Field notes, v4225

Rovito, Sean M.
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V4225
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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from CLIR https://archive.org/details/fieldnotesv422500rovi
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Sean M. Rovito General Index Section 1: 2006 (Part) Catalogue #91-171 Section 2: 2006 (Part) Journal Section 3: 2007 Catalogue #172-284 Section 4: 2007 Journal Section 5: 2006 (Part) - 2007(Part) Photo log Section 6: 2007 (Part) - 2008 (Part) Physiology and Rehydration notes
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Sean M. Rovito 2006 (Part) to 2007 (Part) Catalogue #91-171 USA: California: Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Lassen, Mariposa, Mono, Placer, Tulare, Tuolumne Columbia: Cundinamarca Guatemala: El Peten, Izabal, Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Zacapa Mexico: Chiapas
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Rosita, Sean 2006 Catalogue May 22 0.5 mi S of Shirley Meadows Ski Area on Rancheria Rd., Ranchito Mtns, Sequoia NF, Kern Co., CA 35.70455°N, 118.56560°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 2054m elev. Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis SMR91 FF-liver C/1/06 -regenerated tail -intergrade? wrt orrator air temp 47°F, found at 11PM May 23 Evans Flat Campground, east end of campground, Ranchito Mtns., Kern Co., CA 35.64346°N, 118.58803°W [WGS84, 11m acc.], 1909m elev. Ensatina e. platensis adult female SMR92 FF-liver C/1/06 May 24 Unnamed tributary of Cottonwood Creek, directly W from Cottonwood Canyon trailhead, Hidden Forest Wilderness, Clayo Co., CA 36.43958°N, 118.10825°W [WGS84, 20m acc.], 1978m elev. Hydromantes platycephalus juvenile SMR93 FF-liver, intestine 5/30/06 H. platycephalus juvenile SMR94 May 25 Sacristal Creek, just inside mouth of canyon, Clayo NF, Clayo Co., CA 36.91242°N, 118.2[illegible]9037°W [WGS84, 14m acc.], 1512m elev. H. platycephalus juvenile SMR95 FF-liver, intestine 5/30/06 H. platycephalus juvenile SMR96
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Porter, Dean 2006 Catalogue Camp Curry, southern edge of campground at small waterfall, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa Co., CA 37.73538°N, 119.57471°W [WGS84, 14m acc.], 1282m elev. June 4 Hydromantes platycephalus SMR97 juvenile FF-liver, intestine 6/6/06 collected at 10PM, air temp 62.0°F, 69.6% RH collected with Diego Martinez-Aldana and David Buckley Dnyos Creek, near waterfall in canyon SW of Lone Pine campground, Dnyos National Forest, Dnyos Co., CA 36.59109°N, 118.20110°W [WGS84, 20m acc.], 1989m elev. June 15 Hydromantes platycephalus SMR98 adult female liver-frozen 6/18/06 died on 6/16/06, preserved with ice until tissue collected with Dean Schinkle Riparian area west of Twin Springs, Great Falls Basin, China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, Inyo Co., CA 35.85503°N, 117.39739°W [WGS84], 967m elev. June 16 Bufo punctatus SMR99 FF-liver, intestine 6/18/06 On road up Hogback Creek, at power transmission line road, Inyo Co., CA 36.17268°N, 118.00515°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1342m elev. June 17 Phrynosoma platyrhinos SMR100 adult 95% EtOH-liver 6/18/06
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Pavito, Dean 2006 Catalogue Eagle Lake Rd., 5.7mi by road north of junction with Yallatin Rd. Lassen National Forest, Lassen Co., CA June 18 40.60469°N, 120.84726°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 1603m elar. Jannnophis elegans adult SMR101 FF-liver 6/18/06 roadkill, collected with Chad Martin 74.2g, 520mm SVL, 608mm TTL photo 1020757+1020758 About 500m N of mouth of Pine Creek along west side of Eagle Lake, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Co., CA June 18 40.67935°N, 120.78979W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 1565m elar. Jannmphis elegans SMR102 adult female FF-liver 6/18/06 -caught 12:10PM with Chad Martin photo 1020754,1020755 58.6g, 461mm SVL, 612mm TTL J. elegans SMR103 adult FF-liver 6/18/06 -caught 12:15PM by Chad Martin photo 1020759,1020760 44.8g, 455mm SVL, 608mm TTL Bufo lorenas SMR104 metamorph FF-liver, intestine 6/18/06 -caught 12:15PM with Chad Martin photo 1020770,1020771 0.3g About 300m N of mouth of Pine Creek, W side of Eagle Lake, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Co., CA June 18 40.67855°N, 120.78774°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 1565m elar. B. lorenas metamorph SMR105 FF-liver, intestine 6/18/06 cought 12:30PM with Chad Martin photo 1020772, 1020773 0.2g
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Rusts, Dean 2006 Catalogue About 300m N of mouth of Pine Creek, W side of Eagle Lake, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Co., CA June 18 40.67855°N, 120.78774°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 1565m elev. Bufo boreas tadpoles (3) SMR106 FF- fin clips 6/18/06 - all caught at 12:30PM with Chad Martin Spea intermontana tadpole SMR107 FF- fin clips 6/18/06 Pseudacris regilla tadpole SMR108 FF- fin clip 6/18/06 Pine Creek about 0.5 mi from Spalding tract, Lassen NF, Lassen Co., CA 40.66399°N, 120.79503°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1582m elev. Sceloporus gracilis adult SMR109 FF- liver 6/18/06 - caught 1:30PM by Chad Martin photos 1020765, 1020766 5.0 g, 51mm SVL, 110mm TTL June 19 Southwest end of Papoose Meadow, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Co., CA 40.52152°N, 120.76362°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1611m elev. Pseudacris regilla 2 juveniles 9:15AM SMR110 photos 1020795, 1020796 0.5g FF- liver, intestine 6/19/06 SMR111 photos 1020797, 1020798 0.5g FF- liver, intestine 6/19/06 Bufo boreas adult SMR112 9:50AM FF- liver 6/19/06 - photos 1020809, 1020810 117.3g 40.52057°N, 120.76546°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 1631m elev. Sceloporus gracilis juvenile SMR113 1.0g, 30mm SVL, 57mm TTL photos 1020779, 1020781 FF- liver 6/19/06 all collected with Allison Schultz and Chad Martin
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Pinto, Dean 2006 Catalogue June 19 West side of Papoose Meadow, Lassen National Forest, Lassen C., CA 40.52601°N, 120.76455°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 1626m elv. Thamnophis elegans SMR114 subadult male FF-liver 6/19/06 27.3g, 381mm SVL, 521mm TTL 11:40 - all specimens at this site collected with Chad Martin and Allison Schultz Pseudacris regilla SMR115 metamorph FF-liver 6/19/06 11:40 40.52621°N, 120.76270°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 1626m elv. Thamnophis sirtalis SMR117 adult female FF-liver 6/19/06 G3.2g, 470mm SVL, 608mm TTL 12:15 J. sirtalis SMR118 adult female 12:45 FF-liver 6/19/06 - photos 1020824, 1020826 34.6g, 448mm SVL, 609mm TTL 40.52692°N, 120.76087°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1634m elv. Pseudacris regilla tadpole SMR119 12:06 FF-fin clip 6/19/06 P. regilla metamorph SMR120 12:10 FF-liver, intestine 6/19/06 40.52538°N, 120.76225°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1627m elv. Thamnophis elegans adult SMR121 FF-liver 6/19/06 - photos 1020811, 1020814 47.1g, 425mm SVL, 556mm TTL 12:28 Bufo boreas metamorph SMR122 FF-liver, intestine 6/19/06 - photos 1020807, 1020808 0.2g 12:30 40.52562°N, 120.76315°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 1625m elv. Thamnophis sirtalis adult SMR123 FF-liver 6/19/06 - photos 1020819, 1020820 G3.6g, 518mm SVL, 645mm TTL
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Parrots, Dean 2006 Catalogue USFS Rd. 32 N 79, 1 mi. N of Christie Campground at Eagle Lake, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Co., CA June 16 Sceloporus graciosus SMR124 FF-liver 6/19/06 -collected by Chris Clark under net, died when collected photos 1020782,1020783 35mm SVL, 81mm TTL North of Merrill Creek, Eagle Lake, Lassen NF, Lassen Co., CA 40.5[illegible]4937"N, 120.80754"W [WGS 84, 31m acc.], 5090 ft. elev. Thamnophis elegans SMR116 adult FF-liver 6/20/06 -photos 1020830,1020831 54.8g, 445mm SVL, 543mm TTL collected by Chris Cowing and Robin Setoeda on mammal-trap line June 21 Thamnophis elegans SMR125 adult female FF-liver 6/20/06 -photos 1030007,1030008 96.2g, 543mm SVL, 619mm TTL Bufo boreas SMR126 adult 116.0g photos 1020872,1020874 FF-liver 6/20/06 (all B. boreas) B. boreas SMR127 metamorph 1.0g photos 1020862,1020864 B. boreas SMR128 metamorph 0.5g photos 1020865,1020866 B. boreas SMR129 metamorph 0.5g photos 1020867,1020871 all collected at 18:00 by Chris Cowing and Robin Setoeda B. boreas SMR130 metamorph 0.5g photos 1020883,1020885 B. boreas SMR131 metamorph 0.6g photos 1020890,1020893 B. boreas SMR132 metamorph 0.5g photos 1020900,1020902 B. boreas SMR133 metamorph 0.6g photos 1030001,1030002 B. boreas SMR134 metamorph 0.4g photos 1030004,1030005
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Rants, Dean 2006 Catalogue June 22 0.6mi N of Fermos - Grasshopper Rd and Hwy 139 intersection on Hwy 139, Lassen Co., CA 40.71941°N, 120.74863°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1656m elev. Coluber constructor SMR135 adult gravid female - dead on road -77.7g, 780mm TL, 570mm SVL FF-liver 6/22/06 collected at 11:30AM by J. McLure, C. Moritz, C. Martin and D. Rants June 22 1mi West of Bucks Bay on Hwy 139, Lassen Co., CA 40.69598°N, 120.74873°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1640m elev. Coluber constructor SMR136 adult dead on road FF-liver 6/22/06 -61.2g, 817mm TL, 500mm SVL collected at 13:28 by J. McLure, C. Moritz, C. Martin and D. Rants July 3 About 200m NW of Alma Pass, Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno Co., CA 36.79549°N, 118.41489°W [WGS84, 5m acc.], 3454m elev. Hydromantes platycephalus SMR137 subadult FF-liver 7/10/06 - collected with Dean Schnelle July 18 Bullfrog Lakes, northeast of upper lake below Mt. Florence, Alpena Forest Wilderness, Sequoia National Forest, Inyo Co., CA 36.40046°N, 118.55233°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 3405 m elev. Hydromantes platycephalus SMR138 adult female FF-liver 7/22/06
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Honits, Dear 2006 Catalogue July 19 Franklin Lakes, north of Lower Lake, Sequoia National Park, Tulare Co., CA 36.4220°N, 118.55670°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 3256m elev. Hydrocetes platycephalus SMR139 juvenile FF - liver, intestine 7/22/06 H. platycephalus SMR140 juvenile FF - liver, intestine 7/22/06 July 19 South end of Pear Lake, Sequoia National Park, Tulare Co., CA 36.59755°N, 118.66609°W [WGS84, 16m acc.], 2722m elev. H. platycephalus SMR141 subadult FF - liver 7/22/06 collected by Sean Schinle and Nancy Nordberg July 24 ~150m ENE of Jolly Lake, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra NF, Fresno Co., CA 37.48736°N, 118.87973°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 3048m elev. H. platycephalus SMR142 adult female liver - RNA later 7/25/06 - accidentally crushed head under rock, collected as salvage July 27 ~300m N of Seven Ables Lakes, W of Nice Lake, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra National Forest, Fresno Co., CA 37.38710°N, 118.81872°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 3333m elev. H. platycephalus SMR143 adult female liver - FF 7/30/06 collected with Sean Schinle July 27 South of Corset Lake, west of outflow stream near top of slope below lake, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra National Forest, Fresno Co., CA 37.33171°N, 118.81122°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 3487m elev. H. platycephalus SMR144 adult male FF - liver 7/30/06
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Rivito, Dean 2006 Catalogue Aug. 3 Base of Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite NP, Mariposa Co., CA 37.71617°N, 119.65128°W [NAO 27, 20m acc.], 1222m elev. Hydromantes platycephalus SMR145 adult skin, tail muscle taken - found dead on rock, somewhat decomposed - ethanol (100%) 8/3/06 same GPS as for SMR12 - could not get reading Aug. 12 "Fourth of July Clutter", north side of Peak 8514 between Barker Pass and Ellis Peak, Eldorado National Forest, Placer Co., CA 39.06560°N, 120.22768°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 2482m elev. Hydromantes platycephalus SMR146 adult female FF - liver 8/18/06 H. platycephalus SMR147 " " - collected with Will Richardson, Chris Seiger Aug. 12 North side of Conness Lakes at base of North Peak, Placer National Forest, Placer Co., CA 37.97705°N, 119.30956°W [WGS84, 11m acc.], 3295m elev. H. platycephalus SMR148 subadult FF - liver 8/18/06 H. platycephalus SMR149 subadult " " Aug. 8 Milestone Basin, Sequoia National Park, Tulare Co., CA 36.64323°N, 118.46639°W H. platycephalus SMR150 adult female FF - liver 8/18/06 H. platycephalus SMR151 subadult " " - collected by Nancy Niedenthal and Kate Fernstall - subadult from 36.64374°N, 118.46644°W
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Kroto, Dean 2006 Catalogue Aug. Waterfall SE of Mt. Clarence-King, GO Lake Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno Co., CA 3N6.82752°N, 118.43613°W [WGS84, 5m acc.], 3314m elev. Hydromantes platycephalus SMR152 adult female FF-liver 8/18/06 H. platycephalus SMR153 adult male " " -specimens taken to University of San Carlos Museum in Guatemala Columbine Lake, seeps southwest of lake, Sequoia National Park, Tulare Co., CA Aug.28 36.46052°N, 118.55521°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 3321m elev. H. platycephalus SMR154 adult FF-liver H. platycephalus SMR155 adult " " Sept.10 Hotel de Casa de la David, El Ramate, Peten, Guatemala 16.99358°N, 89.69238°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 126m elev. Bufo wallceps SMR156 Bufo marinus SMR157 Sept.11 Bufo marinus -chryl'd test swabs only, not collected SMRBD1
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Kovitz, Dean 2006 Guatemala - Catalogue 14.9271 N, 91.0362 W [WGS84, 10 m acc.], 1083m elev. Finca Santa Julia, Depto. San Marcos, Guatemala 8/25/06 CRVA 973-976 Morphis metalica CRVA 101G Micrurus CRVA 977 Tinea solae CRVA 978 Sphenomorphus CRVA 979-982 Harmophis mexicanus CRVA 983-985 Bitifjossa occidentalis - Finca El Zapote Between Buena Vista and Ollon, Pejepm, Km 260.6 on RN1, Depto. San Marcos CRVA 98G B. morio 14.93999 N, 91.84594 W [WGS84, 5 m acc.], 2444m elev. Below Finca la clausula on RN1, Depto. San Marcos CRVA 987 Eudra diminuta Saddle above El Rincon, W of San Marcos, Depto. San Marcos 8/26/06 @ 14.95746 N, 91.84595 W [WGS84, 10 m acc.], 2836m elev. CRVA 988-990 B. morio CRVA 991 B. lincolni 14.95547 N, 91.84607 W [WGS84, 19 m acc.], 2789m elev. @ CRVA 992 B. morio CRVA 993-95 B. morio CRVA 996 Illusapia moreleti
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Rastro, Sean 2008 Automala - Catalogue Aug. 26 SW of saddle above El Rincon, just below saddle, Depto. San Marcos, Guatemala 14.95289°N, 91.84604°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 277m elar. CRVA 997-998 B. lincolnii CRVA 999 B. morio 14.95[illegible]N, 91.846°W [WGS84, m acc.], m elar. CRVA 1000 B. lincolnii CRVA 1001 Dendrobates armadillaceus juvenile FF - whole animal - MVZ 8/26/06 CRVA 1002 D. Armadillaceus CRVA 1003-1006 D. Armadillaceas CRVA 1003- FF-liver, intestine to-MVZ 8/26/06 Just N of saddle above El Rincon, Depto. San Marcos 14.95978°N, 91.84602°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 2811 m elar. CRVA 1007 B. lincolnii CRVA 1008 Thoropa On road down from saddle to El Rincon 14.95871°N, 91.84522°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 2751m elar. B. morio CRVA 1009 Aug. 26 Buena Vista 14.94231°N, 91.85273°W, 2342m CRVA 1010 B. morio CRVA 1011 B. lincolnii - collected by Dave, Marivel & Carlos
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Rios, Dean 2006 Guatemala Catalogue Buena Vista, km 261 on RNI from San Marcos to Malacatan, Depto. San M... Aug. 26 14.94150°N, 91.85279°W, 2435m elav. CRVA 1012 B. morio 14.94123°N, 91.85151°W, 2478m elav. CRVA 1013 B. morio Between km 259 and km 260, RNI, Depto. San Marcos, Guatemala Aug. 26 14.94334°N, 91.84966°W, 2460m elav. B. lincolnii CRVA 1014 B. morio CRVA 1015 -all of the above collected by Dave, Marwalke & Carlos Caspio Alonga, Km 222.6 RNI Aug. 27 14.8749°N, 91.6590°W, 2785m CRVA 1019 Pseudowyezea ?? CRVA 1020 B. rostrata CRVA 1021 B. morio 14.8707°N, 91.6553°W, 2780m km. 282 Los Nubes, on road from San Martin to Coban, Depto. Quetzaltenango CRVA 1018 B. morio CRVA 1018-1021 collected by Dave, Marwalke and Jed
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Raizos, Dean 2006 Guatemala - catalogue Near Chicalal, far side of Laguna Chicalal from trail down from rim, Depto. Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Aug. 27 14.78755°N, 91.65855°W [WGS84, 19m acc.], 2702m elev. CRVA 1017 Pseudowycza goebeli Buena Nieta, Km 261 on RN1 from San Marcos to Malacatan, Marcos, Guatemala Aug. 28 14.9415°N, -91.85279°W [WGS84], 2435m elev. CRVA 1022 Bolitoglossa marioi Corra chicalal, Depto San Marcos, Guatemala Aug. 28 14.70516°N, 91.81213°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 3031m elev. CRVA 1023, 1024 Conchelinia goodmani CRVA 1025-1028 B. lincolnii South transect, 1.4 Km past El Boqueron school, Depto San Marcos Aug. 28 14.93616°N, 91.84347°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 2475m elev. CRVA 10[illegible]29 B. marioi CRVA 1030 B. lincolnii brown color CRVA 1031 B. franklinii x lincolnii CRVA 1032 B. franklinii CRVA 1033 B. franklinii of franklinii x lincolnii CRVA 1034 B. lincolnii CRVA 1035 B. franklinii or B. franklinii x lincolnii
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Parito, Sean 2006 Guatemala-catalogue Aldea Colina II, n road from San Marcos to Malacatan, Depto. San Marcos, Guatemala Aug. 29 14. 91970°N, 91. 95895°W [WG584, 6m acc.], 768m elev. CRVA 1036-1041 G B. occidentalis Corre de los Monos, Sierra de las Minas, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala Sept. 6 6.4 Km by road from San Lorenzo marble mine 15. 11328°N, 89. 67502°W [WG584, 9m acc.], 2200m elev. CRVA 1042 Bidiloglossa sp. nova "Finca Planada" subadult male FF-liver - 9/8/06 CRVA 1043 " " juvenile FF-stomach- 9/8/05 6.3 Km by road from San Lorenzo marble mine 15. 11223°N, 89. 67793°W [WG584, 9m acc.], 2200m elev. CRVA 1044 Gryptotriton sp. FF-liver 9/8/06 CRVA 1045 Schelopaxus tauricrenmis FF-liver 9/8/05 by road Sept 7 6.6 Km SSE of La Union, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala 14. 93762°N, 89. 27569°W [WG584, 9m acc.], 1409m elev. CRVA 1046-1048 Bidiloglossa rufoescens FF-liver 9/8/05 CRVA 1049 Bidiloglossa sp. liver, intestine CRVA 1050 Amphisca Landinii
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Honto, Dean 2005 Guatemala - catalogue 6.0km SSE by road of la Union, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala Sept. 7 14.93284°N, 89.27491°W [WG584, 9m acc.], 1383 m elev. CRVA1051-1058 Bolitoglossa rufescens FF - livier 9/8/06 1.6km by road SSE of la Union, Zacapa, Guatemala Sept. 7 14.95991°N, 89.28574°W [WG584, 6m acc.], 1181 m elev. Finer opposite Santa Fe CRVA1059 B. rufescens FF - livier 9/8/06 On road from la Union to Jualan, 2.4km by Road 5 of Rio Montagua, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala Sept. 7 15.10516°N, 89.35691°W [WG584, 9m acc.], 213 m elev. CRVA1060 Bufo marinus DOR FF - livier 9/8/06 5.0km by road from Santo Tomas on road to Los Paros, Depto. Chical, Guatemala Sept. 8 15.68544°N, 88.64261°W [WG584, 15m acc.], 84m elev. CRVA 1061 Amlysca landinii FF - livier 9/10/06 garden of Alvar Bay Hotel north of Santo Tomas, Depto. Chical, Guatemala Sept. 8 15.70405N, 88.64467°W [WG584, 34m acc.], 17 m elev. CRVA1062 Leptodyra polystyeta CRVA1063-65 Rana Verlanderi juveniles CRVA1066-1067 Leptodactylus labialis
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Frontier Jean 2005 Guatemala - catalogue Las Escobas, above small dam, base of Cerro San Hil, Depts. Chimal, Guatemala Sept. 9 CRVA1069 Graugaster -no GPS coordinates taken Road to Huatul towers on Cerro San Hil, Depto Chimal, Guatemala Sept. 9 15.68777°N, 88.66544°W [WGS84, 12m acc], 563m elv. CRVA 1070 Piana herlanderi adult -up road from this point (~0.5km) CRVA1068 Botrops asper adult male CRVA1075 clmentodes CRVA1076 Suisor CRVA 1077-1080 Bitisglossa mexicana FF-liver 9/10/06 -down road from this point: CRVA 1072 clmentodes spachra CRVA1073 Graugaster CRVA1074 Amilusca brandinii 15.68974°N, 88.66219°W [WGS84, 17m acc], 488m elv. CRVA1071 Graugaster 0.5 cas. Km from Sto Tomas - Los Pinos road or Road to towers on Cerro San Hil, Depts. Chimal, Guatemala Sept. 9 CRVA1081 Bufo wallacaps -no GPS coordinates taken
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Painter, Dear 2006 Mexico - catalogue Road to Castillo Puerto, 2.3 Km from Tapachula-Tuera Alemanía road, Chiapas, Mexico Aug. 29 14.76002°N, 92.21344°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 296m eler. Similica bradini AMA 2140 FF-muscle 7/8/06 3.7 Km from intersection - AMA 2141 Bufo ralligera FF-liver 9/2/06 Road from Hwy 200 to El Parvenir, Chiapas, Mexico Aug. 30 20.5 Km from highway 15.41722°N, 92.33484°W [WGS84, 12m acc.], 2532m eler. AMA 2142 adult B. franklini nigroflavus AMA 2143 juvenile “ 14.1 Km from highway 15.38387°N, 92.32753°W [WGS84, 15m acc.], 2259m eler. AMA 2144, 2145 Electrodyla 11.4 Km from highway, down dirt road 5 of main road, near turnoff to Los Pinos - El Rotor 15.36917°N, 92.33580°W [WGS84, 14m acc.], 2041m eler. AMA 2146 Silicon FF-liver 7/1/06 3.1 Km from highway 15.34473°N, 92.29015°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 2053m eler. AMA 2147 Silicon
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Bautis, Dean 2006 Mexico - catalogue Aug. 31 Top of Cerro Mystal, Chiapas, Mexico near Radio tower 15.42621°N, 92.34196°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 3016m elev. AMA 2148, 2149 B. franklini majorflavescens AMA 2150 Bufo tucamensis FF- liver 9/2/06 Km by road from top of Cerro Mystal 15.42999°N, 92.33536°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 2871m elev. AMA 2151- 2153 B. f. majorflavescens AMA 2154 Corrophidion godmani AMA 2155 Mesaspis modeleti Sept. 1 Top of Cerro Tzontehuitz, near San Cristobal de los Casas, Chiapas, Mexico 16.81787°N, 92.58017°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 2867m elev. Bufo Loweanti AMA 2156 FF- liver 9/2/06 Mesaspis modeleti AMA 2157 FF- liver 9/2/06 B. surdita AMA 2158 B. restructa AMA 2159 FF- liver 9/2/06 tail tip - 95% EtOH B. hostwegi AMA 2160-2170 AMA2161- FF liver 9/2/06 USA July 29 W side of Santa Rosa, Stanislaus NF, Tuolumne Co., CA 38.31977°N, 118.66316°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 2670lm elev. Hydromantes platycephalus SMR168 subadult FF- liver 1/17/07 - kept alive for physiological studies
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Rivas, Dec 2005 Catalogue Lago Petén Itzá, Hotel Camino Real, 4.3 Km by road W of El Remate, Depto. Petén, Guatemala Sept.12 Friedomya SMR158 FF-liver 9/12/06 16.9976°N, 89.7276°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 111 m elev. 4.1 Km by road W of El Remate, N shore of Lago Petén Itzá, Depto. Petén, Guatemala Sept.12 16.99453°N, 89.72334°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 111 m elev. Staurotypus SMR159 FF-liver 9/12/06 Puente calún 11.3 Km by road E of [illegible] (intersectin with CA- [illegible] 13) or road to Melchor de Mencos, Depto. Petén, Guatemala Sept.12 16.9533°N, 89.57010°W [WGS84, 5m acc.], 208 m elev. Staurotypus SMR160 FF-liver 9/12/06 On shore of lake just E of Nilo Maya hotel entrance, 2.6 Km by road north of CA-13, Depto. Petén, Guatemala Sept.12 16.92025°N, 89.82075°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 134 m elev. Bryga walliceps SMR161 subadult female FF-liver 9/12/06 B. walliceps SMR162 subadult " "
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Rivito, Dean 2006 Catalogue El Cariche, Mpio. Jalur, Depto. Cundinamarca, Colombia Sept. 27 4.93007°N, 74.11808°W [WGS84, 27m acc.], 2876m eler. Phenacosaurus SMR163 adult liver-RNALater 9/30/06 Oct. 2 Parque Natural Chicagué, San Antonio de Jequandama, Depto. Cundinamarca, Colombia 4.60747°N, 74.30668°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 2536m eler. Bolitoglossa sp. SMR164 juvenil liver-RNALater 10/3/06 Oct. 3 Bolitoglossa sp. SMR165 liver+ intestines - RNA Later 10/3/06 4.60674°N, 74.30672°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 2584m eler. Bolitoglossa sp. SMR166 liver+ intestines - RNA Later 10/3/06 Bolitoglossa sp. SMR167 ", " 2007 North Fork Merced River at Indian Flitch, Mariposa Co, CA Feb. 16 37.65755°N, 120.05045°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 421m eler. Hydromantes brunus SMR169 adult female FF- liver 2/16/07 -injured by rock, leg broken - collected 1/6 of this Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica SMR170 juvenil ", " Batrachosaps dialobius SMR171 adult FF- liver, intestine 2/16/07
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Sean M. Rovito 2006 (Part) Journal USA: California: El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Mono, Sierra, Tulare, Tuolumne USA: Nevada: Esmeralda Columbia: Cundinamarca Guatemala: Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, El Peten, Izabal, Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Zacapa Mexico: Chiapas
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Roito, Sean 2005 Journal Feb. 16 N Fork Merced River at Indian Dutch, Mariposa Co., CA (cont) ... to collect the swab samples: Swabs # Age class sex type photo NF7 juvenile (large) local + ventral 1040024 NF8 " " 1040025 NF9 adult ♀ 1040026 NF10 jnr. 1040028 NF11 subadult 1040029 NF12. jnr. 1040031+30 Records searched until 11:40 and found 1 of the above, plus 4 more juveniles too small to swab, as well as an adult B. dialoicus (SMR17H) a juvenile Enertia e. xanthoptica (SMR17C) that we collected. He walked towards the river and found 1 more adult female H. brunus along a side road to the river. It was injured when he flipped the rock, so we collected it (SMR169). We left and drove up a bad road (muddy + snowy) with big ruts to Five Corners and then down to Berkeley Camp, where we checked traps but found nothing. We drove north to Tuolumne Co. and checked 2 more pitfall arrays but found nothing more. We then drove back to Berkeley.
