J.D. Anderson 1958 Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum Dec. 27 1/2 mi. NW Elliott RR Sta., 4 mi. W. Watsonville, Santa Cruz Co., Calif. Worked in the willow clumps bordering "Elliott Pond" for 1 3/4 hrs. Collected 8 specimens, under logs & boards. 1st ad. ♂ cl. temp. 12.6°, temp. under log 13.0°C. Taken under old RR tie, embedded ca 1/2" in sandy soil. Many isopods ( ) under log. This spot in SE most corner of willow clump. Canopy cover ca 70-75%. 2nd ♂ at temp. 14.0°, temp. under board 14.2°C. Under flat board in same willow clump as above, 3rd ♀ cl. temp. 13.6°C, temp. under tie 14.4°C. Under more covered RR tie near wood pile at E end willow thicket. Canopy cover ca 65%. 3 more under boards in same area as #3. Cl. temps 13.6°, 12.6°, 14.0°C, temp. under cover 14.0°, 13.5° & 14.0°. 7 more taken under large willow log ca 12' long (see notes Dec 13 for details). Isopods very abundant under all boards in area. Saw only few gir - Hyla regilla - those looked dried out & quite thin. One or two carabid beetles & 1 Jerusalem cricket made up total animal life. The rainy date has not brought about any great resurgence of animal life - though the croceum have responded some. On Dec 13 I collected 8 here but they were all together under a particularly buried large willow log & none were to be found under logs & ties as in out + today.