Field journal, v4297
Page 91
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Mayhew 1960 Journal 45. May 22 Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif. We arose at 0700 and ate breakfast. at 0900 we began looking for reptiles in the sandy area west of Dale Dry Lake. We caught: Uma scoparia Dipsoaurus dorsalis Phrynosoma platyrhinos Urosaurus gracilis Other animals seen were: Le Conte thrasher yellow warbler Red-tailed hawk Turkey vulture Raven Cliff swallow We left this area about 1230 and drove into Joshua Tree Nat'l Mon. by way of Old Dale. Along the way we caught: Sauromalus obesus Crotaphytus collaris Dipsoaurus dorsalis We reached 29 palms at 1600, and UCR at 1745. The total trip (in #241) was 539 miles. Maximum temp. today was 90 °F. Total number of species seen on the trip was 55 . The total number of reptiles captured on the trip was 95 . They were: Urosaurus gracilis - 4 (2 ♂, 2 ♀) Callisaurus draconoides - 6 (♂) Dipsoaurus dorsalis - 10 (♂) Coleonyx variegatus - 2 (1 ♂, 1 ♀) Phrynosoma platyrhinos - 6 (5 ♂, 1 ♀) Salvadora hexalepis - 1 (♂) Uta stansburiana - 3 (1 ♂, 2 ♀)