Journal and species accounts, v1347
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Hauken, James 1975 Journal Mexico trip : Cd.Valles -> Puerto [illegible] Santa Rosa 6 May 0700 Aus (Kent) in the golf course. Near the main house we came upon a grassy drained swimming pool with dundant leaf litter along the border between sides and floor, and several other piles in toward the middle. One Ctenosaura was found alive inside the pool; It was caught and found to be extremely shiny, presumably having had fallen into the pool and been unable to escape. No other lizards were found by raking thru the litter. The only other lizards seen were a found by Alley Groer on the leaf of an elephant ears bush (characterized by long, broad, thin, dropping leaves, hence the resemblance to elephant ear) outside the hotel grounds near the road. In addition, I saw a Sceloporus variabilis on the stone boundary fence alongside the road but was unable to collect it. Continuing Son 6 May thru 85 we stopped at two additional localities the first a few km. further S to examine a stand of elephant-ear bushes, and the second a spring fed stream further on. No lizards were found at either. The second locality looked particularly promising with many streamsides trees with bromeliads,