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Hanken,
James
1975
Journal
Mexico trip : Cd. Vallés → fire station W of El Naranjo
8 May
0800 Jun Left Cd. Vallés yesterday AM intent on
finding Anelytropsis. Drive W on Mex Hwy 85 to
a locality 21.2 mi. S of the Tamaulipas - San
Luis Potosí boundary. This was a narrow
wash which passed below the road, with no
flowing water in the wash but a few small
bodies of standing water. The area is
basically thorn scrub forest, but is highly
disturbed by agriculture and there are only
patches of the forest bordering the wash. No
Anelytropsis was found. By ruling that the
abundant leaf litter below the trees
present. However, Jim Sweet collected two
Parrynolcus ———— on the same
exposed plant adjacent to one of the small
pools : one individual on the surface of a
leaf in full sunlight, the other the leaf apex.
He and I each collected one Sceloporus
cariabilis, mine taken from beneath a
brush bordering the wash. An Ameiva was
also seen on the trestle's foundation, but
was not taken.
We then drove N and took Mex Hwy 80
W towards the Sierras. Taking left turning to
El Salto we drove on to the waterfall a few
miles beyond the town. There is an