Mike Martin

Scarlet Snake

Scarlet Snake

Scientific Name: Cemophora coccinea

Photo Credits: Ian Deery

Sea Lamprey

Sea Lamprey

Scientific Name: Petromyzon marinus

Classification: Nongame Fish

Abundance: Common (green area)

Seal Salamander

Seal Salamander

Scientific Name: Desmognathus monticola
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson 

Sickle Crayfish

Sickle Crayfish

Photo Credit: Michael Perkins 
Scientific Name: Cambarus D. reduncus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean

Sicklefin Redhorse Fish

Sicklefin Redhorse

Scientific Name: Moxostoma sp.

Classification: Federal Candidate for Listing, State Threatened

Slimy Salamander Complex

Slimy Salamander Complex

Species in Complex: Tellico salamander (Plethodon aureolus), Chattahoochee slimy salamander (Plethodon chattahoochee), Atlantic coast slimy salamander (Plethodon chlorobryonis), white-spotted slimy salamander (Plethodon cylindraceus), northern slimy salamander (Plethodon glutinosus), southen Appalachian salamander (Plethodon teya

Slippershell Mussel

Slippershell Mussel

Scientific Name: Alasmidonta viridis 

Classification:  State Endangered  

Photo Credits: Michael Perkins

Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass

Scientific Name: Micropterus dolomieu
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common in many of the coolwater rivers and reservoirs in the mountain and foothill region of NC.