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Hendrickson
1950
Caiman (?)
(specimen not taken - sight records)
Oct. 22. Iquebrada Lajas, about 3 km N Villavieja, 1450 ft., Huila, Colombia, S.A.
As I crossed the bridge over the stream
at about 9:00 A.M., a small individual (18")
plunged off a boulder into the shallow,
muddy water. It entered the water
with a "loud" splash, like the turtles
with which I am familiar in the U.S.
It remained with head exposed, moving
among the boulders at the stream edge
(in a fairly fast current). Upon my
approaching closer it submerged and
did not reappear.
Nov. 2 "Flushed" a large (5'?) individual from a
small bar about 10 ft. out in the
Magdalena River near the mouth of
Iquebrada Lajas. It was lying in tall
green grass and I did not see it until it
moved. As in the case of the small
individual seen on Oct. 22, it did not
slide into the water, but launched
itself vigorously at a "run" and entered
the water with a splash.
Nov. 3 Jacklighted, and approached but could
not collect a 4' (?) specimen at about
9:30 P.M. in shallow water at mouth
of Iquebrada Lajas (or Magdalena River).
The eye reflection is a light ruby
red. The animal allowed approach to