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Arnold, Steven S.
1965
14 June
Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mtns., Pima-Santa Cruz
Counties, Arizona
bottom & then hiked up canyon, but saw no
lizards. Hoosed a Sceloporus jarrovi off tree
(S/A 185)
~11:00am. Snagged a juv. S. jarrovi off rock
near camp ~ 11:30 (S/A 186). Both specimens near
canyon bottom.
Stream flow intermittent and disappearing ~
1000 yds. above camp. Aquilegia w/ bright yellow
upright flowers found growing on seepsages.
Returned to camp ~ 11:30 to skin Phrynosoma &
Sceloporus for skeletons. Sighted white-throated
Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) wheeling above
clearing on cany. bottom. Scared off a White-
breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) from
tree near camp while getting out equipment.
While skinning lizards, sighted B S. jarrovi(S/A 187)
jumping from rock to rock down the dry stream
bed. Caught another S. jarrovi (?) on rocks
around drinking fountain. Talked to some
Coronado Nat'l Forest personnel. Described Bipes and
one of the three said he'd seen something like that
in the "Cherry-cows". Talked to another fellow
(1/3 yr. resident) while setting traps @Florida cany.
Said he'd seen lizard w/ vestigial legs (ie. something
like Bipes) ~ 208 years ago under a mesquite
tree & came back up-canyon from where we
were(ie Madera Cany. road & Florida cany.)