Field journal, v4296
Page 157
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Mayhew 1959 Journal 78. July 22 22 mi. E. of 29 Palms, San Bernardino Co., Calif. Callisaurus macconides - 1 (ad ♂) Urosaurus graciosa - 1 (ad ♂) Diposauro dorsalis - 9(3 ad ♂, 1 ad ♀, 1 im ♂, 4 im ♀) Uma scoparia - 25 (7 ad ♂, 9 ad ♀, 4 im ♂, 5 im ♀) Thus, for the entire trip, we captured 105 animals of 10 species, as follows: Uma inornata - 20 (4 ad ♂, 10 ad ♀, 1ad ?, 3 im ♂, 1 im ♀, 1 im ?) Uma notata - 18 (6 ad ♂, 8 ad ♀, 1 im ♂, 3 im ♀) Uma scoparia - 37(10 ad ♂, 11 ad ♀, 7 im ♂, 7 im ♀, 2 im ?) Callisaurus macconides - 4 (2 ad ♂, 2 ad ♀) Diposauro dorsalis - 16 (7 ad ♂, 1 ad ♀, 4 im ♂, 4 im ♀) Urosaurus graciosa - 1 (ad ♂) Crotaphytus wielzeni - 1 (ad ♂) Phrynosoma m'calli - 4(3 ad ♂, 1 ad ♀) Coleonyx variegatus - 2 (ad ♂) Cnemidophorus tigris - 2(ad ♂) We reached UCR at 1355 after a trip of 613 miles. July 29 Phelan area, San Bernardino Co., Calif. Frank Aubrey + I left UCR at 0405 so we could be at the collecting area at sunrise, which occurred at 0505. The first animal seen was an adult Sceloporus magister. It was seen at 0558 sitting in the sun on the side of a Joshua tree. This was at an elevation of 3600 ft., and the weather conditions at the time were as follows: