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Hendrickson
1950
Iguera
Nov. 4 5km N Villavicca, 1400 ft, Huila, Colombia, S.A.
snare it bit me on the index finger -
a square, champing bite, not a slashing
one, and the force of the bite coupled
with the sharp jaws broke the tough
skin of the fingertip so that it bled
for about 1 minute. The shape of
the bite may be worthy of record:
This was done with the
(x2) white tip of the lizard's jaw.
Temp. of lizard =
37.1°C.
Air temp. (shade) =
28.4° C.
Substrate (sun) =
40.0° C.