Oedipus E Slope Los Escamiles, 8100+-8600', Dept't Chalatenango, El Salvador March 15, 1942. Went up to the top of the east slope into the moister portions of the cloud forest. At times, the clouds rolled in from the south, condensing on the trees, from which the water fell in a veritable rain. This forest being more exposed to the clouds, the epiphytic growth is more lush, and the tree and forest floor wetter, than in the lower forests. I tore apart numerous fallen logs, and standing stumps. Eriken salamanders of varying size were thus obtained. They were found in moss covered logs, between the covering [crossed out] log moss and the log, or more frequently, in rotten logs, whether moss-covered or not. In the latter site, individuals were found only beneath the sapwood, in no instance being found in the heartwood, no matter how wet, rotten, and easy of access the latter might be. All places where individuals were taken were wet. The first 4 specimens were single, in 4 separate logs. The next 10 were found in one small rotten log, where they were just beneath the sapwood. Some were single, but one intertwin'd group of 3, and another pair, were found associated. These individuals ranged from very small to full adult size. All salamanders uncovered reacted very sluggishly, either remaining motionless, or crawling away very slowly and mechanically with no particular tendency to choose the most obvious places which afforded protection. The fact that 10 specimens