Y. Leite 1996 Journal 18 July We conducted this trapping session with help from students and teaching assis- tants of the masters program in Ecology Conservation and Wildlife Management, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, including Mônica Fonseca and Carlos Eduardo Grelle (T.A.s), Raquel Moura, Diego Astúa de Moraes and 9 other students. R. Moura and D. Moraes were conducting short-term research on bait efficien- cy and trap kind and position effects on small mammals. At the brejo, we also set eight pitfalls, that were replaced by 11 Victor traps three days later. We also set 16 Victor traps behind the laboratory (forested area) for 5 days (18-23 jul). 19 Jul Checked traps in the morning. Took: 1 Micoureus demerarae (8TA)* and 1 Nectomys squamipes (17TC) at the brejo and 1 N. squamipes (5 TC) at Vinhático. Prepared the specimens in the afternoon. *{ the number is the station number. TC = tomahawk / ground SC = sherman/ground TA = " / tree SA = " / tree