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Status of the eastern indigo snake in southern Florida national parks and vicinity.
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Name/Creator
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Steiner, Todd M., Kushlan, James A. (James Anthony), Bass, Oron L. (Oron Lamar), South Florida Research Center, PALMM (Project)
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Abstract/Description
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The purpose of the present study was to determine the occurrence, distribution, and status of the eastern indigo snake in three National Park Service areas in southern Florida: Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, and Biscayne National Park. We did this primarily by analyzing records of sightings in these areas. We also determined the distribution of the indigo snake in the Florida Keys. We include biological information on habitat use, seasonal variation in sightings,...
Show moreThe purpose of the present study was to determine the occurrence, distribution, and status of the eastern indigo snake in three National Park Service areas in southern Florida: Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, and Biscayne National Park. We did this primarily by analyzing records of sightings in these areas. We also determined the distribution of the indigo snake in the Florida Keys. We include biological information on habitat use, seasonal variation in sightings, food habits, size,parasites, and sex ratio for snakes observed and examined in and adjacent to Everglades National Park.(from "Introduction")., The status and biology of the eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon corais couperi, the largest North American snake (Lawler, 1977), is poorly understood. Destruction of habitat and exploitation by the pet trade have reduced its population levels in various localities to the point that it is listed by the Federal government as a threatened species. Conant (1975) reported its range as southeast Georgia, peninsular Florida, and the lower keys, with disjunct populations in west Florida and southern Alabama. No specimens have been recorded in Alabama since 1954 (Neill, 1954), and it may now be extinct in that state (Mount, 1975). In southern Florida, the indigo snake has been reported to occur in several habitats, including dry Everglades marsh, tropical hammocks, and muckland fields (Carr, 1940).
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Date Issued
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1983-01, 1983-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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E-book
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/fi87608301.pdf, http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/fi87608301.jpg
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