Field notes, v1733
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H. Zweifel May 23, '60 208 Rana boylii 4311 State Hwy 4, at South Boundary Calaveras Big Trees State Park, 4600', Calaveras Co., Calif. 2044-92. Togged-over hillside. Yellow pine, sugar pine, mixed cedar, douglas fir. Water 20°. Stream 6-8' wide. Frog caught by Reimer was on debris log post. Continous snow cover on north facing slope, patches on south. Stream gradient steepens here. Allure. The frog's dorsal surface is colored a smoky brown. No markings are discernable on the dorsal body surface. There is faint in- dication of broad tibial bars beneath the general smoky coloration. A light head stripe is evident. Yellow color is strongest in the region of the groin, with a few ophstiles as far anterior as the foreleg insertion. However, the ventral surface is generally white anteroirly. Herid 2. The pictoral gridle is typical boylii-type.