Field notes, v1502
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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