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74. Brooks, G.C., H.C. Chandler, C.A. Haas, and H.K. Kindsvater. 2024. Ten principles from evolutionary ecology for the effective conservation of reptiles and amphibians. Journal of Herpetology 58:1–20. https://doi.org/10.1670/2330062
73. Chandler, H.C., B.S. Stegenga, Z.A. Cava, A. Colton, M.T. Holden, D. Hutto, Jr., T.M. Wantman, and J.D. Mays. 2024. Ghosts of the swamp: Challenges associated with surveying for Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) in the southeastern United States. Northeastern Naturalist 31:C1–C16. https://doi.org/10.1656/045.031.s1201
72. Chandler, H. C., D. L. McLaughlin, and C. A. Haas. 2024. Informing the conservation of ephemerally flooded wetlands using hydrologic regime and LiDAR-based habitat assessments. Wetlands 44:33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01767-3
71. Brown, G., J.D. Mays, H.C. Chandler, B.S. Stegenga, B. Kreiser, and D.J. Stevenson. 2023. Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Population Genetics in the Southeastern United States. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 22:127–136. https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1560.1
70. Chandler, H.C., and G.C. Brooks. 2023. The relationship between female body size and clutch size in flatwoods salamanders. Southeastern Naturalist 22:588–594. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.022.0411
69. Chandler, H.C., D. Steen, J. Blue, J.E. Bogan, M.R. Bolt, T. Brady, D.R. Breininger, J. Buening, M. Elliott, J. Godwin, C. Guyer, R.L. Hill, M. Hoffman, N.L. Hyslop, C.L. Jenkins, C. Lechowicz, M. Moore, R.A. Moulis, S. Piccolomini, R. Redmond, F.H. Snow, B.S. Stegenga, D.J. Stevenson, J. Stiles, S. Stiles, M. Wallace, J. Waters, M. Wines, and J.M. Bauder. 2023. Evaluating growth rates of captive, wild, and reintroduced populations of the imperiled Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi). Herpetologica 79:220–230. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-22-00041
68. Brooks G.C., H.C. Chandler, Y. Jiao, D.C. Childs, and C.A. Haas. 2023. Predicting the population viability of an endangered amphibian under environmental and demographic uncertainty. Population Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1002/1438-390X.12172
67. Brooks, G.C., N.M. Caruso, H.C. Chandler, and C.A. Haas. 2023. Niche partitioning and the storage effect facilitate coexistence in an amphibian community. Ecology and Evolution 13:e10629. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10629
66. Brooks, G.C., T.A. Gorman, K.C. Jones, H.C. Chandler, B.K. Rincon, M.A. Sission, J. Himes, and C.A. Haas. 2023. Removing duff layers in fire-suppressed wetlands can aid habitat restoration efforts. Wetlands 43:95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-023-01739-7
65. Chandler, H.C., N.M. Caruso, D.L. McLaughlin, Y. Jiao, and C.A. Haas. 2023. Forecasting the flooding dynamics of flatwoods salamander breeding wetlands under future climate change scenarios. PeerJ 11:e16050. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16050
64. Bolt, M.R., J.M. Bauder, M.L. Legare, C.L. Jenkins, B.B. Rothermel, and D.R. Breininger. 2023. Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) shelter site use in peninsular Florida, USA, and implications for habitat conservation. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 18:362-373. https://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_18/Issue_2/Bolt_etal_2023.pdf