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Ravits, Sean 2006 Journal Olsarcha Creek, Inyo National Forest, Inyo Co., CA May 23 Last night cl camped in the Bronson Mtns, 0.5 mi. S of Shirley Meadows Ski Area on Rancheria Rd., after leaving Berkeley in the afternoon. clt was cold and very foggy, and cl found an Ensatinia eschscholtzii platensis out on a stump amid fir and incense cedar at 11PM (air temp 47 F). cl searched under rocks and logs for another hour but found nothing else. On the morning, cl continued south along Rancheria Rd. to Evans Flat Campground, where cl hoped to see crecenter. Instead, cl found an adult female platensis under a piece of tin at the east edge of the campground amid fir and incense cedar. cl collected it (SMR92, 35.64346 N, 118.58803 W [WGS84], 11m acc., 1909m eler.) and left. cl drove towards Walker Pass and detoured N to Chimney Rock campground, where cl failed to find Batrachoseps ridgwayi. cl drove down Nine Mile Canyon Rd and up to Olsarcha. cl drove W of town, across the LA aqueduct and parked next to the creek. cl hiked west to the mouth of the canyon and attempted to ascend up the creek. The canyon walls are extremely steep and the bottom is smooth, scoured granite with the creek forming a series of cascades. cl got past the first 2 but the third was too large and steep. cl climbed up the south canyon wall towards the ridge top, slowly moving west, topping out around 6000 ft. cl passed a side canyon that
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Franits, Dean 2006 Journal Olanche Creek, Chyco NF, Amys Cr., CA (cont) May 23 led down to a big waterfall (~10m high) in the main creek. I hiked up across this canyon onto the ridge and then made my way down another side canyon to the main creek. The vegetation of the south slope was scattered piñon pine with some oaks, Ephedra, and scrubby desert vegetation. I reached the creek at 4PM at an elevation of 5300 ft. There were lots of areas shaded by willows along the creek, as well as granite walls with mossy seep areas, especially next to the small cascades along the creek. I ascended the creek, flipping rocks and checking in the cracks, but found nothing. I eventually reached a cascade with a nice mossy splash zone at [illegible] 5600 ft elev., which I checked with no success (36.26568°N, 118.06605°W [WGS84, 11macc], 1707m elev.). I had to turn back at this point, since it was 5:30PM. I did not reach the side canyon at 5900 ft where Derham Diulini found both Hydromantes and Batrachosaps together, but the habitat I searched looked good. I climbed up along the north canyon wall, heading east, through sparse grass, lowbush and piñon to a red-colored slide area, which I ascended to a saddle around 6000 ft. I then walked NE for ~100 m, reaching the edge of the mountain. I hiked down a steep, loose rocky slope, ending up on the N side of the creek. I hiked back to my car, arriving at 8:30PM. The day was sunny and very warm.
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Ronto, Sean 2006 Journal Tributary of Cottonwood Creek, Adden Trout Wilderness, and Charlie Canyon, N Fork Oak Creek, clnyr Co., CA May 24 I hiked from the Cottonwood Canyon trailhead up Cottonwood Creek for a short distance before turning west and hiking upslope to a saddle at the top of the ridge. From here, I hiked west at a more-or-less constant elevation (a little uphill) up the canyon of the unnamed tributary of Cottonwood Creek where my data logger is. I saw a gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) among lupine and shrubs in sparse pīnör vegetation (36.44137°N, 118.09500°W [WGS84; Gm acc.), 1926 m elev). I also saw many Uta, Aspidoscelis and ground squirrels. I continued west and descended to the creek about 150m before the waterfall where my data logger is, and hiked up to the waterfall through dense willow, cottonwood and oak. I arrived to find that my data logger was flipped upside down, though still attached to its pole, and its data port cap was on the ground beside it. I tried but failed to download data, and the LED wasn't blinking; so I took the logger with me. I searched the area of the waterfall and then climbed up the left side; this was extremely dangerous and I would never do it again. I walked upstream about 200m through the narrow rocky canyon, flipping rocks along the stream, [illegible] and I stopped at the point where the canyon opens up and widens. There was one area near the top on the N side where several springs emerged from a granite wall, forming a wet messy area with rocks laying
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Points, Dean 2006 Journal Tributary of Cottonwood Creek, Holden Front Wilderness, and Charlie Canyon, N Fork Oak Creek, Inyo Co., CA (cont). May 24 or top of rocks- it looked perfect for salamanders, but I found none. This search lasted from ~12:30-2:30 PM, after which I climbed out of the canyon and hiked down and around back to the waterfall where I started. I flipped a few more rocks in a somewhat wet and mossy area above my data logger site and found 2 juvenile H. platycephalus (SMR93-94); this is only a few feet from where I collected the juvenile that escaped last year. I hiked back to my car following the same route. I drove to the campground at Charlie Canyon to camp. I hiked into the salamander site, which once again is somewhat overgrown with nettles, grasses and other annual vegetation. I offloaded the data from my logger at ~10PM. I didn't see any salamanders out foraging, but I did find 4 juvenile H. platycephalus under a small log among horsetails and willows next to the stream on damp ground, and 1 adult and 2 juveniles under volcanic rocks among wild rose below the rock wall. I didn't flip many rocks or swat any salamanders since I want to minimize disturbance to the population. The weather today was sunny and warm, probably in the 80s, and the night was clear and cool, in the 60s.
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Routes, Dear 2006 Journal May 25 Pine Canyon and Sawmill Canyon, Inyo National Forest, Inyo Co., CA I drove up the road to Onion Valley and parked at Strays Meadow campground. I hiked up Pine Canyon, just south of the campground, where Chris Fitchell found Hybomantea last summer. I started at the level of the road and hiked about two-thirds of the way up the canyon. The creek was usually bordered by very dense willow and wild rose as well as pines and other trees. Many areas had horsetails and grasses and looked like the habitat at Shanna or Charlie Canyon. I flipped many rocks on the way up along and near the stream, but found nothing. The vegetation was too dense to easily access portions of the stream, so I didn't search those areas. The rock was white and seemed almost like travertine--I don't know what it was. About halfway up, the stream formed a series of messy cascades with caverns on the sides, which I searched unsuccessfully. I turned back at 1:30PM, having gotten a good way up the canyon (high point: 36.77247°N, 118.30369°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 2122m elev.) in two hours of hiking. I hiked down to my car and drove north to the mouth of Sawmill Canyon. I crossed through dense cottonwood and willow trees across Sawmill Creek at the mouth of the canyon. I climbed over a talus slope on the south side of the canyon and reentered the vegetation below the rocky south wall of the canyon. After a brief search under rocks and logs along the stream, I found two juvenile H. platyphalus under granite rocks in leaf litter next to the stream (36.91242°N, 118.29037°W [WGS84, 14m acc.], 1512m elev.).
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Pinto, Jean 2006 Journal May 25 Pine Canyon and Sawmill Canyon, dnyrs NF, clgyr G., CA (cnt.) ...cl collected both (SMR 95+96) since all the tissue from her juvenile was ground for allergene work. cl found another salamander in a mossy area next to the stream under a rock, but it fell into water below some tree roots and escaped. cl found a fourth juvenile in a mossy seep area at the base of the canyon wall; and took both dorsal and ventral swabs (for hybrid testing). (SmC1 - Sawmill Canyon 1). There were several other small seep areas, but none had rocks to turn. cl searched up the stream a bit more but found nothing; altogether, cl searched from 4-5PM. This canyon has the most shaded areas, mossy spots and leaf litter of any cl have seen yet, and appears to have a lot of suitable reparation habitat for these salamanders. cl walked back to my car and drove to Pine Creek to camp. The day was clear and hot, with a high of around 95F. May 27 Pine Creek, Shanna Canyon and Sparkle Canyon, dnyrs NF, clgyr G., CA cl woke up and hiked up the side canyon of Pine Creek where my data logger is (site PC(1)). The lower part of the canyon was filled with snow; up to about where my logger is. Lots of debris and sand indicated that the canyon had flooded, and the area around my logger had lots of dried mud and dead plants. The logger itself was still attached to the pole and apparently functioning, but the pole had bent in the middle at a 45° angle. cl searched the creek for about 50m above the data logger, flipping rocks near the stream, and found 3 adult H. platycephalus.
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Bornt, Dean 2006 Journal May 26 Pine Creek, Aharnn Canyon and Spark Canyon, dry; NF, dnys Cr., CA (sat) I got brevel swals and ventral swals (chyrid test) for all 3: Sample # Age Sex PC(1) 11 adult male PC(1) 12 adult female PC(1) 13 adult female I also collected 7 Ielbria for Dean Schaville at the base of a cascade of the stream (37.37605°N, 118.68400°W [WGS84], 2350m elev). I walked back to my car, got a new PVC pole, walked back to the data logger and replaced the pole. I offloaded the data to the shuttle at 10:55 AM. I drove south past Bishop, took through Hot Springs Rd. to County Rd. and then drove W on the dirt road that heads to the mountains. I stopped about halfway to the end, where the road became very rough, and walked SW to meet the dirt road to Aharnn Canyon (compass in my car). I arrived at the mouth of the canyon at 2:10PM and found my data logger in place; I offloaded the data to the shuttle. I searched along the stream/road, which was flowing, with lots of water, for about 200m up from my logger. The area was very green and the soil under rocks near the stream was wet, but it was fairly dry only a few feet away from the stream. I found no salamanders anywhere. I did not check the areas where part of the creek flowed through willows and rose, as the vegetation was too dense. I searched [illegible] for about 55 min before heading back to
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Pinto, Dean 2006 Journal May 26 Pine Creek, Shannon Canyon and Spike Canyon, county NF, county Gg, CA (cont.) ...my car; on the walk back I saw a [illegible] mistigenii. I drove south to the turnoff for the Sawmill Pass Trail and drove past the trail on the road, stopping when my car couldn't make it further. I walked the rest of the way uphill to Spike Canyon, a site where [illegible] found Hydrantera. He reported them from the "head of the spring" at 6500 ft. I walked up the canyon to the beginning of the riparian vegetation at 6800 ft (36.93315°N, 118.33269°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 2089 m elev.) and descended along the stream, flipping rocks and logs, until almost the point where the oak forest begins, at about 6400 ft. (36.93375°N, 118.32865°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1945m elev.). The canyon had downy willow and aspen with stinging nettle, grasses and other annuals near the stream, which formed a series of cascades with many mossy areas. The habitat looked quite good for salamanders, but I found none in an hour of searching. On the walk back, I saw a Plestiodor skittomius in a rocky area with Ephedra and sagebrush near some oaks. The oak forest here is interesting - big trees and more of them than I have ever seen anywhere in the eastern Sierra; I drove down to the Sawmill Pass trailhead and camped. The high today was near 70°F, but it became cloudy in the afternoon and cooled off after 3PM, eventually becoming extremely windy by evening.
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Ronto, Sean 2005 Journal June 5 Half Dome and Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa Co., CA Last night, cl stopped at Camp Curry with Chris Martinez, Solano and David Buckley. We hiked through the tent cabin area to a small stream and then followed the stream up to the granite wall at the south end of the camp, where it became a waterfall. There were lots of mossy cracks and plenty of wet areas, some with significant flow. cl found a juvenile Hydrotaphalus crawling on the wet granite wall at 10PM. The air temp was 82.0°F and 69.6% RH. We continued searching and found a Pseudacris, as well as another H. platycephalus which I collected (SMR 97: 37.73538°N, 119.57471°W [WGS84, 14m ase.], 2282m elev.). There seemed to be a lot of very suitable habitat near the waterfall, but the rock elsewhere was dry. The next morning (June 5), we hiked out from the Happy caves trailhead up the John Muir trial, starting at 10AM, and arrived at the top of Half Dome at 2:36PM. It was a sunny and clear day; and fairly warm (probably in the 80s). On top of Half Dome, there was a small snowfield in the center, with a lot of seepage and exfoliated granite rock on the NW side. David and cl searched and found 14 juvenile, 1 subadult and 5 adult H. platycephalus between 3 and 4:30PM (37.74507°N, 119.53387°W [WGS84, 7m ase.], 2622m elev.). cl got dorsal and ventral swabs of the adult and subadult salamanders, but the juveniles were all too small to swab. We searched all of the available habitat on this side of...
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Ravito, Jean 2006 Journal June 5 Half Dome and Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa C., CA (sant.) ... the snow field. Swab samples were: Swab ID Age class Sex H1 (Half Dome) Adult Male HO2 Adult Female HO3 Adult Female HO4 Adult Female HO5 Adult Female HO6 Subadult We hiked down to Nevada Falls and then took the Mist Trail to Vernal Falls. Just below the top of the falls, me stepped in a small cave-like area along the trail (37.72708°N, 119.54348°W [WGS84, 30m acc.], 1538m elev. Terrain Navigator) where I found a juvenile H. platycephalus under a mossy rock around 7:30PM. The area was dripping wet from above and extremely mossy. We found two more juveniles and a subadult, which I got lumeral and ventral swabs from (VFI). It was getting dark as we left and hiked down to Happy Isles, and then returned to Berkeley.
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Davis, Dean 2005 Journal June 13 Crooked Creek and Cottonwood Creek, Kings National Forest, Mono Cr., CA - I drove out to Bishop yesterday from Berkeley to meet Sean Schrihle. This morning we drove up into the White Mountains and stayed at the Crooked Creek station. We drove down the Crooked Creek road until it became too muddy, at which point we walked down along the creek. The area was grassy with sagebrush, with some aspen along the creek. We flipped rocks along the creek and Sean found a few cardinal beetles. We continued down the creek to an area with some willows, but there wasn't much leaf litter or many cover objects to turn (37.4981°N, 118.1124°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 2798 meters). We searched along the creek from 12:30-2 PM, but there wasn't an area that looked like good salamander habitat. We attempted to drive down into Cottonwood Creek but the road was too rocky. We returned to the Cottonwood Creek road at 7:45 PM, parked and walked down the road until it met the creek. The water emerges from a spring just above the road, goes through a meadow and then flows through dense willow growth. Sean and I searched from 8:30-9:30 PM. There were some areas below the road where there was a thick, moist layer of leaf litter and some dead wood. At the end of the area (east end) that we searched, there were some good-looking mossy areas along the creek (37.53138°N, 118.16267°W [WGS84, 5m acc.], 2828 meters). We did not find any salamanders, but this area has a fairly large area of suitable-looking salamander habitat. The weather today was cool, mostly clear and windy.
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Ronto, Sean 2006 Journal Chiatovich Creek, Emeraldia Cr., Nevada June 14 Sean and I drove from Grocked Creek down to Hwy 178 and into Nevada and north through Fish Lake Valley. We went up Chiatovich Creek Rd. and drove until the road ended at about 8000 ft. We started up the North Fork of Chiatovich Creek at 12 PM. Around 10,000 ft the stream was bordered by willows and had many branches with some areas with extensive leaf litter. We began searching at this point and worked our way upstream. The canyon became narrower and snowier, and we flipped rocks along the stream near the snow. We stopped in the wide area near the top of the canyon, just below the steep snowy slopes leading up to the crest (37.79529° N, 118.32421° W [WGS84], 9 m acc.), 3363 m elev.) at 4 PM. We hiked over the ridge to the south to enter the South Fork of Chiatovich Creek, arriving at some springs feeding into the creek near the top at about 5 PM (37.78350° N, 118.31048° W [WGS84], 5 m acc.), 3293 m elev.), above the treeline in a grassy area. We walked downhill along the stream, flipping rocks and wood. We passed into a pine forest (lumber pine, I think) where there were many logs to flip, but it was only wet within a foot or two of the stream. The area around 9000 ft looked particularly good, with many logs and rocks in wet stream areas, and could be suitable for salamanders. As we descended, the stream passed through grassy areas and became less suitable. We stopped at 6:30 PM (37.79452° N, 118.29086° W [WGS84], 9 m acc.), 2759 m elev.) and walked back to the car. The day was cool and cloudy. We drove back to Bishop, and it rained lightly along the way.
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Ronto, Sean 2006 Journal Cnyrs Creek, Cnyrs National Forest and Great Falls Basin, Cnyrs Cr., CA June 15 Sean Schorille and cl parked at Lone Pine campground and walked up along Cnyrs Creek to about 6500 ft. We dropped into the creek bed at 6450 ft and started flipping rocks and logs along the stream, amid aspen trees in shaded canyon habitat. At the point where the stream becomes an impassible waterfall and the rock walls form a steep narrow canyon, Sean found a juvenile H. platycephalus under a large rock in the sun next to the stream on sandy soil. We searched under rocks from this point up to the waterfall (a few meters) and found a total of 6 juveniles, 2 subadults and one adult H. platycephalus. cl collected the adult (SMR98) (36.57099°N, 118.20110°W [WGS84, 20m acc.), 1980m elev.). We searched the area around 12:30 PM for about 15 min. to find the salamanders. There were excellent-looking mossy areas along the waterfall, but only the first was accessible; cl searched it and found nothing. We got the following swab samples: Swab ID Age class Sex Buccal/Nostril IC(Cnyrs Creek)1 adult female B,V - SMR98 IC2 subadult B,V IC3 subadult B,V IC4 juvenile v IC5 juvenile v IC6 juvenile v IC7 juvenile v IC8 juvenile v IC9 juvenile v
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Karito, Sean 2006 Journal June 15 Chrys Creek, Chrys NF and Great Falls Basin, Chrys G; CA (cont). I released all salamanders except the adult female (SMR98) under rocks where they were found. We hiked back out and Sean & I left to do more Sierra fieldwork while I drove to Bridgerest to met Ted Paperjuss. In the evening, we drove to the spring at the bottom of Great Falls Basin where a Batrachoseps was once seen by an entomologist. The spring emerges from a crack in the rock and flows down a rocky wall into a pool. It looked like good salamander habitat above but it wasn't possible to climb up the spring; I collected a black beetle for Sean at the base of the spring (35.85521°N, 117.38172°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 850m elev). We hiked up and around to an area well above the spring, but couldn't see any areas with water that were accessible. We left and drove back to Bridgerest at 9 PM. We caught a small Crataus cerastes on the road between Trona and Bridgerest (35.69017°N, 117.38311°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 568m elev.) and a dead C. cerastes a little further along the road (35.64642°N, 117.51546°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 649m elev.). We collected both and returned to Bridgerest.
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Ronto, Sean 2006 Journal June 16 Great Falls Basin, China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, Inyo Co., CA Ted and I met Tom Campbell and a team of archeologists from China Lake and drove to the junction of the road to Mt. Maturango Peak and the road to Birchen Spring. A fuel truck met us there and we waited until a helicopter arrived. The archeologists wanted to look at several petroglyph sites and we wanted to put pitfall traps into several springs in Great Falls Basin below Argus Peak. We all got into the helicopter at 10AM (it fit 9 people) and flew south. Ted and two friends of Tom were dropped off somewhere in the general area of Deep Canyon Spring and then I flew north. The east slope of Argus Peak coming down into Great Falls Basin seemed to have superior spring habitat in nearly every canyon, and some springs appeared to have surface flow and larger trees (probably cottonwoods). A GIS contractor named Dave and I were dropped off in the canyon west of Willow Spring at 10:30AM. We hiked down off the small flat ridge where the helicopter landed into the stream area. There were several pools of water with Bufo punctatus larvae in them, some of which were extremely small and shallow and others of which were at least a foot deep. There were probably at least a hundred tadpoles between all the small pools. I found 2 small toads and collected one (SMR99 - use GPS from trap 3). We walked upstream to find good areas for traps. Most of the streambed was either dry sand or damp sand, with isolated pools of water. Thick, tall grass and clumps of willow bordered the stream. We had a hard time finding areas that were moist and shaded but out of reach of flooding.
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Frinto, Dean 2006 Journal Great Falls Basin, China Lake NAWS, dnyrs Co., CA (cont) June 16 We put in the first trap in a clump of willows in moist soil (Trap 1: 35.85536°N, 117.39775°W [WGS 84; error not] UTM Zone 11:N 3967979 E464087, 977m elev.) Each pitfall trap consisted of a paint can filled with 0.5L of propylene glycol (antifreeze) and had a 18in. square tile lid supported by 3 small rocks around the can and weighed down with a big rock on top. We put Trap 2 in the center of a clump of willows just above a small pool of water in moist soil with leaf litter on the S side of the stream (35.85492°N, 117.39853°W [WGS84], 982m elev; N 396793G, E 464017). We put the third trap under a very large boulder in a cave-like area with a sandy floor and a damp area where the rock met the soil (35.85503°N, 117.39739°W [WGS84], 967m elev.). The area under the rock had damp soil with holes and dead roots where salamanders could live. We put traps 4 and 5 next to the stream in a small clump of willows just upstream of the largest pool along the stream (35.85428°N, 117.39653°W [WGS84], 960m elev.). The stream habitat appeared to get even better below us, but we had no time to look. The helicopter collected us after 12:30. We attempted to find another spring with surface flow and a suitable landing site in the area, but couldn't find one, so the helicopter dropped us off at Bircham Spring. Most of the spring was dry and the bushes were impenetrable, so we walked back to the fuel truck. Jedi's group came back without seeing any amphibians, and we drove back to Ridgecrest. The day was hot and sunny, in the 90s, with some breeze.
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Fronto, Dean 2006 Journal Eagle Lake, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Co., CA June 18 Yesterday I drove from Redcrest up to Eagle Lake to join the MVT team doing survey work there. Along the way, I stopped at the H. platycephalus site at Lake George in the Mammoth Lakes basin to try to get limnetic swals samples. There was a lot of snow all around, but the salamander bog habitat was snow-free. I turned all the rocks in the immediate area and found only a single juvenile Hydromantes. It was too small for limetal surveys, but I took a ventral swals for chytrid testing - Lake George ! [LG(1)], I searched the area for about 20 min but saw nothing else. Today, Chad Martin, an undergrad working for the Lassen transect survey, and I went to the mouth of Pine Creek on the west side of Eagle Lake to look for frogs. We checked an array of pitfall traps there but found nothing. We then walked down to the wet area along the lake shore and found many B. boreas tadpoles and metamorphs, as well as 1 live and 3 dead Spea intermontana tadpoles and one Rana cascadae tadpole. We collected specimens of each (SMR 104-108). We also caught 2 adult Thamnophis elegans (SMR 102+103). The habitat was wet and marshy with tule reeds and grass. There were lots of birds including Blackbirds, terns and white pelicans. Next we headed up a dirt road to a section of Pine Creek west of Spalding. We searched for about 30 min: I chased a Sceloporus that escaped, and Chad caught a S. gracilis at 1:30PM. The habitat was ponderose pine forest with lots of downed wood and rocks. We drove back to camp, prepped specimens, and went road cruising at dusk but found nothing. The day was warm and sunny, and cool in the evening.
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Pinto, Dean 2006 Journal Papoose Meadow, Eagle Lake Area, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Co., CA June 19 Chad Martin, Allison Schultz, and I drive to Papoose Meadow, just south of Eagle Lake. We parked at the SW end and surveyed from the edge of the meadow into open ponderosa pine forest to the west. We saw many Leucorrhinia frigida juveniles in the grassy areas, and I collected 2 (SMR110,111). I found a large adult B. horvathi under a log (SMR112). In the middle of a grassy area in the forest, I saw what looked like an Elysis among a pile of leaves, but I only got a good look at the tail; it may have been a Scalopus. I collected a juvenile S. gracilicornis that was foraging on a log. We surveyed this area from 9:15-10:50AM and then drove north along the west edge of the meadow to an abandoned cabin. We checked the wood and tire around the cabin but found nothing. Chad searched around the woodpiles in the meadow while Allison and I walked across the meadow. We made it about two-thirds of the way across; the meadow became wet, with water above the knee in places, and thick grass. We caught a L. frigida juvenile and a tadpole (SMR120,119) in a deep pool. In a shallower grassy wet area, we found a B. horvathi metamorph (SMR122) as well as a Theranophis elegans adult (SMR121). We saw 3 other T. elegans but let them go. We caught an adult J. vernalis in a drier grassy area near the wet part of the meadow. Near the woodpiles, Chad collected a T. elegans (SMR114) and 2 J. vernalis (SMR117,118) under logs as well as a L. frigida (SMR115). We stopped searching at [illegible] and headed back to camp. We intended to drive for hours, but ended up preparing specimens until after sunset. The day was fairly hot and partly cloudy.
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Hosts: Sean 0605 Journal Breckenman lava flows and Merrill Creek, Eagle Lake area, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Co, CA June 20 Chad and I drove north on Al (Eagle Lake Rd.) to the Breckenman lava flows where the mammal survey team had trapped earlier. We drove down the dirt road to Breckenman lava flow until it became too muddy and then parked and began to search at 9:15. The area had ridges formed by lava rocks with sparse vegetation interspersed with sandy scrub/brush areas with juniper, a few pines and some shrubs. We saw many Xalopurus occidentalis on the lava rocks, and many D. gracilis on the rocks and on the sandy soil. The D. gracilis seemed to stay nearer to vegetation while the D. occidentalis were more on top of large rocks or in crevices. I caught two of each species and Chad caught 1 of each (CMM12-17) between 9:15 and 11:45. We did not see any other horps at this site (40.58621°N, 120.84012°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1555m elev.). We drove south and stopped at a small, rather stagnant muddy pond with sparse vegetation at the entrance to Christle Campground. (40.56727°N, 120.83918°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1566m elev.) CMM18+19 We quickly collected 2 R. dequilla juveniles and one T. elegans (CMM 20). We then drove south to Merrill Creek, drove ~100m W up a dirt road and began to survey at 12:20. I quickly found a D. gracilis along the creek (CMM21) and Chad caught another (CMM22). (40.54576°N, 120.80999°W [WGS84, 11m acc.], 1579m elev.). We searched up a branch of the creek that opened up into a large meadow, but found nothing and stopped looking at 13:15. We went back to camp and propped specimens. Jim McCluskie and Craig Morty arrived in the evening; Craig and I went night driving around the lake but saw only 1 BOR Colder.
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Pants, Sean 2006 Journal June 21 Area east of Eagle Lake, Lassen Co, CA Craig Norris, Jim McGuire, Chad Martin and I drove to Golding and stopped to survey the area near Pine Creek where mammal trapping had been done (40.66074°N, 120.79124°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 1576 m elev.) on the W side of Golding Road. The area had yellow pine, sagebrush and lava rock. We searched from 11:00-11:35 and caught S. occidentalis and S. gracilis (13 total, to get Jim's catalogue numbers). We drove around to the north end of the lake and stopped in an area with sandy soil, sagebrush and grass in full sun. We searched for about 20 min in the sandy and rocky areas but got only 1 female S. gracilis at 12:10 on sandy rocks (JAM6 - 40.58896°N, 120.78606°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1569 m elev.); we saw many more S. gracilis. We then turned south on Hwy 139 and stopped 1.6 mi S of the intersection with AI (JAM 7). We searched up the rocky slope covered with sagebrush and juniper from 12:55-13:35 and caught 2 S. occidentalis. Chad found a dead Masticophis tarasius with its head on a rock, but we didn't collect it. We stopped 13.1 mi S of the intersection with AI to collect a roadkilled C. constructus at 14:20 (JAM 8) and then drove east of Susanville on A27. We went up Word Lake Rd for 1.9 mi N and searched between (40.41970°N, 120.42339°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 1300 m elev.) and (40.42434°N, 120.42543°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 1285 m acc) between 15:45 and 17:30. The area was flat with sagebrush and very dry, with no trees. There was a ditch bordered by two rock walls. We caught several S. occidentalis on the rocks as well as 3 Crotaphytus viridescens. We then caught 4 Gambelia wislizenii including a gravid female. Chad saw 2 Aspidoscelis tigris but
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Frosto, Dear 2006 Journal Area east of Eagle Lake, Lassen Co., CA (cont) June 21 couldn't move them. We drove north on Hwy 395 and turned E at Ravendale, and then drove N to Red Rock (nothing there) and W on Juniper Ridge Rd. We stopped 10.8mi E of Ferner on Juniper Ridge Rd. (JAM10) and caught [illegible] & occidentalis between 18:45 and 19:05 in a sagebrush area with scattered juniper. We caught a subadult P. caterina on the road 8.7mi E of Ferner at 19:15 (JAM11) and drove through Ferner and W on the Ferner-Brasshopper Rd. We saw about 15 pronghorn and [illegible] greater sage grouse along the road. We drove S on Hwy 39 and then on AI track to camp without finding any more herps. Brasshopper Valley and Eagle Lake, Lassen Co., CA June 22 Today Jim, Gibin, Chad, Allison Schultz and I drove N on Hwy 139 into the Brasshopper Valley. We stopped at 2 cattle ponds on the E side of the road 4.9mi S of the intersection with the Ferner- Brasshopper Rd. (JAM12). We searched from 10:45-11:15 and collected a C. constrictrix, 2 J. elegans, a P. rugilla tadpole and 2 metamorphs. Jim saw another C. constrictrix, and there were many more tadpoles. We drove N and found 2 POR C constrictrix 0.6 mi. N of the Ferner-Brasshopper Rd. intersection; we took one (JAM14). We parked just south of there and searched a steep slope with basaltic rock outcrops and sagebrush-juniper vegetation from 11:45-12:45 (JAM13: 40.91415 N, 120.74738 W [WGS84], 8macc.), 1633 m elev.
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Hunter, Sean 2005 Journal June 12 Arrospopper Valley and Eagle Lake, lower C., CA (sat). We collected G & D. occidentalis, F. D. gracilisus and 1 C. constructor on the slope. cl walked down to a wet grassy area with small ponds near the road and caught a C. constructor and a J. elegans. We next drove back along the W side of Eagle Lake on Al and found a dead C. constructor on the road ~1 m. W of Bucks Bay at B:25 (JAM15). We drove to Jallatin Beach on the S shore of Eagle Lake and searched for 30 min between the parking lot, Jallatin Rd and the creek (JAM16: 40.55468°N, 120.76374°W [WGS84, 8 m acc.], 1572m elev.). We caught 3 D. gracilisus but saw little else; it was quite hot by this point. We drove back to camp and Jim and Craig had to drive back to Berkeley. Chad and cl prepared the DOR snakes as well as Shamaphis and B. leucos that Ching Conway brought us from Merrill Creek.
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Rosita, Dean 2006 Journal Virginia Lakes, Mono Co. and Convict Creek, John Muir Wilderness, Mono National Forest, Mono Co., CA July 1 Yesterday I drove from Bariboy up to Sonora Pass. I offloaded the data from my logger at the 9000 ft sign onto the shuttle at 3:50 PM. I searched in the area below the logger near the stream where there were some mussel cracks with seepage and saw 1 adult female (SP17), 1 subadult (SP18) and 4 juvenile I. platycephalus. I got dorsal and ventral swabs from SP17 & 18. I drove to Virginia Lakes and stopped at Sardine Falls on McKay Creek, on the E side of Sonora Pass on the way. I searched a seep area next to the falls and a little of the spray zone for ~30 min (1445-1815) but saw nothing. The habitat looked perfect, and Chris Fitchell found salamanders here last year. On the morning I hiked west from Virginia Lakes looking for seep zones. I made it as far as a small lake past Corney Lake (38.84-863°N, 119.28121°W [WGS84, 13 max], 3158 m elev.). But could see no suitable habitat, even using my binoculars. I left, drove to Convict Lake, and hiked up the Convict Creek trail to my data logger. The creek was extremely high and only ~10m of habitat was exposed. I searched it from 1400-1445 and found 7 juvenile salamanders, as well as the following ones that I swabbed (dorsal/ventral): Swab # Age/Sex Photo Swab # Age/Sex Photo CC17 subadult 1030018 CC20 subadult 1030024 CC18 subadult 1030019 CE21 adult ♀ 1030030 CC19 subadult 1030020 I also saw 2 subadults that escaped. I offloaded my data logger at 1516 and then pulled it out and took it with me. The day was sunny and warm, in the 80s. 38.30849°N, 119.62140°W [WGS84, 5m acc.] 2676m elev.
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Ravito, Dean 2006 Journal July 3 Sixty Lake Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno Co., CA Yesterday, I met Dean Schenille at Onion Valley in the morning and we hiked up Kearnsburg Pass, down to the PCT, and over Glenn Pass. On the north side of Glenn Pass, we hiked down over lots of snow and then up "Shortcut Pass", between Glenn Pass and the 60 Lake Basin. About 200 m NW of the bottom of Glenn Pass on the ridge, Dean found a subadult H. platycephalus. He then found 5 juveniles, all under rocks along snowmelt streams on granite, with grass and heather among the rocks. I found another [illegible] subadult at 1550 and collected it (SMR [illegible]) (36.79549° N, 118.41489° W [WGS84, 5 m acc.], 3454 m ele.). We found the salamanders in the same area where Tate Funstall had seen them several years ago. We met Nancy Brodenburg and Tate in 60 Lake Basin and stayed at their campsite. We spent this morning waiting for Nancy and Tate's supply helicopter and moving their supplies to camp. In the afternoon, we went to the lakes east of Mt. Clarence King (lakes #10-14) to do frog surveys and swabbled ~40 tadpoles (saw many more), but found no R. muscosa adults or metamorphs. We then hiked up to the waterfall south east of Mt. Clarence King where Tate and I collected Hydrobatotes suks last year. We started searching along the bottom of the waterfall and then climbed up the left (west) side. About halfway up the waterfall, Dean found an adult salamander at about 1500 under granite rocks with seepage. Dean, Tate and Nancy proceeded to find 5 other salamanders in the area, but two of the subadults escaped before I could swab them. This is the same location where I got adults from last year, so I continued with my Sixty Lake (2) [SL(2)]
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Kanto, Jean 2006 Journal July 3... Sixty Lake Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno Co., CA (cont.) series of adults: Adult # | Age class/sex | Photo | Kind SL(2)13 | Adult male | 1030047 | Buccal, ventral SL(2)14 | Subadult | 1030050 | SL(2)15 | Subadult | 1030051 | SL(2)16 | Adult female | 1030052 | SL(2)17 | Adult male | 1030054 | SL(2)18 | Adult male | 1030055 | SL(2)19 | Adult male | 1030057 | SL(2)20 | Subadult | 1030058 | Jate and Nance left to continue frog survey at 3:30 and Jean and I continued up the waterfall. We found SL(2)17-20 on the upper part, and Jean found 6 more subadults and one juvenile which I did not swab. We stopped at the top of the waterfall, just below a large area of snow (36.82776°N, 118.43623°W [WGS84, 8m acc], 3467m elev.). We headed east from here and headed along the top of the ridge, and then dropped down from here (36.83030°N, 118.43424°W [WGS84, 8m acc], 3484m elev.). We continued our survey down to the lake, stopping at 16:50. We headed back to camp after we finished the survey.
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Ronto, Dean 2006 Journal July 4 Sixty Lake Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno Co., CA I hiked up the stream on the east slope of Mt. Cotter and started surveying the seep zone on the south side of this basin at 0930. I continued up the south slope, flipping rocks in the seep areas, but found nothing. I made it all the way to the base of Mt. Cotter at the top of the basin and then started down the north side. Most of the seep areas were dried up, but I found 3 juvenile I. platycephalus under small rocks in a fairly dry granite seep zone with a little grass and heather (36.84231°N, 118.43736°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 3465 m elev.) at 1115. This is the same spot where I found salamanders last year. I walked down to the small waterfall above the lake. The habitat looked perfect for salamanders, but I found only 1 Iolivia, which I collected for Dean & . It started to rain (some freezing rain) and thunder at 1200, so I went back to camp. Nance, Jate and Dean returned and we sat in the tent and drank lots of whiskey. I went to sleep at 4PM, waking up at 2100 to set before going back to bed. Dean and Nance went to the seeps on the S side of Mt. Cotter, in the general area of my data logger. They swabbed 5 salamanders, including one found out on the snow, at (36.81178°N, 118.43306°W [WGS84, G mass.], 3376 meters). No photos of the salamanders were taken. Swab # Age/Sex Kind SL(1)14 Adult ♂ B, V SL(1)15 Adult ♂ SL(1)16 subadult SL(1)17 Adult ♂ SL(1)18 Adult ♂
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Rovits, Sean 2006 Journal July 5 Dirty Lake Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno Co. and Charlie Canyon, Inyo Co. CA In the morning, I walked to my data logger on the way to Hardiner Basin. I offloaded and pulled out the logger at 0932. I briefly searched for salamanders in the surrounding seeps, but didn't find any. It looked like Sean and Nance had flipped most of the rocks the previous evening. I hiked out over Shawn and Kearsing Passes back to Onion Valley. It was cloudy on the hike but didn't rain. I drove from Onion Valley to Charlie Canyon and searched the habitat for ~20 min. I found 1 adult and one subadult N. platycephalus under rocks below the overhang. I then found 2 juveniles beneath a log next to the stream and a subadult under a rock next to the stream on the other side. Finally, I found another subadult under a lava rock outside the overhang (didn't swab this one). I took the following swab samples: Swab # Age class/sex Photo Kind ChC11 subadult 1030075 B,V ChC12 subadult 1030076 ↓ ChC13 adult ♀ 1030077 I offloaded and pulled out my data logger at 1936. The evening was warmer and cloudy.
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Parks, Dean 2006 Journal Shaman Canyon and Pine Creek, Mono Co. and Lake Meadows, Mammoth Lakes Basin, Mono Co., CA July 6 I drove to Shaman Canyon in the morning. I found my data logger sort-side down in the stream; it was apparently still working and I offloaded it at 0928 and took it with me. I searched the area around my data logger from about 0920-0940 and found a single juvenile I. platycephalus under the same rock as last time when I collected SMR35. I left it alone since this population seems very small. After lunch, I drove to Pine Creek and walked up the side canyon I called Pine Creek (2)-the one closer to 395. I found 2 salamanders while searching ~50m of habitat from 1400-1440, including ~15 min of sunbathing. Both were under rocks next to the stream among nettles. I then walked up the other side canyon of Pine Creek, where my logger is, and found 2 adult salamanders under rocks near the logger at 1530. I took the following swats samples from both canyons: Swatrs # Age/sex Photo Kind PC(2)11 adult ♀ 1030080 B,recent PC(2)12 adult ♂ 1030081 B PC(2)13 subadult 1030082 B PC(1)14 adult ♂ 1030083 B PC(1)15 adult ♀ 1030084 B I offloaded and pulled out my data logger at 1601.
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Povits, Sean 2006 Journal Lake George, Mammoth Lakes Basin, Mariposa Co., CA (cont.) July 6 ...Finally, I drove to Lake George in the Mammoth Lakes Basin to try to get more samples from the site I found there last year. I walked past the usual site to a larger seep area just to the south (37.59714°N, 119.01509°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 2799m elev.) and started searching at 1810. The habitat looked perfect but I found nothing. At 1835 I walked over to the seep habitat where I've found salamanders before and searched until 1905. I found 3 juvenile H. platyphena, one under a rock and the other 2 in mossy rocks. Water has stopped falling from above and this area will be dry soon. I think it would be necessary to search at night to find adults here, although I did look once at night last year and didn't see any adults. Today was warm, in the upper 80s, and mostly clear. Half Moon Lake, Resolation Wilderness, Eldorado NF, El Dorado Co., CA July 7 This morning I drove north to Lake Tahoe and past Fallen Leaf Lake to the Resolution Wilderness trailhead at the west end of the lake. I hiked up the trail to Half Moon Lake and searched a big waterfall and seep zone along the west side of the lake (38.89439°N, 120.14374°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 2523m elev.). The rocks was volcanic but with lots of cracks, and lots of good rock-on-rock seep areas. It looked great for salamanders, but I saw none from 1555-1710. I did collect 1 Eurycea for Dean & S. On the way back I saw a potentially good seep zone on the N side of Cracked Cog, to the south of me. It was warm in the morning, with rain at 1700 when it cooled off.
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Rants, Dear 2006 Journal July 8 East Face of Sierra Buttes, Tahoe NF, Sierra Co., CA This morning I drove up to Mt. Rose to look for seep zones. I couldn't see any from the road so I drove north to Truckee and then W on I-80 to Hwy 26, and then north on FS18. I wanted to get to some of the high areas south of Sierra Buttes. The road became quite bad past Bowman Roadhouse and my car was stuck badly when a large rock got wedged behind the tire. I got it out with help from two other guys who drove by, and then turned around and drove back to I-80 without searching anywhere. I went north to Sierra Buttes and linked up the dirt road to the east face, where Dave Wake, Bob Hansen and I found Hydrangeites in 2004. There was much more snow and a lot of seepage this time- the upper part of the Buttes was covered in snow. I searched the northern side of the east face from 1655-1840, flipping many rocks, but found nothing. I returned with a light at 2115 and searched the same area until 2305 without seeing anything. 10 minutes of this time were spent walking on snow at the top of the Buttes; I searched from the end of the path on the N side of the east face all the way to the lowest point on the crest (39.59513N, 120.64157W [WGS84, G maps], 2350m elev). I was surprised not to see any salamanders, given the seemingly good conditions. The day was fairly hot and sunny and the night was warm and cool.
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Rostis, Sean 2006 Journal Bullfrog Lakes, Golden Trout Wilderness, Sequoia NF, Tulare Co, CA July 18 I hiked south from Mineral King in Sequoia NP over Farewell Pass. I left my pack in a grove of forest pines and walked with a daypack up a seldom-used trail to Bullfrog Lakes. I walked to the east end of the lower lake and started searching for salamanders at 1520. There were only a few small seeps here and none looked good. I searched along the brook to the upper lake and then began searching the extensive seep habitat on the northeast side of the lake around 1600. I found Pletharia for Seem 1 at 1605 (36.39803°N, 118.55389°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 3335 m elev.). Much of the granite slope above the lake on this side was covered by extensive seeps and streams, with almost no vegetation aside from a few grasses, scattered herbs and moss. I found and collected an adult female H. platycephalus (SMR 138) at 1640 (36.40046°N, 118.55233°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 3405 m elev.). I continued searching and found 6 more salamanders under rocks, 5 of which were gravid (36.40078°N, 118.55228°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 3417 m elev.) - I sampled all of these. I also saw 3 tiny juveniles. Many of the adults here were speckled with orange-cream. It rained lightly in the morning and early afternoon, then cleared and was rather cool. Spect # Age class/sex Photo Kind Bullfrog Lakes 1 (BL1) Adult ♀ 1030102 Buccal, ventral BL2 Adult ♀ 1030104 BL3 Adult ♀ 1030105 BL4 Adult ♂ 1030109 BL5 Adult ♀ 1030110 BL6 Adult ♀ 1030111
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Rastro, Dean 2006 Journal July 19 Franklin Lakes, Sequoia National Park, Tulare Co., CA I hiked back over Farewell Gap and then up to Franklin Lakes. Dean Shinkle collected dorsal and ventral swab samples from 8 H. platycephalus at this site earlier this year. I went to the same site he did; a large seep zone just above the trail on the north side of the lower lake. Many of the seeps were mostly dry, but some were still wet or even flowing. Vegetation was limited to a lot of moss, lilies, grasses and a few small shrubs and scattered pines. I started searching at 1250 and found a juvenile salamander at 1308. I quickly found another under a mossy rock and collected both (SMR139+140: 36.42204N, 118.55690W [UTGS84; 8 m az.], 3256m ele). I also collected a bottle from here for Dean. I searched all wet seeps in the area until 1410 and found 3 more juveniles that were too small to swab. I could see other seeps on the south side of the lake as well as much higher up towards Franklin Pass. I hiked down and was hit by thunderstorms from about 1500-1600; the weather had been warm and partly cloudy.
