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Hanlen,
James
1975
Journal
Mexico trip
10 May
~5 mi. S of Pryden, and 12 mi. S of Sanderson, Val
Verde Cb (~ 21 mi. stretch) several juvenile
Scaphiopus couchi and one Bufo cognatus were
found hopping on the road surface. A light to
heavy rain either was falling or had just
fallen. One B. auto speciosus was later found
6.8 mi. S of the jet with Hwy 385 in Marathon,
and a DOR Thamnophis marcianus 18.3 mi. S of
this junction. We continued N to Alpine
where we spent the night.
11 May
Arose at ~7 AM and, after breakfast,
continued N on Texas hwy 90 to Int. 10 at
Van Horn. Continuing W on I-10 we drove
essentially straight thru to Casa Grande,
Pinal Co, Arizona, where, after dinner,
we collected two Sceloporus magister from
along the roadside ~ .5 km. S of town along
the connecting road back to the highway.
Returning to I-10 we continued W to Gila
Bend, Maricopa Co, where we left the highway
to do some night driving along the old Hwy 80
N of Gila Bend towards Arlington, Wintersburg,
Tonopah, and Harquahala Valley. This turned
out to be our most successful collecting