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Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Petén, Guatemala

Duellman, William Edward, 1930-2022· 3 chapters· 17,063 words

Early in 1960 an unusual opportunity arose to carry on biological field work in the midst of virgin rainforest in southern El Petén, Guatemala. At that time the Ohio Oil Company of Guatemala had an air strip and camp at Chinajá, from which place the company was constructing a...

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1. Volume 15, No. 5, pp. 205-249, pls. 7-10, 6 figs.

Early in 1960 an unusual opportunity arose to carry on biological field work in the midst of virgin rainforest in southern El Petén, Guatemala. At that time the Ohio Oil Company...

3. mm. Also present are numerous ovarian eggs having diameters up to about

One of the large males displayed a defensive behavior prior to capture. When first observed the lizard was clinging to a tree trunk about one and one-half meters above the groun...

2. mm. The largest female (KU 59603), obtained on June 28, has a snout-vent