Los Escamiles, Boos', Dept. Chalatenango, El Salvador March 10, 1942. of Trimeresurus that has no annuli, this snake may be something else, however. March 11, 1942. Another native-caught Bothrops. Took a short walk today in the cloud forest just to the north of our camp. This is rather dry. Saw numerous fallen logs which I turned over & lifted apart looking for salamanders, without success. Even in very rotten logs, the inside wood is not very wet. Turned down numerous epiphytes looking for amphibians, also without success. Most of the epiphytes are 2 species of Bromelia. These plants hold a great deal of water which condenses on them from the clouds which drift through the forest. Caught a couple of Gerrhonotus, and noted 1 more. They seem to stay in the dead leaves beneath the cloud forest trees, and are quite wary. When disturbed, they move away with an undulatory movement of the body. Although they move rather slowly, the forest floor is so littered up with fallen leaves, logs, ferns, & mulch, that they have many places for escape. Consequently they are rather hard to catch if they get much of a head start. I. Sceloporus seem to be confined to isolated trees along trails or at the edge of the cloud forest. In the cleared land there are many isolated charred stumps left over from burning off, & these seem to be a favorite habitat of