Field notes, v1502
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Murray 1948 Journal June9 San Juan de la Serradera, 1600' ft., W base Sierra Laguna as I saw only a Cnemidophorus maximus and a couple of Callisaurus. In the brushy ground next to the wash there was mostly dumboi, coral and others, with blooming palo zorillo to give color to the parched landscape. Much of the ground was covered with dried leaves. Lizards were scarce here also. Saw several Cnemidophorus hypenethrus and shot 1. All the lizards seem more timid here. Callisaurus draconoides rushes off in a manner more like the northern ones, although the ones that I watched would repeatedly hide under a bush, then rush off again when chased. Saw several Cnemidophorus maximus but couldn't get within 20 feet of any. These seemed to stay put when they hid. Found a few Urosaurus microscutatus later in the afternoon when it was a little cooler. Shot 1 and also 1 Callisaurus. The latter were largely in not too thick brush with leafy ground. In the evening found bats pretty scarce. They apparently were mostly Eptesicus. June 10 Same location to La Laguna. In the morning they had to finish rounding up the mules and we did not get started until 10:4 M. The trail did not prove