Field notes, v1409
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Journal 15 August 1969 Peru, 100° Dr. Morrope, Depto. Tambayque. feild lizards, + many lizard holes. All at trop., M. & R. set live only. I set 4 traps near copal bushes + margwist tree. About 9 p.m. M. a.j. and I checked our lines; she had 1 live basilamyz, + I had 3, last ones live by tail. One taken in leafless brush fence. 2 in Cuppennia avienifolia, when large brush separated by 20' or more from other. High fog in evening; a few dribbles rain in night. Also about 9 p.m. we took 3 Phylloleptylus on ground, largest at base marguista, smaller (w/ banded tail) on intertwining sandy (+ pebble) ground, using Benvenia lamp? 16 August 1969. A few stars visible at dawn. Some fair breeze from E. 4 shy 6/10 some cumulus clouds or fog. My traps held 3 more Basilamyz (2o 6 in #4 & 6 trop.). M. took 2 mox, + Ray took 1. We put up spasmore, collected lizards (at least 3 kinds, including the Cnemidophorus-like arm- shaking one, + large blue- footed). Like Chilcayo market, a man had a varanid-like orange & black lizard about 2' long, which he called un equiva; he wanted to sell it for 40 soles. Local animal?]. We departed to E.- vegetation gradually more Mes- like or farmed cereal. Then north thru Juyayos, by Cerr de la Vieja + Motluya, to Olmos junction. A bar across road at the