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- Davis
941.
Monte Cristo Mine, 700', Dept. Morazan, El Salvador
Nov. 29, 1941.
Buildings to bathe, and outside the building
under an electric light collected four
Bufo (883-886) which were probably
attracted by the legs about the light. They
appear to be of two different species.
Nov. 30, 1941.
Hunted lizards for a short while in early a.m.
collected 1 Diranga ludoricens, 1 Teledytes
rufinuda, which is quite common here,
inhabiting the brush in groups of 4-6, and,
on my return to camp, 1 Buteo magnirost-
is from a ceiba tree. After lunch got an
Anolis (893), + 2 small lizards (891-892); the
former from a small tree, and the latter on a
pile of broken rock overgrown with weeds.
Took a walk toward Diriadero; on the way
collected 2 small Ctenosaura completa (895-896).
This lizard, known to the natives as "garoba",
reaches a length of from 1-3 feet. The big adults
are very wary. They are found on trees, in the
brush, and on the woodpiles about the mine.
Although they move slowly, they start to escape
when one gets within 10 or 20 feet. The young,
which are very bright green about the head
and dorsum, were easily approached and
shot. They seem to prefer brushy places and