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Ezeo, lt.
1987
18 June (continued) and repeatedly swung round to title. At 1624 found the L. muta asleep in ferns, head facing W. Very still and humid, no rain yet today. Lots of snakes lately: Rodolfo (Cathy Pringle's assistant) brought me 3 young Bothrops asper (not neonates) yesterday (our food) and Orlando saw another today. Joanne saw an adult Pseustes poecilonotus in tangle behind the banco of the Old Station, which inflated its throat; and a Chironius glandiguamus out on a trail. Danilo Brenes saw a young Felis pardalis cross the Sendero Jaguar this afternoon and Tracho, probably of the same species. He saw tracks of Felis onca on the same trail 8 days ago. After dinner walked out to checked the hachesis but couldn't find the site in the dark. Cursing back along the trail I found a nice male Hyla refitola on a leaf a few cm above the ground. Hot, humid day, no rain.
19 June A hot, sunny morning. As early as ~0620 there was a large ? Iguana iguana in a relatively small Cecropia, sunning w/ dewlap out. (This is the same Cecropia.) Seemingly in prime and freshly shed, w/ a small patch of skin hanging on one foreleg. Gave one bout of bobo as I watched. It was perpendicular to the rising sun. When I returned to shoot pictures at ~0815, saw