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Mayhew
1961
Journal
62.
Aug. 11
Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif.
Ed Eberle & Bill Truexell were going
to the dunes tonight, so I decided to
go down this afternoon in the cany-all.
I left UCR at 1445 and drove to
Ocotillo Wells by way of Warner's Hot
Springs. I reached Ocotillo Wells at
1700. At that time the air temp.(36") was
40.0°C. I drove the road south of
Ocotillo Wells very slowly, looking for
Phrynosoma m'celli, since we had found
them here in the past. The area is the
driest I have ever seen it; Few Larrea
have green leaves. No P. m'celli were
seen going or coming on this road.
However, 6 Callisaurus draconoides
were seen between 1700 and 1720, 11 were
seen by 1820. No other reptiles were seen.
Sun down occurred at 1820, at that
time the air temp.(36") was 38.6°C., soil
surface temp. was 40.6°C. At that time
I headed for the Algodones Dunes, which
I reached at 2030. The air temp.(36")
was 35.0°C. I night collected between
the Highline Canal & Glamis until 0005,
when Ed & Bill arrived. I drove 248 miles
today. Minimum temp. tonight was 82°F.
I drove 65 miles while night collecting.
Aug 12
We arose at 0520. I began looking
for lizards (especially Phrynosoma m'celli)