Hauken, James 1976 Journal Southwestern Research Station, Chiricahua Mtns., Portal, Arizona 31 July (6 August cont'd) in winter months. #Ours were found in local abundance, almost all being taken in the few good salamander logs (i.e. interior breaking up into crumbs, good exfoliating bark). Doug and Bob found the only friend of the day under a piece of bark on the ground at the edge of a clearing while several treefrogs (Hyla) were found under bark or logs. We also collected several Bursia roaming about, and Sceloporus of two species under the bark on stumps. Returning through Carrizal del Bravos where Ted had asked the locals to collect lizards, & we purchased several more Bursia and a small dwarf viper, Bothrops sp. The Bravos locality was at ~8300' elevation. Ted has collected a few just SW of Carrizal del Bravos at 7500' and they probably don't occur much lower down than that. Several snakes were found on the road during our visit between going out to and beyond Carrizal including Lioiophanes, Ozone Micrus and one Rhadinaea; all but the latter one were dead. 1 August: The road from between Asoladero and Puerto del Gallo to the SW involves ~20 mi. of dirt rough dirt road (we were told by locals) and Puerto del Gallo is best reached by going