Number 129 January 25, 1923 OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, Michigan Pubushed by the University NOTES ON REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS FROM PANAMA By Thomas Barbour This spring Mr, W. S. Brooks and I decided to make a collection of vertebrates in the hitherto unvisited Eastern Sapo highlands. From this serrania flow many of the tributary streams of the Sambu River in eastern Panama. Unusually early and heavy rains made this a task of more than ordinary difficulty. Our Chocoano Indian companions were anxious to plant their depleted gardens, rather than to toil as carriers in the stifling forest, and it was with considerable difficulty that they were persuaded to help us. Their consent to our plans once obtained, they proved loyal and useful allies, and our fruitful journey is the direct result of their aid. Late one afternoon in early March we were dropped off at the head of navigation on the Sambu River, just where the Sabalo enters this stream froi the south. We had left Panama City on board the Panamanian schooner "Chiriqui," then under
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