Field journal, v4297
Page 259
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Mayhew 1961 Journal 52. July 12 Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif. UCR instead of going on to Dale Dry Lake as planned because I developed such a severe case of swimmer's itch I could hardly walk (pants rubbed against my swollen knees). We drove 467 miles on this trip, and collected the following animals: Uma notata - 27 (15m, 12 f) Chionactis occipitalis - 1 Urosaurus graciosa - 5 (30?, 2 f) Coleonyx variegatus - 3 ad. ?, 1 imm. ? Callisaurus draconoides - 1 (?) Phrynosoma m'calli - 6 (5 f, 1 m) Total 4 animals, 6 species July 17 Palm Springs area, Riverside Co., Calif. Walt Moberly, Dave Young & I left UCR at 0530 and began looking for lizards 4 mi. E. of 1000 Palms at 0700. We looked from then to 0845, but saw very few lizards. We failed to catch only one of those we saw. We caught: (Uma inornata). Urosaurus graciosa - 1 Crotaphytus wislizeni - 1 (?) Uma inornata - 2 (m) This sandy area looked like it should support a large Uma inornata population, but these animals weren't to be seen. The lack of tracks