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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