E. Weske 1980 Journal Playa Escondida, Sierra Tuxtles, Veracruz, Mexico 23 March cont. After breakfast, ~1000, Ted led us all on a hike W of the hotel. We headed through the slashed forest area W of our rooms until we reached the cow pasture (see map), then N to the same stream we walked along last night. We crossed the stream and climbed a grassy, sparsely wooded hill, then angled W along a trail into dense rain forest. We followed this trail for at least 200m, sometimes up steep slopes, until we intersected a 2nd stream. We then followed this stream NE down a steep, rocky streambed until we decided to cut up the slope to the forest trail again. I caught 10' Anolis in the wooded area by our rooms and gave it to Kurt, Lorrie saw the tail end of a slender brown/gray snake disappear into some vines on a tree - Ted thinks it was probably an Oxybelis. Again, Eleutherodactyla were frequently noticed in the rain forest. On the grassy/wooded slope 2 Sceloporus (variabilis group) were seen near fallen logs, but we failed to catch them. Other lizards seen were Aniva sp., Anolis sp, and Basiliscus vittatus. I saw two of the latter on rocks near the stream, and they proved not an infrequent sight in brush along the road or stream. The move quickly, though, and none were caught. All species were identified by Ted. On our way back, we came across