Pickerel Frog
Scientific Name: Rana palustris
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Abundant (green)
Species
A selection of species found in North Carolina.
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Pigmy Rattlesnake
Venomous
Scientific Name: Sistrurus miliarus
Classification: State Listed as Special
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Pimpleback
Scientific Name: Quadrula pustulosa
Classification: State Extirpated
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Pine Barrens Treefrog
Scientific Names: Hyla andersonii
Classification: Nongame species; State-listed as Threatened; N.C. Natural Heritage Program-Significantly Rare. Official State Frog of NC.
Range: Pine forests, sandhills of south-central NC (blue)
Pine Woods Treefrog
Scientific Names: Hyla femoralis
Classification: Nongame species
Range: Coastal Plain (blue)
Pirate Perch
Scientific Name: Aphredoderus sayanus
Classification: Nongame Fish
Abundance: Common in NC (dark area)
Pistolgrip
Scientific Name: Tritogonia verrucosa
Classification: State Extirpated
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Pod Lance
Scientific Name: Elliptio folliculata
Classification: State Special Concern
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Prothonotary Warbler
Scientific Name: Protonotaria citrea
Classification: Nongame Species
Abundance: Common throughout the Coastal Plain; uncommon in Piedmont; rare in mountains
Pumpkinseed
Scientific Name: Lepomis gibbosus
Classification: Game Fish
Abundance: Reservoirs throughout NC, as well as many coastal rivers.
Purple Lilliput
Scientific Name: Toxolasma lividus
Classification: State Extirpated
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Purple Wartyback
Scientific Name: Cyclonaias tuberculata
Classification: State Endangered
Photo Credit: NCWRC
Queen Snake
Non-venomous watersnake
Scientific Name: Regina septemvittata
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