Knits, Dean 2009 Journal Aug. 26 Kibera Hill and Greenfields Reserve, RAAS, Nicaragua. New road from El Karma to Kibera Hill was very bad after recent rain, so we hired someone with a truck to drive us there (3.5 hr). The first half of the trip was through cow pasture and the second half through oil palm plantations; no forest whatever left. Arrived in Kibera and took a panga south to Greenfields Reserve (ca 1 km), run by 2 Swiss people. Husband (Peter) was extremely anti-collecting; he might have told us at some point before to save us the trip. After 1 hr negotiating, went back to Kibera Hill and returned by handboat to Greenfields at 18:45. Peter led us through secondary forest that grew after a hurricane and fires 15 yrs ago. Lots of palm trees, some kind of spiky ground bromeliad, and thin broadleaf trees present, but forest wasn't very nice. Conditions were fairly dry (no rain today) and we heard only Disporus disstomus calling, and perhaps an Agalychnis (not sure). I also saw a Scinax stanferi. Saw nothing but a Septodrymus pulcherimus in a tree and several (4-5) Andas licorifrons; searched until 21:15. Peter knew all about frogs and appears to be a good naturalist, but has never seen a salamander! Perhaps they are not here. There doesn't seem to be any other forest in the area, based on what he and our boatman said.