Literature Cited for Proposed Threatened Status for Black :

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Barbour, M. 2009. Survey for the black pine snake ( melanoleucus lodingi Blanchard) in Alabama. Unpublished report prepared by the Alabama Natural Heritage Program for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Daphne, Alabama. 36 pp.

Baxley, D. 2007. Spatial ecology, prey dynamics, habitat modeling, resource selection, and phylogenetic assessment of the black pinesnake. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern , Hattiesburg, Mississippi. 116 pp.

Baxley, D., G.J. Lipps, and C. Qualls. 2011. Multiscale habitat selection by black pine (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) in southern Mississippi. Herpetologica 67:154-166.

Baxley, D.L. and C.P. Qualls. 2009. Black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi): Spatial ecology and associations between habitat use and prey dynamics. Journal of 43:284-293.

Blanchard, F.N. 1924. A name for the black Pituophis from Alabama. Papers Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters 4:531-532.

Breininger, D.R., M.R. Bolt, M.L. Legare, J.H. Drese, and E.D. Stolen. 2011. Factors influencing home-range sizes of eastern indigo snakes in central . Journal of Herpetology, 45:484-490.

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. Conservation 15: 361–368.

Clark, R.W., W.S. Brown, R. Stechert, and K.R. Zamudio. 2010. Roads, interrupted dispersal, and genetic diversity in timber rattlesnakes. Conservation Biology 24:1059–1069.

Conant, R. 1956. A review of two rare pine snakes from the Gulf Coastal Plain. American Museum Novitates No. 1781. 31 pp.

Conant, R. and J.T. Collins. 1991. A field guide to the and amphibians of Eastern and Central North America. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Massachusetts. 450 pp.

Crain, J.L. and J.W. Cliburn. 1971. Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi from the western part of its range. The Southwestern Naturalist 15:496-497. Crother, B.I. (ed.). 2012. Scientific and standard English names of amphibians and reptiles of North America north of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding, 7th edition. SSAR Herpetological Circular 39, Shoreview, MN. iv + 92 pp.

DeBerry, D. and D. Pashley. 2008. Pine ecosystem conservation Handbook for the gopher tortoise in . A guide for family forest owners. American Forest Foundation, Washington, D.C. 96 pp.

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Duran, C.M. 1998a. Status of the black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi Blanchard). Unpublished report submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, MS. 32 pp.

Duran, C.M. 1998b. Radio-telemetric study of the black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) on the Camp Shelby Training site. Report to the Mississippi Natural Heritage Program and the Mississippi National Guard. 44 pp.

Duran, C.M. and R.R. Givens. 2001. Quantitative and photographic analyses of the status of the black pine snake (Pituophis lodingi). Unpublished report submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, MS. 35 pp. + appendices.

Ernst, C.H. and R.W. Barbour. 1989. Snakes of eastern North America. George Mason University Press, Fairfax, VA. 282 pp.

Ernst, C.H. and E.M. Ernst. 2003. Snakes of the and Canada. Smithsonian Books, Washington, D.C. pp. 280-284.

Fischer, J.D., S.H. Cleeton, T.P. Lyons, and J.R. Miller. 2012. Urbanization and the predation paradox: the role of trophic dynamics in structuring vertebrate communities. BioScience 62:809-818.

Getz, A.H., B. Kreiser, and C. Qualls. 2012. Genetic structure among subspecies of Eastern black pine snakes, Pituophis melanoleucus, as assessed using microsatellite loci. Final report for Cooperative Agreement #401817G021 with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, MS. 24 pp.

Hart, B. 2002. Status survey of the eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi Holbrook), black pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi Blanchard), and southern hognose snake (Heterodon simus Linnaeus) in Alabama. Unpublished report prepared for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Montgomery, AL. 49 pp.

Hoss, S.K., C. Guyer, L.L. Smith, and G.W. Schuett. 2010. Multiscale influences of landscape composition and configuration on the spatial ecology of eastern diamond-backed rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus). Journal of Herpetology, 44(1):110-123.

Jennings, R.D. and T.H. Fritts. 1983. The status of the black pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi and the pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus ruthveni. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and University of New Mexico Museum of Southwestern Biology, Albuquerque, NM. 32 pp.

J. M. Kapfer, J.M., C. W. Pekar, D. M. Reineke, J. R. Coggins and R. Hay. 2010. Modeling the relationship between habitat preferences and home-range size: a case study on a large mobile colubrid snake from North America. Journal of Zoology 282:13–20.

Lee, J.R. 2007. Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi (Black Pinesnake) Carrion feeding and sexual behavior. Herpetological Review 38:92-93.

Lee, J.R. 2014a. Black Pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi). TNC Field Note. Website: http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/mississippi/explor e/black-pinesnake--profile.xml Viewed April 11, 2014.

Lee, J.R., D. J. Newman III, and M.G. Hinderliter. 2011. Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi (Black Pinesnake). Reproduction and nest location. Herpetolgoical Review 42:301.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. 2014. Rare of Louisiana. Black pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi. Website: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/fact_sheet_animal/32247- Pituophis%20melanoleucus%20lodingi/pituophis_melanoleucus_lodingi.pdf Viewed on April 14, 2014.

Louisiana Administrative Code. 2014. Louisiana Revised Statutes, Wildlife and Fisheries, Title 76, Part XV. Reptiles and amphibians. February 2014 amendments.

Lyman, M., L. Yager, J. Lee, and M. Hinderliter. 2007. 2007 Annual Report. The Nature Conservancy, Camp Shelby Field Office, Mississippi. 53 pp.

Lyman, M., J. Lee, and M. Hinderliter. 2008. 2008 Annual Report. The Nature Conservancy, Camp Shelby Field Office, Mississippi. 48 pp.

