''Cambarus chaugaensis'', the Chauga crayfish or Chauga River crayfish is a species of

crayfish Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the clade Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. In some locations, they are also known as crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mu ...

in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the

Carolinas The Carolinas are the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina, considered collectively. They are bordered by Virginia to the north, Tennessee to the west, and Georgia to the southwest. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east. Combining Nort ...

in the United States of America. The common and scientific names refer to the

Chauga River The Chauga River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 26, 2011 tributary of the Tugaloo River in Oconee County, South Carolina. Course The Chauga River's source is ...

of South Carolina, where the first specimens were collected. The

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

conservation status of ''Cambarus chaugaensis'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. This status was last reviewed in 2010.

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