E. Heske 1980 Journal Playa Escondida to Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico. December Heteromys were caught both in the areas of denser understory and along logs, natural "corridors" in the more open areas. Again, note ongoing reproductive activity. Decided to trap for a night in an area just S. of Catemaco that Duke thought looked pretty good, so we packed up and moved to a hotel in the city of Catemaco (Hotel Cristal = 264p.) Elevation at all above trap sites probably no more than 50m-100m. Spent early afternoon stocking up on groceries, etc. Skinned, took tissues on some Peromyscus. About 1530, headed S on Hwy 180 to find good spot to trap. Difficult to do as entire area is heavily used for grazing + agriculture - mostly open pasture with only small patches of forest. Duke dropped David + I off at a point 9.5 mi SE Catemaco by rd. to set traps in what looked like a forested area. It turned out to be a coffee finca, so we hiked across the rd. + SE a short distance and set traps in the forest there. Slope ~30°, w-facing. Trees not that large - afew w/ DBH of ~2ft. Dense w/ saplings, vines, young coffee plants, trees w/DBH of<1ft. Leaf litter floor, not much herbaceous cover, we each set 20 Shermans w/hen scratch. Duke set 35 Shermans at a locality 8.3 mi SE Catemaco by rd in the meantime. Returned to hotel, made dinner. Spent evening preparing study specimens. There is an American who