A selection of species found in North Carolina.
Scientific Name: Virginia valeriae
Photo Credits: JD Wilson
Smooth earth snakes are usually found in forested areas where they stay hidden. They feed mostly on earthworms. Its scales are smooth and it is often characterized by tiny black dots scattered across the back.
Scientific Name: Egretta thula
Classification: Nongame
Abundance: Coastwide-Breeds in North Carolina; also winters
in the state, but in smaller numbers (brown dots)
Scientific Name: Tantilla coronata
Photo Credits: Ian Deery
Crowned snakes are most common in sandy woodlands, flatwoods, and sandhills. They feed primarily on centipedes but may also eat some insects. Its small, shiny brown snake characterized by a light band at the rear of the black head.
Scientific Name: Pseudacris nigrita
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Coastal Plain (blue)
Photo Credit: Jeff Beane
Scientific Name: Desmognathus auriculatus
Photo Credit: Mike Martin
Scientific Name: Glaucomys volans
Classification: nongame
Abundance: Found throughout NC
Photo Credits: Amy Young
Scientific Name: Heterodon simus
Classification: State Listed as Threatened
Photo Credits: Ian Deery
Scientific Name: Rana sphenocephala
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Abundant (blue)
Photo Credit: Jeff Hall
Scientific Name: Plethodon serratus
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
Scientific Name: Bufo (Anaxyrus) terrestris
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Common throughout Coastal Plain (blue)
Photo Credit: FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Scientific Name: Eurycea cirrigera
Photo Credit: Kevin Stohlgren
Scientific Name: Plethodon ventralis
Listed: State Species of Special Concern.
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
Scientific Name: Elliptio dilatata
Classification: State Special Concern
Photo Credit: Michael Perkins
Scientific Name: Faxonius P. cristavarius
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean