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Davis.
1941.
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Monte Cristo mine, Zoo, Dep't Morazan, El Salvador.
Nov. 30, 1941.
are often found on the brush fences erected by
the natives. The Divisadero road is very dusty
and runs between cultivated fields for the most
part. Took a Cnemidophorus (894) on a dry
open bank by the roadside. The acacia-grown
pastures near Divisadero were unproductive.
Went along a road running north from Di-
visadero. Saw a large adult Benosaura
in the grass by the roadside. It disappeared
down a hole about 6 inches across, perfectly
round and smooth, and running absolutely
straight down at least 6 feet. I could not
touch bottom with a stick at least 6 feet
long. Found a snake lying dead in the road, too
far gone to collect. On my return to camp found
that Hildebrand had collected a worm-snake
(M.H.809) found at the corner of the hut.
Dec. 1, 1941.
Leitz took Paley, Hildebrand, and I over to the
Barrio mine, 3 mi. W. of the Monte Cristo mine,
to hunt iguanas. He shot a Herpobolius
cachimans which I skeletonized. I took 2
young Benosaura from a brush fence
surrounding a cornfield. Went down to a
stream, the Rio Grande, where Leitz shot
two iguanas. See species notes for this date.