Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
| www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
J. Rodgers - 1940
3
Sceloporus occidentalis
Nov. 11 Mrs. Kent Zool, Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Alameda & Calif.
Early the morning when I opened the contraption, 2712 was in the compartment that was filled with shredded paper towel.
At 2:15 pm, 2712 and 2713 were out. 2712 was on the dirt; 2713 was on the ledge west of the box. I opened the window suddenly and 2712 ran right off the edge of the distant fell to the ground below. He apparently was unhurt. I lifted the lid and found 2713 buried in the dirt in compartment no.6.
Nov.13 2712 was the only one out yesterday. Stayed under the same out in the open last night, and came out this morning. I lifted the lid and found 2713 in compartment no. 9 and 2714 in comp. 6, both were buried in the dry dirt/sand with their backs partly exposed.
Nov.16 George Mansfield brought me two males that were collected in Santa Clara Valley sometime this fall. I have clipped the 4th toe off the right front foot of one and the 4th toe off the left front foot of the other. Given my nos. 2718 (4RF) and 2719 (4LF).
No.02 Sceloporus on ledge outside window. 2712 ♂ (4RH), 2713 ♂ (forketail), 2718 ♂ 4RF, -- 2719 ♂ (4LF), 2714 ♀ (4LH).
The only ones I have seen out since I put them out on the ledge are 2712 ♂ 4RH and 2713 ♂ (forketail). These are the two that had been in captivity less time I sent them out. 2718, 2719 have been in captivity at San Jose State College, but I do not know how long.
2714 ♀ (4LH) was brought in, kept out of sight in a cage inside the window for 2 weeks, was put outside, and has not come out since.