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I.B. Ruth
1969 Journal
Imperial
May 6 Glamis - Algodonas dunes area coastal
Bryan driving the road rather early
at about 7:00 A.M. Much of the sky
is overcast. At 10:15 A.M. we found
a flat tailed horned lizard at
592.0 mileage 39.4°C vent temp.
½" above ground bulb shaded 29.9°C
Road surface temperature (asphalt)
34.0. Sand temp nearby with
bulb buried 39.0. ½" above
sand bulb buried temperature
was 29.8°. R.C.S. took a photograph
of this Phrynosoma m'calli. The
animal was on the south side of the road. It was diagonally
facing with respect to the road
facing S.E lining up with the
sun. I felt that it looked
thin as the pelvic bones were
prominent but it looked and
felt ok when picked up. It
was lying on the black asphalt
of the road. The sky has
cleared up somewhat but there
are still many scattered clouds
and there is a slight cool breeze
blowing. It was a male