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Hanken
James
1976
Journal
Casa de Carlos Cerón, Cuatralpan St. Veracruz, Mexico
31 Jan Victor Ceron and a small boy (Victor's son?)
Elevation range was 980-1060 m (with Casa
close at an elevation of 980 m.)
31 Jan 4PM Brad Shaffer and I were accompanied
today by Carlos Cerón who guided us to the
summit of Cerro Chichupilla. We walked
at a steady clip and reached the summit forest
within 1½ hours. What I am calling summit
forest is not at elevation >1500 m. and was
recognized by a rather quick change from
drier, shorter, presumably second-growth forest
to a more mature, taller forest with abundant
bromeliads in tall trees although still with
evidence of previous human disturbance.
Bromeliads are abundant especially at heights
>20' above the ground. However, during the ensuing
two hours during which we examined several
rotting logs, rocks and >100 bromeliads we
found only one Pseudoeurycea nigromaculata
(in a bromeliad), one Thorius, and one Parvimolge
(neither Brad nor I have had experience being
able to distinguish Parvimolge from Thorius, and I
have given the name "Thorius" to the individual which
is more robust, has obviously larger limbs and feet,
in this case M2381. It also has a