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S.D. Busack
1982
29 APR
Morocco: Rabat area.
I am well enough to travel and
we cannot afford these $50/night hotel
bills only longer so we've decided
to return to Kenitra to find a hotel
for a few more days and rebuild this
trip.
We stopped for lunch 27 km S.
of KENITRA on P294 and I couldn't
resist the urge to turn a few rocks
near a small watering hole in the
Foret du Mamora. (= pines, no cover).
Under 3 rocks in the area, I found
one NATRIX MAURA (1165, ♂, 14.25g, 302+
90), one TROGONOPHIS WIEGMANNI (1166,
♀ (?), 1.8g, 88+6 C, and one CHAICIDES
MIONECTON (1167, ♂, 4.0g, 78+55 R).
1 MAY
Morocco: Kenitra, 10.1 km S.
We collected in the forest for
about 3 hours but it was in this
area, under a fallen limb from a
Quercus suber, and in sandy soil
that we turned up an OPHISAURUS
KOELLICKERI (1168, 33.5g, ♀, 163+330 C)
2 MAY
Morocco: BANASA RUINS (ROMAN)
The ruins are baked by the sun
and we were surprised to find mainly
Bufo mauritanicus under the many