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Hanken,
James
1976
Journal
Western Hills Motel Sanderson, Val
Verde Co., Texas
6 July Sanderson - we found one small
Crotalus (viridis?) and a Bufo
(calliceps?). A storm preceded us
on this stretch of the road and might
have reduced snake activity while
evidently not being great enough
to bring out amphibians. Today
we will cross the border at Eagle Pass
after doing a few errands and try to
drive as far as Cerro Potosi in
Nuevo Leon, and the locality for
Chiroptotriton grisescus
Moncloa, Est. Coahuila, Mexico, elev. 1900'
7 July 9AM Doug Calhoun and I are here at the town
square waiting for the banks to open so we may
cash a traveler's check. After driving
from Sanderson to Eagle Pass yesterday morning
(accomplishing many errands along the way)
we finally crossed the border at Eagle Pass at
~ 4:30 PM. We had some difficulty at the
border inspection with getting our liquid
nitrogen container into Mexico but we got
clearance after about 45 min. and didn't
have to pay anything (except a solicited 50ยข