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Mayhew
1961
Journal
63.
Aug. 12 Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif.
along the road at 0600, with the voya
starting somewhat later. Several juvenil
Callisaurus draconoides were seen along
the road. One juvenil & one adult Phrynosoma
m'calli were seen DOR. We quit looking
for lizards at 0945. By that time we
had 12 live Phrynosoma m'calli. The 1st
one was seen at 0700, the last one
at 0820. Several of them were juveniles.
The voya spent the rest of the day
at the Highline Canal while I explored
for new roads that might yield
additional P. m'calli. The only likely
prospect is Highway 98 east of Calexico.
The last 8 miles before it joins Highway 80
look very good. No other paved roads
could be found in sandy creosote
brush scrub, which these animals
seem to prefer. It takes about 30 min.
to drive from Highway 98 to the Highline
Canal near Glamis. I returned to the
Highline and began looking for P. m'calli
on the road at 1535 while I drove to
the dunes for a soil sample. I really
began looking for lizards at 1710 along
the road, & quit at 1845. Only 1 P.
m'calli was found this afternoon (at 1805).
The air temp. (36") at 1845 was 38.2°C. The
maximum temp. today was 42.5°C, the
minimum tonight was 82°F. I drove 166 miles today