Journal, v1583
Page 253
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Ruth, Stephen 1971 5 Reptile Collecting Trip May 12 Pisgah Crater, San Bernardino Co., Calif. below the surface. excellent conditions for tracking. creosote scraggly and brown. Recent rain may revive it in several days. Gallia grass brown. SBR 1399 1615 AOR Phrynosoma platyrhinos see sp.rect. collected among lava and sand from TR 1400-1403 1630-1830 collected 4-5 Uta 1404-1406 stansburiana, 3 Uma scoparia, 1 1407 Phrynosoma platyrhinos, 1 Callisaurus draconoides and 1 Arizona elegans The Uta are very dark which is not hard to understand as they live primarily on the black lava rock. The Uma were not out in good numbers but 1 ♀ and 2 ♂'s were taken. The ventral surface of the tail and hind limbs had a washed yellow- green cast. None burried when frightened and one actively bobbed. Ran to cover under creosote bush or Gallia grass. RCS nosed the Callisaurus. RCS also captured the aforementioned Phrynosoma after photographing it. I captured the Arizona in a