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Mayhew
1962
Journal
50.
Sept. 11 Dale Dry Lake, San Bernardino Co., Calif.
I left UCR at 0550 and reached
the collecting site at 0750. I walked
and looked for lizards from 0800 to
0910. During this period I saw only
5 lizards (all Uma scoparia). Three
of these were juveniles. I caught 2
lizards, one of which was released
after it was measured. No tracks
of other lizards were seen in this
location. I drove along the road,
looking for lizards, from 0910 to 1135.
a total of 14 lizards (12 Uma scoparia,
1 Diposaurus dorsalis & 1 juvenile
Crotaphytus wisligeni) were seen during
this drive. 3 of the Uma were
juveniles, 8 of these lizards were
captured (6 Uma scoparia 1 Diposaurus
dorsalis, 1 Crotaphytus wisligeni). A
meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) was
seen sitting in the shade of
Hymenoclea salsola at 1020 along
the road.
On the return trip to UCR I went
through Palm Springs. I looked for lizards
along Varner Road from 1410 to 1500. In
spite of the extremely arid conditions there,
I saw 3 Ctenosaura draconoides. I saw
no Uma inornata in Palm Springs
Panorama, and no Diposaurus