63. Stegenga, B.S., D.S. Stevenson, and H.C. Chandler. 2023. Observations of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle from the Okefenokee Swamp. Southeastern Naturalist 22:78-83. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.022.0sp1204
62. Roberts, H.P., L.L. Willey, M.T. Jones, D.I. King, T.S.B. Akre, J. Kleopfer, D.J. Brown, S.W. Buchanan, H.C. Chandler, P. deMaynadier, M. Winters, L. Erb, K.D. Gipe, G. Johnson, K. Lauer, E.B. Liebgold, J.D. Mays, J.R. Meck, J. Megyesy, J.L. Mota, N.H. Nazdrowicz, K.J. Oxenrider, M. Parren, T.S. Ransom, L. Rohrbaugh, S. Smith, D. Yorks, and B. Zarate. 2023. Effects of landscape structure and land use on turtle communities across the eastern United States. Biological Conservation 283: 110088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110088
61. O’Hanlon, B., J.E. Bogan, J.C. Godwin, M. Hoffman, L.L. Smith, H.C. Chandler, and B.L. Talley. 2023. Cryptosporidium serpentis surveillance in free-ranging snakes to inform a reintroduction strategy for the Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 59:176–180. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-22-00055
60. Roberts, H. P., L. L. Willey, M. T. Jones, T. S. B. Akre, D. I. King, J. Kleopfer, D. J. Brown, S. W. Buchanan, H. C. Chandler, P. G. deMaynadier, M. Winters, L. Erb, K. D. Gipe, G. Johnson, K. Lauer, E. B. Liebgold, J. D. Mays, J. R. Meck, J. Megyesy, J. L. Mota, N. H. Nazdrowicz, K. J. Oxenrider, M. Parren, T. S. Ransom, L. Rohrbaugh, S. Smith, D. Yorks, and B. Zarate. 2023. Is the future female for turtles? Climate change and wetland configuration predict sex ratios of a freshwater species. Global Change Biology 29:2643–2654. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16625
59. Bauder, J. M., H. C. Chandler, M. L. Elmore, and C. L. Jenkins. 2022. Incorporating habitat suitability, landscape distance, and resistant kernels to estimate conservation units for an imperiled terrestrial snake. Landscape Ecology 37:2519–2533. https://doi.org/10.
58. Chandler, H.C., B.S. Stegenga, and J.D. Mays. 2022. Compensating for small body size: The reproductive ecology of southern Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) populations. Ichthyology & Herpetology 110:268–277. https://doi.org/10.1643/h2021084
57. Chandler, H. C., C. L. Jenkins, and J. M. Bauder. 2022. Accounting for geographic variation in species-habitat associations during habitat suitability modeling. Ecological Applications 32:e2504. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2504
56. Enge, K. M., D. J. Stevenson, T. M. Thomas, G. R. Johnston, J. B. Jensen, B. S. Stegenga, H. C. Chandler, and P. E. Moler. 2021. Distribution and relative abundance of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 20:184–199. https://doi.org/
55. Lentz, T. B., M. C. Allender, S. Y. Thi, A. S. Duncan, A. X. Miranda, J. C. Beane, D. S. Dombrowski, B. R. Forester, C. K. Akcali, N. A. Shepard, J. E. Corey III, A. L. Braswell, L. A. Williams, C. R. Lawson, C. Jenkins, J. H. K. Pechmann, J. Blake, M. Hooper, K. Freitas, A. B. Somers, B. L. Stuart. 2021. Prevalence of Ranavirus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, B. salamandrivorans, and Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in amphibians and reptiles of North Carolina, USA. Herpetological Review 52:285–293.
