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B. Shaffer
1976
Es Journal
Las Viguas, en Route to Mexico City - Mexico,
Feb.
logs + rocks to turn. However, for the most part
it is still very picked over, cleared out forest.
We worked 2 localities, one on the south
side, one on the north. On the south side I got
2 of the Bolitoglossa (John Wright told me
today they are actually Pseuds - very bizarre!)
under logs, & we found nothing else. Then
in the cleared, open area by the road,
small
under hay piles, we found another 10 Bolits -
after 3-4 per pile - it is dark & wet, & they
are very abundant. Jim also got a snake
+ a Scelop. in this area. We then crossed
to the south side, looking for more animals.
Jim got none, & I got none till the last
few logs. In one log, under bark that peeled
easily, but not rotten, I got 5 Chirip's (?)
about 40mm S-U - all brown w some flecks
on the side. It has big feet, moves very
quickly + can jump. I got two more in other
logs, & that's it. We took all for Mexico
City- only worked one locality along the
way. This was our old Rio Frio locality, where
we saw a few Scelops, but took nothing.
It was much drier than it was 3 weeks
ago - no way one could get a salamander
around here today. We left after a short