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W. Reimer
1953
Journal
23 Mar. Calif.: Calaveras Co., Tuolumne Co.
Murphy's: 1 Thamnophis sirtalis, series of
Rana boylii, 2½ mi. N, 3½ mi. E Murphy's:
5 Anaxides lugubris, 1 Eumeces, 2 Ensatina
eschscholtzii xanthoptica. Calaveras Big Trees
State Park: 1 Bufo boreas, 1 Rana boylii,
Yellow pine - incense cedar. Stream temperature
7°C, 1400 hrs. Moran Creek, 2 mi. N, 6½ mi. E
Sleep Ranch (town): 1 Bufo boreas, 1 Hyla regilla
Yellow pine - incense cedars, reservoir water 15°C,
1½ mi. S, ½ mi. E Vallejo: 1 Thamnophis
sirtalis fitchi, DOR. Woods Creek, 1 mi. S,
1 mi. E Columbia: 8 Anaxides lugubris.
28 Mar. Calif.: Contra Costa Co., Pinchurst.
Visited Triturus study area from 0840-1030.
Weather cool, clear, sunny.
30 Mar. Calif.: Sonoma Co.
With Helen Jordan revisited Elkaggs Springs area
with objective of collecting Scalopous for Jordan
and noting abundance and reproductive state
of Triturus. (See Triturus rivularis). Caught
besides these forms 1 Thamnophis sirtalis
infernalis, a pair of Bufo boreas, Also
several Anaxides lugubris and flavipunctatus.
Then with idea of determining how far south
rivularis gets we visited Will Creek west of Healdsburg. Rivularis abundant. Captured
also: 1 Coluber constrictor, Anaxides flavipunctatus.