Field notes, v1351
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Herdriesham 1950 Caluromys Oct. 25 5km N. Villavieja, 1400ft., Huila, Colombia, S.A. Felipe Gutierrez our neighboring farmer, brought a living animal to camp at about noon. We purchased it for 50 centavos. (#1455). He had found it "in a banana raceme in a banana patch located about on the E. bank of the Magdalena R." about 4 blocks N of the mouth of Quebrada Lajas. Villavieja Magdalena R. Quebrada Lajas locality of collection of #1455 Quebrada S. of camp Carbatana R.R. tracks The eyes were very prominent, with a warm light-brown iris covering all the exposed portion. The pupil contracted to a minute pin-point in sunlight, to about 2mm. diameter in the shade. It proved exceedingly hard to kill by crushing the thorax, but died almost instantaneously upon receiving a cardiac injection of formalin. The scrotal sac was a blue-black, due to the color of the outer testis coat showing through the