Anderson 1956 Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum Mar 16. Valencia Lagoon, Rio del Mar, Santa Cruz Co., Calif. Searched for larvae along the fringes of Valencia lagoon. 45 min. spent at S W & West edges with no luck. Scope were made with a long handled dip net. The S edge of lagoon was heavily choked with cattail. The W edge with . Water was quite deep all along W side with only a little (2-6ft) of shallow water near the road (Bonita Rd.). The heavy vegetation lagoon after this & extended out 10 or far as 40 ft. Many Hyla tadpoles found at S end but few along W side. Water 2-2 ½ ft deep all along fringe of on W side. At the NW & N end of lagoon the inhabited lagoon to look more barrenish. There were long stretches of shallow water 12