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Lake Onega, Zoo', Dept. San Miguel, El Salvador
Summary of reptiles and Amphibians
Turtles (cont'd)
Tristo; a red-legged turtle was brought in by Tucker, the botanist, and one specimen of the other species by a native boy. Both species are evidently rare, as no others were seen by any other members of the party.
Diadophis
Found nocturnally associated in the same dry-leaf habitats as the gecko. Here again, this must be a fairly common species, although few specimens were taken because of the small amount of territory that could be covered at night.
Spilotes
Common inhabitant of brushy and wooded areas about Lake Onega. This tree-climbing snake was not seen for several weeks, when I saw three in two days, and three more were brought in by natives. 5 were black phase, and one yellow phase.
Trimorphodon
2 brought in by natives were the only specimens seen.
Gray Colubrid (1165)
One collected by R. A. Stinton was the only specimen encountered. Not as common here as at Monte Cristo or Int. Lacagnatique.
Tropophis lineatus
One collected in open grassland, and one brought taken in
the hills by our native hunter, and one collected by