Field notes, v1310
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Out more caught. A new species for us - has a bluish wash on the back. 68 Hypsiglena Philip found this one under a fallen, rotting yucca log. There were many invertebrates under the yucca logs: millipedes, centipedes, scorpions, tenebrionid beetles, etc. Also the ground was soft - almost ash-like. We thought all of these factors might make for good Anelytropsis hunting but we didn't find it. 4.3 miles W. San Rafael, San Luis Potosi via Mex. Hwy. 80. A slightly more diverse area than the last spot but essentially the same kind of habitat. Sceloporus cautus Jim got one from under a yucca log. Color in life: lateral belly patches bluish green medially facing to yellowish green laterally; belly patches bordered medially by black - this black not meeting medially. Throat dark but with a distinct later green spot on each side of the post. part of the throat. No other chromatic color. Hypsiglena Sam got one from out at the base of a dead yucca; in the roots.