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P. PEARSON
1951-1952
Liolaeemus (cont'd)
3
I dead Flecturo. always composed themselves on close to their
rock were fully exposed, almost at angle to sun's rays.
April 20 Big & appeared by q-rock between 7:45 and 7:55a; 7:58 ran 5 feet to
back on dead grass, some jumping. 8:00 fly took off west to me, probably its first flight
of the day. 8:01 & came 30 ft. toward me, more jumping (push-ups). 8:10 &
onto rock. 8:28 larger & appeared from down-gulch and chased; at 8:20 still flying
at his tail as they ran. 8:40 a & walks up gulch to one of the normal grass
berches 5 ft. from q burrow. When approached he walked on toward q rock but
not into burrow, tip of his tail rustling.
At 10:20 fast tethered w/d 2ft. from q rock. 10:28 saw molly-tailed &
approach, jumping, duck on q rock, then at 10:30 attack repeatedly.
This & lives under a rock about 20 ft. from q rock
5 km. E. Lago Drake
April 22 At 6:55 a.m. encountered a large ♂; rectal 19°, substrate 5° (sand), air 23°F.
Temp. at 7:05 under a bigged rock (but no bigged) was 4½°; at about 8:00
set up to take movies of molly-tailed ♂ (#3829). Tethered a ♂ outside his burrow
and another outside burrow of ♀. the former approached me, then passed
me to my left. Just after passing me another bigged dashed from up
behind me and disappeared behind a sand & were "inspecting", finally settled
in a copulatory position; the ♂ with a firm bite on side of q neck. I held
this position for 15 minutes without a wriggle while I took
movies from 15 feet. Finally q wriggled + broke loose,
they rolled side by (for about 1 minute), then q dashed
off behind Flectures. ♂ then stood up higher, did his dance while ♀ sat q
patient. Then q dashed back but ♂, and ran off again (see movies).
Cought her in a hole under Flectures - lots of dry Flectures stuff, old tunic
tunnel. ♂ then backed home and fought with 2 catters in front of
his burrow.
April 23 Caccereberg 15, 200ft. At 7:30 a.m. encountered a large dark ♀ on dead grass
with rectal temp. 23½°; air 34°F. Took photos of ♂& ♀ from Lago Drake to show
variation: ♂ above, ♀ below. Also 2 pictures to show color change with
temperatures of 38.8° = wet picture rectal temp. 9°C); second 37½°.
In full sun at 2:40 p.m. a small-medium rock-breaking ♂ and ♂ had
rectal 33° and a 100mm.♂ 34°
April 24 Tethered 3 bigged out in seen at 7:40. Their temp was 1°C, their sizes
54mm. ♂, 70mm ♀, 93mm ♂. At 8:15 their temps were 31°, 27°, +19° respectively.
air temp at this time 31°. At 8:35 rectal 28°, 31°, 26½° respect. At 9:20
28°, 29½°, 31° respect. At 12:20 the small one 34°, medium 33°. Pete stepped on
the big one at the 9:20 reading and it acted stupid or "twitched" like after.
Shot a large ♀ at 9:05 with rectal 32°-33°
April 25 Cought big ♂ at 7:45 with rectal 13°; young ♂ at 8:25 31°; large ♂
9:45 34°, larger 10:20 37°; med. ♀ 10:30 34°. The Caccereberg pp the frogs or
more scale -likes than those at Twentyseven, and have bigger eggs. The
young ones seem bigger.