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Endangered species found in South Carolina:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	American Chaffseed	Schwalbea americana	Plants	Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
2.	Bachman's Wood Warbler	Vermivora bachmanii	Birds	Canada, Southeastern USA
3.	Bog Turtle	Glyptemys muhlenbergii	Reptiles	Eastern United States
4.	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Birds	Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies
5.	Bunched Arrowhead	Sagittaria fasciculata	Plants	North Carolina, South Carolina
6.	Calico Grouper	Epinephelus drummondhayi	Fishes	Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean, Mexico, United States
7.	Canby's Dropwort	Oxypolis canbyi	Plants	Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina
8.	Carolina Heelsplitter	Lasmigona decorata	Clams	North Carolina, South Carolina
9.	Diminutive Clubtail	Gomphus diminutus	Insects	Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
10.	Distocambarus youngineri	Distocambarus youngineri	Crustaceans	South Carolina
11.	Donkey Fish	Dermatolepis inermis	Fishes	Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic
12.	Frosted Flatwoods Salamander	Ambystoma cingulatum	Amphibians	Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
13.	Gopher Frog	Rana capito	Amphibians	United States
14.	Green Salamander	Aneides aeneus	Amphibians	United States
15.	Gulf Sturgeon	Acipenser oxyrinchus	Fishes	Canada, United States
16.	Hammerhead Shark	Sphyrna mokarran	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
17.	Harperella	Ptilimnium nodosum	Plants	Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia
18.	Henslow's Sparrow	Ammodramus henslowii	Birds	Canada, United States
19.	Kirtland's Wood Warbler	Dendroica kirtlandii	Birds	Michigan, South Carolina, Wisconsin
20.	Michaux's Sumac	Rhus michauxii	Plants	Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
21.	Mountain Sweet Pitcher-plant	Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii	Plants	North Carolina, South Carolina
22.	Persistent Trillium	Trillium persistens	Plants	Georgia, South Carolina
23.	Pine Barrens Treefrog	Hyla andersonii	Amphibians	Alabama, Florida, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina
24.	Pondberry	Lindera melissifolia	Plants	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina
25.	Quercus oglethorpensis	Quercus oglethorpensis	Plants	Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina
26.	Quercus georgiana	Quercus georgiana	Plants	Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina
27.	Quillwort	Isoetes melanospora	Plants	Georgia, South Carolina
28.	Red Porgy	Pagrus pagrus	Fishes	Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States
29.	Red Wolf	Canis rufus	Mammals	USA (SE US, west to central Texas)
30.	Red-cockaded Woodpecker	Picoides borealis	Birds	USA (southcentral and southeastern)
31.	Relict Trillium	Trillium reliquum	Plants	Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina
32.	Right Whale	Balaena glacialis	Mammals	Northern Oceans
33.	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii dougallii	Birds	Northeastern USA
34.	Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow	Ammodramus caudacutus	Birds	Canada, United States
35.	Schweinitz's Sunflower	Helianthus schweinitzii	Plants	North Carolina, South Carolina
36.	Shortnose Sturgeon	Acipenser brevirostrum	Fishes	USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast)
37.	Smalltooth Sawfish	Pristis pectinata	Fishes	Gulf of Mexico, Texas through Florida (USA), USA - Atlantic: North Carolina through Florida
38.	Smooth Coneflower	Echinacea laevigata	Plants	Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia
39.	Spotted Eagle Ray	Aetobatus narinari	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America
40.	West Indian Manatee	Trichechus manatus	Mammals	Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA
41.	Whooping Crane	Grus americana	Birds	Canada, Mexico, USA (Rocky Mountains east to Carolinas)
42.	Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	Birds	Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
43.	Yellow Lampmussel	Lampsilis cariosa	Clams	Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia), United States