Hanken, James 1975 Journal Panama - Boquete area Hotel Fundadores, ~1100 m elev., Boquete, Chiriqui Province, Panama 10 August small log cabin was under construction; Other logs were turned in the area but no snakes found. All of the snakes were ~2 1/2-3 cm SVL one had a well-developed mental gland. Dorsal and ventral coloration was dark brown with fine light speckling laterally, and and a light tan triangular mark between the eyes with the apex pointing towards the snout. A few lizards were collected today. Sceloporus malachiticus was found common during the sunny morning among the exposed rocks and crevices along road cuts at many points along the trail. Five individuals were taken between 2100-2150 m (adults and juveniles), and 2 (one female) (♂) at 2215 m. One Boica monticola was collected by Jimlynn at 2100 m as it was found moving above ground along the road edge where the road passed thru a chapparal- covered slope (paramo), seemingly undisturbed. We were fortunate in having good weather most of the day, with warm and clear skies in the morning, clouding over later in the day with from a small amount of rain on & off in the afternoon. Thick fog and mist was seen to ultimately enclose and retreat from various