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Dana
941.
Jaguarana
3 mi. w Monte Cristo mine, 650', Dept. Morazan, El Salvador.
Dec. 1, 1941.
- 10 a.m.
Leity, Pealey, Hildebrand, and I hunted iguanas along the banks of the Rio San Miguel, a wide, shallow stream near the Barrios Mine. We found a large adult male in a small tree by the stream. The lizard was in a limb over the ground, lying motionless. Leity had a .22 rifle. I asked him to shoot the specimen behind the head so as to save the skull. He had hunted iguanas before and assured me that such a shot would not kill these lizards. I asked him to try. He shot the lizard in the nape of the neck. It never moved. He shot it in the same place at about a 30' range, and it started to climb out the limb and over the river. I shot it in the abdominal region with 2 1/2" .410 6's from 20'. Although it was bleeding profusely, it scrambled out the limb and dove to the water. It disappeared and we never saw it again -- We went along the river until we found a large tree, partly overhanging the river, and partly over land. There were one large I about 30' up, and about 6 smaller bright green individuals which