Field notes, v1518
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PEARSON 5/1952 Frogs + toads Dec 27 Hwylerano, 15,000ft. at 2 p.m., overcast cold wind blowing, turned over stones. Found 4? toads. Under one stone was 3450 with a rectal temp. of 11 1/2 o, and another toad (3451?) The temp. under the stone was also 11 1/2 o. April 1 Tunnafola, 13,600ft. Yellow-footed toads were wandering about in hot sun at 1:45 forapon tole (quadrangular) lizards (nest + 4?), One caught and wrapped in barby hanging out of pocket was completely dehydrated in 3 hrs. April 21 5 km.E. Pogo-ziche, 14,600ft. Some small rock tadpoles in a shallow Ditcher pool in a seep were active at 7:30 a.m. with 1/2 inch of ice on the pool. They were on the bottom under the temp. (water 3 1/2 " deep) was 3 1/2 o and (6" deep) 4o. Later in some pool saw metamorphosing toads of the tiny brown toad with stripe down center of back. April 22 Took notice of tadpoles under ice in shallow Ditcher pools, about 1/2" of ice. Temp at bottom of a (" puddle with active toads was 2o.