Dr. Zweifel 1953 Journal En route La Cijuntas camp to Mozatlan' July 11 Broke camp about noon and drove on toward Mozatlan'. The main road runs through La Ciudad; evidently a change from last year when Tatin and Weitz- man had to make a side trip to get to La Ciudad. 1.8 mi before reaching La Ciudad, we came to a vast (8000') meadow in the pine forest. Hyila eximia were abundant here, some calling from their positions in the grass, others hidden under pieces of wood lying on the meadow. Four transformed Amblystoma mexicanum was taken here, one under a fallen fence post in the meadow, the others under pieces of wood in the adjacent open forest. Two of those are probably adult; the larger is largely black, possessing spotting only on the sides. Adult salamanders of this species have not been collected before. Sceloporus poinsetti was present on rocky outcrops here, even as some several hundred feet out in the meadow. About three miles past La Ciudad a small Crotalus pricei was picked up on the road. Some ten miles past La Ciudad the road turns down a ridge and permits the first good view of the Barranca region. It follows along ridge sides for many miles, losing altitude very slowly. The scenery along this route is nothing short of spectacular. From the road you look down thousands of feet into the sagged Barranca while hundreds of feet of vertical, multicolored cliffs lie directly above the road, and