Carolina Redhorse
Scientific Name: Moxostoma sp. ‘Carolina’
Classification: State Threatened
Abundance: Rare (green areas)
Species
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
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Carpenter Frog
Scientific Name: Rana virgatipes
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Abundant (blue)
Photo Credit: Jeff Hall
Chain Pickerel
Scientific Name: Esox niger
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Commonly found in slow-flowing streams, lakes and swamps of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
Channel Catfish
Scientific Name: Ictalurus punctatus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common throughout NC.
Chattahoochie Crayfish
Scientific Name: Cambarus C. sp. A.
Classification: Nongame Fish - Crustacean
Chauga Crayfish
Photo Credit: Michael Perkins
Scientific Name: Cambarus P. chaugaensis
Classification: Special Concern
Cheoah Bald and Red-Legged Salamanders
Scientific Name(s): Plethodon cheoah, Plethodon shermani
Description: These two species were formerly considered subspecies of the Jordan’s salamander (Plethodon jordani).
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson
Chowanoke Crayfish
Photo Credit: Michael Perkins
Scientific Name: Faxonius C. virginiensis
Classification: Special Concern
Clapper Rail
Scientific Name: Rallus crepitans
Classification: Game Species
Abundance: Coast (blue area)
Common Carp
Scientific Name: Cyprinus carpio
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common throughout the state
Common Snapping Turtle
Scientific Name: Chelydra serpentina
Classification: Nongame species
Photo Credit: Todd Pierson