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Transcription
Keene, H.
1997
June 8 (continued)
As we walk down stream, discover that strongest TS#1 signal is uphill from the concrete water facility. At 2025hr we get a P. lewcomptax 10m from Stream 1 toward old french ruins, 925m, 1m above ditch on a stick; 5 m further, a large frog 1.5 m above ground. At 2045hr we locate TS#2 signal near red bud and 15 m toward old french ruins from first site. Going by newt pond I spot two seemingly slender reddish snakes in the stagnant pool below the spillway bridge, manage to catch one and get good look at the other, and they are Sinonatrix triangularis.
June 9
Hot and clear, talking about water shortage in Tam Dao; Nibalan has been coming here for years and has never seen such a dearth of rain. While we process newts, frogs, and snakes, Dave goes to check the two Trimeresurus stejnegeri, returns at 1200 - couldn't get signal from TS#2 localized signal of TS#1 to a small area in leaf litter, but couldn't see the snake. Annolops nickettii from last night had shed two leeches in the bag, and today one is