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Duda, D.
1981
Journal
Mexico
Oct. 18 (2 Sophie, 1 Jolena, 1 Minnie). These mystax
are dark with light marks on the
dorsal surface of the limbs, a reduced
fifth hind digit, and lizard-like marks
on the dorsal tail. We returned to
Oaxaca by ~8:30 and ate at the Hotel.
My mystax was in a bank (road-cut)
under a couple of large rocks and within
the dirt. Others seemed to live closer
to the surface under bundles of dirt.
This may suggest that they were already
deep in the earth and we were only
getting the ones still near the surface.
Oct. 19 Up at ~6:30 A. and left the Hotel Margarita
at ~9:15 A. Before leaving Oaxaca, we
purchased a block of ice from the ice
plant located in about the 700 block of
Juarez Ave. near a park. After cashing
some traveler checks, we finally left
Oaxaca by about 10:15 A. We drove NE
on Mex. Hwy 175 toward Delotac and
Tuxtlapec. This road is paved and it is
about a five hour drive to Tuxtlapec. We
stopped at three localities. At the first, we
get some Floris. At the second we get some