Field notes, v1306
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Greene, H. 1988 October 11 Received the clean skull and four color slides of the carcass of an Orthogeomys underwoodi (HWG 1847) from Costa Rica, from D. K. Jetturneau (Asst. Prof. of Environmental Studies, UC Sta. Cruz). The gopher was trapped at the junction of two tunnels at the base of a cacao tree. Sr. Geremias Arias G. told Jetturneau that these gophers are active above ground at night (Sr. Arias G. worked for years as a gopher trapper for United Fruit Co. at Passita [which either is or is near the type locality of O. underwoodi], and now lives near Playa Blanca. He is the uncle of Feyner Arias G., husband of D. K. Jetturneau). October 14 Portal, Cochise Co., Arizona Arrived here ~1800 hr last night, after flying to Tucson and driving Billie Hardy's car here via Douglas. I wanted to see the habitat of Sistrurus catenatus along Hwy 666 (from whence HWG 1804) - it is grassland w/ clumps of Yucca, and I saw at least one stream or canal and one drying pond. Farther north the grassland is heavily invaded w/ brush. Saw fresh DOR Lituophis melanoleucus on Hwy 666, Hwy 80, and the Portal Rd. This morning ~0900 hr Barney Tortelhi and I hiked up to find the Crotalus molossus w/new telepics transmitter in it. Sunny and warm, but not hot - and by noon it was partly cloudy ad there was a brief shower. We found and photographed