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1 114 Allen, E. R., and W. T. Neill. 1952. The indigo snake. Florida Wildlife 6(3):44–47.
2 8686 Antonio, F. 2008. Eastern indigo snake studbook, Drymarchon couperi. Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Lake Monroe, Florida, USA. 79pp.
3 9312 Antonio, F., and R. A. Odum. 2010. Eastern indigo snake studbook Drymarchon couperi. AZA North American regional studbook, 2nd edition. Project Orianne, LTD. 59pp.
4 769 Barkaszi, M., R. B. Smith, and D. R. Breininger. 1995. Home range characteristics of the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi) on John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. Page 100 (abstract) in Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 8–13 August 1995, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA.
5 6452 Bartlett, D. 2002. Notes from the field. Pining for herps: long gone on the waters of time. Reptiles Magazine 10(10):22, 24–26.
6 9958 Bauder, J. 2013. Student spotlight: studying the population viability and connectivity of eastern indigo snakes in central Florida. The Tortoise Burrow 33(2):9–10.
7 10874 Bauder, J. M. 2019. Population viability and connectivity of the federally threatened eastern indigo snake in central peninsular Florida. Dissertation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. 292pp.
8 10468 Bauder, J. M., D. R. Breininger, M. R. Bolt, M. L. Legare, C. L. Jenkins, B. B. Rothermel, and K. McGarigal. 2018. Multi-level, multi-scale habitat selection by a wide-ranging, federally threatened snake. Landscape Ecology 33:743−763.
9 1063 Bogert, C. M., and R. B. Cowles. 1947. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 58. Moisture loss in relation to habitat selection in some Florida reptiles. American Museum Novitates No. 1358. 34pp.
10 9078 Bolt, M. R., and S. K. Weiss. 2009. Den site selection of radio-tagged eastern indigo snakes in east central Florida, and implications for habitat and management. Abstract in 31st Annual Gopher Tortoise Council Meeting, 2–3 October 2009, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
11 1147 Breininger, D. R., M. J. Barkaszi, R. B. Smith, D. M. Oddy, and J. A. Provancha. 1994. Endangered and potentially endangered wildlife on John F. Kennedy Space Center and faunal integrity as a goal for maintaining biological diversity. NASA Technical Memorandum 109204, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. 451pp.
12 9568 Breininger, D. R., M. J. Mazerolle, M. R. Bolt, M. L. Legare, J. H. Drese, and J. E. Hines. 2012. Habitat fragmentation effects on annual survival of the federally protected eastern indigo snake. Animal Conservation 15:361–368.
13 1408 Carr, A. F., Jr. 1940. A contribution to the herpetology of Florida. University of Florida Publications, Biological Sciences 3:1–118.
14 1524 Christman, S. P., R. B. Huck, and E. D. Hardin. 1986. Endemism and Florida's interior sand pine scrub. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Annual Report Project GFC-84-101, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
15 1790 Deselm, H. R., and N. Murdock. 1993. Grass-dominated communities. Pages 87–141 in W. H. Martin, S. G. Boyce, and A. C. Echternacht, editors. Biodiversity of the southeastern United States. Upland terrestrial communities. John Wiley and Sons, New York, New York, USA.
16 9830 Diaz, G. 2013. What's your frequency, Betty? Indigo Magazine 1(Spring):31–39.
17 1980 Division of Wildlife. 2001. A comprehensive management plan for Triple N Ranch, Osceola County, Florida—2001–2006. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Bureau of Wildlife Management, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
18 8303 Dodd, C. K., Jr., and W. J. Barichivich. 2007. Movements of large snakes (Drymarchon, Masticophis) in north-central Florida. Florida Scientist 70:83–94.
19 1546 Franz, R., D. Maehr, A. Kinlaw, C. O'Brien, and R. D. Owen. 1998. Avon Park Air Force Range Project: distribution and abundance of sensitive wildlife species at Avon Park Air Force Range. Final Report, Project RWO-169. 90pp.
