Field notes, v4225
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Francis, Dean 2006 Journal Sept. 7 Near La Union, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala (cont.) ... the road away from La Union to another cafetal with more bananas. In 30min of searching (1515-1545) d found 5 B. Rufescens and Carlos found 3 more, all in bananas (14.93264N, 89.27491W [WGS 84, 7m acc.], 1383m elev.). We drove back to La Union through the cloud forest, opening all bromeliads within reach along the road. The trees here are huge, and most of the forest appears to be intact primary cloud forest. Near La Union in tine forest, we found a female mouse opossum with 2 young in a bromeliad (14.95696N, 89.28109W [WGS 84, 11m acc.], 1347m elev.). We searched bananas in 1 more cafetal opposite Finca Santa Fe, 1.6km by road from La Union. Jed found a B. rufescens in ~20min of searching (14.95991N, 89.28574W [WGS 84 5m acc.], 112m elev.) at 1835. We drove back to our hotel, and Carlos collected a POR Bufo marinus 2.4km by road from Rio Montagua on the way from La Union to the highway. The weather today was hot and sunny with more clouds in the afternoon. Sept. 9 Coro San Gil, Matanzas del Mico, Depto. Chiquimula, Guatemala Yesterday, we drove from Rio Hondo to Santo Tomas, stopping at Antigua. We stayed at the Ocean Bay Hotel and tried to go up the road to the towers on Coro San Gil at night, but found out that the road is destroyed beyond the first kilometer due to storms this year. Carlos found some frogs (Rana palaveri, Leptodactylus labialis) on the hotel grounds at night, along with a Leptodyra. We spent all