Species

Spinytail Crayfish

Scientific Name: Cambarus T. acanthura
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean

Spotfin Chub

Scientific Name: Erimonax monachus

Classification: Federally Threatened, State Threatened

Spotted Bass

Scientific Name: Micropterus punctulatus

Classification: Game Fish

Spotted Salamander

Scientific Name: Ambystoma maculatum
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson

Spotted Turtle

Scientific Name: Clemmys guttata

Photo Credits: Matt More

Spring Peeper

Scientific Name: Pseudacris crucifer
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Found statewide (except Outer Banks)
Photo Credit: Jeff Hall

Spring Salamander

Scientific Name: Gyrinophilus porphyritcus
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson 

Squirrel Treefrog

Scientific Names: Hyla squirella
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Found primarily in Coastal Plain (blue)
Photo Credit: Jodie Owen

Stripe-necked Musk Turtle

Scientific Name: Sternotherus minor

Photo Credits: JD Wilson

Striped Bass

Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis

Classification:  Game Fish 

Abundance: Coastal rivers during spring spawning runs, and stocked in reservoirs throughout NC.

Striped Mud Turtle

Scientific Name: Kinosternon baurii

Photo Credits: JD Wilson

Striped Skunk

Scientific Name: Mephitis mephitis
Classification: Furbearer and game species
Abundance: Occupies most of the state (green); rare to absent in certain Coastal Plain counties

Surgeon Crayfish

Scientific Name: Orconectes P. forceps
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean

Tangerine Darter

Scientific Name: Percina aurantiaca

Classification: Nongame Fish

Abundance: Common

Tar River Spinymussel

Scientific Name: Parvaspina steinstansana

Classification:  Federal and State Endangered

The Tar River spinymussel was first described by Johnson and Clarke (1983). Shells rarely exceed 55 mm in length. Clean young shells are shiny, usually yellowish-brown, and rayed. Older shells become brownish and tend to lack rays.