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Hendrickson
1950
Cranidophorus lanniscatus
Oct. 21 5 km N Villarejo, 1400 ft., Neila, Colombia, S. A.
On the sparsely-vegetated S slope of
the quebrada S of camp, at about 3:00 P.M.,
I found 2 individuals in the shade of
a small thorn bush. One (the more
vividly-colored) was grasping the
other (slightly smaller) animal by the
back skin just anterior to the
pelvic region. The "aggressor" seemed
to be oblivious to my attempts to
capture the pair. The one being
held made strenuous efforts to
escape, and successfully evaded me,
running back and forth under the
bush. They shuttled back and
forth thus 5 or 6 times, evading
me. At length, I used my gun
barrel to "herd" them out onto
bare ground; I could not force
them out into the hot sun, and
eventually, they broke apart and
escaped.
Oct. 28 Many have been seen since coming to
this camp. Paulino is able to snare
10 or more a day near camp if we
so wish.
Fig. 1 Repeatedly I have seen well-awarded, active,
animals run swiftly for a short distance,