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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