Hauken, James 1975 Journal Panama - Cerro Panda area Audubon Society Cabin along road to Cerro Punta, Nueva Sierra, Chiriquí Province, Panama 13 August cars and trucks but is too muddy for passage shortly beyond where we left our car. Salamanders continue to appear uncommon in this region. Possibly they are difficult to find because the area is so moist at this time of year and they are not concentrated under logs, rocks, etc. Also, as evidenced by a few adults we found yesterday, they may be occupying crevices or burrows deep within logs into which we can't reach. However, they remain uncommon in areas that are moister than where elsewhere they are abundant. Lastly, there are also Also, we still haven't found forest with large numbers of bromeliads; the few bromeliads which have been located have been devoid of salamanders (as well as other frogs). Lastly, salamanders are not known to any of the local people. One boy who helped us yesterday who lives along the trail to Bogante on a farm with his family told us he had never brought us 7 anoles when we asked him to find salamanders, and admitted he had never seen salamanders until we showed him one which we caught.