Duda, D. 1983 Journal 22 Nov. friendly Ben and Patty found that they had to get their pictures taken. 200 pesos worked very well. The lasso "el Jefe" was a very nice [illegible] man of about 60-65 years. He felt very welcomed. The cascajares were found in very wet mud mixed with leaves. We lagged them with wet (moist) paper towels in both bags. Night drove the road between Tapachula and beyond Francia San Jeronimo. Found a dead opossum, a dead unidentified snake, and a small Rana which [illegible] we collected. Back at the Hotel Kanio we found a Phrynidae venosa (underlined) and many geckos - Delsgya ocellicia (?). 23 Nov. Tapachula to Huixtla to Motozintla Up at 7:00, breakfast at Lapa Lapa, checked out of Hotel Kanio (expenses), exchanged money in town, bought food, and finally left at ~12:00. Drove north out of Tapachula toward Nueva Alemania. Found 2 Bolitoglossa occidentalis in Javanas at 500-550 m. People here refer to salamandras as a "niños" which literally means children. They recognized the occidentalis and referred to a larger