Field journal, v4296
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Mayhew 1959 Journal 99. Sept. 15 Phelan area, San Bernardino Co., Calif. a total of 30 animals, as follows: Sceloporus graciovus - 4 (2 ad m; 2 ad f) Sceloporus magister - 13 (6 ad m; 4 im m; 3 im f) Sceloporus occidentalis - 7 (5 ad m; 2 ad f) Uta stansburiana - 5 (3 ad m; 2 ad f) spermotus multicarinatus - 1 (ad ) While in Forejoy Buttes area we talked to a fellow that had been digging a well. He claimed he found adult Veromesser at depths of 60 feet. He also claimed he found a live frog (toad?) at 80 feet. We reached UCR at 1650 after driving 92 miles today and 300 miles on the entire trip. all the species found this trip [illegible] seemed to be considerably spookier than they have all summer. It was quite noticeable in several species. Oct. 11 This morning at 0830 Frank Aubry, John Ellis and I left UCR for the Mojave Desert. We reached the Phelan area at 0925. The weather was perfect, with just a slight breeze. Sceloporus occidentalis were rather numerous. We had expected many of them to be hibernating by now, but large numbers are still active. The first animal seen was an adult Sceloporus occidentalis. It was seen at 3400 feet at 0915. We left this