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Seib, R.
1984
Manzanillo to Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico
9 Oct Ojo de Agua and passed out both Bipes
posters and Bolitoglossa hermosa posters.
A man on the north side of town
swore that he new the salamander from
up in the mountains but that Bipes did
not exist there. 27.0 Kmi S Tecoman stopped
at a store in San Juan. Several men there
said that they had lived all their lives in
San Juan, one of them 36 years, and Bipes
did not exist. One of them thought the
salamander might live in the mountains.
38.5 Kmi S Tecoman stopped at La Placita,
There is a store on the right hand side one
block south of Puente La Placita. Several
men at this store knew the salamander.
One of them described the habits and habitat
perfectly. He said he lived at El Aguila
which is about 20 km into the mountains
by a dirt road just north of La Placita. He
said he would collect some and leave
them at the store for me. Even if he
did does not collect them, it would be worth
taking that dirt road to his town to look
for salamanders. No one had ever heard
of Bipes. 57.8 mi S Tecoman met a
man and some boys on the road that