Field notes, v585
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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