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Transcription
1983
17 January in diameter at 0.5m off ground. Belly yellow.
(continued) As we walked W on the canal I caught an
Andis lionotus that jumped into a large
puddle on the way muddy trail. Reached
Quebrada Cartasara and walked NNE until we
reached the road we'd driven in on. Between
the two I caught a fair sized Eleutherodactylus
that has red thighs and light rusty dorsolateral
stripes. By 1337 hr we were near a ridge top
of wild cacao growing nearby. Again I noticed
many earthworms under surface objects. Back
to camp ~1420hr. Antonio Mora Rojas had cut
more trail SW of camp today, and brought me
andis, Eleutherodactylus, and an Oxybelis
previnostius. With considerable prodding it
inflated the anterior slightly and drew back
the head and gaped, then slowly struck. Also
kept the tongue extended at times when we
photographed it. Cathy Pringle brought me
a little secho found among rocks by the Q.
Cartasara, which I catalogued as a Lepido-
elepharis but might be a ? Sphaerodactylus.
Michael Grayum brought me a Dendrophidion
he found in forest near the big fall on the
Quebrada. It tried to bite when he seized it.
The snake is generally a velvety brown
w/ slightly lighter crossbands when undisturbed.