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several of the Uma. Maybe the
recent-extensive rainfall had
something to do with this. We
had left our collecting area
and began to drive towards
the roadside rest area when
the leopard lizard was seen.
At 12:15 PM a J Rhynocoma
S.B. Ruth 4 Journal
1969
May 8 Pisgah Crater San Bernardino Co CA. sun
platyrhinos was spotted about
10 feet from the road shoulder.
It was basking on a rock 9" x
6"x6" and was lined up with
the sun. R.C.S. took several
photographs. The cloaca temp
was 34.2°C. Air
42" above sand
with bulb shaded
fluctuated from 27.5-28.7°C
The substrate in
the sun with the
bulb just under the sand was 39.5°C
driving toward the roadside
rest several Dipsosaurus dorsalis