20 6514 Gentry, J. B., and M. H. Smith. 1968. Food habits and burrow associates of Peromyscus polionotus. Journal of Mammalogy 49:562–565.
21 10194 Godley, S., and P. Moler. 2011. Population declines of eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon couperi) over three decades in the Gulf Hammock Wildlife Management Area, Florida. Abstract in 33rd Annual Meeting of the Gopher Tortoise Council, 14–16 October 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA.
22 8540 Gunzburger, M. S., and M. J. Aresco. 2007. Status of the eastern indigo snake in the Florida Panhandle and adjacent areas of Alabama and Georgia. A report prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi. Nokuse Plantation, Inc., Miramar Beach, Florida, USA. 63pp.
23 2886 Harrison, H. H. 1971. The world of the snake. J. P. Lippincott, New York, New York, USA. 160pp.
24 6835 Irwin, K. J., T. E. Lewis, J. D. Kirk, S. L. Collins, and J. T. Collins. 2003. Status of the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) on St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, Franklin County, Florida. Journal of Kansas Herpetology No. 7:13–20.
25 10337 Jackson, S. B. 2013. Home range size and habitat use of the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) at a disturbed agricultural site in South Florida. M.S. Thesis, Gulf Coast University, Florida, USA. 97pp.
26 10466 Johnson, E. D., T. Spector, J. K. Hiers, D. Pearson, J. M. Varner, and J. Bente. 2018. Defining old-growth stand characteristics in fragmented natural landscapes: a case study of old-growth pine in Florida (USA) state parks. Natural Areas Journal 38:88−98.
27 3457 Kehl, M. J., R. B. Smith, and D. R. Breininger. 1991. Radiotelemetry studies of eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon corais couperi). Abstract in Proceedings of the Combined Meetings of the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and 7th Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society, 15–20 June 1991, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, USA.
28 7130 Krown, D. E. 2004. Drymarchon corais couperi, the eastern indigo snake...a natural history. Natural History Booklets Volunteer Project, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 24pp.
29 3667 Lawler, H. E. 1977. The status of Drymarchon corais couperi (Holbrook), the eastern indigo snake, in the southeastern United States. Herpetological Review 8:76–79.
30 6483 Layne, J. N., and T. M. Steiner. 1996. Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi): summary of research conducted on Archbold Biological Station. Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. 64pp.
31 3796 Lips, K. R. 1991. Vertebrates associated with tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows in four habitats in south-central Florida. Journal of Herpetology 25:477–481.
32 10486 Metcalf, M. F. 2017. Spatial ecology of the threatened eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) in a subtropical coastal landscape in the southern extent of its range. Dissertation, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida, USA.
33 4349 Moler, P. 1992. Letters to the editor. Gainesville Herpetological Society Newsletter 8(7):21–22.
34 4358 Moler, P. E. 1982. Home range and seasonal activity of the eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon corais couperi, in northern Florida. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 17pp. (Unpublished Report)
35 4428 Morgan, B. J. 1992. Indigo blues: the destruction of Gulf Hammock (conclusion). Gainesville Herpetological Society Newsletter 8(7):3–8.
36 4568 Myers, S. 1983. Geographic distribution: Drymarchon corais couperi (eastern indigo snake). Herpetological Review 14:84.
37 7895 National Park Service. 2005. Environmental assessment: fire management plan, Big Cypress National Preserve. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 47pp.
38 4723 Ogburn, C. 1979. Island, prairie, marsh and shore. National Geographic Magazine 155:350–381.
39 4821 Palmer, R. S. 1952. A large indigo snake. Everglades Natural History 2:222–224.
40 4967 Printiss, D., and D. Hipes. 2001. Inventory and management considerations of amphibians and reptiles on the Sumatra Tract, Tate's Hell State Forest, Florida. Final Report to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 40pp.
41 5130 Riefler, L. 1991. Contractor studies habitat of threatened species. Reprinted in League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (October):20–21.
42 5152 Robinson, G. B., S. C. Robinson, and J. Lane. 1996. Discover a watershed: the Everglades. The Watercourse, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, USA. 278pp.
43 5310 Schaub, R. 1990. Predation on the eggs and nestlings of Florida scrub jays. M.A. Thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. 66pp.
44 5311 Schaub, R. R., L. Mumme, and G. E. Woolfenden. 1992. Predation on the eggs and nestlings of Florida scrub jays. Auk 109:585–593.
45 5475 Smith, C. R. 1987. Ecology of juvenile and gravid eastern indigo snakes in north Florida. M.S. Thesis, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 116pp.
46 6505 Smith, M. H. 1966. The evolutionary significance of certain behavioral, physiological, and morphological adaptations of the old-field mouse, Peromyscus polionotus. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 187pp.
47 5513 Smith, R. B., M. L. Legare, and D. R. Breininger. 1999. Radiotracking eastern indigo snakes in Brevard County, Florida: Year 1. Page 201 (abstract) in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 79th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 15th Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society, 47th Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, and the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 24–30 June 1999, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
48 8616 Souza, P. 2006. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's biological opinion on the C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office, Vero Beach, Florida, USA. 32pp.
49 8617 Souza, P. 2006. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's biological opinion on the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir A-1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office, Vero Beach, Florida, USA. 35pp.
50 5538 Speake, D. W. 1983. Report of the survey of indigo snake/gopher tortoise density on the Margo study area of Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Unpublished Report to NASA. 24pp.
51 5539 Speake, D. W., J. Diemer, and J. McGlincy. 1982. Eastern indigo snake recovery plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. 23pp.
52 5537 Speake, D., D. McGlincy, and C. Smith. 1987. Captive breeding and experimental reintroduction of the eastern indigo snake. Pages 84–90 in Proceedings of the 3rd Southeastern Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Symposium, Athens, Georgia, USA.
53 5578 Steiner, T. M. 1981. Studies on the ecology of the eastern indigo snake Drymarchon corais couperi, on the Archbold Biological Station and environs. Unpublished Report to Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida, USA. 20pp.
54 5582 Steiner, T. M., O. L. Bass, Jr., and J. A. Kushlan. 1983. Status of the eastern indigo snake in southern Florida national parks and vicinity. U.S. National Park Service South Florida Research Center Report SFRC-83/01, Homestead, Florida, USA. 25pp.
55 5804 Thornton, D. W. 1977. Reminiscences on the indigo. Florida Naturalist 50(2):18–19.
56 7104 Trani (Griep), M. K. 2002. Maintaining species in the South. Pages 113–150 in D. N. Wear and J. G. Greis, editors. The southern forest resource assessment: summary report. U.S. Forest Service General Technical Report SRS-54, Southern Research Station, Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
57 7889 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2006. Central and Southern Florida Project: Everglades Agricultural Area Storage Reservoirs. Revised Draft Integrated Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, and South Florida Water Management District. 386pp.
58 9490 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2011. C-111 Spreader Canal Western Project Final Project Implementation Report and Environmental Impact Statement. Annex A.5: Fish and Wildlife Service Final Biological Opinion. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, and South Florida Water Management District. 110pp.
59 5968 Vince, S. W., S. R. Humphrey, and R. W. Simons. 1989. The ecology of hydric hammocks: a community profile. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Report 85(7.26). 81pp.
60 6188 Wilson, L. D., and L. Porras. 1983. The ecological impact of man on the south Florida herpetofauna. University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 9, Lawrence, Kansas, USA. 89pp.
61 6256 Witz, B. W., D. S. Wilson, and M. D. Palmer. 1991. Distribution of Gopherus polyphemus and its vertebrate symbionts in three burrow categories. American Midland Naturalist 126:152–158.
62 8983 Zappalorti, R. T. 2008. Where have all the indigo snakes gone? Florida Wildlife 61(1):56–59.
63 10221 Zappalorti, R., and B. Callaghan. 2008 The importance of gopher tortoise burrows for eastern indigo snakes. Pages 42−43 (abstract) in 30th Annual Meeting of the Gopher Tortoise Council, 3−5 October 2008, Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA.

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