54. Snow, F.H., A.B. Safer, D.J. Stevenson, and H.C. Chandler. 2021. Use of a novel refuge type by Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) in Georgia. Southeastern Naturalist 20:308–314. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.020.0208
53. Chandler, H. C., J. C. Colón-Gaud, T. A. Gorman, K. Carson, and C. A. Haas. 2021. Does long-term fire suppression impact leaf litter breakdown and aquatic invertebrate colonization in pine flatwoods wetlands? PeerJ 9:e12534. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12534
52. Bauder, J. M., W. E. Peterman, S. F. Spear, C. L. Jenkins, A. R. Whiteley, and K. McGarigal. 2021. Multiscale assessment of functional connectivity: Landscape genetics of eastern indigo snakes in an anthropogenically fragmented landscape in central Florida. Molecular Ecology 30:3422–3438. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15979
51. Bauder, J. M., D. R. Breininger, M. R. Bolt, M. L. Legare, C. L. Jenkins, B. B. Rothermel, and K. McGarigal. 2020. Movement barriers, habitat heterogeneity or both? Testing hypothesized effects of landscape features on home range sizes in Eastern Indigo Snakes. Journal of Zoology 311:204–216. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12777
50. Chandler, H. C., S. J. Goodman, J. A. Smith, T. A. Gorman, and C. A. Haas. 2020. Understanding occupancy patterns in a low-density Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) population. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 15:536–546. http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_15/Issue_3/Chandler_etal_2020.pdf
49. Chandler, H. C., B. S. Stegenga, and D. J. Stevenson. 2020. Thermal ecology of Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) in two southern populations. Copeia 108:737–745. https://doi.org/10.1643/CE-19-315
48. Haynes, E., H. C. Chandler, B. S. Stegenga, L. Adamovicz, E. Ospina, D. Zerpa-Catanho, D. J. Stevenson, and M. C. Allender. 2020. Ophidiomycosis surveillance of snakes in Georgia, USA reveals new host species and taxonomic associations with disease. Scientific Reports 10:10870. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67800-1
47. Deitloff, J., E. Myers, S. Spear, D. Stevenson, and C. Guyer. 2019. Multiple paternity and heritability of color in Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snakes). Herpetologica 75:224–232. https://doi.org/10.1655/D-18-00027
46. Chandler, H. C., B. S. Stegenga, and D. J. Stevenson. 2019. Movement and space use in southern populations of Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata). Southeastern Naturalist 18:602–618. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.018.0411
45. Brooks, G. C., J. A. Smith, E. A. Frimpong, T. A. Gorman, H. C. Chandler, and C. A. Haas. 2019. Indirect connectivity estimates of amphibian breeding wetlands from spatially explicit occupancy models. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29:1815–1825. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3190.
44. Chandler, H. C., M. C. Allender, B. S. Stegenga, E. Haynes, E. Ospina, and D. J. Stevenson. 2019. Ophidiomycosis prevalence in Georgia’s Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) populations. PLoS ONE 14: e0218351. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218351
43. Folt, B., J. Bauder, S. Spear, D. Stevenson, M. Hoffman, J. R. Oaks, P. L. Wood Jr., C. Jenkins, D. A. Steen, and C. Guyer. 2019. Taxonomic and conservation implications of population genetic admixture, mito-nuclear discordance, and male-biased dispersal of a large endangered snake, Drymarchon couperi. PLoS ONE 14:e0214439. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214439
42. 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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-018-0692-2
41. Bauder, J. M., D. J. Stevenson, C. S. Sutherland, and C. L. Jenkins. 2017. Occupancy of potential overwintering habitat on protected lands by two imperiled snake species in the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States. Journal of Herpetology 51:73–88. https://doi.org/10.1670/15-064
40. Chandler, H. C., D. L. McLaughlin, T. A. Gorman, K. J. McGuire, J. B. Feaga, and C. A. Haas. 2017. Drying rates of ephemeral wetlands: Implications for breeding amphibians. Wetlands 37:545–557. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-017-0889-1
39. Chandler, H. C., D. J. Stevenson, J. D. Mays, B. S. Stegenga, W. H. Vaigneur, and M. D. Moore. 2017. A new trap design for catching small Emydid and Kinosternid turtles. Herpetological Review 16:261–282.
