
Santeetlah Dusky Salamander
Scientific Name: Desmognathus santeetlah
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Name: Desmognathus santeetlah
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
Scientific Name: Toxolasma pullus
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: Michael Perkins
Scientific Name: Petromyzon marinus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common (green area)
Scientific Name: Desmognathus monticola
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
Scientific Name: Desmognathus aeneus
Classification: Nongame species
Abundance: Rare (blue area)
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
Scientific Name: Desmognathus marmoratus
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
Photo Credit: Michael Perkins
Scientific Name: Cambarus D. reduncus
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Scientific Name: Moxostoma sp.
Classification: Federal Candidate for Listing, State Threatened
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
Scientific Name: Alasmidonta viridis
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credits: Michael Perkins
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.