El Salvador field notes, v4500
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Reptiles 1927 Los Esesmiles, Dept., Chalatenango, Salvador Summary Notes: The small light green frog was picked off of a barbed wires fence on the banks of the Rio Sempul while I was hunting at night. It never attempted to escape but only doubled up as if to hide its face when I reached out to take it. The altitude was about 6800 feet. The larger and speckled frog was picked up one night on a large flat rock near the water's edge of the Rio Sempul near S. Fernando, where the river dashed between two high rock walled cliffs. Altitude 6000 ft. The viper was killed near camp. One morning the house boy was out setting some traps for mice and came in with his finger bleeding. He said that when he reached back in one of the old gopher tunnels some animal bit him. He grabbed a hatchet a shot pistol and went back with blood in his eyes. Soon he returned with the