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Note/Disclaimer: This list is made possible through a database keyword search/filtering process which may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, all endangered species of South Carolina may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in North America, browse the
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United States List.
Endangered species found in South Carolina:
| | Species Name | Scientific Name | Group |
|---|
| 1. | American Chaffseed | Schwalbea americana | Plants |
| 2. | Appalachian Cottontail | Sylvilagus obscurus | Mammals |
| 3. | Appalachian Snaketail | Ophiogomphus incurvatus | Insects |
| 4. | Bachman's Wood Warbler | Vermivora bachmanii | Birds |
| 5. | Bicknell's Thrush | Catharus bicknelli | Birds |
| 6. | Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | Birds |
| 7. | Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish | Elassoma okatie | Fishes |
| 8. | Bog Turtle | Glyptemys muhlenbergii | Reptiles |
| 9. | Broad River Spiny Crayfish | Cambarus spicatus | Crustaceans |
| 10. | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Birds |
| 11. | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | Birds |
| 12. | Bunched Arrowhead | Sagittaria fasciculata | Plants |
| 13. | Calico Grouper | Epinephelus drummondhayi | Fishes |
| 14. | Calvert's Emerald | Somatochlora calverti | Insects |
| 15. | Canby's Dropwort | Oxypolis canbyi | Plants |
| 16. | Caribbean Reef Shark | Carcharhinus perezi | Fishes |
| 17. | Carolina Heelsplitter | Lasmigona decorata | Clams |
| 18. | Devil Fish | Manta birostris | Fishes |
| 19. | Diminutive Clubtail | Gomphus diminutus | Insects |
| 20. | Distocambarus youngineri | Distocambarus youngineri | Crustaceans |
| 21. | Donkey Fish | Dermatolepis inermis | Fishes |
| 22. | Edisto Crayfish | Procambarus echinatus | Crustaceans |
| 23. | Frosted Flatwoods Salamander | Ambystoma cingulatum | Amphibians |
| 24. | Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | Birds |
| 25. | Gopher Frog | Rana capito | Amphibians |
| 26. | Gopher Tortoise | Gopherus polyphemus | Reptiles |
| 27. | Green Salamander | Aneides aeneus | Amphibians |
| 28. | Gulf Sturgeon | Acipenser oxyrinchus | Fishes |
| 29. | Hammerhead Shark | Sphyrna mokarran | Fishes |
| 30. | Harperella | Ptilimnium nodosum | Plants |
| 31. | Henslow's Sparrow | Ammodramus henslowii | Birds |
| 32. | Kirtland's Wood Warbler | Dendroica kirtlandii | Birds |
| 33. | Lined Seahorse | Hippocampus erectus | Fishes |
| 34. | Michaux's Sumac | Rhus michauxii | Plants |
| 35. | Mountain Sweet Pitcher-plant | Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii | Plants |
| 36. | Night Shark | Carcharhinus signatus | Fishes |
| 37. | North Atlantic Right Whale | Balaena glacialis | Mammals |
| 38. | Oceanic Whitetip Shark | Carcharhinus longimanus | Fishes |
| 39. | Oconee Stream Crayfish | Cambarus chaugaensis | Crustaceans |
| 40. | Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | Birds |
| 41. | Persistent Trillium | Trillium persistens | Plants |
| 42. | Pine Barrens Treefrog | Hyla andersonii | Amphibians |
| 43. | Poey's Grouper | Epinephelus flavolimbatus | Fishes |
| 44. | Pondberry | Lindera melissifolia | Plants |
| 45. | Quercus oglethorpensis | Quercus oglethorpensis | Plants |
| 46. | Quercus georgiana | Quercus georgiana | Plants |
| 47. | Quillwort | Isoetes melanospora | Plants |
| 48. | Red Porgy | Pagrus pagrus | Fishes |
| 49. | Red Wolf  | Canis rufus | Mammals |
| 50. | Red-cockaded Woodpecker | Picoides borealis | Birds |
| 51. | Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Birds |
| 52. | Relict Trillium | Trillium reliquum | Plants |
| 53. | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii dougallii | Birds |
| 54. | Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | Birds |
| 55. | Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow | Ammodramus caudacutus | Birds |
| 56. | Schweinitz's Sunflower | Helianthus schweinitzii | Plants |
| 57. | Shortnose Sturgeon | Acipenser brevirostrum | Fishes |
| 58. | Smalltooth Sawfish | Pristis pectinata | Fishes |
| 59. | Smooth Coneflower | Echinacea laevigata | Plants |
| 60. | Southern Hog-nosed Snake | Heterodon simus | Reptiles |
| 61. | Spotted Eagle Ray | Aetobatus narinari | Fishes |
| 62. | Spotted Turtle | Clemmys guttata | Reptiles |
| 63. | Towne's Clubtail | Stylurus townesi | Insects |
| 64. | Venus Fly Trap | Dionaea muscipula | Plants |
| 65. | West Indian Manatee | Trichechus manatus | Mammals |
| 66. | Whooping Crane | Grus americana | Birds |
| 67. | Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | Birds |
| 68. | Yellow Lampmussel | Lampsilis cariosa | Clams |
