Field notes, v1306
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Greene, H. 1987 14 December Occidental w/ Fayner, Delrah, Laura, and Judy. Saw two (continued) Potos flavus high in trees, lots of tiny Hyler and lots of Eleutherodactylus diastema calling (today was sunny and simply very clear - lots of stars, but we had a hard rain @ 0530h). At 2015h an adult Dromadodes inornatus, frozen as it crawled up an aerial stem from a fallen log, ~1.5m above the ground. Joz was in dense second growth beside trail, amidst fernsliods, vines, etc. (707 + 115 + ? (tip missing) mm; 36g). Only reactions to handling were crawling, thrashing, and emission of a mild odor. At ~2100h I spotted a f Norops capito (82+135mm , 12.5g, ova palpable but small). She was on a leaf ~20cm above the ground in forest, and struggled, gaped w/ tongue elevated, and bit when held. 15 December As I crossed the bridge from breakfast at ~0645h I noted an adult m Bradypus variegatus in a Cecropia tree just W. of the bridge on the S. bank of the Rio Puerto Viejo - I saw a sloth (same?) there yesterday afternoon, and have seen a snake of similar size there at least 6 times (days) since arriving here in November. When I returned at ~0920h I saw the sloth move out a limb and eat fresh-looking fruit. At ~0930h I spotted a lutra longicaudus in the middle of the main limb of the large fallen tree that extends N-ward into the river ~200m downstream. At times the tter lay on its side, evidently to groom, as I saw the head placed against the rump, shoulder