Mayhew 1963 Journal 41. Sept, 18 Glamis area, Imperial Co., Calif. been in asphalt somewhere. A closer examination revealed that the dark material apparently was shed skin that had dried, but remained attached to the body. Some had only small spots of this material (around the nose, etc.), whereas one was nearly covered. We were anxious to see what was occurring east of the Chocolate Mts., so we drove to the wash where we captured S. couchi in late August of this year. That wash still had water flowing in it, and we could hear S. couchi calling to the east. We pushed a car out of the mud & water in front of us, then tried to drive to Milpitas Wash. However, about 1/4 mile of the new pavement (~3 months old) was washed out 5 miles south of Milpitas Wash, so we didn't get a look at it this time. It was almost sunrise by this time, so we started back toward Glamis. We stopped at the wash 16 mi. N.E. to see what the pools looked like from which we had collected tadpoles in August. The rush of water had completely