Field notes, v1308
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Greene, H. 1991 June 22 (continued) crabs so commonly seen at Manuel Antonio National Park. As we approached the pond I saw a crab disappear into the pond beside an irundled tree, taking w/ it what looked in a fast glance to be a small doll! From 2030 - 2130 h we road hunted from Playa Herrrosa to Sardinal beach and past to Playa Paranda, then back to the cabaƱas; 1 screech owl (?) flew across the road & landed on a limb in view; 1 DOR yearling Crotalus durissus ; 1 DOR & 1 AOR juvenile Trimorphodon biscutatus , the latter of which (both TL's x 70cm) thrashed and bit when held; several Bufo marinus ; several Bufo, some brown and cf. B. walliceps (not here according to Savage) and some yellowish -green w/ small parotoid glands, cf. B. leutekei; an adult Didelphis marsupialis , slender w/an obvious lateral facial blade stripe; and a neonate Postliidium ophryomegas AOR. The latter was frozen in a slow lateral undulatory posture when I stopped, and it the poor light I mistook it for a colubrid! Luckily Wendy, who got to it first and reasonably, especially given my comment (