Rents, Jean 2005 Journal Mar. 19 Bricelurg and Hell Hollow, Mariposa Co., CA I went to the type locality for H. brunnus to get mouth swab samples (0.6 mi east of Bricelburg on ht 140, at old drinking fountain. The weather was cool (upper to mid 50s) with a mist or light rain, so it was good for salamanders. I quickly collected 18 H. brunnus just above or near the water fountain on the messy slope. I then swabbed them one by one. I opened the salamander's mouth with a paper clip and then took 2 swabs, which I stored in 1.5ml tubes. I released the salamanders only after swabbing them all. I saw two more juveniles after I was finished but didn't swab them since I had put everything away. I [illegible] spent about two hours (9-11PM) doing all of this. I then drove to Hell Hollow to attempt to get another set of swab samples. I looked for salamanders all over the slopes on both sides of the larger creek on the west side of Hell Hollow but found only two Taricha. I didn't know where the Hydromantes were found there before. Next I went to the smaller creek just to the east, where I found some limestone but no salamanders. I spent about an hour looking along both creeks. I thought about visiting some other spots but decided it was too late. It would have been a good night to return to