Journal and species accounts, v1347
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Hanken, James 1975 Journal Mexico trip : Ahuacatlan area 4 May 1100 hrs, Left our campsite W of the turnoff to Ties lagunas at ~ 0930 hrs and headed W to a point only a few hundred yards of our campsite where we stopped to collect some of the Sceloporus found basking in exposed sites alongside the road. Many large J's were particularly exposed, but also rainy which made collecting difficult. At this point the pine-oak forest has several partially-exposed clearings and an abundance of old and recently-fallen logs. In addition a limestone rock outcrop borders the road and continues up/down slope for a distance of ~ two hundred yards. Ten Sceloporus torquata were collected in all, either shot while basking on stumps or rocks or found under logs. Allen & Phyllis Green found one Crotalus sp. ~ 18" long shelter inside the base of a stump. In addition Dave Sweet found 2 Eunectes sp. under a fallen log. Considering the vast number of "good" logs turned, though, this must be considered a continuation of the trend of few lizards observed on the trip. While driving away we attempted to collect several large of Sceloporus