Catalogue and journal, v1566
Page 583
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J. Rodgers Cedar Canyon, 5000 ft, Providence Mts, San Bernardino Co, Calif June 1, 1938 edge of boulder of different kinds, that are about 3 feet high and make up the bulk of the cover of the wash. June 2, 1938 Yesterday afternoon at 4:00, I moved the lizard trap to a position stated at bottom p. 127. At 5:30, I found a skink in the trap. The skink is probably a female, since it has only very little reddish on the lower jaw, and there is still some evidence of a dorsal pattern. At 7:30, I looked at the trap again, and this time found a green skink with a reddish orange head, probably a male. There was no bait on the trap at this set. This morning, this was nothing in the trap, but the back and/or door was lifted up and slid forward as if something long enough to climb had been caught during the night. June 3, 1938 I did not catch any lizards in the trap yesterday (June 2). This morning, between eight and ten o'clock, I caught a Croniodophorus. I reset the trap in a place next to large rocks at the foot of the rocky hillside and, this evening, captured a skink. (Between 4:20 and 5:20 this evening, I shot 4 skinks [trap]). June 4, 1938 I did not catch any lizards in the trap this morning, and took the trap up at noon in preparation for moving camp. I shot