The Environmental Archaeology Program is pleased to count among its number several affiliate researchers whose work provides important contributions to our research program. Dr. Susan deFrance E-mail: sdef@ufl.edu Susan deFrance is an Associate Professor in the Anthropology Department at
She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Washington State University Department
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names None Basic description Most adult Florida Crowned Snakes are about 7-9 inches (18-23 cm) in total length. These small and thin snakes are tan to reddish brown with a dark brown or black head and neck. Juveniles are similar in coloration to adults. Range in Fl
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Krysko, K.L., K.M.
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Gulf Coast Indigo Snake, Indigo Snake, Racer Basic description Most adult Eastern Indigo Snakes are about 60-82 inches (152-213 cm) in total length. These large and thick-bodied snakes are glossy black and have iridescent purple or blue highlights when viewed in s
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Folt, B., J. Bauder, S.
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Yellow-bellied Watersnake, Red-bellied Watersnake Basic description Most adult Plain-bellied Watersnakes are about 30-48 inches (76-122 cm) in total length. Adults are thick-bodied and are uniform greenish gray or reddish-brown in color with no patterning on the b
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Gibbons, J.W. and M.E.
A new study from Florida Museum of Natural History researchers could help resolve a long-standing debate in shark paleontology: From which line of species did the modern great white shark evolve? For the last 150 years, some paleontologists have concluded the great white shark, Carcharodon carcha
DeVries, from the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington
What is oVert? oVert, short for openVertebrate, is a new initiative to provide free, digital 3-D vertebrate anatomy models and data to researchers, educators, students and the public. Over the next four years, the oVert team will CT scan 20,000 fluid-preserved specimens from U.S. museum collections
Michigan Daniel Rabosky University of Texas, Austin David Cannatella University of Washington
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Ringneck Snake, Southern Ring-necked Snake, Key Ring-necked Snake Basic description Most adult Ring-necked Snakes are about 8-14 inches (21-36 cm) in total length. Adults are small and slender with a black or slate gray body and a yellowish ring across the neck,
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Krysko, K.L., K.M.
NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Black Racer, Racer Basic description Most adult North American Racers are about 20-56 inches (50-142 cm) in total length. This is a long and slender snake with large and prominent eyes. Adults are black or bluish/black with white or whitish markings on the chin an
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 668 pp. Krysko, K.L., K.M.
Undergraduate students are underlined 2023 VL Mathis and R Mathieu. Investigating the species status of Sherman’s short-tailed shrew (Blarina shermani): preliminary insights. Joint meeting of the 13th International Mammalogical Congress and the 102nd annual meeting of the American Society of Mamma
mammalogy collections. 99th annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, Washington
The following is a reverse chronological listing of 395 known publications in which Florida Museum of Natural History paleobotanical and palynological specimens are cited or figured. From 1965 to 1989, most specimens are cited with the prefix IU (collection of Indiana University, Bloomington, India
Washington Geology, 30(3/4): 17-30. Wheeler, E.A. and S. R. Manchester 2002.
