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Species: PHRYNOSOMA M'CALLI
Locality Captured: West of Alamia
Date Captured: 6/27/61
Sex: ♂
Animal No.: 2
Recorder No.: 1
S-V length (mm): 60
Weight (gms): 8.7
Date Time Substrate Temp. (°C.) Cloacal Temp. (°C.) Animal Condition Remarks
7/10/61 1550 37.0 38.2 3 at 1554 - 1 (one) lizard came to
1617 38.6 9-13 the surface. at 1617 when the
1635 40.0 39.8 10 experimental animal came out of
1718 39.0 39.4 8 the sand it was entangled in
1747 38.5 40.0 4 the wire and it appeared to be
1800 38.0 40.0 7 struggling semi-helplessly.
The animal that was on the surface upon seeing the helpless animal, attacked it turning it over and biting it on the pectoral girdle for 20-30 sec. The experimental animal freed itself & re-buried