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Seib, R.
1985
La Paz to Isla Cerralvo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
9 May
Abarro
Cerralvo
Farro (lighthouse)
La Estacura
Los viejos
Peninsula
El Sargento
canyon. Lantern walking produced only a single
snake, Leptotyphlops humilis, a somewhat
melanistic adult. Also caught two Phyllodactylus
auctus. Slept on the beach under the beautiful
stars. Sort of baggy, though. In the morning we
walked up through the canyon. I saw Sator
abundantly, and watched a pair of Curimadphorus
hyperthus forage. Dipsoceoras dorsalis were
also common. I caught the only Geosaura
hemilophy seen. I merely walked slowly up
to it. I was only 2 feet away when it finally
moved, crawling under its rock. I reached under
and simply pulled it out. There wer canid
scats and bats on this part of the island.
Also, after lantern walking a saw only one
(sand?) snake track in the beach sand,
reflecting the dearth of activity at this
time. The boatman, Ramon, arrived at 900
and brought us back to El Sargento. The
total for reptiles observed is: