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Mayhew
1963
Journal
15.
April 12
Dale Lake, San Bernardino Co., Calif.
however, were captured after this time.
They were not seen on the surface
after 1525, though. We looked for
lizards from 0700 to 1600. During
this period we captured 20 Uma
scoparia and 11 Dipsoaurus dorsalis.
These were the only kinds of lizards
seen today. (One Crotalus cerastes
was seen at the entrance to a
hole beneath Larrea diviricata at
1315.) In addition to the captured
animals, we saw 4 Uma scoparia &
3 Dipsoaurus dorsalis. There were
relatively few tracks visible in most
of the places we looked, indicating
not many lizards are still in the
area, or at least aren't active yet.
However, the weather today was
almost ideal until about 1430. Lots
of animals have germinated this spring,
but most of them are blooming while
they are still rather small. For example,
most of the Arothera deltoides are
blooming while they are less than
4 inches high. Lots of Afonia willowae
has bloomed, but usually only 1 blossom
per plant. A great deal of Secoria
cavescena is up, but not blooming yet.
Some Palsoxia linearis is present