Field journal, v4297
Page 209
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Mayhew 1961 Journal 27. May 6 Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif. wind blowing. It was so disagreeable we slept inside the vehicles. Minimum temp. tonight was 45° F. May 7 The wind subsided this morning, so we were able to find some reptiles. However, it remained rather cool, so relatively few were seen (no Sauromalus, for example). One Gopherus agassizi that was marked last year (#34) was found today. It now measures 226 mm. (notch to notch on plastron). One other tortoise was marked & a young one was returned to the laboratory for growth data. We collected the following animals at this site: Gopherus agassizi - 1 Callisaurus draconoides - 5 Cnemidophorus tigris - 4 Urosaurus gracilis - 1 Uta stansburiana - 4 Sceloporus magister - 3 Xantusia vigilia - 14 On the way home we collected 3 in a small stand of Joshua trees about 2 miles S. E. of Stoddard Well. We reached UCR at 1930 after driving 361 miles on the entire trip. The following animals were seen on the trip: Crotaphytus collaris Xantusia vigilia " wislizeni Sceloporus magister Phrynosoma platyrrhina Uta scoparia