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Anderson
1956
Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum
73
Apr. 10.
Valencia Lagoor, Rio del Mar, Santa Cruz Co., Calis.
Road checks along dirt road up into oak woods.
1 juv. Eucalinea - 7:10 pm 25 yds from Bonita Rd.
1 al. Hylo - 40 yds up road. 7:15
1 ad. Hylo. 10 yds past first turn in road.
1 ad & Ambystoma 50 ft from entrance to Cloud 10 -
(a house) on sandy road, 7:20 pm. Light rain
coming down. Had been raining intermittently since
4 pm. Road damp but not wet in this spot. A
clearing lies west of road at this point. Many buller
logs in the clearing - may be good spot to check.
Another adult Ambystoma on rd. 2:45 p.m. Bby
N of Pinchot Cottage & 95 paces N of Big Douglas
fir (E side of Rd). This one standing right in
a puddle where the road was extremely wet.
7:45 - lost 20 min. rain has been very hard.
8:30
3rd adult Ambystoma taken on Bonita Drive
between white house with cypress tree +
metal garage. It was walking rapidly in a
northerly direction. No other Ambystomas found.
Total of 15 Hylo regally seen on the road, 2 Ancister
lugubris, 3 Eosantia eschscholtzsi & 3 Batrachoseps
atterunton seen on Road check. Many snail out, but
only 3 or 4 Banana slugs.
Began Road check at 7:10, ended at 8:40.
Sept. 19 Valencia Lagoor Rio del Mar, Santa Cruz Co., Calif.
After rainfall on nights of 17th & 18th a road check
was made to see if Ambystoma were active at 7:45 pm
(PDT) we began a walk up road which winds from
Bonita Rd thru woods. No Ambystoma seen. 2
Ancister + 3 Batrachoseps seen, 1 Batrachoseps on the
road, Ancister + 1 Batrach. on wall of road cut.
Went up road as far as old Garage then returned.