Field notes, v1600
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Seib, R. 1984 Tehuantepecto Benito Juarez Segundo, Veracruz, Mexico 14 Oct Allison was very sick today and slept at Don Jorge's house from the time we arrived. After lantern walking I sat with Don Jorge and his large Indian family and then slept on a cot. At first it was difficult to sleep at 130m elevation, being hot, sticky, and rather filthy. But I was so tired that I passed out within a half hour. I was surprised to find myself cold during the night and I needed a blanket. Benito Juarez Segundo to Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico 15 Oct We're up cold and had to stand in the sun until 8:00 to get warm. Ate with the family and then drove Don Jorge to La Laguna to buy maize. He is 64 and looks 44 easily. He is also healthy and can doubtlessly out-walk me any day of the week. After lunch people began bringing me animals. I didn't take any, but the ones I saw include, Bothrops (fer-de-lance), called Vipera Sorda; Anolis; Corytophanes. I walked back to the caves again, but caught nothing. Allison and I relaxed until 1530 when most of the men returned from work. No one had collected a salamander, but from their precise descriptions of animal and habitat, I believe Bolitoglossa occur here. I also suspect that B. revacuses does not occur in