38. Stevenson, D. J., and H. C. Chandler. 2017. The herpetofauna of conservation lands along the Altamaha River, Georgia. Southeastern Naturalist 16:261–282. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.016.0216
37. Bauder, J. M., D. R. Breininger, M. R. Bolt, M. L. Legare, C. L. Jenkins, B. B. Rothermel, and K. McGarigal. 2016. Seasonal variation in Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) movement patterns and space use in Peninsular Florida at multiple temporal scales. Herpetologica 72:214–226. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-15-00039.1
36. Bauder, J. M., D. R. Breininger, M. R. Bolt, M. L. Legare, C. L. Jenkins, B. B. Rothermel, and K. McGarigal. 2016. The influence of sex and season on conspecific spatial overlap in a large, actively-foraging colubrid snake. PLoS ONE 11:e0160033. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160033
35. Richardson, J. L., S. P. Brady, I. J. Wang, and S. F. Spear. 2016. Navigating the pitfalls and promise of landscape genetics. Molecular Ecology 24:849–863. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13527
34. Knafo, S. E., T. M. Norton, M. Mitchell, D. J. Stevenson, N. Hyslop, R. Poppenga, et al. 2016. Health and nutritional assessment of free‐ranging Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) in Georgia, United States. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 47:1000–1012. https://doi.org/10.1638/2015-0127.1
33. McKee, A. M., D. L. Calhoun, W. J. Barichivich, S. F. Spear, C. S. Goldberg, and T. C. Glenn. 2015. Assessment of environmental DNA for detecting presence of imperiled aquatic amphibian species in isolated wetlands. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 6:498–510. https://doi.org/10.3996/042014-JFWM-034
32. Steen, D. A., M. Barbour, C. J. W. McClure, K. P. Wray, J. N. Macey, and D. J. Stevenson. 2015. Landscape scale habitat selection of Harlequin Coralsnakes (Micrurus fulvius) in three large, protected areas in the southeastern United States. Copeia 103:1037–1042. https://doi.org/10.1643/CE-15-235
31. Dierenfeld, E. S., T. M. Norton, N. L. Hyslop, and D. J. Stevenson. 2015. Nutrient composition of prey items consumed by free-ranging Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snakes). Southeastern Naturalist 14:551560. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.014.0311
30. Stevenson, D. J., J. B. Jensen, E. A. Schlimm, and M. Moore. 2015. The distribution, habitat use, activity, and status of the Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) in Georgia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 14:136–142. https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1130.1
29. Bauder, J. M., D. R. Breininnger, M. R. Bolt, M. L. Legare, C. L. Jenkins, and K McGarrigal. 2015. The role of the bandwidth matrix in influencing kernel home range estimates for snakes using VHF telemetry data. Wildlife Research 42:437–453. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR14233
28. Spear, S. F., S. A. Cushman, and B. H. McRae. 2015. Resistance surface modeling in landscape genetics. Pages 129-148 in N. Balkenhol, S. A. Cushman, A. T. Storfer, and L. P. Waits, editors. Landscape Genetics: Concepts, Methods, Applications. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Chichester, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118525258.ch08
27. Spear, S. F., J. D. Groves, L. A. Williams, and L. P. Waits. 2015. Using environmental DNA methods to improve detectability in a hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) monitoring program. Biological Conservation 183:38–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.016
26. Bauder, J. M., J. N. Macey, K. M. Stohlgren, A. Day, F. Snow, A. Safer, R. Redmond, J. M. Waters, M. Wallace, Sr., and D. J. Stevenson. 2015. Factors influencing the display of multiple defensive behaviors in Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 10:559–571. http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_10/Issue_2/Bauder_etal_2015.pdf
25. Steen, D. A., C. J. W. McClure, J. C. Brock, D. C. Rudolph, J. B. Pierce, J. R. Lee, W. J. Humphries, B. B. Gregory, W. B. Sutton, L. L. Smith, D. L. Baxley, D. J. Stevenson, and C. Guyer. 2014. Snake co-occurrence patterns are best explained by habitat and hypothesized effects of interspecific interactions. Journal of Animal Ecology 83:286–295. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12121
24. Steen, D. A., C. J. W. McClure, W. B. Sutton, D. C. Rudolph, J. B. Pierce, J. R. Lee, L. L. Smith, B. B. Gregory, D. L. Baxley, D. J. Stevenson, and C. Guyer. 2014. Copperheads are common when kingsnakes are not: Relationships between the abundances of a predator and one of their prey. Herpetologica 70:69–76. https://doi.org/10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-13-00064
23. Bauder, J. M., C. Castellano, J. B. Jensen, D. J. Stevenson, and C. L. Jenkins. 2014. Comparison of movements, body weight, and habitat selection between translocated and resident gopher tortoises. The Journal of Wildlife Management 78:1444–1455. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.790
22. Bauder, J. M., and P. Barnhart. 2014. Factors affecting the accuracy and precision of triangulated radio telemetry locations of Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi). Herpetological Review 45:590–597.
