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Hanken,
James
1975
Journal
Mexico trip
8 May
1200 hrs stopped at a dry river work a few km.
(could) W of Ciudad Del May to look for Anelytropsis
Leaf litter was present under the broad acacia
trees, but no success was found looking here
nor by tearing up dead yuccas, etc.
Continuing W on Mex Hwy 80 we descended
onto the plateau itself, which in this area is
a very arid, vegetated by increasingly more
typical desert vegetation of palms, yuccas, and
(beginning at the last of three localities visited)
creosote bush. Three localities were visited in
this area: 0.4 mi E. of La Morena, 4.3 mi.
E San Rafael, and the jct. of Mex Hwy's 80+101.
The first two localities were picked because
of the abundance of fallen palm or yucca logs
along or near the road, the last locality because of
an Anelytropsis recorded from here by Milton.
The first locality was worked by turning + breaking
open dead logs + yucca bases and raking through
the earth below, and produced one Hypsiglena
torquata and one Sceloporus (both found by Bob) in
appearance to the large tree + rock dwelling
inhabitant of the earlier Ciudad Del May locality.
The second locality (worked in a similar fashion)
produced another Hypsiglena (same sweet) and
another Sceloporus as before (H). The last of