Figure 1. Study area in the Florida panhandle along with recognized natural areas in the Apalachicola/Chipola/New River basin (after Means, 1977). 1 = Marianna Lowlands; 2 = Western Red Hills; 3 = Grand Ridge; 4 = Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines; 5 = River Bottomlands; 6 = Apalachicola Lowlands; 7 = Coastal Marshes; 8 = Offshore Spits, Bars, and Barrier Islands. Circle with asterisk in northern Gulf County = holotype locality of L. g. goini. Two crescent-shaped structures in mainland Franklin Co. are ancient barrier islands. Shading on inset map = geographic distribution of Lampropeltis getula.