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Laird
942
Eri. NW Ahuachapan, 3500±, Dep't Ahuachapan, El Salvador
April 20, 1942
See in this hot and semi-desert obtained a few good specimens of the yellow-spotted Aneira, two of which were in sight at the same time, and were consequently shot within about 5 seconds of each other.
April 21, 1942
Returned to San Salvador.
April 23 1942
Took a one day trip with Joe Seitz. We accompanied Mr. Kenneth Mattheson, general manager of the New York & Rosario Honduras Mining Co. to a prospect he was opening up 5 1/2 mi. W of Lenundepupe, 1500', Dep't Chalmas. The terrain here was the usual thing—arid, barren, no tree growth, and dense Acacia thickets. Took 3 Cnemidophorus and a Brownhead.
We went in to Lendundepupe, and Seitz and I took a walk while Mattheson arranged some affairs. We followed a small stream a few hundred yards out of town. Saw numerous Aneira and took two. Basiliscus was quite common. We then took a trail up the stream bank into a finca, through which we returned to the town. There was a good tree growth, & numerous woodpiles in the finca, and we noted 4 or 5 Sceloporus (var. bicus?) on the nest humks & in woodpiles. Took two. The male has a rose colored patch on the belly,