Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Drymarchon corais | Indigo Snake 



ABBREVIATION : 
DRCO

COMMON NAMES : 
   indigo snake
   American corais snake
   blue bull snake
   blue gopher snake
   Couper's snake
   Georgia snake


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the indigo snake is
Drymarchon corais.  It is in the family Colubridae.  Subspecies of
indigo snake occurring in the United States are [11]:

D. corais couperi (eastern indigo snake)
D. corais erebennus (Texas indigo snake)


ORDER : 
Squamata

CLASS : 
Reptile

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
The eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon corais couperi) is federally listed
as threatened [13].  It continues to decline throughout its range in
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and South Carolina [9].  The state of Florida
also lists it as threatened [12].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, May 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1993. Drymarchon corais. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Drymarchon corais | Indigo Snake