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Priorito, Dean 2005 Journal July 20 Pear Lake, Sequoia National Park, Tulare Co., CA I hiked from Wolverton trailhead up to Pear Lake. Dave Draber gave me a list of salamander sightings in the park, and several were on the Watchtower trail. The Watchtower itself as well as the area above it looked pretty good for salamanders, except that the area is now completely dry. I stopped at Heather Lake and searched a large seep zone from 1130-1230 (36.60008°N, 118.68683°W [WGS84], 16m acc.), 2845m elev.) on the south side of the lake. There was lots of water dripping down and plenty of good rocks, so the habitat seemed perfect but I found only 1 beetle for Dean S. I continued up to Pear Lake. It started to rain and thunder around 1330 and continued intermittently until about 2100. I camped at Pear Lake and decided to search the extensive seep and waterfall habitat at the south end at night. I went down to Ranger Rick's cabin to find Nance, Dean, Andrea and Cherie Briggs, who I thought might be staying there. Nance and Dean gave me a H. platycephalus they had found the night before near a waterfall at the S end of Pear Lake after 24 hrs of searching. I went back and searched much of the habitat at the S end of the lake from 2145-2330. There were at least 5 large waterfalls and a huge amount of great-looking seep habitat with lots of water flowing, but I found nothing. This area surely supports (or could support) a large population of salamanders, but they seem to be quite hard to find. The area I searched was around (36.59607°N, 118.66487°W [WGS84], 22m acc.), 2979m elev.).
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Plants, Deer 2006 Journal Sierra July 24 July Lake, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra National Forest, Fresno Co., CA cl started up from the McAfee Pass trailhead at 11AM and hiked to McAfee Pass. cl saw 2 Bufo singing in meadow habitat on the trail above McAfee Creek. A rather severe thunderstorm hit me as cl hiked over the pass, with hail and lightning. cl caged in a clump of pine trees on the flat area on the west side of the Pass. It stopped raining at 19:15 and cl hiked over to the salamander site NE of July Lake. cl found my data logger intact, downloaded the data at 19:53 and pulled it. cl started searching the seep habitat at 19:55 by flipping rocks and then continued with a light after dark. There was plenty of water in the seep and cl found 2 juveniles out around 21:00. cl then found an adult female, whose head was partly crushed by a rock as cl tried to catch her. The salamander was severely injured, so cl collected it (SMR14). cl then found 2 adults on the right (east) side of the habitat in clumps of yellow Minulus. cl stopped searching at 21:52 and got luminal and ventral swabs from the 4 salamanders cl found (excluding the injured one). Swab # | Age class/sex | Photo | Fluid TL7 | Adult male | 1030121 | B,V TL8 | Adult male | 1030122 | TL9 | Juvenile | 1030124 | TL10 | Juvenile | 1030126 | The relative humidity was 84% when the salamanders were found.
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Fresno, Dean 2006 Journal Sierra Bear Lakes Basin, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra NF, Fresno Co., CA July 26 Dean, Schivile and I hiked from the Pine Creek trailhead up to the Bear Lakes Basin over Mt. Pass. On the way, we saw hundreds of Bdfo tadpoles and several small toads (B. cayugus, I think) in moisten habitat along the trail above Honeycomb Lake. The weather was cloudy in the afternoon but it didn't rain. We camped in the Bear Lakes Basin just east of Grant Lake. We searched in the seep area at the outlet from Grant Lake towards Little Bear Lake from 2130-2230 but found no salamanders. This is where I found one last year. We did collect a lot of Nebria for Dean. I pulled my data logger out at 2210 and deployed it at 2250. I was somewhat surprised not to see any salamanders, since conditions in the seep looked good, but this seems to be a hard site to find them at. There was still a lot of snow all around the basin. Sierra Bear Lakes Basin, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra NF, Fresno Co., CA July 27 Dean and I walked down to the bottom of the seep habitat below Grant Lake, to the area where I found a single H. platycephalus last year. We flipped rocks from 0934-0951 but found nothing. We then followed the creek down from Little Bear Lake west and then walked south to a large area of seep habitat, ~300m N of the Seven Adels Lakes west of Noe Lake. We started searching at 1045 and stopped at 1130. The habitat looked great, with extensive seepage over bare exfoliating granite with a southern or western exposure. Dean found an adult female H. platycephalus under a rock.
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Roents, Dean 2006 Journal Swire Bear Lakes Basin, John Muir Wilderness NF, Fresno Co., CA (cut) July 27 at 1110 (SMR143: 37.32710°N, 118.81872°W [WGS84; 9m acc.], 3333m elev.). Despite extensive searching, we could not find any more. We then walked up Seven Halles Creek and up the outflow from Nee Lake. We briefly searched some seeps on the NW side of Nee Lake which looked quite good, but we found nothing. I could see another seep area on the SE side of Seven Hables Peak that looked very good. We walked to a meadow area north of Nee Lake where we saw a small B. canorus (37.32600°N, 118.81271°W [WGS84; 6m acc.], 3432m elev.). It looked like a thunderstorm was about to hit, so we went back to camp, but it never rained. At night, Dean searched the snow around Coronet Lake for ice crawlers while I searched the seep habitat below Coronet Lake from 2100-2210. I found an adult male H. platycephalus at 2157 in a fairly dry crack in the granite on top of soil amidst red mountain heather (SMR144: 37.53171°N, 118.81122°W [WGS84; 6m acc.], 3487m elev.). There were a few small pines in the area and sparse grass/herb vegetation. There were some seeps nearby without much water flowing in them; the salamander was to the west of the outflow creek (~10m) where most of the best seep habitat was. I climbed back up to the top of the seep area and headed back to camp, since I felt that I had searched the area extensively.
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Plants, Deer 2006 Journal July 29 Conness Lakes, Aniyu National Forest, Mono Co., CA I walked up to Conness Lakes from Saddletop Lake since Chris Fichtel had found salamanders here. I stopped and searched the seeps near the waterfall in the outflow stream from Conness Lakes, E of the lakes. I looked from 1055-1110 but found nothing, although the habitat seemed fairly good (37.978033°N, 119.30080°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 3180m elev.). I searched some seep habitat on the north side of the basin briefly (~15 min), and then quickly searched a seep area in the middle of the basin with lots of rocks where I found a Nebria (37.977731°N, 119.30621°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 3207m elev.). I walked to the south side of the basin across extensive snowfields and searched excellent-looking seep habitat with many rocks, plenty of water and good mossy crevices from 1223- 1255 (37.97284°N, 119.30703°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 3300m elev.). I saw no salamanders but did collect more Nebria for Sean J. There was more good-looking seep habitat to the W but I had no time to search it. I left and drove up to Dorris Pass, where I offloaded and pulled my data logger at 1635. I searched the habitat right along the road and found two juveniles and [illegible] and large subadult H. platycephalus. I collected the subadult to give to Steve Helan, who wants to film the salamanders feeding. I drove home after this. The day was sunny and warm.
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Ronto, Jean 2006 Journal Aug. 2 Wapama Falls, Hatchetchy, Yosemite National Park, Juneau C., CA I drove from Berkeley to Mariposa and then to Bridalveil to get my data logger, which I offloaded and pulled at 1455. The 140 was closed by a rockslide after Bridalveil so I couldn't get to my logger at Hite Cave from there. I stopped at my logger site at the Bear Creek tributary, pullout between Bridalveil and Midpines but could find no sign of my data logger- something must have happened to it. I drove back through Mariposa and then on 49 to Bagby, where I stopped to offload and pull my logger at 1610. Finally, I drove to Hatchetchy, where I camped. After dinner I walked along the N side of the reservoir to Wapama Falls, arriving after dark. The flow was greatly diminished from when I was here in April 2005. I searched a small area on the E side of the falls where lots of water was flowing down the granite face, but found nothing from 2050-2105. I walked around to the W side of the falls and searched the spray zone which was quite wet and buffeted by spray, from 2127-2137 without success (37.76416°N, 119.76690°W [WGS84], 11m ase.), 1201m elev.). The habitat looked pretty good for salamanders, but there were few wet rock-on-rock areas, and not many cracks in the granite walls. I think the salamanders probably don't live here. I noticed that Jewelala Falls is now completely dry- it looked like a good site in April. The day was sunny and hot, and the night was clear.
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Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo 2006 Journal Bridalveil Falls and Cathedral Lakes, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa and Tuolumne Cos., CA Aug. 3 I started the day by trying to drive to the South Fork of the Merced, but Hwy 140 was closed before the confluence due to the rockslide. I drove to Cascade Creek and hiked up to the falls closest to the road. The area around the falls looked good for salamanders, but was inaccessible due to a large pool at the base of the falls and because of the sheer granite walls. I next went to Bridalveil Falls. After ~30 min of searching, I found it, offloaded the data at 1315 and pulled it out (37.71708°N, 119.64800°W [WGS84], 14m acc., 1275m elev.). I walked up to the falls, which were blowing from side to side erratically, making it hard to search. I searched most of the spray zone from 1325-1350, but water was pouring down periodically into the spots where I have seen salamanders before under rocks; I suspect they could not be under the rocks or on the ledges in these conditions. The cracks across the cliff might still offer them protection. I found a single dead, battered and decomposing H. platycephalus at on the same ledge where I have found salamanders before and collected it (SMR145). Finally, I hiked into Cathedral Lakes near Tuolumne Meadows and camped there. I explored the seeps above the lake where I found a single H. platycephalus in August 2004 (SMR18). I started searching at 2045. There was extensive water flow over the granite in the seep areas and conditions looked very good. I found the first salamander at 2158 and proceeded to find 3 more. All were on the west side of the seep zone, in
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Ronto, Dean 2006 Journal Aug. 3 Bridalveil Falls and Cathedral Lakes, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa and Tuolumne Co., CA (cont.) the same general area as that I found SMR18 in; I forgot my GPS and camera in the car, so no photos, vouchers and I'll have to use the GPS point from SMR18. None of the salamanders were out on dry rock near seeps and two were in seeps with mountain heather, Naceinium, willow, grass and moss. I got breeal and ventral swabs for all four. I continued to search above this area afterwards until 2305, but found nothing more. I also collected 6 Helobia for Dean D. The day was sunny and mild and the night was clear and fairly cold. Swals # Age class/sex Kind Cathedral Lakes1 (CaL1) Adult ♂ B,V CaL2 Adult ♀ B,V CaL3 Adult ♀ B,V CaL4 Subadult B,V Aug. 10 Smith Lake, Redaction Wilderness, El Dorado National Forest, El Dorado Co., CA After getting a very late start leaving Berkeley, I drove to the trailhead for Smith Lake arriving at 5PM. I hiked up to the lake and found my data logger, which I downloaded and pulled at 1943. I began flipping rocks in the seep areas at 2000 and found 3 juvenile H. platycephala, which I did not swab since they were small. The seep zone was somewhat dry except for two small streams flowing
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Ronto, Dean 2005 Journal Smith Lake Roadless Wilderness, El Dorado NF. Aug. 10 ... down from big snow patches, which had plenty of water. I waited for the sun to set from 20:35-20:40 and then started searching with my headlamp. I found a subadult out at 20:45, which I swabbed (38. [illegible] 85°71'N, 120.18571°W [WG584, 5m acc], 2594m elev.). I found 3 more subadults, 2 adults and 2 juveniles in seeps in the area and swabbed all but the juveniles. Animal # | Age class/sex | Photo | Kind ---|---|---|--- Smith Lake 12 (SmL12) | subadult (large) | 1030149+50 | B,V SmL13 | subadult (large) | 1030151 | B,V SmL14 | subadult ♂ | 1030152 | B,V SmL15 | adult ♀ | 1030153 | B,V SmL16 | subadult (large) | 1030154+55 | B,V SmL17 | adult ♂ | 1030156 | B,V The subadults were all quite big and may have been small adult females. I stopped searching at 22:05, having covered most of the wet seep areas. The day was fairly warm and sunny and the night was clear and cool.
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Rivets, Sean 2006 Journal "Fourth of July Chutes", Ellis Peak area, Eldorado National Forest, Placer Co. and Conness Lakes, Inyo National Forest, Mono Co., CA Aug.12 Yesterday, I hiked out from Smith Lake and drove to the Echo Lakes trailhead. I hiked to the southeast end of Lake Aloha along the PCT. The west side of the lake looked like it had some seep habitat below large patches of snow, but I didn't have time to hike all the way there. I hiked out since I couldn't see any nearby habitat to search, and camped at the Cascade Falls trailhead. This morning I met Will Richardson and Chris Seiger, grad students at the University of Nevada, Reno. Will had discovered a new population of H. platycephalus at a place called "Fourth of July Chutes" near Ellis Peak in mid-July. We drove up Barker Pass Rd. and parked in a turnout at a trailhead near the top. We then walked up the trail, which goes from the road to Ellis Peak, until we reached a switchback near the top. We continued south off the trail from here, putting us on the talus slope just below the top of the ridge on the east side. We walked ~100m to the base of the cliff below the ridge, where Will saw the first salamanders last time (39.06666°N, 120.22490°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 2473m elev.). This spot had no snow, so we walked S and turned rocks around a small patch of snow but found nothing. We continued south to a large patch of melting snow beneath larger cliffs. We turned rocks on the talus slope next to the snow and found 2 juvenile and 2 adult H. platycephalus. All were under stones or moist soil from the melting snow, and 1 adult was under some of the abundant Griera primrose on the slope. I collected both adults (5MR146+147: 39.06560°N, 120.22768°W [WGS84, 5m acc.], 2484m elev.).
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Rovner, Dean 2005 Journal "Fourth of July Chutes," Ellis Peak area, Eldorado NF, Placer Co. and Conness Lakes, dryer NF, Mono Co., CA (cont) Aug. 12 We searched another big snowpatch to the south but found nothing. The rest of the slope was too dry. The cliffs had mossy blocks that might be good habitat earlier in the season. This habitat is unlike any I have seen before, since the salamanders are actually in the talus or soil, and are confined to the snow's edge without any seeps. It makes me think that there could be many more sites like this one in the northern Sierra that could have salamanders. To Ellis Peak trail along ridgetop cliffs snow talus our route trail paved road pavement ends I drove from Tahoe south to Mosemite and hiked from Daddleslag Lake to Conness Lakes, dryer NF. I camped and went out at night to look for salamanders. I started searching on the north side of the basin at 2050 and found 1 Notrisia (37.979772°N, 119.30847°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 3215m elev.). I walked west to a small seep zone where I found 3 subadult and 2 juvenile E. platycephalus at 2130. The seeps were along cracks in the granite, had very little water and had Minulus and moss growing in them. I kept the two largest subadults (SMR148+149: 37.97705°N, 119.30956°W [WGS84, 11m acc.], 3275m elev.). I got swabs from the other subadult and one large juvenile; the other juvenile was too small to swab.
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Ravitz, Dean 2006 Journal "Fourth of July Clutes", Ellis Peak area, Eldorado NF, Placer Co. and Conness Lakes, Inyokern NF, Mono Co., CA Aug.12 Swals # Age class/sex Photo Kind Conness Lakes 1 (CnL1) subadult 1030179 B,V CnL2 juvenile (large) 1030180 I walked further west along the base of North Peak to the north side of the highest lake in the basin. The area was very extensive seeps habitat here but I found nothing (37.97682°N, 119.31229°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 3377 meters). I stopped searching at 2230 and returned to camp. Aug.13 Jen Lakes, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne Co., CA I hiked out of Conness Lakes in the morning and did a day hike to Jen Lakes. When I got there, I could see areas that had been seeps in many areas around the lakes, but all appeared dry. I went to the cliffs on the south side of the lakes. These cliffs clearly had very extensive seaps earlier in the summer but now only had a tiny wet area. I searched it from 1440-1500 but found only 1 Nebria (37.89692°N, 119.53140°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 2834m elev.). The seeps had nice mossy cracks with the yellow Mimulus I often see at salamander sites, along with grass and other vegetation. The habitat here seems like it would be quite good for salamanders earlier in the summer. There were no other nearby areas to search that I could see, so I hiked back out.
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Kosito, Dear 2006 Journal Aug. 15 Lyell Canyon, Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne Co., CA Yesterday, Dean Schivile and I hiked from Tuolumne Meadows to near the top of Lyell Canyon. We camped in the meadows area beneath the upper bowl of the canyon, where Emily Rudige, Jim Patton, Les Chow and Peggy Gransta and Carol Patton were working. Dean and I searched some seep habitat just above camp to the east at night for ~30 min but found nothing. Today, we walked to the head of the canyon and searched an extensive seep area that stretched from near the canyon floor to almost the top of the ridge, on the east side of the canyon (37.75174°N, 119.25568°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 3452m elev.). The seeps looked like spectacular salamander habitat, with lots of wet areas and grass, moss, Minulus and other vegetation. We searched from 1000-1115 but found no Salamanders. We then searched another set of seeps at the very end of the canyon; these had almost no vegetation and looked like excellent habitat as well (37.74903°N, 119.26000°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 3405m elev.). We searched from 1240- 1320 but found no salamanders. On both areas, but especially in those seeps, some areas were fragni; made me wonder if the cold nights had caused the salamanders to retreat into cracks. We returned to the first seep (E side at top of canyon) with Emily and one of the botanists' friends who hiked in yesterday and searched from 2045- 2200 without success. Emily and the other girl stayed in the bottom part of the seeps while Dean and I climbed nearly to the top. The day was mild and sunny, and the night was clear with lows below 0°C.
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Rivito, Sean 2006 Journal Finca Santa Julia and Finca la Cusula, San Marcos, Dept. San Marcos, Guatemala Aug. 25 Yesterday we left Guatemala City at 1300 and drove to Tecpan, Dept. Chimaltenango. Dave and Marvilee Wake stayed below the town and searched for salamanders while Gabriela Parra, Carlos Nasquez, Antonio Munoz, Ted Papenfuss and I drove to the microwave towers on top of Cerro Tecpan. We searched on top of the mountain in logs under rocks and in roadbanks from 1655-1800 but found only Doloprygus and Mesapigia marcelot. Conditions seemed fairly good for salamanders - it was much wetter than last year, if still a little dry. (GPS: 14.78461°N, 91.02238°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 2977m elev.) We met Dave and Marvilee at the bottom and drove to San Marcos. This morning, we drove from San Marcos to Finca Santa Julia, near San Rafael Piedra de la Cuesta. We went to the coffee compost area and dug with potato rakes for 30 min, looking for Dermophis, but found nothing. We hired 6 finca workers to dig in the compost, and Carlos stayed with them. They dug from 1300-1430 and found 3 adult and 1 juvenile D. mexicanus, as well as 3 Geophis macalis (14.92711°N, 91.90362°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1083m elev.). Gabriela and the Wakes went to the nearby Finca El Lapote, where they found 3 Bolitoglossa occidentalis under banana leaves while the men were digging for cacalinos (14.9267°N, 91.9115°W, 1040m elev.).
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Routes, Dean 2008 Journal (cont) Aug. 25 Finca Sta. Julia and Finca la Chusula, Depto. San Marcos, Guatemala Jed, Antonio and I drove to Finca la Chusula (owned by Ruben Perez) near Km. 263 on RN1. We stopped in a patch of forest near the entrance and searched for bromeliads from 1400-1520 but found nothing (14.94692°N, 91.86277°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 2160m elev.). The forest looked good and we opened ~ 70 bromeliads, and I searched in a few logs as well. It rained while we were searching. Next, we drove towards San Marcos and stopped at Km 260.6, between Aldea Pajon and Buena Vista. We searched in the roadside for ~25 min and I found a subadult B. merio (14.93999°N, 91.84894°W [WGS84, 5m acc.], 2444m elev.) at 1620. I drove back to San Marcos, had dinner and then drove back on RN1. Jed and Carlos dropped off Antonio and I at Restaurant Divisor (14.94948°N, 91.81577°W [WGS84, 16m acc.], 2281m elev.) and then drove down to belay Finca la Chusula. Antonio and I walked down to Finca Chusula along the road checking the roadside with lights. We searched from 2050-2200 but found nothing. Conditions seemed too dry despite the recent rain and the habitat didn't look good. Jed and Carlos drove up and met us at the entrance to Finca Chusula; Carlos had found a Silpho and collected it. dunidiate
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Rivito, Dean 2006 Journal Ridge above El Rincon, Depto. San Marcos, Guatemala Aug. 26 After breakfast, the Wakes and Carlos went to Buena Vista (W of San Marcos) while Gabriela, Ted, Antonio and I drove to the village of El Rincon, just W of San Marcos on RN1. We turned off on a road that led up to the low point on the ridge (the "saddle") where many B. rostrata were collected in the 1970s. We parked where the road became impassible and hiked up to the saddle. We started searching at the top at 1030, but the habitat no longer looked good for B. rostrata. The formerly open areas had become overgrown with bushes and there was almost nothing to turn. We walked south and came to an area with some bromeliads. The first one we opened had a B. moris in it (14.9574°N, 91.85475°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 2836m elar). Antonio found 2 more in a mass of fern rhizomes (like a rotten log) nearby. We continued south along a path through secondary forest and found 4 B. moris under rocks and 1 Theopsis morelata (14.95547°N, 91.84607°W [WGS84, 19m acc.], 2789m elar). Further down, we found 1 B. moris and 2 small B. lincolni under rocks along the path (14.95289°N, 91.84604°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 2779m elar). The banks along the path looked good for Pseudocryaea but we didn't find any. We finally arrived in a planted cypress area with many bromeliads. I found 1 B. lincolni under the bark of a fence post (14.95094°N, 91.84686°W [WGS84, 15m acc.], 2766m elar). We pulled down bromeliads out of a cypress and found a tiny Baardstrita bromeliacea that was missing its tail. We then got ~10 more bromeliads from a large hardwood tree and found 4 more D. bromeliacea. I got 2 more bromeliads from a
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Ronto, Dear 2005 Journal Aug. 26 Ridge above El Pinam, Dept. San Marcos, Guatemala (cont.) ... cypress tree and found one more adult B. lincolinea. We then walked back uphill to the top of the saddle, where cl found another B. lincolnii. We searched for B on the saddle, from 14:45-15:45. cl walked a bit north and found 1 Pedipes and 1 B. lincolnii juveniles under a piece of wood on a stump. Finally, we walked down along the road and cl found one more B. morio under a rock about halfway down (14.95871°N, 91.84522°W [WGS84; 9m acc.], 2751m elev.). We returned to the hotel and spent the evening preparing specimens and taking chytrid swabs from most of the salamanders. The Wakeos and Carlos had gone to Buena Vista (~Km 263, RN1) and had found a few B. lincolnii and B. morio. Aug. 27 Volcan Chichabal and Volcan Siete Orejas, Dept. Quetzaltenango, Guatemala This morning we all drove south to Volcan Chichabal. Dave's car couldn't make it up the road, so he, Marvalee and Jed stayed on the main road and went to a place called Las Plumas where they had found B. franklini in the past. The rest of us drove up to the parking lot of Chichabal, which is now a protected area. We walked up to the rim of the crater and down to the laguna, which took ~40 min. The entire area of the park is covered with what looks like primary hardwood forest. We started
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Ronto, Bear 2006 Journal Volcan Chicalal and Volcan Siote Orejos, Depto. Izuetaltenango, Guatemala (cont.) Aug. 27 ... to walk around the lake, flipping and opening logs and flipping the few rocks we saw. The forest was in great condition and there were many big trees with some bromeliads (which we didn't open) and a lot of bamboo. Conditions seemed perfect, but we found nothing from 1130-1300. Antonio's finally found an adult Pseudoeurycea [illegible] under the trunk of a big log on the far side of the lake (14.78755°N, 91.65855°W [WGS84, 19m acc.], 2722m elev.). We searched until about 1500, with a 40 min lunch break but found nothing more. We searched in many excellent logs and CL was surprised not to see more salamanders. We walked back to the car and drove through Izuetaltenango and up to the radio towers on Volcan Siote Orejos. We searched in the open areas and cypress plantation/secondary forest at the top for ~40 min in a cold rain but found nothing (14.79280°N, 91.58773°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 3104m elev.). There were some stumps to look in and the habitat looked OK. We drove down to ~2500m and searched for ~20 min but found nothing, and the habitat looked good. We drove to Xela, had dinner, and returned to San Marcos. Dave, Marshall and Ted had found 1 B. morio at Las Tules, but said the forest was gone. They found a P. dieg under a clump of mud in forest, 1 B. morio in a stump under trunk and a B. rzedowskii in a roadbank at Km 232.6 on the road from San Juan Ostuncalco to Palestina de los Altos.
