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Hanken,
James
1975
Journal
Green Turtle Station, sea level, Tortuguero, Limon
Province, Costa Rica
20 July Color notes (cont'd):
#144 - dorsum with more or less alternating
irregular longitudinal stripes of tan and
brown, more mottled on limbs; coloration
as in #143, with both having light
fleshing on the throat
23 July Various odds & ends have been accumulated
into last few days. A Bufo marinus (FT/61) was
found by the main building of GTS into afternoon.
It was exhibiting muscular spasms of the legs
and the mouth was agape. The only
explanation we could think of was that it has
been affected by the DDT sprayed in all the
buildings twice a year; two similar frogs were
found last summer after spraying.
Also the early evening of 21 July Kathy Landaver
collected a large adult ♂ Basiliscus vittatus (FT)
while it rested motionless on a tree
branch next to the main building. Yesterday
afternoon from 4-5:30PM Steven Carr, Anne
Meylan, and Kathy myself climbed Cerro
Tortuguero. Two apparent Leptodeira dactylus (FT/645)
were taken on the trail. Several others were seen
but we didn't stop for them as we were in a