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Hauken,
James
1975
Journal
Mexico trip: Cd.Villas, fin.status W El Morayio
8 May
0800 hrs ground is also very rocky with abundant leaf
(cont'd) litter. No Anelytropsis was found during the ~45 minutes of searching.
Leaving this locality we continued W
towards our campsite at the key to fire station
at the Sierra Crest W of El Morayio.
9 May
1200 hrs Had our best day of collecting yesterday (8 May). after Some light rain fell the evening before at our campsite 2.0 mi. E of Agua Zarca on the crest of the Sierras and there were signs of rain falling lightly in the lowlands, although nothing extensive.
Before leaving our campsite (adjacent to a fire lookout tower overlooking the area) we worked for ~1 hr. among looking for lizards. There were extensive limestone rock outcrops variously vegetated by a pine-oak forest. Allen Green accounted for two Sceloporus variabilis and Sam Sweet for another form, while I got a different species, larger with relatively large scales, possibly another S. torquatus (JT 112). It was found inside a limestone crevice. This represented the first instance of sympatry >1 sp. of Sceloporus in sympatry yet encountered on the