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Pinto, Dean 2006 Journal Aug. 28 Gordo Obtagel and Smith transect area, Depto. San Marcos, Guatemala. We spent the morning taking photos of salamanders in Buena Vista. The women there found one small B. maric for us. In the afternoon, we drove out of San Marcos, turned off RN1 at Pajapan, drove south through Jamil and then uphill towards the radar towers on Cerro Obtagel. We drove to the end of the road just below the towers and continued on foot. The area was largely corn fields but there were some open areas with rocks and brush that looked good for B. marictrata. We started searching at 1520 and Antonio immediately found a B. lineolus under a rock (14.70916°N, 91.81213°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 3031m elev.). I continued uphill and found 1 B. lineolus under a dead agave in an open area and another slightly higher up in a stump in the forest. There was a lot of secondary forest further up the hill which looked good, but I found nothing more. I hiked all the way to the antennas on top of the hill, where there is a house. There was another open area that looked good for B. marictrata (3240m elev.) but I had little time to search there. I returned to find that the others had found 1 more B. lineolus and 2 Geophis godmani. We stopped searching at 1700 and returned to San Marcos for dinner. After dinner, we drove to the south transect by turning off at Pajapan from RN1, giving a short distance to a T-junction, and going right and passing the school. We searched the roadbank here from 2005-2125 and found 1 B. maric, 2 B. lineolus, and 4 B. franklini of franklini x lineolus hybrids (14.73616°N, 91.84349°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 2475m elev.). All but the B. maric were in cracks in the only rocky area. We saw 2 more B. franklini and got a tail from one that was in a crack.
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Royster, Dean 2006 Journal San Marcos to Tapachula, Depts. San Marcos, Guatemala and Chiapas, Mexico Aug. 29 We left San Marcos and drove to Tapachula, Mexico, where we spent the night. Between San Marcos and Malacatan, we stopped in Alden Colina II and searched in a banana grove next to a house from 1300-1320. We found 6 B. occidentalis under banana leaves (CRVA1035-1041: 14.99770°N, 91.95895°W [WGS84], 6m acc.), 758m elev). We also saw many tiny Craugastor here. We drove on to Tapachula and were hoping to look for B. thelwanus in roads in the rain, but it only rained from about 1600-1730 and the roads dried out. We drove up the road to Nueva Alemania and found a Bufus gansing on the road ~1.7km from the turnoff to Carrillo Puerto (14.9775°N, 92.2472°W [WGS84], 6m acc.), 342m elev). We swaddled it and released it later. We then took the road to Carrillo Puerto and found a Brachycephalus leuconotus 2.3km from the intersection with the road to Nueva Alemania (14.96002°N, 92.21344°W [WGS84], 8m acc.), 275m elev). We then found a Bufus walkiaps 3.7km up from the intersection with the main road. We drove further up the road but found nothing more; most parts were too dry for salamanders. Metajinta area, Chiapas, Mexico Aug. 30 We spent much of the day getting Mexican car insurance and getting the car through customs. We then drove to Metajinta, which took a long time because the road was badly damaged in last year's hurricane. We then drove back up to the pass on July 200 and
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Portis, Dean 2006 Journal Motozintla area, Chiapas, Mexico (cont) Aug. 30 ... took the road north towards El Porvenir. We stopped at a dirt road heading S, km from Hwy 200, and searched from 1800-18450.cl found a [illegible] in a bromeliad (15.36917°N, 92.33580°W [WGS84, 1m acc.], 2041m elev.). We then drove up the road and were dropped off at different points to search the road bank. cl search an area with high mossy rock walls, 20.5km by road from the highway.cl found a [illegible] and an adult B. franklini nigriflavescens on the rock wall between 2000 and 2100 (15.41922°N, 92.33464°W [WGS84, 12m acc.], 2538m elev.). Ted searched further up the road and J. debiola a few km further down; both found nothing. We picked up Antonio, who had found 2 Electryxyla along a stream 14.1km by road from the highway (15.38387°N, 92.38753°W [WGS84, 15m acc.], 2259 m elev.). Finally, we searched an area 3.1km from the highway for ~ 15 min and found another [illegible] (15.34473°N, 92.29615°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 2063m). We spent the night in Motozintla. Cerro Motal, Motozintla area, Chiapas, Mexico Aug. 31 This morning, we took the road from Hwy 200 to El Porvenir and drove to the microwave towers at the top of Cerro Motal. Mariela immediately found a B.f. nigriflavescens under a piece of wood at 1210 (15.42621°N, 92.3496°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 3016m elev.). cl found another one under a rock a few minutes later. cl searched in excellent- looking pine forest with lots of rotting logs and moss
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Haith, Sean 2006 Journal Aug. 31 Cerrito Mazatal (Motaguitla area), Chiapas, Mexico (cont.) ... from 1210-1310 but found only a Bufo bucestii. We should have found Pseudourysces here but we didn't, even though the habitat seemed good. We drove km down from the top and searched along an abandoned road in secondary pine forest with some hardwood trees and many bromeliads from about 1400 to 1500. I found a Cerophidion godmani under a rock (15.42799°N, 92.33536°W [WGS84, 8m acc.], 287m elev.). The others got 3 B. f. migriflavescens and 1 Mesaspis modelti. We drove back to Motaguitla in a very heavy rain and had to wait ~1.5 hrs for a landslide to be cleared. We drove from Motaguitla south towards the town of Niquinil, but did not get far enough to find a good spot to work before dark. This area would be a good place to work in the future. Sept. 1 Cerrito Izantehuitz, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico We left Motaguitla and drove to San Cristobal de las Casas. On the way, we stopped about 4km S of La Fronterita to look for Bolitoglossa atrosti (16.08334°N, 92.04447°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 1536m elev.). We searched from 1530-1600 under limestone rocks and in a few bromeliads in dry forest. The area was fairly moist and conditions seemed good, but we found nothing. We continued on to San Cristobal and drove to the top of Cerrito Izantehuitz, parking at the microwave towers. We searched on the roadbank with lights from 2000 until about 2100 in a light rain. We found 11 B. leopoldi; 1 juvenile and
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Havito, Jean 2005 Journal Sept. 1 Cerro Jaguachin, San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico (cont.) ... 1 subadult B. rostrata, 1 Bufo limacoides and 1 M. marabli. Conditions seemed good and I was surprised not to see more B. rostrata; they were apparently much more common than B. hartwegi in the past. We spent the night in San Cristobal. Sept. 2 Huitopee and San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico We traded chytrid swabs for our salamanders from yesterday, tropical frogs and went to the market in the morning. In the afternoon, Antonio and his partner Nora joined us and we drove to the Reserva Ecológica Huitopee, run by Pemex. The oak forest (Quercus rugosa and Q. crassifolia) was in good condition with lots of logs and some rocks to turn, and lots of moss. We searched from 1506-1600 and I found an adult B. hartwegi inside a stump. (16.75393°N, 92.68167°W [WGS84, 11m acc.], 2326m elev.). We then drove past San Juan Chamula towards Pantelho for 8.5 km on the main road and then turned right onto a dirt road and drove 0.2 km. We searched in the mud of the road bank and found 1 B. hartwegi and 1 B. lineatus in 30 min of searching (1700-1730) (16.84268°N, 92.69220°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 2179 m elev.). We drove 1.0 km further and searched from 1740- 1825, and found 3 B. hartwegi, 1 B. lineatus and 1 Graugaster glauens (16.83866°N, 92.68642°W [WGS84, 5m acc.], 2196 m elev.). We then drove back past San Cristobal and towards Justita Gutierrez on the free highway and took the road
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Honts, Dec 2006 Journal Sept. 2 Hontse'e and San Juan Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico (cont.) ... to the TV towers on top of Cerro Hontse'e, Antonio had collected B. rustiata here under logs in the past. We searched with flashlights on the roadbanks from about 1950-2050 but found nothing (16.73786°N, 92.68782°W [WGS84], 10m asc.), 2674m elar.). The trunks didn't have many good cracks and were rather dry despite the light rain. This site is probably best searched by day. We drove down and spent the night in San Cristobal. Sept. 3 Berrigabal, Chiapas, Mexico We drove to Finca Huitze'e from San Cristobal and then on Hwy 190 to Ocozocoautla. We went 27km from the town towards Palapas to find an area where Ted had found B. mexicana in bananas. We found only small green banana trees in the area and didn't find anything in ~20min of searching. We then drove back to Berrigabal and went ~12km N of town to the end of a dirt road at El Pozo de Petateras. We looked in a few green banana trees nearby but found nothing. At dusk, we went to El Pozo de Petateras to look for chlorotica niger. We searched in the forest from 1945-2045 but found nothing (16.86197°N, 93.32191°W [WGS84], 13m asc.), 1114m elar.). They have only been seen in winter (Dec/Jan) and the area seemed somewhat dry despite a light mist. There are still many large trees with buttresses, though, so the habitat seems intact. We will have to return in the winter.
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Ravito, Dear 2006 Journal Cerro de los Monos, near San Lorenzo, Finca de las Minas, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala Sept. 6 Today we worked on Cerro de los Monos in the Finca de las Minas. We drove from the main road, took the turnoff to Ojo de Agua and drove on a dirt road through a locked gate with a guard for the marble mine at San Lorenzo. We went up a star but easily, possible (in our 4x4 truck) 19.7 Km from the highway to the marble mine and small village of San Lorenzo. We then turned onto a fairly good but seldom-used road leading N from San Lorenzo to Cerro de los Monos. From the Montania Valley, the vegetation changes from dry forest to pine oak forest to a forest with some small Bromeliads just below San Lorenzo. Above the level of the mine, the forest begins to have more bromeliads and gradually changes to excellent-looking cloud forest with large hardwood trees and many Bromeliads. We drove up to 2200m and stopped where a tree with bromeliads had fallen across the road. Carlos opened one bromeliad and found a subadult male Bolitoglossa with webbed feet, a red-brown color and spots on top of its tail at 133o (CRVA1042: 15.11328N, 89.67802W [WGS84, 9m acc], 2200m elev). Ted said it was the same as the Bolitoglossa sp., now "Finca Planada" collected here (a few) and at nearby Finca Planada (many). We walked up the road searching mainly in bromeliads and found a tiny juvenile of the same species in a large bromeliad growing at the top of the bank, only a little off the ground. The habitat here was more disturbed so we walked back to the car and drove ~10m down the road. I found a Cryptotriton sp. adult in a bromeliad in a pine tree (CRVA1044: 15.11223N, 89.67793W [WGS84, 9m acc], 2200m elev). Ted found a Xelopus tonacanonis here. We opened many bromeliads here but found nothing more. We drove down the road towards San Lorenzo,
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Ravito, Sean 2005 Journal Sept. 6 Corra de los Moros, Cerro de los Minos, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala (cont.) ...opening bromeliads and searching in trunks and stumps until 1830 but we didn't find anything more. The habitat in this area was very good as well, and we could hear howler monkeys on the hill above us. We drove back down to the highway and the pine forest below the marble quarry looked like good habitat for mostly terrestrial salamanders (like B. melanura) but we had no time to search there. This area could use a lot more work in the future. The weather today was cloudy and warm. Sept. 7 San Jose Union, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala We went to look for Cryptotriton mayesi, known only from the holotype. We drove from Rio Hondo and then to Escuintla, and then south on R0-5 for San Jose Union. We went SSE by road from San Jose Union and stopped 6.5 Km from town at an area of Cafetales. On the way from town, we passed through primary cloud forest with huge trees. I started searching in bromeliads from cypress trees at approximately 1200 but found nothing. Carlos and Ted moved on to riped bananas in the cafetal. Carlos quickly found an adult male salamander with brown speckling, swollen feet with somewhat triangular toes and black/brown speckled or mottled ventral coloration (14.93 768°N, 89.27569°W [WGS84], 9m acc., J, 1409m ele.) in a banana plant (CRVA1049). It appears to be either a Honduran species we aren't familiar with or a new species. Ted also found 3 B. infuscatus, and Carlos found a Amphisbaena taeniata. I found a nest of angry wasps. We searched here until 1420 and then drove 0.6 km down
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Francis, Dean 2006 Journal Sept. 7 Near La Union, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala (cont.) ... the road away from La Union to another cafetal with more bananas. In 30min of searching (1515-1545) d found 5 B. Rufescens and Carlos found 3 more, all in bananas (14.93264N, 89.27491W [WGS 84, 7m acc.], 1383m elev.). We drove back to La Union through the cloud forest, opening all bromeliads within reach along the road. The trees here are huge, and most of the forest appears to be intact primary cloud forest. Near La Union in tine forest, we found a female mouse opossum with 2 young in a bromeliad (14.95696N, 89.28109W [WGS 84, 11m acc.], 1347m elev.). We searched bananas in 1 more cafetal opposite Finca Santa Fe, 1.6km by road from La Union. Jed found a B. rufescens in ~20min of searching (14.95991N, 89.28574W [WGS 84 5m acc.], 112m elev.) at 1835. We drove back to our hotel, and Carlos collected a POR Bufo marinus 2.4km by road from Rio Montagua on the way from La Union to the highway. The weather today was hot and sunny with more clouds in the afternoon. Sept. 9 Coro San Gil, Matanzas del Mico, Depto. Chiquimula, Guatemala Yesterday, we drove from Rio Hondo to Santo Tomas, stopping at Antigua. We stayed at the Ocean Bay Hotel and tried to go up the road to the towers on Coro San Gil at night, but found out that the road is destroyed beyond the first kilometer due to storms this year. Carlos found some frogs (Rana palaveri, Leptodactylus labialis) on the hotel grounds at night, along with a Leptodyra. We spent all
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Honto; Sean 2006 Journal Sept. 9 Corro San Gil, Montanas del Mico, Dept. Izabal, Guatemala (cat.) ... morning trying to get permission from FUNDAIO (Guatemalan NGO) to work on the reserve on Cerro San Gil, finally getting it in the afternoon. We drove up towards the GUATEL towers, parked at the guard station and started walking at about 1845. We walked up the road for ~1 Km, then Ted turned back to search on leaves at night, cl walked ~ 1km more and then turned back. At this point we found several Rana berlanderi (collected) and Agalychnis tadpoles in a puddle (15.68777°N, 88.66544°W [WGS84, 12m acc], 503 m ele.) at 1945. cl walked back, and collected 1 Craugastor along the way (15.68974°N, 88.66219°W [WGS84, 17m acc] at 2027. cl also saw a spider monkey. The forest was mostly secondary growth with some big trees, and lots of Heliconia and large-leaved aroid plants that looked good for salamanders. Carlos and Hugo walked on for about 30 min more and found 4 Bolitoglossa mexicana out on leaves, starting at 2000. They found a large (~1.2m) Bothrops asper male on the trail and killed it to collect it, since they had no snake [illegible] bag. They also caught a Liron and an clmantrides. Ted returned with another clmantidea sercora, a Craugastor and a Simlicola barlimi. cl stopped searching at about 9:15PM and the others stopped shortly after (2130 & 2145). clt started to rain heavily as we left, and Carlos got another Bufo vallecipi on the way back to the main road.
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Hosts, Dean 2006 Journal Lago Peten Itza', Sept. Peter, Guatemala Sept. 12 On Sept. 10, we dropped Carlos off at a bus stop and he left for Guatemala City. Ted and I spent the rest of the day driving to Peter; we stayed in El Romate. On the morning of Sept. 11, we visited Tikal - amazing. We spent the afternoon swimming around the northern part of Lago Peten Itza', east and west of the Hotel Camino Real property, looking for Moremyus and mud turtles that Ted wanted, without success. We were told that turtles were easy to find at the Camino Real because they feed them. We set 3 turtle traps near a dock 4.1 km W of El Romate by road. On the morning of Sept. 12, we went to the Camino Real dock for the turtle feeding. There were many Moremyus scripta and I swam after one and caught it (SMR158). We then checked our traps and found we had caught a small Staurotypus (SMR159). We drove towards Belize and put a trap next to the road in a small pond 11.3 km by road E of Puerto Chiki (intersection with Tikal Road). We visited the ruins at Macho and returned to find a larger Staurotypus in the trap (SMR160). We spent the rest of the day searching for an aguado near Laguna Patanchel, E of Santa Elena, mentioned in Jonathan Campbell's book as a good site for B. mexicana. We never found it, and only ended up with 2 Bufo from the side of a large lake across from the entrance to the Villa Maya hotel, 2.6 km N of CA-13. We gave up and had dinner in Flores.
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Rovers, Dean 2006 Journal Coban and Purulha, Apto., Alta and Baja Verapaz, Guatemala Sept. 14 Yesterday, we drove from El Remate, Peten to Coban, which took most of the day. We then attempted to find a cafetal called Finca Canaan, 13.5km S of Coban, where B. boliviensis had been collected in the past. We could not find this finca, and no one knew where it was. We didn't see any cafetales with red bananas in the area, so we drove NE out of Coban past San Pedro Carcha for about an hour into a coffee and oak-growing area. We didn't find any red bananas to search before dark, so we searched a few roadside roadbanks; I found only 1 Amilisia grandinii. This morning, we drove to Purulha and went SE out of [illegible] town over Puente El Arco towards a coffee growing area. Once again, we found no red bananas to search. We passed through cloud forest and opened about 8 great looking bromeliads but found nothing. The slopes on both sides had what looked like virgin cloud forest - would be good to return here with more time. We drove back to Guatemala City to meet Carlos and pack for our flight tomorrow morning.
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Photo, Year 2005 Journal El Cariche, Npio. Fajio, Depto. Cundinamarca, Colombia Sept. 28 I arrived in Bogota, Colombia on the night of Sept. 25. The next morning, Juan Paeira and I drove north to a small private nature reserve, El Cariche, just west of Fabio. Juan is working on his hummingbird project there. We set up his nets in the afternoon in a dwarf forest with lots of orchid shrubs and small trees, many ferns, lots of bromeliads, more Espeletia and a carpet of moss. I opened a few bromeliads and searched briefly but found nothing. After dinner, we walked to the Rio Chico, which begins at the reserve entrance and has a much taller forest with cedar trees, big ferns, and many bromeliads. The forest only covers the bottom and sides of the canyon and is bordered by eucalyptus. We searched from 2000-2300 along the creek but found nothing. There were two small waterfalls along the creek with excellent looking moss-covered walls that seemed perfect for salamanders. The next morning, I helped Juan with mist netting and we caught several hummingbirds. I searched for about 2 hours in bromeliads, but most were quite full of water and I found nothing. It seems very dry here and the carpet of moss on the ground was only barely moist. At 1500, I found a Phrynosaurus under a shrub and collected it for Juan's friend Rosario who studies this group (SMR 163: 4.93007N, 74.91208W [WGS84, 29macc], 2875m elev). I searched in bromeliads a bit more, and after dinner we returned to the mossy cascades along the creek and searched for ~45 min but found nothing. The day was sunny and fairly warm. This morning, I searched along the creek in logs, bromeliads and under rocks for ~45 min but found nothing. We must rested until noon and then drove back to Bogota.
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Bogota, Dean 2006 Journal Parque Natural Chicaque, San Antonio de Tequendama, Apts. Cundinamarca, Colombia Oct. 3 Yesterday morning Juan and I arrived in Chicaque, a private reserve outside Bogota. We stayed in the upper camping area. The cloud forest here is in good condition, with lots of huge tree ferns, much bamboo, and fairly large trees including some Podocarpus. There are a few birdlife but not many, and most are out of reach. We spent the day setting up mist nets for hummingbirds. Before dinner, we walked up to the mirador and I found a small Bolitoglossa (adspersa?) under a rock in a grassy area on the edge of the cloud forest, along with 3 lizards (Phyllodactylidae) at 1800. I collected the salamander (SMR164: 4.60747°N, 74.30658°W [WGS84], 8m acc.), 253m elev.). We searched from 2000-2100 with lights in the forest and on banks on the edge of the path, but found only a single Eleutherodactylus. The next day, I spent most of my time at the nets with Juan. I returned to the mirador at 14:30 and found 2 more Bolitoglossa under a single rock in a small cleared area next to the path surrounded by ferns (SMR165+167: 4.60674°N, 74.30672°W [WGS84, 9m acc.), 2584m elev.). I quickly found a 4th salamander in the same spot as yesterday; it had been extremely dry but it rained a bit this afternoon, very lightly. Two of the salamanders are light brown in color, one is darker with light bands down its body and a light tail, and one is dark brown with lighter spots, especially on the tail. I flipped more rocks in the forest but found nothing. At night, I searched the same area as last night, along the trail below the camp towards the refugio, from about 19:45-20:30 but found nothing. The evening was clear and fairly cold.
