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Mayhew
1959
Journal
81a
Aug. 12
2 mi. S. of UCR, Riverside Co., Calif.
(Notes obtained by Frank Aubrey).
This morning Frank & Charles Filippini left
UCR at 0530, reaching this site at 0540.
No lizards were seen until 0635 (an immature
Sceloporus orcutti), at which time weather
conditions were:
air temp (30") -22.0°C.
soil surface temp -24.0°C.
" " (1cm) -24.5°C. relative humidity -64%
a total of 8 lizards (5 Sceloporus orcutti;
2 Sceloporus occidentalis + 1 Uta stansburiana)
were captured between this time and 0905.
When they left at 0915, weather conditions were:
air temp (30") -25.0°C. soil surface temp.-31.5°C.
" " (1cm)-25.0°C. rel. humidity - 50%.
Box Springs Mts., Riverside Co., Calif.
Between 0935 and 1100, a total of 7 lizards
were taken today at this site (4 Sceloporus
orcutti, 2 Sceloporus occidentalis, 1 Uta
stansburiana). Only 1 Sceloporus occidentalis
was seen on fence posts on Pigeon Pass Road.
No species seemed as abundant as earlier in
the summer. Whether this is due to weather
or to our collecting in the area is hard to say.
Perhaps we should try some of the
side roads up to the base of the hills
where rocks are very abundant. At
1115 a slight breeze started & the
relative humidity dropped to 30%. Since
they saw no more lizards after 1100, they
returned to UCR at 1130. They drove 29
miles today.