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Mayhew
1960
Journal
29.
April 28
Palm Springs, Riverside Co., Calif.
We continued to look until 1415, but
moved during this time about 1/2 mile
to Vista Chino Road. Better accretion
dunes occur here. Another Crotalus
cerastes was seen at 1210. In spite
of the wind and cool weather (maximum
temp. today was 74°F.), we captured 12
lizards of 4 species, as follows:
Uma inornata - 7 (4 ad ♂; 3 ad ♀)
Callisaurus draconoides - 2 (1 ad ♂; 1 ad ♀)
Crotaphytus wislizeni - 2 (1 ad ♂; 1 ad ♀)
Dipsoaurus dorsalis - 1 (ad ♂)
Total - 12
Relatively few other animals were seen
during our entire stay. Cnemidophorus tigris
was the only species seen that wasn't
captured (besides Crotalus cerastes). We
left Palm Springs at 1435, and reached
UCR at 1535, after a trip of 100 miles.
April 29
Colorado Desert, Riverside & Imperial Cos., Calif.
The field zoology class (20 of us) left
UCR at 1205 today. We stopped for a
while on the old highway between Garnet
& 1000 Palms. The wind was blowing fairly
hard, so few animals were seen. We reached
Harper's Well at 1730 and established camp
for the night. Mammal traps were set, how
eaten, then we looked for nocturnal
animals by Coleman lantern. One Nestoma
sp. was seen. While sitting around the