J.D. Anderson 1959 Journal March 30 Valencia Sagoon and vicinity, Santa Cruz Co., Calif. Have wiped out the larval population. The water is shallow enough + exposed to a full day's sunlight so it heats up rapidly. At any rate the pond looks as though it will soon dry up so whether the temp. is most important is academic - this year at least. Three Dama aurora were collected from under boards near the edge of the pond. 1 Hyla regilla taken under a board 20 yds from the pond. Drive to Ellicott Pond - 1/2 mi. NW Ellicott RR Sta., 4 mi. W. Watsonville. Began work with dip nets at 1:30 pm. Worked 1 1/2 hrs (both of us) making a complete circuit of the pond. Got just 1 Amblystoma m., croceum larvae. Cannot understand this since these are usually abundant this time of year. The Eleocharis seems to be behind in development - it is best place to look for Amblystoma. But they must be somewhere. Worked for 1 hour turning willow logs in the willow clump. Got 9 adult croceum and 1 Hyla regilla. We next drove out the road from Ellicott towards Watsonville. A series of Batrachoseps alternatus taken in a willow gully 1 mi. E. Ellicott RR Sta. Drive on to Watsonville then east on the south side of the Pajaro River + worked the small pond 1 mi. SW Azores, Monterey Co. Found nothing in the amphibian holes. The snails were not to be found. The pond is 2/3 surrounded by willows. Snail fauna is quite different from that at Valencia Sagoon or the Ellicott Pond. Dick Graham collected a.