O. Straney 1977 56. Puella Pobl. to Banderilla, Vex. 7 July Up late ~9:30, breakfast at the restaurant of the Zaragoza motel, then on down tolled. Took Rte. 140 to Jalapa and wound around plateau with mtn peaks in clouds. Several rain showers - overcast. Interesting rain shadow effect near peak of plateau. Stopped at Las Vegas to turn stones, finding Toluca & Sceloporus. Then back 2.3 mi W of town (actually this village is W of turnoff for 140 to town or Wend) to find pine forests w/ bunch grass (scattered) & thick duff. Right on rd shoulder turned big log & caught a Microtus [illegible] mexicanus (?). In woods proper got 2 sp. Pseudorycea & 1 thorius plus a lizard too. Then on down rd (~2:30) to La Joya for lunch of TB & T on side of rd then back thru town past last house. Volcanic boulder all over in oak/pine/bromeliad/grassy area. Turned stones getting many snakes: Thamnophis, Geophis, Tantilla, Toluca, plus lizards (Emyces, Sceloporus). Peeled many (up to 100?) bromeliads finding ~11 Chiroptera triton larvae. Quit ~6 PM but could not get bromeliad cutter apart - spend some time on this, finally tied it to car. Drove to Banderilla & out rd. to Misatla , looking for net sights & crissable. Looked in old road tract thru mtn. - bats there but few. Getting dark fast, but nothing good for nets. Back to Banderilla ~7:15 to find motel