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Mayhew
1961
Journal
56.
July 21
Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif.
junval Callisaurus draconoides and
1 junval Phrynosoma m'calli were
seen this afternoon. These are the
first juniavls of both species
seen this year. We quit looking
for diurnal reptiles at 1900. After
eating dinner we began night collecting
at 2045, and looked for reptiles
until 2215. Two adult Culeonyx
variegatus were all that were seen
(13 miles driven day collecting, 31
miles driven night collecting). The
weather was quite nice this afternoon.
maximum temp. today was 103°F. The
minimum temp. tonight was 80°F.
July 22
at 0030 Bill Threadell, Ed Eberle, &
Ken Osgood arrived from UCR. We
arose at 0430 and began looking
for Phrynosoma m'calli on the road
at 0445 (sunrise at 0450). I spent
the next 14 hours driving the 7 miles
between the Highline & Coachella Canals
looking for reptiles. I stopped only
long enough to moisture the
collecting cars occasionally, pick
up animals along the road, and
scribble notes. Most of this time
I drove at 5-10 miles per hour, but
during the middle of the day I