Journal and species accounts, v1347
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Harker, James 1975 Journal Panama - Cerro Campana Motel Su-Lim, 740 m. elev, Cerro Campana, Panama Province, Panama 8 August has some nice stands of virgin forest and other tracts of second growth which has been left alone for at least 75 years, the Pan-American highway traverses populated lowlands covered by agricultural tracts, second growth, and thickets, with almost no original forest. Useful descriptive notes see in a pamphlet called "Finding Birds in Panama" by Ernest Edwards and Horace Loftis sponsored by the Panama Audubon Society, c.1971, which also has excellent detailed accounts of various side roads leading into the more remote areas. Most of Cerro Campana has been cleared for cattle grazing, lumber, or agriculture, and the only stands of mature forest lie in the steepest canyons, cliffs, or other inaccessible areas. We examined forested areas along the road above the Motel Su-Lim including the vicinity of a large water tank along a small brook which crosses the road (840 m.) but no salamanders were found. I saw one brownish frog ~ 4cm SVL but could not capture it at the above locality in addition to several tadpoles in the small