21. Hyslop, N. L., J. M. Meyers, R. J. Cooper, and D. J. Stevenson. 2014. Effects of body size and sex of Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snake) on habitat use, movements, and home range size in Georgia. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:101–111. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/10.1002/jwmg.645
20. Stevenson, D. J., G. Beaton, and M. J. Elliott. 2013. The phenology, distribution, habitat, and status of the tiger beetles Cicindela nigrior Schaupp and Cicindela scutellaris unicolor Dejean (Coleoptera: Cincidelidae) in the Coastal Plain of Georgia. Cicindela 45:49–68.
19. Trumbo, D. R., S. F. Spear, J. Baumsteiger, and A. Storfer. 2013. Rangewide landscape genetics of an endemic Pacific northwestern salamander. Molecular Ecology 22:1250–1266. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12168
18. Stiles, S., J. C. Stiles, J. C. Godwin, C. Jenkins, E. M. Rush, B. Lock, V. M. Johnson, M. Wines, and C. Guyer. 2013. Repatriation of eastern indigo snakes to conservation lands in South Alabama, USA. Pages 37–41 in P. S. Soorae, editor. Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2013. IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group (RSG), Gland, Switzerland.
17. Steen, D. A., D. J. Stevenson, J. C. Beane, J. D. Willson, M. J. Aresco, J. C. Godwin, S. P. Graham, L. L. Smith, J. M. Howze, D. C. Rudolph, J. B. Pierce, J. R. Lee, B. B. Gregory, J. Jensen, S. H. Stiles, J. A. Stiles, N. H. Nazdrowicz, and C. Guyer. 2013. Terrestrial Movement of the Red-bellied Mudsnake (Farancia abacura) and Rainbow Snake (F. erytrogramma). Herpetological Review 44:208–213.
16. Enge, K. M., D. J. Stevenson, M. J. Elliott, and J. M. Bauder. 2013. The historical and current distribution of the Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8:288–307. http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_8/Issue_2/Enge_etal_2013.pdf
15. Stevenson, D. J., and J. Stackhouse. 2012. The amphibians and reptiles of the Altamaha River, Georgia. Reptiles & Amphibians 19:170–186. https://doi.org/10.17161/randa.v19i3.13900
14. Stevenson, D. J., G. Greer, and M. J. Elliott. 2012. The distribution and habitat of Centruroides hentzi (Banks) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Georgia. Southeastern Naturalist 11:589–598. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.011.0404
13. Spear, S. F., C. M. Crisafulli, and A. Storfer. 2012. Genetic structure among coastal tailed frog populations at Mount St. Helens is moderated by post-disturbance management. Ecological Applications 22:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1890/11-0627.1
12. Hyslop, N. L., D. J. Stevenson, J. N. Macey, L. D. Carlile, C. L. Jenkins, J. A. Hostetler, and M. K. Oli. 2012. Survival and population growth of a long-lived threatened snake species, Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snake). Population Ecology 54:145–156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10144-011-0292-3
11. Graves, T.A., T. N. Wasserman, M. C. Ribeiro, E. L. Landguth, S. F. Spear, N. Balkenhol, C. B. Higgins, M. J. Fortin, S. A. Cushman, and L. P. Waits. 2012. The influence of landscape characteristics and home-range size on the quantification of landscape-genetics relationships. Landscape Ecology 27:253–266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-011-9701-4
10. Steen, D. A., C. J. W. McClure. J. C. Brock, D. C. Rudolph, J. B. Pierce, J. R. Lee, W. J. Humphries, B. B. Gegory, W. B. Sutton, L. L. Smith, D. L. Baxley, D. J. Stevenson, and C. Guyer. 2012. Landscape-level influences of terrestrial snake occupancy within the southeastern United States. Ecological Applications 22:1084–1097. https://doi.org/10.1890/11-1777.1
9. Shamblin, B. M., T. I. Alstad, D. J. Stevenson, J. N. Macey, F. H. Snow, and C. J. Nairn. 2011. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers from the threatened Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi). Conservation Genetic Resources 3:303–306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9348-5
8. Storfer, A., M. A. Murphy, S. F. Spear, R. Holderegger, and L. P. Waits. 2010. Landscape genetics: Where are we now? Molecular Ecology 19:3496–3514. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04691.x
7. Stevenson, D. J., K. R. Ravenscroft, R. T. Zappalorti, M. D. Ravenscroft, S. W. Weigley, and C. L. Jenkins. 2010. Using a wildlife detector dog for locating Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi). Herpetological Review 41:437–442.
