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Mayhew
1961
Journal
58.
July 22 Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif.
blacktop at 1610. No Dipsozaurus
were seen during the afternoon
except for the one at 1400. The
most numerous animals seen today
were Phrynosoma m'calli. The boys
in Bill Treedell's car caught 4
P. m'calli today (all in the morning).
People in my car caught 7 this
morning, & I caught 4 this
afternoon. Thus, we caught 15
Phrynosoma m'calli today, which is
the most we have ever caught in
one day. I quit looking for reptiles
at 1845 (sundown was 1845), after
driving 108 miles between the two
canals today (7 miles apart). The
highest temperature today was 103° F.
We were chased off the big dune by the
wind tonight, so we night collected
from there to our new campsite in
a gravel pit near the 1/Highline
Canal 10 miles away. We covered
this distance from 2130 to 2210.
We caught an adult Uuna notata
on the pavement at 2130, & a juvenile
Collonyx variegatus a few moments
later. These were the only reptiles
seen at this time. Minimum temp.
tonight was 76° F.