Field journal, v4298
Page 153
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Mayhew 1963 Journal 21. April 29 Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif. We arose at 0700 and ate breakfast. Then we began driving the road, looking for P. m'calli; at 0740. We continued this until 1220. During this period, we caught 9 P. m'calli and saw 8 DOR m'calli. We also caught 2 Dipsoaurus dorsalis. One Cremidophorus tigris and 4 Callisaurus draconoides were the only other reptiles seen today. I don't know why more aren't present between the canals. The weather was a repeat of yesterday, so the lizards should have been active, if any are still there. P. m'calli still seems to be the most abundant lizard between the canals - at least, of those that don't reside in the creosote bushes (i.e. Urosaurus gracilosa). We reached UCR at 1600 after driving 172 miles today, and 390 miles on the entire trip. We caught the following animals: Colonyx variegatus - 22 (10♀, 12♂) (+1 DOR ♀) Phrynosoma m'calli-13(3♀, 10♂) (+1 DOR ♂) Dipsoaurus dorsalis-3 (2♀, 1 im ♂) Uma notata -1(♂) Uta stansburiana-1(♀) Total = 40 (+2 DOR)