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Mayhew
1961
Journal
25.
April 16
Colorado Desert, Riverside & Imperial Cos., Calif.
Sylvilagus auduboni Dipodomys deserti
Coleonyx variegatus Vulpes macrotis
Crotaphytus wislizeni Red-shafted flicker
This makes a total of 6[?] species seen
on this trip.
Reptiles collected on this trip were:
Callisaurus draconoides - 4
Cnemidophorus tigris - 1
Coleonyx variegatus - 46
Crotaphytus wislizeni - 2
Dipsosaurus dorsalis - 18
Phrynosoma platyrhinos - 1
Phrynosoma m'callii - 12 (4 dead ones seen)
Uma notata - 73
Urosaurus gracilis - 9
Uta stansburiana - 3
Chionactis occipitalis - 1
11 species 170 animals
Many of these will be toe-clipped,
weighed, measured, & released at the
collecting site next week-end.
May 5
Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif.
The field zoology class left UCR at
1200, headed for Dale Dry Lake. We drove
the new 1961 International 4-wheel drive
Travelall for the first time. We tried
out the 4-wheel drive by going into
the hills south of Dale. The vehicles
have lots of power, but these tires aren't
any good in sand. We finally needed