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Sean M. Rovito 2007 Catalogue #172-284 USA: California: El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Mariposa, Tuolumne Guatemala: Baja Verapaz, Chiquimula, Escuintla, Zacapa
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Rovis, Sean 2007 Catalogue by road Ferguson Rockslide, Hwy 140 0.6 mi W of confluence of South and Middle Forks Merced River, Mariposa Co., CA March 16 37.65513°N, 119.89921°W [WGS84; 13 macc.], 435m elev. Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica SMR 172 EtOH, FF-liver March 17 SMR 173 " " 100% EtOH, FF-liver SMR 174 Batrachoseps dialoticus FF-liver SMR 175 " " " " SMR 176 Diadophis punctatus FF-liver March 21 SMR 177 Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica juvenile 100% EtOH, FF-liver SMR 178 SMR 179 adult SMR 180 SMR 181 SMR 182 adult ♀ liver-FF 5/17/07 SMR 183 SMR 184 adult SMR 185 subadult/small adult SMR 186 SMR 187 SMR 188 Confluence of South and Middle Forks Merced River, along Hwy 140 on W side of S Fork Sierra NF, Mariposa Co., CA March 21 37.65360°N, 119.88867°W [WGS84; 9 macc.], 488m elev. SMR 189-191 Ensatina e. xanthoptica EtOH, FF-liver SMR 192 B. dialoticus FF-liver
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Ronto, Sean 2007 Catalogue 1.0 mi by road E of South Fork Merced on Hwy 140, Sierra NF, Mariposa Co., CA Mar. 21 SMR193 Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica juvenile FF-liver 37.65965°N, 119.87608°W [WGS84, 9m acc.], 433 meter. Ferguson Rockslide, 0.6 mi W by road of S Fork Merced River on Hwy 140, Sierra National Forest, Mariposa Co., CA Mar. 21 SMR194 Batrachoseps diabolicus FF-liver - UTM 11N 4171567 N, 244080E [NA083, 149m acc.], 471meter = 37.G55G2°N, 119.90106°W Mar. 22 37.65355°N, 119.89797°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 502 m acc - all [illegible] Batrachoseps but 2 found between this point and road (dot at this point) SMR195 B. diabolicus adult FF-liver, 100%, ETOH-tail tip SMR196 SMR197 SMR198 SMR199 SMR200 alive to E. Jockusch SMR201 " " SMR206 Hydromantes brunus adult ♀ kept alive liver-FF 9/24/09 4171583 N, 243895E UTM Zone 11 = 37. G5572°N = 119.90316°W SMR202-203 B.diabolicus adult alive to E. Jockusch SMR204 Aizadapis punctatus FF-liver SMR205 Masticophis lateralis adult FF-liver, heart, muscle Mar. 27 SMR207 H. brunus adult ♀ liver kept alive > 37.65544°N FF 9/24/ " " >119.90174°W SMR208 H. brunus subadult [WGS84, 10macc] 515 m elev
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Ranto, Dean 2007 Catalogue April 30 Buitoso del Quetzal, Purulha, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala 15.21250"N, 90.21680"W [WGS84, 27m acc.], 1673m elev. Placops sp. CRVA 1100 liver - 95% EtOH 5/2/07 Graugaster CRVA 1103 liver - " " 15.2116"N, 90.21607"W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1746m elev. Graugaster CRVA 1104 liver - 95% EtOH 5/2/07 15.21073"N, 90.21650"W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 1779m elev. Electrophylla hartwegi CRVA 1107 liver - 95% EtOH 5/2/07 Placops CRVA 1101 Placops CRVA 1102 Graugaster CRVA 1105 Electrophylla CRVA 1108 15.21083"N, 90.21753"W [WGS84, 33m acc.], 1762m elev. Graugaster CRVA 1106 liver - 95% EtOH 5/2/07 Electrophylla SMR 209 FF liver - 95% EtOH 5/2/07 15.21205"N, 90.21936"W [WGS84, 12m acc.], 1752m elev. Bolotoglossa helminchi SMR 210 FF liver - 95% EtOH 5/2/07 May 1 Fraco Laachul, ~5km S of bridge at edge of Purulha Dept. Baja Verapaz, Guatemala 15.24342"N, 90.19303"W [WGS84, 11m acc.], 1687m elev. Bolotoglossa helminchi CRVA 1109 FF B. helminchi SMR 211 liver - 95% EtOH 5/2/07 Dryadophis CRVA 1113 FF, liver - 95% EtOH 5/5/07
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Rantox, Dean 2007 Catalogue May 1 Bistopar del Amutalo, Puruhta, Depts. Baja Norepo, Huataldo Up path from Research cabin 15.21'42"N, 90.21858"W [WGS84, 16m acc], 1671m elar. SMR212 Bolitoglossa helminchi juvenile liver, tail - FF 95% EtOH 5/2/07 On trail to World Wildlife Fund Cabin 15.21315"N, 90.21554W [WGS84, 18m acc], 1675m elar. SMR213 B. helminchi liver - FF 95% EtOH 5/2/07 CRVA1110 " " CRVA1111 " " At side gate of Bistop, S of main entrance 15.21346"N, 90.21577W [WGS84, 1m acc], 1663m acc. CRVA1112 Ogyptodictyum oreaspecis liver, tail - FF, RNALater 95% EtOH 5/2/07 May 2 5.2 km by road SE of center of La Union, Zacapa; Depts: Zacapa, Guatemala 14.94615"N, 89.27648"W [WGS84, 13m acc], 1540m elar. Bolitoglossa coanti CRVA1114 CRVA1115 Bolitoglossa coanti liver - FF 95% EtOH 5/2/07 CRVA1116 " " cut in half " " SMR214 " " SMR215 " "
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Ravito, Sean 2007 Catalogue May 3 Finca Placada de Margot, 18.7 km by road from CA - Q Sierra de Depts. Zacapa, Guatemala los Minas 15.17008°N, 89.51448°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 1727 m elev. SMR 216 Cryptobatr aurraminensis adult female liver - FF 5/5/07 15.17219°N, 89.51818°W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 1844 m elev. CRVA 1117 C. aurraminensis adult liver - RNA Later EtoH 5/5/07 15.17139°N, 89.51849°W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 1858 m elev. CRVA 1118 Bolitoglossa juvenile liver - EtoH 5/5/07 15.16905°N, 89.51341°W [WGS84, 11m acc.], 1690 m elev. CRVA 1119 Bolitoglossa holmrichi liver - EtoH 5/5/07 May 4 15.17247°N, 89.50726°W [WGS84, 26m acc.], 1647 m elev. CRVA 1120 Bolitoglossa juvenile whole animal, to-mRZ - cut while taking out of formshield, then died stand - 95% EtoH 5/4/07 SMR 217 Bolitoglossa zacapensis juv. liver - EtoH 5/5/07 SMR 218 Bolitoglossa zacapensis adult " SMR 219 Bolitoglossa holmrichi adult " 15.17343°N, 89.50710°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 1661 m elev. CRVA 1121 Bolitoglossa holmrichi liver - EtoH 5/5/07 CRVA 1122 Bolitoglossa SMR 220- Bolitoglossa zacapensis juv. SMR 221 Bolitoglossa zacapensis
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Ravito, Sean 2007 Catalogue Finca Planada de Margot, 18.7 km by road from CA-9, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala Same GPS as SMR221 May 4 SMR 222 Bolitoglossa guatemalensis adult liver - FF EtOH 5/5/07 CRVA 1123 Bolitoglossa CRVA 1124 Bolitoglossa CRVA 1127 Leptodera Rio de los Tigres Approx. 2 km from Finca Planada de Margot on road to CA-9, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala 15.16146N, 89.51617W [WGS84, 11m acc.], 1722m elev. May 4 CRVA 1126 Centrolenoides micrus adult liver - EtOH (Carlos) 5/5/07 only CRVA 1128 Sphenomorphus liver - " " Espirilla, 4.7 km by road from CA-9 on road to Finca Planada de Margot, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala 15.10201N, 89.52353W [WGS84, 6m acc.], 378m elev. SMR 223 Bufo marinus adult liver - FF EtOH 5/5/07 CRVA 1129 " " adult " " SMR 224 Bufo marinus adult " " CRVA 1130 Bufo iviutkenii adult " May 5 5.2 km SE by road from center of La Union, Zacapa, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala 14.974545N, 89.27599W [WGS84, 28m acc.], 153m elev. CRVA 1125 Bolitoglossa samanti liver - FF 95% EtOH 5/5/07 CRVA 1131 " " SMR 225 " " SMR 227 Bolitoglossa rufescens juvenile
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Rivito, Dean 2007 Catalogue May 5 5.5 km SE by Road of La Union, Zacapa, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala 14.94374 N, 89.27726 W [WGS84, 12 m acc.], 1485m elev. SMR226 Bolitoglossa conanti adult liver - FF 5/5/07 FF EtOH (95%) May 6 Laguna dpala, N de an dpala, Depto. Chiquimula, Jutiapa, Guatemala 14.55288 N, 89.64327 W [WGS84, 12 m acc.], 1497m elev. SMR228 Sarax staufferi adult liver - FF 5/7/07 FF 99% EtOH 14.55516 N, 89.64537 W [WGS84, 7 m acc.], 1545m elev. CRVA1132 Sarax staufferi adult liver - FF 5/7/07 FF 95% EtOH CRVA1133 " " " " May 6 0.7 km by road toward Jesus from CA-9, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala 15.06996 N, 89.53049 W [WGS84, 10 m acc.], 264m elev. SMR229 Bufo luciferii adult liver - FF 5/7/07 FF 95% EtOH May 7 Finca las Branadillas, above Aldea Pinalito, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala 14.93358 N, 89.40782 W [WGS84, 6 m acc.], 1369m elev. SMR230 Bolitoglossa surfsacora subadult 95% EtOH FF - liver, tail 5/8/07 SMR231 " subadult " " SMR232 adult liver - FF 5/6/07 FF EtOH CRVA1134 adult " " CRVA1135 jur. liver, tail - FF 5/8/07 FF 95% EtOH CRVA1136 B. conanti adult liver - FF 5/8/07 FF 95% EtOH SMR233 Bolitoglossa conanti adult " " CRVA1137 " " adult " "
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Ravito, Sean 2007 Catalogue May 7 11.9 Km by road from la Fronteina Finca las Arandillas, alrbe Aldea Pinalito, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala 14.93358°N, 89.40782°W [WGS84], 6m acc., J, 1359m elar. SMR234 Bditoglossa conat adult FF liven - 95% Etoh 5/8/07 CRVA1138 " " " " " " CRVA1139 " " " " " " May 7 11.9 Km by road from la Fronteina Aldea Pinalito, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala 14.94521°N, 89.41414°W [WGS84], 10m acc., J, 1117m elar. SMR235 Botiglossa infersons adult FF liven - 95% Etoh 5/8/07 SMR236 B. inferences adult-mothil " " SMR237 adult liven - FF Etoh 5/8/07 SMR238 adult " " SMR239 juvenile FF - tail 5/8/07 CRVA1140 adult liven - FF Etoh 5/8/07 CRVA1141 " " " " CRVA1142 " " " " CRVA1143 adult liven - FF Etoh 5/8/07 CRVA1144 juvenile 95% Etoh - tail 5/8/07 CRVA1145 Pteraps adult male liven - FF Etoh 5/8/07 May 10 Volcan Pacaya, Depto. Escuintla, Guatemala 14.3977°N, 90.6043°W [WGS84], 1965m elav. SMR240 B. medius liven - FF Etoh 5/10/07 14.3968°N, 90.6042°W [WGS84], 2085m elev. SMR241-250 B. medius liven - FF Etoh 5/10/07 collected by Ted Papenfuss, Carlos Nâsquez Almagan, Edgar * Justino Riano +1 student - I wasn't present
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Hosts, Dean 2007 Catalogue May 21 Charlie Canyon, N Fork Oak Creek, Inyo Co., CA 36.83885°N, 118.27990°W [WGS84; 8m acc.], 1613m elav. SMR2[illegible]51 Hydrorantes platycephalus adult liver- ETOH 5/22/07 SMR2[illegible]52 " " - collected with Dean Schinkle, for physiology work, died in captivity May 21 North of Amboy Canyon, Inyo National Forest, Inyo Co., CA SMR2[illegible]53 Elgeria multicarinata adult liver - FF 5/25/07 36.91842°N, 118.29037°W [WGS84; no error], 1510m elav. May 21 ~ 100 km S of Hwy 108 at 9000ft sign, Amada Pass, Stanislaus National Forest, Judunne Co., CA 38.31[illegible]°N, 119.66[illegible]°W [WGS84; 7m acc.], [illegible] 2780m elav. SMR[illegible] H. platycephalus small adult/subadult liver - FF 5/24/07 - collected for physiology work, died in captivity June 1 Olancha Creek, Inyo National Forest, Inyo Co., CA 36.26535°N, 118.07087°W [WGS84; 26m acc.], 1719m elav. SMR255 H. platycephalus adult SMR256 " " 36.26482°N, 118.07347°W [WGS84; 7m acc.], 1779m elav. SMR257 Bistrachoseps redactus adult - lost in captivity SMR258 " " subadult FF- liver 7/14/07
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Roots, Dean 2007 Catalogue Waterfall 1.2 km SE of Mt. Clarence King, Sixty Lake Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno C., CA July 8 36.82752°N, 118.43613°W [WGS84, 5 m acc.], 3314m eler. SMR 259 Hydromantes platycephalus adult ♂ " FF 7/06/07 SMR 260 " " ♂ SMR 261 " " ♀ SMR 262 " " ♀ SMR 263 " " ♂ SMR 264 " " SMR 265 " ♂ SMR 266 " SMR 267 " ♂ SMR 268 " ♂ East side of Smith Lake, Resolution Wilderness, Colorado National Forest, El Dorado C., CA July 5 38.85672°N, 120.18557°W [WGS84 SMR 269 H. platycephalus adult male (SmLPhys5) liver - 100% EtOH 7/01/07 SMR 270 " " (SmLPhys3) - both of these animals had developed brown spots on the ventor, and SMR 269 lost ability to walk- examine for chytrid 9/15/07- rTPCR test indicates that SMR 270 is uninfected
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Porto, Dean 2007 Catalogue July 20 Chrys Creek, near waterfall in camp SW of Lone Pine; chrys NE, chrys G, CA campground 36.59099'N, -118.20118'W [WGS84, 20m acc.], 1987m elev. SMR271 Hydromantes platycephalus adult male liver-FF 7/20/07 June 16, 2006- June 16, 2007 Riparian area west of Twin Springs, Great Falls Basin, China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station; Chrys Co., CA 38.85503'N, 117.397[illegible]39'W [WGS84, 10m acc.], 967m elev. SMR272 Plectodon SMR273 Plectodon SMR274 Plectodon SMR275 Plectodon SMR276 Plectodon SMR277 Plectodon SMR278 Plectodon SMR279 Bufo punctatus juvenile SMR280 " " " " SMR281 " " " " SMR282 " " " " SMR283 " " " " SMR284 " " " " all specimens from this locality caught in pitfall traps filled with propylene glycol, then transferred to 95% ETOH. Never fixed in females
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Sean M. Rovito 2007 Journal USA: California: El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Tuolumne Guatemala: Baja Verapaz, Chiquimula, Jutiapa, Zacapa
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Rivito, Sean 2007 Journal Feb. 14-15 Hite Cove, S Fork Merced River and Hell Hollow, Mariposa Co., CA Ricardo Pereira and I drove out to Mariposa Co. to check his pitfall traps for Ensatina and to get more buccal swab samples for my project. We drove to the locked gate on the road to Hite Cove from Jerseydale, arriving at 7PM, and hiked down to the salamander locality. I got my data logger, which had clearly been moved around then replaced by someone, and it wasn't working anymore. The weather was cool and fairly humid, and the ground was quite moist since it rained a few days ago, so conditions seemed ideal. We searched from 20:[illegible]50-[illegible]22:20 and Ricardo found an adult female Hydromantes brunus under a rock on the east side of the path. I got buccal and ventral swabs from it (HC4), I found only 1 Ensatina e. xanthoptica out foraging, which I didn't collect. Surprised not to see more salamanders out. We hiked back up to the gate and camped. The next day, we checked Ricardo's traps at Shingle Hill, Marble Latch, Wagner Ridge and Kingsley and got a fair number of Ensatina, especially at Wagner Ridge. We took the traps from Kingsley and moved them to a higher elevation site to the east near Anderson Flat. We spent the night in Shingle Hill and drove back to Hell Hollow after dinner to look for Hydromantes. We started searching at 20:05 at the locality in the first draw up from Lake McClure near Bagby and I found an adult H. brunus almost immediately. Again, conditions seemed very good for salamanders. We found a total of 4 H. brunus, all of which I swabbed:
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Haritos, Dean 2007 Journal Feb. 14-15 Hite Cave, S Fork Merced River and Hell Hollow, Mariposa Co., CA (cont) HH(1)6 adult ♀ dorsal + ventral photos 104008+9 HH(1)7 adult ♂ 104010+11 HH(1)8 adult ♂ 104012 HH(1)9 adult ♂ 104013+14 37.60771°N, 120.13684°W [WGS84, 8m acc], 249m elcv. We searched here until 21:15. We then drove up to the hairpin turn and searched from 21:30-22:30. I found a Batrachoseps dialoides and Ricardo found an adult gravid female H. brunnus, which I handled [HH(2)7 - photos 104015+16, dorsal + ventral] (37.59089°N, 120.12774°W [WGS84, 8m acc], 449m elcv.). We flipped many good rocks and, again, I was surprised not to find more salamanders. After an encounter with the Mariposa Co. police, we decided to head back and go to bed. Feb. 16 N Fork Merced River at Judiah Gulch, Mariposa Co., CA We drove from Hroley Hill down to the junction of the N Fork Merced and Judiah Gulch, where Mike Lutter had taken me last year. We began searching at 10:40 and I found 2 juvenile H. brunnus immediately (37.65755°N, 120.05045°W [WGS84, 6m acc], 421m elcv.). We searched in the mossy rocks along the uphill side of the road with a lot of success, since the ground and moss were quite wet. I found 3 more salamanders big enough to swat plus 5 juveniles too small to swat. I stopped searching at 11:15 and began
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Rovits, Sean 2007 Journal Ferguson Slide, near junction of South and Middle Fork of the Merced River, Mariposa Co., CA March 22 Yesterday, Ted Papenfuse and cl drove out to the rock slide site on Hwy 140 that we are surveying for Catrans. We searched this same site last week but found only a few Batrachoseps diabolicus. Last night, we searched the roadbank and nearby forest on the E side of the slide on the S side of the Merced; cl found 184 Ensatinia e. xanthoptica (collected #2- SMR 177-188) and 2 Taricha t. sierrae along the roadbank in mossy areas (37.65513°N, 119.89921°W [WGS84; 13m acc.], 435m ele.). We drove east 1 mile past the junction with the S Fork Merced and stopped for ~10 min to search a roadcut with some seeps. cl found a juvenile Ensatinia xanthoptica (SMR 193). We then drove back to the confluence of the South and Middle Forks and searched a mossy talus slope of Madrone and oak on the W side of the S Fork. The habitat looks ideal for H. burnsi, but we found only 3 Ensatinia e. xanthoptica (SMR 189-191) and 1 B. diabolicus (SMR 192) in ~15 to 20 min of searching. The next day (3/22) we returned to the Ferguson Slide and spent most of the day searching under rocks on the E side of the slide. We found 2 B. diabolicus (SMR 202-203) and cl got an adult female H. burnsi under a rock in a nice area of mossy talus in the woods (SMR 206) (37.65355°N, 119.89977W [WGS84; 10m acc], 502m ele.). This area is in a more open part of the woods but is still shaded and looks like great habitat. This is the first new population of H. burnsi that cl have ever found. In total, we searched this area from 11:30 - 14:00. and I Ensatinia, as well as some Taricha and a Orestias diogenus and a Heterophry punctatus and Ted found a B. diabolicus (SMR 194)
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Pinto, Dean 2007 Journal Forgesen Slide, near confluence of Sand Middle Forks Merced River, Mariposa Co., CA (cont.) March 22 We continued to search the area closer to the slide and hiked up a trail, mapping with the GPS along the way. We made it up to about the top of the slide, where the habitat looked perfect for H. lorumus - lots of mossy talus with oak and luckybark (and lots of poison oak). We searched on the way down, and Ted found a Masticophis lateralis (SMR205) and I found a small Hyla regilla (SMR804), both under rocks. We also found 7 additional B. dialonus at various locations on the E side of the slide (SMR195-201). Condition for salamanders were fairly good, since it had rained the day before we arrived, so the moss and soil were reasonably wet, although not as much as would have been ideal for finding Hydromantes.
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Plavito, Dean 2007 Journal March 27 Forgues Slide and Bear Creek tributary, Mariposa Co., CA Jed Papenfuss and cl left Berkeley at 11:00 and drove to Mariposa to do our final survey of the Forgues-Ruckslide for Caltrans. It rained last night into this morning, so the moss and soil at the site were reasonably wet. We searched the east side of the habitat on the S side of the river from 15:30-18:30 but cl found only 3 B. discolores. There is a huge amount of messy talus above where cl found the H. brunnia last time that looks quite good. After dinner, we walked up the trail near the E edge of the slide and searched from 20:30-23:00 with lights. Jed found 3 H. brunnia out foraging in relatively dry areas near mossy rocks - one was in some dry leaf litter. We collected the two largest - an adult female (SMR 207) and a subadult (SMR 208) (37.65544N, 119.90174W [WGS 84], 10m acc.), 515m elev.). cl took the third one to swab, and will return it tomorrow: # FS1 (Forgues Slide) subadult B+V photo 1040137 cl also saw 1 Jaricha tarsa sorriae, 1 Eriothrix. xanthoptica, and 1 B. discolores out foraging. On the way back to Mariposa, we stopped at the tributary of Bear Creek where cl put my (missing) data logger. clm about 15 min. cl found 3 H. brunnia in the culvert, which cl swabbed: BC1 age: adult type: B+V photo: 1040140 BC2 subsadult -> 1040141 BC3 juvenile -> 1040143 The temperature was in the 50s today and in the 40s at night.
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Photos, Dean 2007 Journal March 28 Ferguson Slide and Bear Creek tributary, Mariposa Co., CA Jed and I spent most of the day mapping less suitable areas around the slide with the Submeter accuracy GPS. We saw no salamanders in this area. We drove to the same culvert in the tributary of Bear Creek as yesterday and searched on the hill above. The habitat looks really great for H. brunnus, but I found only a juvenile Eriolais gorgonus under a rock. After dark, we searched in the culvert and I saw 2 H. brunnus, one of which escaped into a crack. I swabbed the other one: #BC4 subadult local only photo 1040144 I also saw 1 Taricha and 1 Ensatina. The weather was warm and mostly sunny today, but the temperature dropped rapidly after sunset and it was quite cold when we saw the salamanders out.
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Hosts, Dean 2007 Journal April 30 Biosphere del Quetzal, Purulha; Depto. Bajo Verapaz; Guatemala I flew to Guatemala City overnight with Jed Paperfuss. We met Carlos Nasquez and his friend, Justino, who is interested in working with salamanders. We drove to the Biosphere del Quetzal near Purulha, where we had gotten permission to collect. We started searching along the shorter loop trail at 18:45 as it became dark. We walked the short loop with lights until 21:00. Carlos got a Electryhyla; and Jed got a Graugaster and a Plethodyle. I found a Thorops, a Graugaster sp., a different Graugaster sp. and saw a Electryhyla in a high bromeliad that escaped. I also found an adult male Bolitoglossa lehmanni foraging out on a Heliconia leaf. Conditions were rather dry, although it had rained the day before, and the temperature was mild. I think conditions are good for bromeliads but perhaps not good for looking under cover objects. May 1 Finca Sachet and Biosphere del Quetzal, Purulha; Depto. Bajo Verapaz; Guatemala We got a fairly late start today, since I barely slept the night before. We drove to Purulha and then 5 out of town and stopped to talk to Don Gregorio Cristo Xicel, who owns Finca Sachet, where Justino has worked before (tel: 59642195; 54870475). He owns 3 caballerias of forest that he wants to set up as a private nature reserve. We worked in good secondary forest on his land from 10:30 - 12:30. We mostly opened bromeliads (50-80 total) but I also searched in logs and under bark.
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Pratts, Sean 2007 Journal Erica, Zachut and Bishopo del Quetzal, Purulha, Depto. Baja Verapaz, Guatemala (cont.) May 1 ... Fed and I each found a B. helmrichi; both were in bromeliads. We decided that we should search some primary forest as well, so we headed back to the Bishopo after lunch. We walked up the trail from the guards' area to the researchers' cabin (in construction) and searched bromeliads and some logs from 15:00 - 16:30. I found a juvenile B. helmrichi in a huge spiky bromeliad. We then walked over past Campamento 1 and up the road/path to the World Wildlife Fund cabin. We opened quite a few bromeliads along the way, continuing up until the trail ended above the cabin. I found 2 B. helmrichi and Carlos got 1. We turned around and were ready to leave, but opened a few bromeliads along the way that we missed on the way up. I opened a Brazilian one and got a subadult Cryptotheca wiesespasis! I was very excited, since this species was the main reason we came to Purulha. The vent is gray-brown, not yellow as in the one from the Sierra de las Minas. It got dark and we drove to the Hotel Langerone, near Rio Hondo, Depto. Zacapa.
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Rarity: Star 2007 Journal May 3 Finca Placida de Margoth, Depto Jucapa, Guatemala We met Julio Nargas in the town of Las Delicias after breakfast and drove through the town of Espinillo, through Finca El Cedral and arrived at his finca, which is called Placida or Margoth. He remembered Eric Koford, who collected mammals and salamanders here in the 1970s. He sent a man who lives in the village of Moran, Rodrigo Morales Aparicio, with us to the spot where he said Koford collected salamanders. The area around the finca is mostly second growth forest or scrub, but Rodrigo cut a path uphill to an area with bigger trees, which appeared to be primary forest that had been selectively logged (perhaps). There were many broadleaf trees with a lot of Bromeliads and epiphytes and a lot of big tree ferns. We started cutting down bromeliads at 12:10 and worked our way uphill. I found a Cryptotriton auramineus in a bromeliad after a short time in a nice area of forest. It looked like the one we found on Cerro de los Monos (it has a yellow ventor) unlike the grey ventor of C. aerapagis. It was also extremely active and actually jumped when disturbed - I have never seen a salamander do this before. We continued uphill through some less good secondary forest, and then got to the start of what Rodrigo said into a huge stretch of primary forest uphill. Carlos found a big C. siobrainensis in a bromeliad here (CRVA 117). We continued uphill and got to an area with huge trees and many bromeliads. I found a small Bolitoglossa larvichi or galapensis (CRVA 118) in a bromeliad. We continued
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Pinto, Jean 2007 Journal May 3 Finca Planada de Marzoth, Sierra de las Minas, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala (cont)... to work in this area but found nothing more. I'm sure that if we had more time to work here, we would have found more salamanders. It started to rain at 17:40 and it became hard to work, so we stopped for the day and started back, getting soaked in the process. It stopped raining by the time we got almost back to the house. We cut down three very big bromeliads from a pine tree on the edge of the forest and got a big B. helminthi - a nice way to end the day. We returned to the house, where Don Julio was waiting for us with coffee and dinner ready - he really went out of his way to host us. He told us stories about his life and plans for the finca - he wants to build some cabins and start an extension program. He says that he has made a big effort to conserve the forest, and it appears to be true. May 4 We woke up early this morning and went out with Rodrigo after breakfast along an old road that goes down from the house. After crossing 3 creeks, we walked uphill into some primary forest. We started opening bromeliads at 9:00 and found 2 Bolitoglossa in bromeliads; one of which lost its tail and later died. I think that the larger, while one is Bolitoglossa zacapensis, the new species we are describing from here. Just up the road, we found 2 more Bolitoglossa in bromeliads; at least one of which is the new species, I think. B. zacapensis has front, less webbed toes than B. helminthi.
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Rodriguez, Sean 2007 Journal May 4 Finca Planada de Maragott, Sierra de las Minas, Pico Jacagua, Guatemala (cat) Rodriguez told us that lots of animals are still seen in these mountains, including jaguars, guenas, coatls, tamanduas, quetzales, and even perhaps giant anteaters, which he has not seen but other people say they have. Further up the trail we caught 7 more Bothrophase in bromeliads and 1 leptodera, which may have been in a bromeliad. We opened a ton of bromeliads (probably >100 all day), including some from huge old trees. We worked up to a height of 1684m and searched until 14:42. We walked back to the finca and started down after having coffee with Don Julio. On the way down, we stopped to cut down a few bromeliads in an area of cloud forest with pine trees and Carlos and Austino got a small C. sordaminensis. We kept going and opened the few bromeliads in the lower pine forest that we could reach, but found nothing. In the town of Esquipulas, we started seeing toads on the road. We collected 2 Bufo wallacei, 1 B. marinus (and saw a few more), and 1 B. lunetboni, which is a beautiful green-yellow color. It was late by the time we finished eating dinner, so we didn't tissue anything. We had an extremely productive and successful trip - this was the main reason we came to Guatemala in the dry season.
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Rovito, Dean 2007 Journal May 5 La Union, Zacapa, Depto. Zacapa, Guatemala We spent the morning tanning and preserving all the animals we collected over the last 2 days. We then drove back to the cloud forest at La Union to search for the elusive Guyastriton morpini. We returned to the same spot where we finished last time, since the forest was good and many bromeliads remained. We worked there cutting down bromeliads from 15:00 - 17:20. Carlos found 2 B. emanti and Jed got 1 more. Carlos also found a B. dulcensis, the first I have seen in a bromeliad. The forest was very dry and bromeliads were the only wet spots anywhere. We drove over the hill track towards La Union, but the forest was extremely dense with few bromeliads, and we got nothing. There are lots of great logs in this forest for work in the wet season. Finally, we drove back over the hill to near where we started (away from La Union) and opened about 6 big bromeliads right along the road; I had a B. emanti. It was too dark to do more work, so we drove back to the hotel. On total, we searched from 15:00 - 18:30. The weather was somewhat hot and cloudy. May 6 Laguna Chpala, Volcan Chpala, Depto. Chiquimula/Quintapa, Guatemala We set out early to search in the cloud forest atop Volcan Chpala. We drove south of Chiquimula and took a dirt road to the town of Chpala - it turned out that there is now a fast, paved road from Chiquimula to Chpala that
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Ranito, Sean 2007 Journal May 6 Laguna Chupala, Ndean chupala, Rasto, Chequirima, Jutiapa, Guatemala (cont) ... we should have taken. We parked on the W side above a small village and walked ~45min up; it was fairly steep and extremely hot. There is thick scrub all the way up to the top on this side. We had to wait at the CONAP guard station while they found someone to accompany us - it is a reserve and they were rather particular about our permits. Our guide didn't seem to care as we sat down some of the many bromeliads in cypress near the entrance, where I found a Schlunzia stauferi. We then went to the lower shore where we cut down many bromeliads but found nothing. This area has big trees with more huge bromeliads than I have ever seen. We ate lunch and then walked to just above the mirador, where I found 2 more Schlunzia in big bromeliads as it rained lightly. We walked over to the wetter, N-facing south shore and searched in bromeliads first in the natural broadleaf forest and then in the extensive area of planted cypress, but found nothing more. In all, we searched from 12:00-17:00 and probably opened >100 bromeliads. It seems like some species of salamander must be here, although perhaps not, given the extreme isolation of this forest. We could see Volcan Suchitan to the SW - this seemed like a great place to work. Gustavo said Manuel Acevedo found a Boldoglossa sp. there. This entire area needs much more exploration and I hope that I can return to Ndean Chupala. It's an incredibly beautiful place. On the way back, we collected a Bufo lutkenii in the town near Julio Vargas' house.
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Roiter, Sean 2007 Journal May 7 Aldea Pinalito, in mountains E of Zacapa, Depto: Zacapa, Guatemala For our last day of the trip, we tried to get to an area in the mountains east of Zacapa where the map shows a dirt road goin near 1700m. We set out early, drove through Zacapa to La Frementia, and then took a dirt road that branched off to the left at a creek. We drove on this road, which was awful, for ~40 min until we arrived at a locked gate, where we had to stop. We could see forested mountains from here, but apparently the land is all private. We need to get better maps. We drove back down, got better directions, and went on another dirt road that goes out of La Frementia to Matanzas. The road climbs steeply and soon enters oak and then pine forest. We eventually reached a puesto de salud, and continued straight until we arrived at Aldea Pinalito, where there is a mission run by Americans - Michael and Rocky Boone (52058135 - cell, 24311160 - house, [email protected]). They told us that the trail off for Matanzas is at a soccer field near the puesto de salud, and that it goes up to the cloud forest. They also told us that we could walk up to the forest in 30 min. We quickly checked some red banana trees in the area of their health clinic and found 4 B.rufescens. We left a big log with some kids who seemed willing to search more and walked up a steep path out of town through cattle pasture with 41 boys from the village. It was extremely hot and it took us, more like 45 min to get to an area on top of the ridge where the forest begins. We worked in a small, rather
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Rivita, Sean 2007 Journal May 7 Aldea Limaito, mountains E of Zacapa, Dept: Zacapa, Guatemala (cont) isolated fragment and another area just on the edge of the forest. The cattle pasture seems to meet primary cloud forest here, and we could see many big trees in the forest. There were areas of the ridge much higher than where we were that looked spectacular. We searched in bromeliads (including the 4 boys to varying degrees) and found many salamanders in a short time (16:00-17:40). Carlos, Ted and I, boy Daniel, found 2 B. Rufescens, 3 B. cranti and 2 black Salamanders that may be Bolenni in the more isolated fragment, while Mustafa, 2 boys and cl found 1 B. Rufescens, 1 B. cranti and 1 B. dunni (?) on the edge of or in the cloud forest. I think we could have found many more salamanders if we'd had more time. There should be both B. delfini and C. mangina here, and the loasted hills seem like a better place to look for Cryptotriton Othan at da Union, which we could actually see to the E on the way up. Our guides told us that there is a hut of some sort (apparently w/no roof) where one can stay in the forest. This seems like a very exciting place for future work. We walked down, since it was near dusk, and found out that the kids (4 & 5) had collected 6 more B. Rufescens in town for a total of 10. This is the most salamanders in a day on this trip, with little effort. We drove back to Zacapa in the dark and took swabs for chytrid from the salamanders we collected at the upper site. This was a great end to the trip for me.
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Photo, Dean 2007 Journal May 21 Donora Pass, Inyo Co. and Owens Valley, Inyo Co., CA Dean Schiitle and I drove up to Donora Pass to get salamanders for my physiology experiments. I immediately found 2 in seeps below the road [illegible] near the 7000 ft sign. Both were small adults or subadults (SP Phys 1+2). We walked up to the cascade where I found many in 2005, but it was covered in snow. We walked back to some small trickles of water on a west-facing slope above the small creek that leads to the road, a spot where Dean got some swals for me. We found 2 more subadults/small adults (SP Phys 3+4) by turning status along the wet areas, and saw about 5 juveniles. In all, we searched for ~40 min here. We drove down to the Owens Valley lab in Bishop, where we are staying. After dinner, we went to Charlie Canyon, where the habitat was very dry except under the biggest rocks and along the stream. We found 5 big adults (ChC Phys 1-5) and 4 juveniles between 20:00 and 20:30; one adult was foraging along the stream and all the others were under rocks. Finally, we went to Sawmill Canyon. After some pointless bushwacking due to my confusion about where we were, we arrived at the place where I found salamanders last year. It was fairly wet in the seeps along the cliff wall, and I found 6 adults (tore 5-5m C1-5) and 4 juns here; it was very dry everywhere else. I also collected an Elyaria multicarinata from the branches of a shrub. We searched from 21:30-22:30, but only spent 10-15 min in the good salamander habitat.
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Kanto, Dear 2007 Journal Silver Creek, White Mtns., Kings Cr. and Lake George, Mammoth Lakes Basin, Mono Cr., CA May 22 I spent the morning trying to regulate the temperature on the fridges and environmental chamber for my physiology experiments. Then we drove up to Silver Creek in the White Mtns. N of Bishop. We parked where the road turns N away from the stream (37.40112°N, 118.22158°W [WGS84], 6m acc.), 2491m elev. and searched here for ~30 min. There are lots of birch trees along the creek, which has a good flow of water. I found some good looking spots for Batrachoseps, with rocks and moist leaf litter similar to the B. sample site at Barrel Spring, but didn't find any. We ate a quick lunch and then walked upstream, stopping to search at 2 spots. Both looked good - I had a small cascade and the other had limestone with moss and leaf litter. These seem like good Batrachoseps habitat. We searched a bit at the point where the canyon branches (37.39684°N, 118.21114°W [WGS84], 7m acc.), 2496m elev. and then headed back. In all we searched from 12:30 - 16:30. After dinner, we drove to Lake George, where it was quite snowy. We found 2 juvenile and 1 adult male R. platycephalus in ~15 min of searching in the seep, and Sean found an icecrawler and a Helixia on the draw. When we got back to OVL, I found that 4 of 5 salamanders from Charlie Canyon that I put in the small fridge were frozen. One wasn't totally frozen and recovered completely. Another was frozen and slowly regained the ability to move. The last two were dead, and I had to preserve them (SMR246+247). I put all the salamanders at 15°C - can't trust the small fridges.
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Harris, Dean 2007 Journal Olancha Creek, Inyo National Forest, Inyo Co., CA June 1 I drove along the LAOWP canal behind Olancha and parked where it meets the creek. I started at 11:45 and hiked up on the N side of the creek (much easier than other side) to near the mouth of the canyon. I climbed up the steep slope north of the canyon mouth to a small saddle and then tracked down on the other side to the creek. The creek is impassable starting from the mouth, so this is the only way in. I started climbing up the creek and searching. I got to a spot where there was a damp, mossy/dirty area next to the creek that may have seeps also or it in wet periods. I found 1 juvenile and 3 adult H. platycephalus here under rocks (36.26535°N, 118.07087°W [WGS84, 2Gm acc.], 1719m elev.) at 15:09 and collected 2 adults (SMR255+256). Continuing up the creek, there are some nice cascades and mossy seep areas that look like perfect habitat. I found another adult H. platycephalus under a rock along the stream (36.26461°N, 118.07266°W [WGS84, 11m acc.], 1760m elev.) at 15:40. Continuing up, I got to an area with willow covering an area along the stream, with some rocks sitting in leaf litter. I found a subadult (SMR257) and a juvenile Batrachoseps holbrooki under 2 of these rocks, as well as 2 juv. H. platycephalus under the same rock about 1m away from the Batrachoseps rock (36.26482°N/118.07347°W [WGS84, 7m acc.], 1779m elev.). A short distance upstream, I found a big adult Batrachoseps and a juvenile Hydromantes under the same rock! (SMR258). A bit up upstream, I found 2 juvenile Hydromantes under a rock on a big granite exposure along the stream at 16:40, at which point I stopped searching and headed back.
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Points, Jean 2007 Journal Olancho Creek, canyon NF, canyon Cr., CA (cont) June 1 ... Norman Simulani said there had been a major flood before he visited last time (1995?) and that he had not found Batrachoseps and had only found Hydromantes in a side canyon, while he found both on his first survey. I found both in the main canyon, and they appear to be fairly abundant. He also found them in sympatry only at 5700', with Batrachoseps lower and Hydromantes up to 7200'. I found Hydromantes lower down, which suggests that they are not excluding each other as I suspected they might.
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Ronto, Dean 2007 Journal July 5 Smith Lake, Basatin Wilderness, Eldorado NF, Eldorado Co., CA c hiked in to Smith Lake at night to collect H. platycephalus for my physiology experiments. c searched on the east side of the lake from approx. 9-10PM and found 10 adults and 1 subadult. c took 5 adults (5ml Phys 1-5), which c will release here when c'm done. There were only 2 patches of snow in the seep area and the habitat was quite dry. also saw - a Paramecus sp July 6 Donora Pass, Stanislaus National Forest, Tuolumne Co., CA c hiked out of Smith Lake in the morning and drove to Donora Pass to complete my physiology sample. The habitat along the road at the 7000' level was almost totally dry, and c saw only 1 subadult H. platycephalus. c walked long the trail to the cascode where c collected swales in 2005. c searched for about 30 min and found 1 adult, 3 subadults and 2 juveniles. c kept the adult and 1 subadult (5 phys 4+5). c then drove to Bishop, where c camped. lightning fires closed 395 south of Big Pine - hope it opens tomorrow. 58.31068° N, 119.6G188° W [WGS84,7sec],28ftNnd 1Km S of Hwy 108 July 8 Dirty Lake Basin, Kings Canyon NF, Fresno Co., CA The east side of the Sierra Nevada from Jaboose Creek to Onion Valley is on fire. The biggest fire seems to be at Oak Creek - c hope the salamanders at Charlie Canyon are OK - they should be underground by now. Yesterday, Onion Valley Rd. was closed because of the fire.
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Ravito, Sean 2007 Journal July 8 Sixty Lake Basin, Kings Canyon NP, Fresno Co., CA (cont.) After waiting at the bottom of the road and watching many cars go up and a few come down, I decided to drive up. The fire had completely burned the area between Dray's Meadow and upper Onion Valley. A Forest Service guy stopped me near the top, reprimanded me for driving through, and told me I was now stuck at the top. I hiked into 60 Lake Basin, which took me longer than usual. On Shortt Pass, between Allen Pass and the SE end of 60 Lake Basin, I saw 6 adult Sierra bighorn sheep - the first clive ever seen. Today, I walked over to the waterfall SE of Mt. Clarence King and searched for H. platycephalus from 11:30-12:30. I found 11 adults and 4 juveniles, all under rocks close to the stream or waterfall. The habitat is much drier than at this time last year; only areas right next to the stream or in the spray of the waterfall were wet. All but 2 salamanders were along the stream above the waterfall. There is no snow above the waterfall, either - almost no snow anywhere in the basin right now. I collected the 10 largest adults (SMR259-268), which will be the type series if I describe the southern lineage as a distinct species. The GPS at the top of the waterfall is 36.82752 N, 118.43613 W [WGS84, 5m acc.], 3314 m elev. I was going to search this area by night, but since I already found enough salamanders I spent the rest of the day relaxing and reading.
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Rivista, Dean 2007 Journal Chryso Creek, Chryso National Forest, Chryso C., CA July 20 I spent yesterday in Yosemite with Dean Scarville. We hiked to Nogalsang Lake and searched some seeps on the south side, but they were very dry and we found nothing. We then searched an area of great-looking seeps below Hanging Basket Lake for ~30min, but again found nothing. I spent the night near Bishop and then drove south to the Lone Pine campground in the morning. I hiked up to the waterfall on Chryso Creek where Dean and I found H. platycephalus last year. It is noticeably cooler in this area than even in the shaded areas downstream. I searched from 10:15-10:45 and found 2 small subadults and a tiny juvenile under rocks along the stream. I found a big adult under a rock in the mossy cave-like area to the left of the waterfall, which I collected (SMR271) since the other individual from here (SMR58) died while I was in the field last year and the tissue has never worked properly. I then returned to Bishop to continue my physiology work. The day was hot and sunny, with highs in the upper 90s.
