Vendrickson 1950 Ameiva Nov. 7 5 km N Villarrica, 1400 ft, Huila, Colombia, S-A. JRH #1499, temp experiment continued; shale temp, camp thermometer = 28.8°C. Air Temp. '1/2" above ground (shale) at test locality = 33°C. Soil Temp. test spot = 46.2°C. (climbing slowly) 12:02 P.M. 30.6°C. - start - quiet for the most part, until I cause attempt to escape by my movements. 12:07 35.1°C. - resp. appears to be about 3/sec. - some spontaneous escape movements 12:12 38.2°C. - breathing deeper (B) - resp = about 2/sec. at 12:14 12:14.5 39.9°C. - mouth opened; panting for 1st time - resp = about 3-4/sec. at 12:17 12:18 39.8°C. - resp. deep or about 1.5-2/sec.; mouth opened about '1/4" at jaw tips; full panting when disturbed 12:22 43.2°C. - spontaneous attempts to escape, head bob, & panting; tries to approach me (for shell?) amice related, thermom. enters easily, - actively trying to approach me anyway. slight movement (shake?), breathing deep or about 1.5/sec. 12:26 43.0°C. a cool breeze has sprung up and is apparently negating the solar heating; the animal has remained about its same since 12:22. 12:30 43.4°C. 12:36 43.0°C. - animal shaded while wind - break rigged 12:43 - shaded since 12:43 while windbreak rigged movement of hind legs impaired 12:58 41.1°C. cannot right itself when turned on back; panting stopped 1:03 44.4°C. still attempts to bite finger placed on nose tip. 1:04.5 44.6°C. 1:06 44.0°C. - eyelids almost closed; slight occasional gaping, but no other movement 1:08 44.6°C. - tongue slowly in out several time 1:10 45.4°C. - dead; soil temp = 45.0; air in shade at '1/2" = 33.5°-34.5° -in poor condition and died at low temp relative to fresh-caught animals?.