Blue Ridge Two-Lined Salamander
Scientific Name: Eurycea wilderae
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
Species
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
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Bluegill
Scientific Name: Lepomis macrochirus
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Common throughout NC
Bobcat
Scientific Name: Lynx rufus
Classification: Game Species and Furbearer
Abundance: Common throughout state
Bodie Bass (Hybrid Striped Bass)
Scientific Name: Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Stocked in several Piedmont reservoirs.
Bog Turtle
Scientific Name: Glyptemys (Clemmys) muhlenbergii
Classification: Nongame species; Federally and state listed as Threatened
Photo Credit: Jeff Hall
Bowfin
Scientific Name: Amia calva
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in the Coastal rivers of NC.
Brimley's Chorus Frog
Scientific Names: Pseudacris brimleyi
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Coastal Plain (blue)
Photo Credit: Jeff Beane
Broad River Spiny Crayfish
Photo Credit: Michael Perkins
Scientific Name: Cambarus P spicatus
Classification: Special Concern
Broad River Stream Crayfish
Photo Credit: Michael Perkins
Scientific Name: Cambarus C lenati
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Brook Floater
Scientific Name: Alasmidonta varicosa
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credits: Michael Perkins
Brook Trout
Scientific Name: Salvelinus fontinalis
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Mountain region in the western part of the state (green).
Brown Snake
Scientific Name: Storeria dekayi
Photo Credits: JD Wilson
The Brown Snake can be found in forests under logs and rocks. It is light brown with gray and reddish-brown hues and a row of dark spots on its sides. The snake eats snails, slugs and earthworms and is non-venomous. Brown snakes have 4-25 offspring every summer.
Brown Trout
Scientific Name: Salmo trutta
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Found in the mountain region in the western part of the state (green area).
