Field journal, v4297
Page 261
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Mayhew 1961 Journal 53. July 17 Palm Springs area, Riverside Co., Calif. indicated that few of these animals occur here at present. The perennial vegetation seems to be suffering from the prolonged drought, & there is almost no trace of annual vegetation. Then we drove to Palm Springs Panorama We collected in this general area from 0900 to 1200. During this time we captured: Uma inornata - (1 immature) Phrynosoma m'celli - 1 (♂) Urosaurus graciosa - 1 Diposaurus dorsalis - 28 (9 immature) Few Uma inornata tracks could be found in regions where lots of these animals have been seen in the past. Diposaurus dorsalis, however, still seem to be quite abundant. They are vegetarians and may be able to find enough food in the gardens of houses near-by. Dale Dry Lake, San Bernardino Co., Calif. We reached this site at 1700 and immediately began to look for lizards. We also checked the 14 traps set in the area. Chionactis occipitalis was most numerous in the traps (9) outside of beetles. Unfortunately, however, they were all dead. The remains of one