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Grafel
Oct 21, 1939
Rana boylii muscosa
Mud Ck near Big Tujunga Cr,
San Gabriel Mtns, So Angles Ca, Calif
Stream average 6' wide - some pools up to 3'
dep. No frog seen in first 1/2 hour of hunt-
ing - finally an adult jumped into the
water from a shady gravel bar for ??
definite pool here. Stream 6" deep, gravel
bottom. 12:00 Noon. Water 12.6°C, air 1" above
edge of stream 16.2°C.
Alder, sycamore & cottonwood prominent
trees. Stream has rather steep gradient and is
close to bedrock. Frog escaped.
12:40 AM - Another adult, a ?, captured
under similar circumstances. Stream 4' wide,
10" deep, deeper pool adjacent. This is in
a narrow gorge 10' wide with vertical walls
of coarse granite rising 30-40' on either
side. Frog was first seen on a gravel
bar. Air at 3' - 20°C; 1" above stream edge,
17.4°C; water 12.6°C.