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R. Zweifel
May 15, 1951
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Rana boylii
0.5 mi. S and 2.3 mi W La Honda,
San Mateo Co., Calif.
At about 7:30 PM Bill Bismarck and I
captured three very small Rana boylii
and lost two adults which were seen.
One of the young was taken from an
isolated diverticulum from the main stream
where the water temperature was 13.5° C.
The others were by the main stream, water
temp 12.5° C. One was under a rock,
the other (and the adults) in rocks beside
the stream.
The stream is San Gregorio Creek.
There are a few redwoods and long fire
about on the hillsides but the aspect is
quite open, in contrast to the situation
along the same stream 1.4 mi N of La
Honda where no frogs were found,
and where the water temperature was
10.9° C. Also at this latter locality the
water was considerably more turbid.
There are dorsal spots faintly indicated on
three juveniles but edges very diffuse. The
dorsolateral fold area is emphasized on two sides
by an accumulation of red pigment. The
throats are dark.