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J. Rodgers - 1940
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Eumeces cancilloana g. subricandatus
Jan. 20 Mrs. Vert. Zool., Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif.
1036 has been out on top of the ground for past 2 weeks and has her appeared very sick. It is very thin thru the pelvic region, and the region of the hemi-penis is swollen. The swelling over the right hemi-penis has a purple spot on it - not bruised. I will kill this lizard now and inject it with 95% alcohol.
Feb. 1 - 979 - see p. 37 - gilberti.
Feb. 7 - 979 still unable to handle a meal worm.
Mar. 7 - 979 - see p. 38 - gilberti
Oct. 10 - 4 skinks were out at once to-day - Nos 22, 14 and one other smaller have red tails. The largest skink in the cage does not have a red tail. These 4 were all in the same cage.
Oct. 29 Following are weights and measurements of individuals still in captivity
Making Number Sex Snow-vent Tail length Weight
length (mm.) (mm) grams
1 LH 1033 F 92 93 + 4 11.2
2 LF 1009 F 85 104 14.5 Killed Nov 4, 1940
June 26 - / p. 1708 in diary etc.
died Aug 17, 1940 - see note then (p.39)
Oct. 17, 1941 979 must have died soon after Mar. 7, 1940
Nov. 22, 1941 No 2 (Sep. 40) died (see also p. 5, 18, 19, 22, 34,
tail reddish ventrally, and some reddish on distal 1/3, dorsally.