Field notes, v1351
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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