E.Heske 1980 Journal Jalapa to Playa Escondida, Sierra Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mex. down-ward angled strips of bark in rings along the trunk), elephant ears up to 2m high, and a leafy herbaceous plant that was the most common ground cover. I found 1 Bolitoglossa rufescens (acc. to Ted) on this latter plant, but when we arrived back at the hotel it had escaped through a hole in the bag Ted was carrying it in. The plant was not identified, but looked like: The salamanders probably crawl down into the moist axils during the day. Several Eleutherodactyla were also noted. There seems to be two species: one kind was usually found on the leaves of plants such as the one pictured ~ .3-1.0m off the ground. It had a broken eyestripe. The other had a distinct eyestripe, black- similar to a Hyla regilla, and was found on the ground. I caught by hand a small Anolis on a tree trunk. It was a o" with a red-spotted dewlap. A ? was captured a bit later, and both were kept by Kurt. The insect life in the rain