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Mayhew
1961
Journal
54.
July 17 Dale Dry Lake, San Bernardino Co., Calif.
Large Uma scoparia and one immature
were they only other reptiles captured.
Fair numbers of beetles were in each trap. We looked for lizards until 1830,
but saw & caught only 2 immature Uma
Scoparia. The maximum temp. today
was 110°F., the minimum tonight was 82°F.
July 18 We arose at 0515, and looked for
lizards from 0615 to 1030. We saw
only about half a dozen animals
we failed to catch. Adult Uma scoparia
& Dipsoaurus dorsalis were very
hard to find. Not as many immature
Uma Scoparia were seen as we
expected. Over 170 animals (mostly
immature young) have been marked & released
this spring at our usual collecting
site. However, none of the marked
Uma were caught (1 marked Dipsoaurus
was caught, though); 12 new ones were marked.
animals caught were:
Uma scoparia - 10 (6♂, 4♀) (+12 young)
Urosaurus graciosus - 1
Dipsoaurus dorsalis - 4 (+1 young marked)
Callisaurus draconoides - 1 (♀)
Palm Springs area, Riverside Co., Calif.
We looked for Uma inornata in
the dunes north of Palm Desert
from 1520 to 1545 without seeing any.