Hosts, Dean 2005 Journal July 17 Italy Pass trail, Inyo National Forest, Inyo Co., CA I hiked up the Pine Creek Pass trail and then turned off on the trail to Italy Pass. I found 5 juvenile toads (Bufo boreas) about 2cm long in a grassy area next to the stream (37.33877°N, 118.74657°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 3107m elev.). They had bright yellow spots on the bottoms of their feet. There was a lot of snow and snowmelt along the trail. I searched an area with seeps for 30 min (37.34046°N, 118.75253°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 3203m elev.) but found nothing, even though the habitat looked good. I found another toad nearby that was larger with dark brown and black blotches. I continued to turn rocks as I walked up to Italy Pass, but most areas did not look that promising for salamanders. I found a Notitia for Scand. @ (37.35468°N, 118.78775°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 3536m elev.) just on the west side of Italy Pass. I climbed down over boulders and snow and camped above Lake Italy. The weather was hot in the morning and cooler and partly cloudy in the afternoon.