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SPECIES Dipsosaurus dorsalis
SACK NO. Y(60#) SEX ♀ AGE ad.
WEIGHT(gms) SNOUT-VENT LENGTH (mm) 118
DATE Aug. 26, 1958 SPEDOMETER 11139
LOCALITY 3 mi. W. of Thousand Palms, Riverside
Co., Calif.
STANDARD TIME 0850 CLOUDS none
MOON (day) RELATIVE HUMIDITY(%)
WIND DIRECTION W ALTITUDE(ft) 460
WIND VELOCITY(miles/hour) 1 TAG NO. 9
AIR TEMPERATURE 40.2 °C 104.4 °F
ROAD TEMPERATURE 52 °C 125.6 °F
SOIL SURFACE TEMPERATURE 55 °C 131 °F
CLOACAL TEMPERATURE 41.2 °C 106.2 °F
HABITAT flat desert with sandy hummocks.
REMARKS: no chase before capture in shade of
creosote bush.