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APRIL 10, 1949 - CONT.
THE ROADS ARE LINED WITH STONE FENCES
AND THORNY BUSHES, AND THESE ARE ALIVE WITH
LIZARDS. AMEIVA AND CNEMIDOPHORUS ABOUND ON THE
GROUND, AND THE FENCES HAVE CTENOSAURA EVERY
FEW FEET. I COLLECTED A SERIES OF THE CTENOSAURS,
WITH A WONDERFUL COLOR VARIATION. 2 OF THE 12
COLLECTED WERE SHOT OUT OF A TREE, ONE IN A
HOLE ABOUT 35 FEET UP, THE OTHER ON A LIMB
ABOUT 20 FEET UP. THE TREE WAS IN THE MIDDLE
OF A RANCHO YARD, WHICH IS FAIRLY WELL SURROUNDED
BY HOUSES. THEY LIVE ON HOUSES AND BARN ROOFS
QUITE COMMONLY. THEY LIE ON THE TOPS OF THE
STONE FENCES, WITH THEIR HEADS RAISED, AND
SLIGHTLY RAISED ON THE FORE LIMBS. THEY ARE
EASILY VISIBLE FOR A LONG DISTANCE.

I GOT A CNEMIDOPHORUS ALONG THE ROAD, AND
R. PIPIENS UNDER A LOG NEAR A SMALL STREAM
WHICH PURPORTS TO HAVE TURTLES, ALTHO I SAW NONE.

RETURNED TO TOWN ABOUT 2 P.M, AND SPENT THE
REST OF THE DAY FIXING UP THE CTENOSAURA.

APRIL 11, 1949. EN ROUTE TO SIERRA.
DROVE TO CHIANTI WHERE WE LOADED OUR GEAR
ON MULES, LEFT THE TRUCK, AND STARTED UP THE
MOUNTAIN. ON THE WAY UP WE PASSED THRU THE
FOLLOWING SMALL VILLAGES:

THE TRAIL WINDS THRU PASSES BETWEEN
MOUNTAINS WHICH STILL PERPETUATE THE DRY LOOK OF
THE VALLEY. THERE IS MUICH SCRUB OAK AND DRY GRASS.
I COLLECTED AN ANOLIS IN AN ELEPHANT EAR, IN A DRY
CREEK BED, ABOUT 3500 FT. WE HIT OAK FOREST ABOUT

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APRIL 11, 1949, SIERRA DE AUTLAN
4600 FT., AND PINES AT ABOUT [blank space]. WE
CAMPED EARLIER THAN WAS NECESSARY IN A VALLEY THAT
CONTAINED A GOOD NUMBER OF SPRINGS GIVING RISE TO
SMALL STREAMS, WHICH COMBINE INTO A GOOD SIZED
RIVER. I FOUND A RHADINAEA UNDER THE FIRST LOG I
TURNED, AND FOUND NOTHING ELSE THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
THE ALTITUDE OF THIS CAMP WAS 5000 FT., AND THE AREA
US CALLED MANANTLAN BY THE NATIVES.

APRIL 12, 1949 - SIERRA DE AUTLAN, 7600 FT.
WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP ON UP TO 7600 FEET TODAY.
UP A CANADA WHICH CONTAINED CONSIDERABLE WATER. WE
CLIMBED THE HILLS TO THE EAST OF MANANTLAN. THE
CANADA IS THE FIRST TO THE EAST OF THE CREST. WE
WENT ALONG THE MOUNTAIN ABOUT 2-3 MILES AND CAMPED
NEAR A SPRING. THE WOODS ARE NOT HEAVY, BUT THE TREES
ARE LARGE AND TALL. THE UNDERGROWTH IS NOT THICK EXCEPT
IN THE FLOOR OF THE VALLEY.

AFTER LUNCH, I LOOKED ABOUT FOR GOOD COLLECTING
PLACES, AND ENDED UP CLIMBING THE HILL. IT IS QUITE
STEEP, AND IT TOOK ME 2 HRS TO GO UP. IT IS THE HIGHEST
POINT IN THIS VICINITY, HOWEVER, AND PRESENTS AN ADMIRABLE
VIEW. THE NATIVES SAY THAT ON A GOOD DAY ONE CAN SEE
BOTH MANZANILLO AND GUADALAJARA FROM IT. I
COULDN'T.

I FOUND A [??GERRENOTUS ??] IMBRICATUS AT AN ALTITUDE
OF 9200 FT., UNDER A LOG.

HELMUT CAUGHT AN ANOLIS FOR ME AT THE
CAMP THIS A.M. BEFORE WE LEFT FOR UPHILL.