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Fruits, Dean
2011
Journal
Aug. 16 ... about 800m transitions to a more cloud forest-like vegetation type.
Understory has more broadleaf plants and is denser in general, wide
farms, and higher density of epiphytes including some bromeliads.
We walked 200m along the trail from the high points and searched
from 18:45 - 20:20. We saw a ton of Craugastor laticeps and C. ches
collected 7 and 4, respectively) as well as several Duellmanhyla (collected
2), 1 Leptodactylus, 2 B. rufescens (both on leaves), 1 cl. crehoo and 1
Aphanomorphus. Forest was very dry and I was surprised to see
the Duellmanhyla out - I think of them more as a stream-associated
species. Met Ted on the way down, who had gotten 1 Craugastor
maphorus, 1 C. ches, +2 C. laticeps around 800m elev.
Elvis in the
day, I found a Porthidium nascuta under a log near the field station.
Lack of rain is frustrating. Not sure we will be able to find
Cryptothitis wakei even if it does rain; holotype is from 150m higher
elevation than highest point on reserve. Given that Potitrichus brodiei
is found here and at Cusuco in Honduras, seems likely to me that
C. wakei is a synonym of C. masalis.
Aug. 17 Spent morning popping specimens; afternoon writing notes and working around camp.
After dinner, walked up to ridge along high side of reserve where we went last
night and searched from 19:00 - 21:40 w/ Carlos, Ricardo, & Gilzuli. It had
rained briefly this afternoon and a few more short showers fell while we were
searching but the rain didn't really penetrate the forest and conditions remained
dry. We got a D. nymphus, an Andis, and clentobys, and saw many C. laticeps +
C. ches (Carlos collected 1 laticeps). Jim Potter got a Rana derberiana + a
Bufo campbelli near the field station.