Rosito, Dear 2009 Journal Aug.31 Volcan Mombocho, Dept. Granada, Nicaragua Spent morning at MARENA arranging export permit, then drove to Volcan Mombocho. Road climbs from dry forest through coffee to a beautiful cloud forest with lots of epiphytes and short trees. Stayed at visitors center/field station and waited until dark. Lucky found 6 Bolitoglossa mombochensis on Heliconia around station in about 10 min; collected 1. After dinner (ca. 20:00) started walking down road. Salamanders were abundant on the higher part of the road, and we continued to see them until we passed palm eler, Volcan which we saw once. Color pattern very variable, from almost uniform brown to striped, with several specimens very light in color. Found 2 specimens with reddish (SMR852) or orange (SMR851) spots on a light background. Most have some B. striatula-like lines on center, but not nearly as pronounced, and lack (or nearly lack) them on limbs. Found 4 Ambliscea brandtii, 2 Hendrapsis microcephalus, 1 Craugastor litjini, 2 Bufo ceciliae, 5 Andes cupreus and about 10 Andes liporaeus (collected 5). Searched down to about 840m, then started back up, arriving at station around midnight. Sept.1 Drove down to Finca las Flores, where someone took a photo of a black Bolitoglossa ambra-like salamander. Finca is lower cloud forest. Started searching in cafetal around 09:30, then walked up road, stopping at 16:00m. Searched under logs, in leaf litter, in a few bananas + cut down a few bromeliads but found nothing. 2 guides from MARENA came with us and searched: