Mayhew 1959 Oct. 20 Palm Springs, Riverside Co., Calif. Obviously the weather was ideal for reptiles, but none could be found. The first Uma inornata was seen at 1050. It (?) was captured, but released because it was so small (recently hatched). It had a cloacal temp. of 37.6°C. after a 2' chase. It was sitting in the sun beneath a cresote bush. I stopped looking for lizards at this site at 1315. During this 3 hour period, I caught 4 Uma that I kept and saw a total of 6 others (one of them was the little one that was released). 3 of those seen were young of the year, one was a granddaddy. There were very few Uma tracks on the sand, indicating that few of these animals are still active. All the vegetation at this location is completely dry. Three glasshoppers & 2 flies were the only insects seen. The area simply appeared empty of animal life. I moved around the corner of East View Road to the corner of Via Escuela, where I looked for lizards from 1315 to 1340. (This is 1 block north of East View Rd & Vista Chino). The cresote bushes looked quite green in a small drainage at this spot. Although more Uma tracks were seen here than at the first location, no animals were seen here except one It had a very noticeable umbilical scar. Journal 101.