E. Heske 1980 Journal CA, Berkeley, Alameda Co, USA, to Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. we continued on Hwy 140, stopping again at Las Vegas to collect herps. This site was a pine-oak forest and lava bed. ~1800, still foggy, ~20°C. We looked under rocks, but found little as the ground was dry. In bromeliads, however, 3 Chiropterotriton larvae were found (T. Papenfuss). They are limited in distribution to this area. Under stones, 2 Leiolepisma sp. were found. This is a brown skink with a broad lt. brown stripe on the dorsum. Tail not blue. Also found under stones were 2 juv. Geophis sp., an earthworm eating snake similar to Diadophis punctatus in appearance. It is dorsally gray with a lt. red collar and red-spotted venter. Kurt saw one other ~25cm in length, but it escaped. The two captured were each ~15cm long. We spent the night in Jalapa, at the Motel Banderilla. Jalapa, to Playa Escondida, Sierra Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico. March Saturday Awoke at 0500 - both the traffic and Great-tailed Grackles outside my window were very loud. Arose at 0530 and met David and Sue at 0600 for an early morning birdwalk in the vicinity of the motel. Area was mostly open