W. Reimer 1953 Journal 21 Feb. Calif.: Contra Costa Co. Visited both Triturus study areas, Pinalhurst 0900-0930 hrs.; Hafayette 1015-1145 hrs. 22 Feb. Calif.: San Benito Co. and Fresno cos., Objective: To collect Triturus, Rana boylii and see nature of terrain of eastern San Benito Co. Participants on trip: myself, P. Zweifel, S.F. Coole, Jr., E. Karlstrom, and Jerry Klotz. Left Berkeley 0830, drove U.S. 50 and Calif. 33 to Dos Palos, Merced Co., and arrived at Little Panoche Creek in western corner of Fresno Co. at noon. Stream in lower parts of this creek valley was flowing with considerable water. Numerous deep pools. Cattails abundant, willows thick along course, water cress in open pools. Tobacco tree common. Adjacent hills largely open, well-grazed, with no shrubby or trees. Some slopes draven or with scattering of rocks. Uta stansburiana, Scleroporus occidentalis, Hyla regilla, millipedes; crickets abundant. Not favorable for Triturus since no hillside growth. At higher levels stream bed large but dry. Semi- desert grassland continues all the way S and W to Panoche. Between Panoche and Paicines stopped several times to collect in digger pine- oak belt. Rocky