Hendrickson 1950 pleurodère turtle Nov. 23 5 km. S. Villavicencio, 1600 ft., Meta, Colombia, S.A. #1604 taken in small puddle in middle of cleared (20' wide) trail through forest. Puddle: Cloacal temp. of turtle = 29.1° C. water temp. = 28.5° C. Soft, oozy, yellow-brown mud in puddle. Series of L. "obscura" (?) tadpoles taken in same puddle (#1603) When noticed, turtle was completely submerged, creating swirls of mud in the fairly clear water (trying to hide, or hunting tadpoles?). See Dr. Stebbins' notes for color description of this specimen.