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R. Zweifel
1952
216
Rana boylii
Salmon Cr., 2 1/2 mi St. Farnwss,
Tulare C., Calif.
2007-2493 R2
April 26
A very rapid-flowing stream averaging
about 8' wide, with numerous cascades
and pools up to fox 5' deep. Water 8.1°C
Digger pine and intense live oak from woodland
on the hillsides here, though there is
shrubby vegetation (Ceanothus) which
reduce the woodland aspect. Alder,
cottonwood and willow are along the stream
and the banks suggest a thick growth of
Artemesia vulgaris and blackberry.
The frogs were quite common here. I saw
sight and caught five in about 100' of stream.
Most were perched on boulders when first
seen - some plastered on the side like Hyla
cunnelis. They showed their ability to
negotiate the rapid current. One when
flushed directly into foaming white water
jogged up great four feet downstream and
creaked out in a rock.
The females are gravid.