Lyman, M., J. Lee, and M. Hinderliter. 2009. 2009 Annual Report. The Nature Conservancy, Camp Shelby Field Office, Mississippi. 54 pp. + appendices.

Lyman, M., J. Lee, M. Hinderliter, and D. Newman. 2011. Camp Shelby Field Office, The Nature Conservancy, 2011 Annual Report, Camp Shelby Field Office, Mississippi. 65 pp. + appendices. Lyman, M., J. Lee, D. Newman, T. Wallin, and D. Shaneyfelt. 2012. Camp Shelby Field Office, The Nature Conservancy, 2012 Annual Report, Camp Shelby Field Office, Mississippi. 64 pp. + appendices.

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. 2001. Endangered species of Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 80 pp.

Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG). 2013. Draft Candidate Conservation Agreement for the black pine snake Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi. Submitted to the Mississippi Field Office, Jackson, Mississippi. 18 pp. + appendices.

MSARNG. 2014. Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan. Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Camp Shelby, Mississippi. 333 pp.

Mount, R.H. 1975. The reptiles and amphibians of Alabama. Auburn Printing Company, Auburn, Alabama. 347 pp.

Mount, R.H. (ed.) 1986. Vertebrate animals of Alabama in need of special attention. Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, Alabama. pp. 35-36.

Nelson, D. 2014. Biologist, Mobile, Alabama. April 14, 2014, email communication with Matthew Hinderliter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi.

Oswalt, C.M., J.A. Cooper, D.G. Brockway, H.W. Brooks, J.L. Walker, K.F. Connor, S.N. Oswalt, and R.C. Conner. 2012. History and current condition of longleaf pine in the southern United States. General Technical Report SRS-166. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Asheville, . 51 pp.

Outcalt, K.W. and R.M. Sheffield. 1996. The longleaf pine forest: Trends and current conditions. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Resource Bulletin SRS-9, Asheville, NC. 23 pp.

Rodriguez-Robles, J.A. and J.M De Jesus-Escobar. 2000. Molecular systematics of New World gopher, bull, and pinesnakes (Pituophis: ), a transcontinental species complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 14:35-50.

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Rudolph, D.C., S.J. Burgdorf, R.N. Conner and R.R. Schaefer. 1999. Preliminary evaluation of the impact of roads and associated vehicular traffic on snake populations in eastern Texas. Unpublished report of USDA Forest Service, Nacogdoches, Texas. 8 pp.

Rudolph, D.C., R.R. Schaefer, S.J. Burgdorf, M. Duran, and R.N. Conner. 2007. Pine snake (Pituophis ruthveni and Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) hibernacula. Journal of Herpetology 41:560-565. Slavens, F.L., and K. Slavens. 1999. Reptiles and amphibians in captivity. Breeding-Longevity. Records not added after 1999. Website: http://www.pondturtle.com/welcome.html; viewed on March 31, 2010; copied 1 page of data.

Sleeman, J. 2013. Snake fungal disease in the United States. National Wildlife Health Center, Wildlife Health Bulletin 2013-02. Website: http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/other_diseases/snake_fungal_disease.jsp Viewed on April 10, 2014.

Smith, C.P. 2011. Biological community evaluations of potential black pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) habitat in Mississippi. Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree Master of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi. 143 pp.

Smith, D. 2005. Graduate student, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, September 30, 2005, email communication with Linda LaClaire, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi.

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. 2012. Landscape-level influences of terrestrial snake occupancy within the southeastern United States. Ecological Applications 22:1084-1097.

Todd, B.D., B.B. Rothermel, R.N. Reed, T.M. Luhring, K. Schlatter, L. Trenkamp, and J.W. Gibbons. 2008. Habitat alteration increases invasive fire ant abundance to the detriment of amphibians and reptiles. Biological Invasions 10:539-546.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2012. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, Candidate Species Conservation Pilot Initiative, final report, Southeast Region, submitted by Dr. Ronnie Haynes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Conservation Partnerships, Atlanta, GA. 42 pp.

Vandeventer, T.L. and R.A. Young. 1989. Rarities of the longleaf: the black and Louisiana pine snakes. Vivarium 1:32-36.

Vandeventer, T.L. 2014. Black pinesnake and the pet trade. 1 pg.

Wear, D.N. 2011. Forecasts of county-level land uses under three future scenarios: a technical document supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA Assessment. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS– GTR–141. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 41 p.

Wear, D.N. and J.G. Greis, editors. 2013. The southern forest futures project: technical report 178, USDA, Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Asheville, North Carolina. 542 pp.

Wilson, J.D., C.T. Winne, and B.D. Todd. 2011. Ecological and methodological factors affecting detectability and population estimation in elusive species. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:36-45.

Yager, L., J. Lee, M. Hinderliter, and S. Leonard. 2005. 2005 Annual Report. The Nature Conservancy, Camp Shelby Field Office, Mississippi. 43 pp.

Yager, L., J. Lee, M. Hinderliter, and S. Leonard. 2006. 2006 Annual Report. The Nature Conservancy, Camp Shelby Field Office, Mississippi. 50 pp. + appendices.

Yager, L.Y., D.L. Miller, and J. Jones. 2010. Susceptibility of longleaf pine forest associations in south Mississippi to invasion by cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beav.). Natural Areas Journal 30:226-232.

Personal Observations and Personal Communications

Lee, J. 2014b. Biologist, The Nature Conservancy, Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Conversation with Matthew Hinderliter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi.

Ware, C. 2014. Longleaf Pine Recovery Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Atlanta, Georgia. Memo to Matthew Hinderliter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi.