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Murray
1949
Dicamptodon ensatus
2
Aug 24 2 mi+ N French Camp, 1500± ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.
Also found 1 adult on the bank a few
feet from the stream. There were a number
of slabs of bark 1½ to 2 inches thick from dead
Douglas fir. These were piled several deep-
found the animal under an uppermost
one. It was fairly moist there. He was
active, though reacted slowly when uncovered.
Sept 2 3 mi N Willow Creek, 700 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.
Cullion found a large larva with a
Thamnophis elegans partly swallowed.
Snake was dead, had been swallowed head
first. (See Cullion’s acct.)
Sept 6 Red Mt.; 5300 ft., 14 mi S Hayfork, Trinity Co., Calif.
Went down the drainage behind camp until
hit Dubabella Creek, then followed it quite
a distance down. At the upper part of the
creek found a very small flow from pool
to pool over very rocky bed. Even went underground
in a few places, with one substantial
dry break which cut off about the upper
200 yds. In these pools, about 1 ft. wide depth,
found several rather small larvae. Widely
scattered and not numerous. Water was not
conspicuously moving. Estimate that this was
about 4100 to 4300. A little farther down the
flow became more vigorous, over larger rock
masses. Here in still larger and up to 2 ft deep