Field notes, v4150
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Wm B. Richardson 1935 Scepanus latimonus Dec 24 4 mi N E Springville, 2800 ft Tulare Co Cal. 1 individual caught in a gopher trap. Farrel area - Sierra Foothill. Life zone - Upper Sonoran. Habitat - Sandy areas along the stream especially when the burrs from the oaks have collected in a thick layer. I have seen numerous workings. July 6 Parks Meadow, 6400 ft Tulare Co Cal. Caught 2 S's from the same burro in the same trap. Later an adult S gopher was taken in the same trap. Farrel area - Sierra Nevada. Life zone - Canadian. Habitat - Along the meadow a styran side in the green thick grassy area where the soil is well dried. Numerous mold hills can be seen about the meadow and such are usually in moist areas than the gopher mounds. July 7 One individual caught in the stream bank. This animal had eaten off the rear end of a gopher which I had previously caught in this trap.