E Slope Los Essequiles, 7300 ±; Dept Chaltenango, El Salvador March 11, 1942. Sceloporus. They are very wary, and run into ca- vities in the stumps when a person approaches within 20 feet. Either their eyesight or hearing, or both, is very keen. Took a specimen of a small lizard, perhaps Gymnophthalmus suinchrastis, in the dead fan litter just at the edge of a wheat-field. Arolci seems to be a lizard of the cleared or burned-off areas, none having been seen in the cloud forest. Today brought in a Hyla from the southwest slope. It is not H. lathyrsus note. March 12, 1942 Natives brought in 6 more Bothrops godmani. They are evidently very common, both above & below camp. Most of them are evidently brought in by natives who are cutting brush. Stayed close to camp today, as my foot still bothers me. March 13, 1942 Still confined to camp. 2 more native-caught Bo- throps. Stinton caught one today. While setting traps in the cloud forest, he sat down for a rest. As he sat down, he heard a rustling in the dry leaves, and saw a Bothrops about 1' away, backing away. Stinton placed his gun barrel behind the snakes head, it immediately ceased all attempts to escape, lying motionless while Stinton cut a forked stick, pried it down, picked it up & put it in a reptile bag. He also caught a Hyla in a small stream at the bottom of a steep cloud-