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Sean M. Rovito 2006 (Part) - 2007 (Part) Photo Log #1020597 to 1040408
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Photo Log Date Photo # Description 5/23/06 1020597-602 Olancha Creek, habitat and landscape 5/24/06 1020603 Unnamed tributary of Cottonwood Creek, looking W 1020604-06 data logger + salamander site, " 5/25/06 1020607 Lime Canyon, looking up canyon 1020608+09 riparian habitat, Lime Canyon 1020610,11,14,15 repair areas, Sawmill Creek 1020616+17 Sm C1 (breed + ventral swirls) 1020618-20 salamander habitat, Sawmill Creek 1020621+22 looking across Sawmill Creek at salamander site 5/26/06 1020623 side canyon of [illegible] Pine Creek [PC (1)] 1020624 snow, lower area of " 1020625+26 data logger after flood, PC (1) 1020627+28 PC (1) 11 1020629 PC(1) 12 1020630+31 PC(1) 13 1020632+33 data logger with new pole, PC(1) 1020634+35 snow bridge, side canyon Pine Creek 1020636 Shannan Canyon area from the East 1020637 mouth of Shannon Canyon 1020638+39 view from inside Shannon Canyon 1020640 looking W at Apache Canyon 1020642 potential salamander habitat, Apache Canyon 6/1/06 1020645+46 SMR 91 1020647-49 SMR 99 6/4/06 1020650-58 H. platycephalus, Camp Curry 1020657-58 Pseudacris, Camp Curry
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Photo log Date Photo # Description 6/5/06 1020659-65,99,700 Liberty Cap + Nevada Falls YNP 1020667+68,95,97,98 final ascent to Half Dome 1020667, 70 top of Half Dome 1020671,72,73,93,94,96 views from top of Half Dome 1020667,74,72 salamander habitat, top of Half Dome 1020675+77 H01 1020678+[illegible]85 swimming salamander, Half Dome 1020680+81 H02 1020682+83 H03 1020686+87 H04 1020688+89 H05 1020690+91 H06 1020703+04 VF1 DSCN0411+12,15-17 SMR97 {Taken by drigo-Thetzig-Aldor DSCN0454-56 VF1 6/15/06 1020709-15 spring at base of Great Falls Basin 1020716 view from above " 6/16/06 1020717-24,31 helicopter, China Lake 1020725 B. peniculata tadpoles in 1st spring (above Twin Springs) 1020726 Trap 1 in spring above Twin Springs 1020727 Trap 2, in willows 1020728 Trap 3, in opening under big rock 1020729+30 Traps 4+5, along stream 6/17/06 1020732,33,36,37,40+41 H. platycephalus habitat, lake George 1020734+35 lake George I (LG1) 6/18/06 1020743-45,47,49,51,64 Phrynosoma platyrhinos, SMR100
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Photo Log Date Photo# Description 6/18/06 1020752,53 Looking W from mouth of Pine Creek 1020754,55 SMR102, J. elegans 1020757,58 SMR101 (DOR), J. elegans 1020759,60 SMR103, J. elegans 1020761,63 Allison Schultz with Evening Driftbreak 1020765,66 SMR107, S. graciusus 1020770,71 SMR104, B. lodes 1020772,73 SMR105, B. lodes 1020776 SMR107, Spera intermontana tadpole 6/19/06 1020777,78 Papoose Meadow 1020779,81 SMR113, S. graciusus juvenile 1020782,83 SMR124, S. graciusus 1020784,85,92 Spera intermontana juveniles 1020795,96 SMR110, P. rogilla 1020797,98 SMR111, " " 1020801,1020802 SMR120, " " 1020807,08 SMR122, B. lodes 1020809,10 SMR112, " " 1020811,14 SMR121, J. elegans 1020819,20 SMR123, J. sotalis 1020824,25 SMR118, " " 1020828,29 CMM10, S. intermontana juvenile 1020830,31 SMR116, J. elegans 6/20/06 1020832,33 Brocken lava flow 1020834 pond at entrance to Christie campground
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Photo log Date Photo # Description 6/20/06 1020836 tray of dead frogs 1020841,42 CMM 18, T. regilla 1020843,44 CMM 19, T. regilla 1020845-45 CMM 13, X. occidentalis 1020847,48 CMM 12, X. [illegible] graecius 1020852,51 CMM 14, X. occidentalis 1020852+53 CMM 15, X. graecius 6/21/06 1020854 Abreshiftin Valley at dusk, looking east 6/22/06 1020855-61 Xlambelia ungligant 1020864 SMR 123, B. lordea 1020865,66 SMR 128, " " 1020867,71 SMR 129, " " 1020872,74 SMR 126, " " 1020876,76 CMM 28, F. [illegible] 1020877,78 SMR 135, dor C. constructor 1020879,80 SMR 136, " " 1020883,85 SMR 13C, B. lordea 1020885 SMR 135, C. constructor egg 1020890,93 SMR 131, B. lordea 1020900,02 SMR 132, B. lordea 1030001,02 SMR 133, " " 1030004,06 SMR 134, " " 1030007,08 SMR 125, F. elegans
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Photo log Date Photo# Description 6/30/06 1030014,15 Sardine Falls, Sonda Pass 7/1/06 1030018 CC17 1030019 CC18 1030020 CC19 1030024 CC20 1030030 CC21 7/3/06 1030034-38 catching tadpoles, GO lake Basin 1030039-46 Hydranotes habitat, waterfall near Mt. Clarence King 1030047 SL(2) 13 1030050 SL(2) 14 1030051 SL(2) 15 1030052 SL(2) 16 1030054 SL(2) 17 1030055 SL(2) 18 1030057 SL(2) 19 1030058 SL(2) 20 1030059 Mt. Clarence King from top of waterfall 1030060,63 seen, searching above waterfall 1030061+62 views of GO lake Basin from above waterfall 7/4/06 1030064+65 J. elegans; Lake 10 7/5/06 1030066+67 Looking north from Alonza Pass 1030068-72 gronce, Solar Passage Pass 1030073+74 Charlie Canyon site 1030075 ChC11 1030076 ChC12
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Photo Log Date Photo# Description 7/5/06 1030077 ChC13 1030078 salamander rocks, Charlie Canyon 7/6/06 1030080 PC(2)11 1030081 PC(2)12 1030082 PC(2)13 1030083 pc(1)14 1030084 pc(1)15 1030085+86 second seep zone (larger), Lake George 7/7/06 1030087+88 above Half Moon lake (W side), Desolation Wilderness 7/8/06 1030089-95 Swirla Buttes 7/18/06 1030096 lower Bullfrog Lake, GTW 1030097 Mt. Florence (N side), upper Bullfrog lake 1030098 looking W from upper Bullfrog Lake 1030099 Bullfrog lakes, habitat where SMK138 found 1030100 Bullfrog lakes, salamander habitat 1030102 BL 1 1030104 BL 2 1030105 BL3 1030109 BL4 1030110 BL5 1030111 BL6 7/19/06 1030113,15 habitat N of Franklin lakes, Sequoia NP 1030114 Florence Peak (S side) and lower Franklin lake 7/20/06 1030116,17 views from the Watchtower (E,N), Sequoia NP 1030118 seeps+waterfalls, Pear Lake
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Photo Log Date Photo # Description 7/18/06 1030096 lower Bullfrog Lake 1030097 upper Bullfrog lake seep habitat, N/E side 1030098 view to W from upper Bullfrog Lake 1030099 site where 1st salamander found, upper Bullfrog Lake 1030100,06,07 Hydroammoter habitat, upper Bullfrog lake 1030102 BL1 1030104 BL2 1030105 BL3 1030109 BL4 1030110 BL5 1030111 BL6 7/19/06 1030113 seeps, lower Franklin Lake, where SMR 139+140 found 1030114 N side of Florence Peak from Franklin Lakes 1030115 mossy seep, Franklin Lakes 7/20/06 1030116 view to the east from the Watchtower 1030117 the Watchtower, S side 1030118 seeps and waterfalls, Bear Lake 7/24/06 1030119 seep habitat, July Lake 1030120 data logger, July Lake 1030121 TL7 1030122 TL8 1030124 TL9 1030126 TL10 7/27/06 1030133,34 aggy mass, seep zone N of 7 Tables Lake 1030135,36 seep zone N of 7 Tables Lake where SMR 143 found
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honto, Sean 2006 Photo log Date Photo # Description 7/28/06 1030137,39 White Bear Lake, view to S of Bear Lake Basin 1030138,40 Bear S, on way to Colby Pass 7/29/05 1030141 looking W from Conness Lakes 8/3/06 1030146-48 Bridalveil Falls 1030142-44 Cascade Creek, falls near Hwy 140 8/10/06 1030149+50 SmL12 1030151 SmL13 1030152 SmL14 1030153 SmL15 1030154+55 SmL16 1030156 SmL17 8/11/06 1030157+58 view from east shore of Lake Aloha 8/12/06 1030159 4th of July Chutes, spot where Will saw 1st salamander last time 1030160+61 salamander site, 4th of July Chutes 1030162,63,69,71,72,73 4th of July Chutes 1030164-68 " " , salamander 1030170 " " , view to E 1030174-78 Conness Lakes salamanders 1030179 CoL1 1030180 CoL2 8/13/06 1030181 Conness Lakes Basin and Mt. Conness, east side 1030182+83 Jan Lakes Basin from below 10 Lakes Pass, YNP 8/15/06 1030184 Mt. Lyell 1030185 view to the W from top of Lyell Canyon
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8/29/05 1030147 1030137-23 1030136-28 1030135-21 1030134-27 1030133-22 1030132 1030131 1030130 1030129 1030128 1030127 1030126 1030125-22 1030124-21 1030123-20 1030122-19 1030121 1030120 1030119 1030118 1030117 1030116 1030115 1030114 1030113-24 1030112-23 1030111-22 1030110-21 1030109-20 1030108-19 1030107-18 1030106-17 1030105-16 1030104-15 1030103-14 1030102-13 1030101-12 1030100-11 1030099-10 1030098-9 1030097-8 1030096-7 1030095-6 1030094-5 1030093-4 1030092-3 1030091-2 1030090-1 1030089 1030088 1030087 1030086 1030085 1030084 1030083 1030082 1030081 1030080 1030079 1030078 1030077 1030076 1030075 1030074 1030073 1030072 1030071 1030070 1030069 1030068 1030067 1030066 1030065 1030064 1030063 1030062 1030061 1030060 1030059 1030058 1030057 1030056 1030055 1030054 1030053 1030052 1030051 1030050 1030049 1030048 1030047 1030046 1030045 1030044 1030043 1030042 1030041 1030040 1030039 1030038 1030037 1030036 1030035 1030034 1030033 1030032 1030031 1030030 1030029 1030028 1030027 1030026 1030025 1030024 1030023 1030022 1030021 1030020 1030019 1030018 1030017 1030016 1030015 1030014 1030013 1030012 1030011 1030010 1030009 1030008 1030007 1030006 1030005 1030004 1030003 1030002 1030001
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Roots, Dean 2006 Journal Date Photo# Description 8/15/06 1030186 view down Lyell Canyon from head of canyon 1030187 + 88 slopes, [illegible] of Lyell Canyon 1030189 slopes, E side of Lyell Canyon at top 8/16/06 1030190-92 shrews in Carol Patton's hand, Lyell Canyon
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Rants, Dean 2006 Photo log Date Photo # Description 8/26/06 1030193-97 Hermophis mexicanus, from Erica Sta Julia 8/27/06 1030198 view of saddle above El Rincon, looking S 1030199 view tr E from saddle 1030200 Ndean Jacana from saddle 1030201 views of San Marcos from saddle 1030202 opening Bromeliads, [illegible] saddle or W side 1030203 cloud forest, near saddle 1030204-08 opening Bromeliads, below saddle on W side 1030209 tree w/ Bromeliads, " 1030210-14 Dendrobites brondicea, " 1030215 views of San Marcos from E side below saddle 1030216-20 Laguna Chicalal 1030221 Tambor forest, Chicalal 1030222 Carlos searching, Chicalal 1030223 Antonio " 1030224 Dolorita " 1030225+26 Ndean Sta Maria from Ndean Diez Orejas 1030227+28 looking N from Diez Orejas 1030229 Parque Central, Mela, at night 8/28/06 1030232, 34: 37, 43 A. Bronlicea , CRVA 1002 1030244-47,49,50,52-54, 56,57 " ", CRVA 1004 1030258-66 B. occidentalis, CRVA 985 1030267-78 D. brondicea , CRVA 1005 1030280-89 D. brondicea , CRVA 1006 1030290-300 CRVA 972, B. natrizata? Cerro Alux
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Photo log 8/28/06 1030302-3105 CRVA1017, ? gaebeli 1030316-25 CRVA1020, B. rostata 1030326-32,34 CRVA1019, P. rex 1030335 Corr christajil 1030341+42, 43 Ndean Fojamule from Corr christajil 1030345-52 B. franklini, 5 transect or hybrid 1030354-5 CRVA1023, Corophidion godmani 1030358-60 CRVA1024,” 8/29/06 1030361 the Waes with salamander, hotel Poroy 1030362-64 CRVA97X, Silon diminuta 1030366,68,69,72,73,75 CRVA1031, B. franklini x linichi 1030376 CRVA1027 + CRVA1031 1030377-82 CRVA1027, B. lanchi 1030383 - 86 B. occidentalis, Aldea Colina II 8/30/06 1030387-89 AMA2146, Silon 1030391,92 cloud forest, 11.4km on road to El Porvenir 1030394-97,41G, 422 AMA2142, B.f. majorflavescens 8/31/06 1030398+99,402 cloud forest, Cerrr Mozotal 1030400+01 AMA2148 B. f. majorflavescens 1030404-08 AMA2149, ” 1030410 AMA2154, Corophidion godmani 1030411-13 landslide, road from Cerrr Mozotal 9/1/06 1030417-19 AMA2041 Bufo salicops 1030423-25 AMA2050, Bufo tacanensis
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fronts, dear 2006 Photo log Date Photo # Description 9/1/06 1030426-28 AMA2145, Electrophyla 1030429-33 AMA2140, Emileica baudinii 1030434-36 dry forest, 4km S of La Trinitaria 1030437-43 AMA2159, B. rustica 1030444-47,50,52-54,56-58 B. lanturagi, Corro Tzontehuitz 9/2/06 1030459-62 San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas 9/6/06 1030463,64,66 log with branches where Bolitoglossa sp. found, Corro de los Monos, Quebrada de los Monos 1030465,67-69 cloud forest, Corro de los Monos 1030470,72-84 Cryptotriton sp., CRVA 1044 1030485-88 near to W from below Corro de los Monos 1030489 " E " 9/7/06 1030490-91 cafetal with bananas where Bolitoglossa sp. found, SSE of La Union, Zacapa 1030492-94 cloud forest, Corro los Monos, (La Union), Zacapa 1030495-98 land trail, " 9/8/06 1030499+500,506-08 CRVA1044, Cryptotriton sp. 1030509 CRVA 1050, Emileica baudinii 1030510-16,19,20 CRVA 1042, Bolitoglossa sp., near "Jiraca Placida" 1030526-32 CRVA1054, B. rufescens 1030533-40,44 CRVA 1049, Bolitoglossa sp. 1030545+46 CRVA 1052, B. rufescens 1030547+48 CRVA1053, B. rufescens 1030549 CRVA 1055, B. rufescens 1030550 CRVA 1056 B. rufescens 1030551+52 CRVA1057, B. rufescens
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Rivita, Jean 2006 Photo log Date Photo* Description 9/8/06 1030553 CRVA1051, B. rufescens 1030554, 56-58 CRVA1044, Cryptotriton sp., venter 9/8/06 1030559-70 Diwiguá 9/9/06 1030573, 77 Agalychnis eggs on leaf 1030574 Agalychnis tadpoles 9/10/06 1030578-84 CRVA1077, B. maracana 1030585 CRVA1078, " " 1030586-88 CRVA1079, " " 1030589-93 CRVA1080, " " 9/10/06 1030594 frogs + salamanders in tray 9/11/06 1030595-644 Tikal 9/12/06 1030645+46 Lago Petén Itzá from Hotel Camino Real 1030647-56 Machá, Petén 9/14/06 1030657 Hotel La Posada, Cobar 1030658+59 cloud forest S of Purulha
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Brito, Sean 2006 Photo-log Date Photo # Description 9/28/06 1030661+62 view to E from El Gride, Fabio 9/27/06 1030663-67 juan working, "," 1030669-71,73+74 Plonacogurus, "", " 9/30/06 1030681+82 Plaza Santander, Bogota 1030683-88 Plaza Bolivar, Bogota 1030689 stret, la Candelaria, Bogota 10/2/06 1030690,93-95 view to N from lookout, Chicaque 1030691,96 " " " W " 1030692 " " S " " 1030697-99 lizard, Chicaque 1030700-703 SMR164, Botrygusar aequian, Chicaque 1030704-06 Cleutherodactyus, Chicaque (sp.=Pleystonia) 10/3/06 1030707-14,16-18 SMR164, Botryglosa aequian, Bolitriglossa sp. 1030781-83 SMR167, B. aequian, " " 1030784-86 SMR165, B. aequian " " 1030787-95 SMR166, B. aequian " " 1030796-97, 99,101 cloud forest, Chicaque, near entrance and mirador 1030798 site where SMR166+167 found, " 1030800 view to N from mirador, Chicaque
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Pavitor, Dean 2007 Photo log Date Photo # Description 2/14/07 104002-6 H. brewus, HC4, Hite Cave 2/15/07 104008+9 H. brewus, Hell Hollow at Bagby, HH(1)6 104010+11 , HH(1)7 104012 , HH(1)8 104013+14 , HH(1)9 104015+16 H. brewus, HH(2)7, Hell Hollow at humpin turn 1040017-21 Batrachoseps dialoides, " " 2/16/07 1040022 juvenile H. brewus, N Fork Merced at Indian Gulch 1040024 H. brewus, NF7, 1040025 , NF8, 1040026 , NF9, 1040028 , NF10, 1040029 , NF11, 1040031+32 , NF12, 1040032 Picardo, N Fork Merced at Indian Gulch 1040034, 37 H. brewus habitat, " " 1040035,36 surrounding area," " 3/16/07 1040058-59,62 S-facing slope or N side of Merced, Ferguson Slide 1040060+61 Roadcut, S side of Merced E of slide at bridge 3/17/07 1040063, 64,69,70 talus, " 104006567,68 P. catenifer, Ferguson slide 1040071,72 hill on N side of study area 1040073 E temporary bridge 1040074,75,77 Talus habitat, study area, S side of Merced River 3/22/07 1040078-81 Hydrodantes brewus, SMR 206
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Points, Year 2007 Photo log Date Number Description 3/22/07 1040082-85 H. brunnea confirmed habitat (SMR206) 3/23/07 1040086-88 Masticophis lateralis, SMR 205 1040089 habitat on E side of slide, east of Bridge 1040090 S-facing slope, N side of Middle Fork Merced, study area 3/25/07 1040091-94 Diadophis, SMR 204 1040096 E. atrata e. anthopica, largest f series, SMR 180 [illegible] 1040095 B. diabolus, Ferguson slide area 1040096-105 Rhyacotriton variegatus, Hunter Creek, Del Norte Cr., CA 1040106, 08, 11 Chirides virgatus, " 1040112-15 Dicamptodon tenebrosus, " 1040116-18 Plethoda elongatus, Klamath River (type loc.), Del Norte Cr. 1040119-21 Ensatina eschscholtzii pinta, " 1040122-27 Ensatina e. pinta, Hunter Creek, Del Norte Cr., CA 3/27/07 1040128-31 H. brunnea, Ferguson slide 1040132, 35, 36 H. brunnea, SMR 207, Ferguson slide 3/28/07 1040137 H. brunnea, subadult, FS1P 1040138 good-looking habitat, Ferguson slide 1040139 place where juvenile H. brunnea found last night 1040140 H. brunnea, Bear Creek (BC) 1 1040141 BC2 1040143 BC3 1040144 BC4
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Proviso, Dean 2007 Photo Log Date Number Description 4/30/07 1040146-152 Beetle, "Bistopo del Quetzal", Purulha 1040155-60 B. helvrichi," 5/1/07 1040161-63 B. helvrichi, Bistopo del Quetzal 1040164-66 Gyptosticta veraeopacia, Bistopo del Quetzal 5/2/07 1040167-190 Gyptosticta veraeopacia, CRVA112 1040191,93-95,97 Bolitoglossa helvrichi, Bistopo del Quetzal 1040199-202 " 5/2/07 1040204 B. canuti, La Union, Zacapa 5/3/07 1040205-208 habitat, [illegible] Dpto. Zacapa, Finca Planada where Gyptosticta found 1040209 Carlos + Austavo, Finca Planada 5/4/07 1040210-211,217-18 habitat, Finca Planada, lower area 1040212-216 us working, Finca Planada 1040219-20 B. zacapaensis, Finca Planada 1040221-24 tall trees, lower area, Finca Planada 1040225-28 us with Julio Vargas (center), Rodrigo Morado (right) 5/5/07 1040230-35 SMR 215, B. canuti 1040236-40 CRVA114, B. canuti? 1040241-49,51" CRVA117, C. sierrrensis 1040252,53,55,56 CRVA119, B. helvrichi 1040257-63,68,70-71 SMR218, Bolitoglossa 1040272-75,78-80, SMR222, Bolitoglossa 82-87,90 1040293-95,97-98,300-03 SMR216, C. sierrrensis 1040304-05,07-14,16-17 SMR221, Bolitoglossa 1040318-23 CRVA113 , Dasyadaphia 1040324-27 CRVA1127 , Daptoidea
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Pinalito, Sear 2007 Photo log Date Photo # Description 5/5/07 1040328,30 CRVA1119, B. helmrnichi, ventral 1040334 CRVA1128, Stephanomorphus 1040335,36,38-40 SMR216, C. morrminensis, ventral 1040341, 42,44 SMR221, Bolitoglossa zacapensis, ventral 1040345,-48 SMR222, " 1040349,50 CRVA1130, Bufo Luethenii 5/6/07 1040351-59 Laguna clpala, Ndcun Clpala 5/7/07 1040360-63 SMR228, S cinax staufferi 1040364-65 SMR229, Bufo Luethenii 1040366 CRVA1132+33, S. stauferi 1040367,67 CRVA1132, " 1040368,70 CRVA1133, " " 1040374 CRVA1115, B. cranti 1040375 CRVA1116, B. helmrnichi 1040376 CRVA1111, " " 1040377,78 CRVA1107, B. helmrnichi 1040379 CRVA1116, Bolitoglossa helmrnichi/zacapensis 1040380 CRVA1119, " " 1040381,82 CRVA1114, B. cranti? 1040383 CRVA1121, B. helmrnichi/zacapensis 1040385 CRVA1122, " " 1040386 CRVA1118, " " 1040387-93 forest, Finca las Dramadillas, Pinalito 1040394-99,401 CRVA 1138, Bolitoglossa sp. 1040403-08 SMR234, " B. sp. 1040407+08 CRVA1138, , ventor
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9/14/06 Left in Guatemala City: ~200 cryogenic vials 1 box latex gloves ~200 swabs 160 swab vials 250 ethanol vials 1 tube rack 2 boxes Kimwipes ~200 small plastic bags 1 bromeliad cutter 3 turtle traps ~5 yards cheesecloth 1 box (~100) razor blades 2 potato rakes 1 bottle RNALater 3 2L Nalgene bottles 2 0.5L Nalgene bottles 1 squeeze bottle for 95% EtOH 1 machete
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Carlos Vázquez Almazán Museo de Historia Natural - Escuela de Biología USAC. Calle Maviscal Cruz 1-56 zona 10 Cp. 01010 8:00 - 16:00 hs. Guatemala Ciudad Centroamérica
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Sean M. Rovito 2007 (Part) - 2008 (Part) Physiology and Rehydration notes
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Physiology - CT min 6/7/07 4°c Acclimation ChC phys1 3.718 g 18:01 - 19:05 (2) CTmin : -5°C CTmax : 26°C 16:59 - 17:30 ChC phys2 2.342 g 18:01 - 19:04 (2) CTmin : -5.0°c CTmax : 26.5°C 16:59 - 17:31 ChC phys3 1.914 g 18:00 - 18:39 (1) CTmin : -5.5°C CTmax : 27°C 17:39 - 18:01 SP phys1 1.005 g 18:00 - 19:00 (1) CTmin : -5°C CTmax : 26°C [6/8/07] 16:22 - 16:47 SP phys2 1.311 g 10:50 - 11:32 (1) CTmin : -5.5°c CTmax : 27°C 15:45 - 16:10 SP phys3 1.519 g 10:50 - 11:32 (1) CTmin : -5.5°c CTmax : 27° 15:45 - 16:11 SmC phys1 1.292 g 10:52 - 11:46 (2) CTmin : -5°C CTmax : 27°C 19:50 - 20:12 SmC phys2 1.194 g 10:52 - 11:35 (2) CTmin : -7.5°C CTmax : 28°C [illegible] 18:07 - 16:34
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SmCPhys3 1.840 g 1301-1343 CTmin: -7°C CTmax: 28°C SmCPhys4 1.675 g 1301-1342 CTmin: -6.5°C CTmax: 27°C SmCPhys5 1.330 g 1303-1340 CTmin: -5°C CTmax: 27°C those 3 lost ability of coordinated movement at ~-5°C only 1st 4 salamanders done for CTmin on 6/8/07 everything else on 6/9/07
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Dehydration Weigh t at: Io Sample I0(g) I10 I20 I30 I40 2021 CKphys 1 3.888 3.818 3.772 3.704 3.661 2022 2 2.448 2.410 2.381 2.348 2.321 2022 3 1.974 1.928 1.901 1.862 1.831 2024 SPPhys 1 0.943 0.914 0.897 0.878 0.863 2025 2 1.232 1.204 1.184 1.162 1.139 2026 3 1.335 1.310 1.284 1.255 1.223 2108 SmCphys 1 1.237 1.212 1.187 1.166 1.145 2109 2 1.153 1.132 1.108 1.079 1.057 2109 3 1.873 1.832 1.806 1.777 1.753 2110 4 1.641 1.614 1.586 1.556 1.529 2111 5 1.312 1.285 1.252 1.225 1.197 23,3°C 25% RH
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Rehydration Weight at : Sample I40 (g) I60 I80 ChC phys 1 3.661 3.768 3.838 2 2.321 2.403 2.392 3 1.831 1.897 1.970 SP phys 1 0.863 0.905 0.922 2 1.139 1.183 1.214 3 1.223 1.246 1.268 SmC phys 1 1.145 1.186 1.226 2 1.057 1.107 1.109 3 1.753 1.806 1.852 4 1.529 1.594 1.637 5 1.197 1.248 1.298
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Physiology - H. Brunus 3/12/08 Acclimated at 15°C 3/ /08 - 3/12/08 SMR554 - Hell Holler 4.09 g CTmin: 14:48 - [illegible]6:06 -3.5°C CTmax: 20:48-20:55 26.5°C SMR556 - Sweetwater Creek 3.09 g CTmin: -5.5°C 16:22-18:01 CTmax: 27°C 20:58-21:14 SMR558 - Brookburg 1.83 g CTmin: -5.5°C 16:22-17:57 CTmax: 28°C 21:18-21:34 SMR559 - Brookburg 1.85 g CTmin: -1.5°C 14:44-15:44 CTmax: 26.5°C 21:59-22:12 SMR560 Bear Creek 0.91 g CTmin: -3.5°C 18:16-19:14 CTmax: 26.5°C 22:16-22:28
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Physiology - H. Brunus Acclimated at 4°C 3/12/08-3/19/08 SMR554- Hell Hollow 4.13g CTmin: -5.5°C 14:47-15:49 3/20/08 CTmax: 24.5°C 14:09-14:35 SMR556 3.03g CTmin: -4°C 14:47-15:32 3/20/08 CTmax: 23°C 14:40-15:04 SMR558 1.62g CTmin: -6.5°C [illegible] 16:13-16:54 3/20/08 CTmax: 26.5°C 16:20-16:53°C SMR559 1.87g CTmin: [illegible] -5.5°C 16:13-16:49[illegible] CTmax: 24.5°C 3/20/08 17:05-17:26
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Physiology - H. Brunns 4°C Acclimation 3/19/08 SMR560 CTmin: -3.5°C 3/20/08 CTmax: 28°C 0.88g 19:22-19:55 17:30-18:08
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18:34 5MR554 T0 10 20 30 40 Rehyd 20 40 18:33 5C0 Temp = 20.7°C, RH = 35% 18:40 559 18:38 558 18:35 55C 4.408 4.570 4.327 4.285 4.247 4.322 4.380 3.640 3.585 3.488 3.439 3.370 3.433 3.486 1.706 1.8G1 1.831 1.801 1.754 1.807 1.843 2.071 2.034 1.974 1.950 1.929 1.966 1.961 0.894 0.871 0.849 0.832 0.804 0.825 0.842
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Physiology - H. platycephalus 9/30/08 15°C Acclimation - 9/22/08 - 9/30/08 SMR40 CTmin: -4°C CTmax: 25°C 3.84g 14:58-15:50 21:00-21:15 SMR42: CTmin: -4.5°C CTmax: 26.5°C 3.01g 16:01-16:56 21:18-19:31 SMR44: CTmin: -4°C CTmax: 28.5°C 3.4Hq 16:01 -> 16:49 21:34-
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10/8/08 4°C Acclimation SMR40 CTmin: -5°C 2.81g 19:20-20:15 CTmax: 26.5°C 10/10/08 14:11-14:43 SMR42 CTmin: -5.5°C 3.01g 20:20-20:54 CTmax: 26.5°C 10/10/08 14:50-15:29 SMR44 CTmin: -6°C 3.21g 20:20-20:54 CTmax: 27°C 26 10/10/08 15:[illegible]-15:55
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Dehydration/ Rehydration 10/14/08 37% RH, 23.3°C T₀ SMR42 0.7598 SMR44 0.8985 T₁₀ 0.7503 0.8550 T₂₀ 0.7662 0.8157 Dehydration T₃₀ 0.6873 0.7854 T₄₀ 0.6574 0.7445 Rehydration T₅₀ 0.7340 0.7930 T₆₀ 0.7713 escaped for unknown amount of time—can't measure
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