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R. Zweifel
1953
Journal
Santa Cruz Co., Arizona
July 21
canyon and caught three adult tarahumaras
and some larvae.
We returned to Rena Blanca to camp. Following
Dr. Blair's directions, we found and caught a
single Microhyla in the pool where he had taken
several last night.
July 22
Drove to Tucson,
July 23
Drove from Tucson to the Sluthouse (Yopa) Mountains,
Yuma Co., Arizona, to look for Hyba arenicola
rumored to be there. The most easterly Washingtonia
palma occurs here, so Palm Canyon seemed to be
the logical place to look for water and frogs.
The palms are reached by a steep, rocky
trail, a distance of about one mile from the end
of the road. They are located in a narrow,
south-facing side canyon, little more than a
cleft in the main canyon wall. The canyon
containing the palms is about 20-25' wide at the
bottom and has nearly vertical walls reaching
up 50 to 100'. There seems to be no surface
water in this canyon. The canyon is sufficiently
dry and narrow that it probably receives very
little direct sunlight, with consequent low rate