6. Stevenson, D. J., M. R. Bolt, D. J. Smith, K. M. Enge, N. L. Hyslop, T. M. Norton, K. J. Dyer. 2010. Prey Records for the Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi). Southeastern Naturalist 9:1–18. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.009.0101.
5. Spear, S. F., N. Balkenhol, M. Fortin, B. H. McRae, and K. Scribner. 2010. Use of resistance surfaces for landscape genetic studies: Considerations for parameterization and analysis. Molecular Ecology 19:3576–3591. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04657.x
4. Hyslop, N. L., J. M. Meyers, R. J. Cooper, and D. J. Stevenson. 2009. Indigo snake capture methods: Effectiveness of two survey techniques for Drymarchon couperi in Georgia. Florida Scientist 72:93–100.
3. Jenkins, C. L., C. R. Peterson, S. C. Doering, and V. A. Cobb. 2009. Microgeographic variation in reproductive characteristics among Western Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus) populations. Copeia 2009:774–780. https://doi.org/10.1643/CE-07-277
2. Stevenson, D. J., G. Beaton, and M. J. Elliott. 2009. Distribution, status and ecology of Cordulegaster sayi Selys in Georgia, USA (Odonata:Cordulegastridae). Bulletin of American Odonatology 11:20–25.
1. Stevenson, D. J., K. M. Enge, L. D. Carlile, K. J. Dyer, T. M. Norton, N. L. Hyslop, and R. A. Kiltie. 2009. An Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) mark-recapture study in southeastern Georgia. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 4:30–42. http://www.herpconbio.org/Volume_4/Issue_1/Stevenson_etal_2009.pdf?t=1528329600056Natural History Notes & County Records
13. Stegenga, B. S., Fedler, M. T., Stevenson, D. J., Landberg, T., and Palis, J. G. 2021. Pseudobranchus striatus (Northern Dwarf Siren). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 52:599-601.
12. Stevenson, D.J., B.S. Stegenga, B. Rice, J. Barrett, J. Bolton, Z. Cava, H.C. Chandler, K.M. Stohlgren, T. Brock, C.D. Camp, J.B. Jensen, M.D. Moore, S. McGuire, C. Howe, F. Snow, J. Oguni, C. Coppola, and L.L. Smith. 2021. New County Records for amphibians and reptiles in Georgia, USA. Herpetological Review 52:350–359.
11. Stevenson, D.J., B.S. Stegenga, H.C. Chandler, and R.D. Birkhead. 2021. Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snake) – Distribution records. Herpetological Review 52:347.
10. Stevenson, D. J., J. D. Mays, and H. C. Chandler. 2018. Clemmys guttata (Spotted Turtle). Coloration. Herpetological Review 49:317–318.
9. Chandler, H. C., B. S. Stegenga, D. J. Stevenson, and J. Y. Lamb. 2018. Desmognathus cf. auriculatus (Southern Dusky Salamander). First County Record. Herpetological Review 49:68.
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