Mayhew 1958 Oct. 24 Journal 113. 1000 Palms, Riverside Co., Calif. at the base of the dune is 600 ft. We caught the remainder of our desired sample of Uro insculata at this site. Some were seen on the surface, but most were dislodged from the sand at the base of vegetation. Most of them were found in the sand at the base of an annual on the lower edge of the dune on the lee side. When a lizard was dislodged from its hiding place, it nearly always headed for the nearest creosote bush, which was never far away. The only other animal seen at either of these sites was a juvenile Phrynosoma platyrhinos at the base of "Granddaddy Dune." We stopped our search and ate lunch at 1200, then drove to the future desert research station (we hope) at the south side of Palm Desert. We reached the southern end of the road into the area at 1325. (left is 14 miles from "Granddaddy Dune" to Palm Desert turn-off to the station, another 6 miles to the end of the road in the station.) A few moments after getting out of the station wagon it began to rain, but it didn't last long. We walked a mile