Field journal, v4296
Page 153
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Mayhew 1959 Journal 76. July 21 22 mi. E. of 29 Palms, San Bernardino Co., Calif. We reached Dale Dry Lake at about 1630. They are beginning to black-top the road from Dale Dry Lake almost to Rice, so we drove over a portion of this road to see if it is going to go through some good collecting areas. We caught a couple of Callisaurus draconoides and 1 Uma scoparia in the short distance we drove over the road. Then we returned to collection station IV and began to look for Uma scoparia. We caught a total of 12 of them before sundown, as well as 1 Crotaphytus wisligeni (ad ?). Then we gathered our soil sample before it grew dark. No night collecting was attempted, so we caught a total of 15 animals at this location this afternoon, as follows: Callisaurus draconoides - 2 (ad ?) Crotaphytus wisligeni - 1 (ad ?) Uma scoparia - 12 (3ad ?, 2ad ?, 3im ?, 2im ?, 2im ?) The minimum temp. tonight was 84°F. Clouds were fairly thick around us when we went to bed at 2130. July 22 We arose at 0200 because of the lightning and the threat of rain. Our cat was the highest object around for at least a couple of