Catalogue and journal, v1566
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J. Rodgers - 1939 146 Mrs. Vert. Zool., Univ. Caly, Berkeley Alameda Co., Caly. Sept. 23, 1939 Acc. no. 5955 (cont.) Smith, chief operator at Big Creek [power house], says he has seen lots of the mottled kind [large female]. "...he also says that the large ones he has caught croak like a frog, which [the large ones do] in a small way...." 2299 Dicamptodon ensatus - small one; spring & gills; taken in spring (water). MVZ 29395 2300 D. ensatus ♀; mottled back like other Dicamptodon in collection 29396 2301 D. ensatus ♂; back apparently uniform? gray?; testes about 15 mm. long. 29397 2300 ♂ has two large egg masses in his body cavity. They each measured 78 mm by 15 mm. Each mass contained about 95 eggs. The eggs average about 4.6 mm in diameter. Sept. 26, 1939 Acc. no. 5956 This specimen, brought in by Gene Shore, has been shinned. I am going to try to tan the skin, and get the bugs to clean the skeleton. Arizona Summer, 1937 2302 Heloderma suspectum. Collected by San Diego Society, given to Shore, Summer, 1937.